• November 29 words

    NOVEMBER 29 WORDS: Joy, windmill, terracotta, balsam fir, rainbow, angry, tomorrow.

  • Leveling the playing field

    My last blog stimulated some GREAT conversation. One of the interesting subjects has been “sharing the wealth,” or more accurately “leveling the playing field” financially. When I have asked if we should raid bank accounts of people like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs people have agreed that is not appropriate, but leveling the playing field […]

  • November 23 words

    NOVEMBER 23 WORDS: Schedule, shimmy, sunset, sully, sentiment, skip, stupid.

  • Occupy Wall Street?

    You know, I have been trying to figure out what the Occupy Wall Street movement is trying to accomplish. From what I can tell, the main complaints are corporate greed, the unbelievable salaries of some of the Wall Street executives and the disparity of the “Haves” and the “Have nots” in our country. How can […]

  • The Cat Who Robbed a Bank

    By Lilian Jackson Braun   A pleasant romp through the day-to-day life of detective-journalist Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. The story takes place in a city called Pickax in Moose County, “400 miles north of everywhere.” It is September, a busy month with the local hotel reopening, the Highland Games […]

  • November 17 words

    NOVEMBER 17 WORDS: Febrile, corkscrew, fast, sloppy, plant, tractor.   Please submit your story through the comment section below.