Monthly Archives: April 2015
Labels
I don’t like syrup in my canned fruit. It just seems like unnecessary calories to me. So when I saw these were water packed, I grabbed the. Silly me. I should have read just a little further down the label. Of course if they weren’t going to use sugar they would use something else. I didn’t realize it until I swallowed. At first I thought it was aspartame, except it wasn’t as strong of an off flavor. So I checked […]
Mid-Knight
Theodor: Where are you going so late at night? You weren’t planning on taking my time machine, were you?” Jack: Of course not. I’m going LARPing. Theodor: Live Action Role Play at this time of night? Jack: Yep. It’s a drinking party. We’re going to drink mead and bash each other with rubber swords. We’re calling it a Mid-Knight Bash. Previously in Jack and Jill: Time to Travel? The theme for this week’s Jack and Jill is “midnight” as suggested […]
The Hitch
Gil grew up on the wastelands. When he was five, the fields grew just enough to keep his small home town going. Then the rails came, bringing toxins that killed the crop even as they carried away most of what they grew. By the time he turned ten, half the population had moved or died. By fifteen, a couple dozen faced starvation even as the train stopped long enough to take everything. That was when he came up with the […]
A Shaky 13
1. 2. According to one of The Girl’s teachers, there is a mountain near town that is holding on by a thread. Someday it’s going to crack and fall apart. 3. When it goes, it’ll wipe out everything for miles around. 4. But that’s nothing compared to what Yellowstone will do. 5. Yellowstone is a super volcano. Someday it’s going to blow. 6. When it does, it’ll take out the entire state of Wyoming and a good chunk of Montana […]
Suzie’s House 401 : Verbal Abuse
By the time Miranda made it home from the ad agency, she’d broken the heel of her newest Charline De Luca shoes – the red ones with the pony tail of fringe hanging off the back. Before that she’d taken a verbal beating from her boss for ordering the wrong size graphic sheets for a set of billboards, and spent hours dodging a client who wanted more than to place an order and have lunch with her. She was hungry, […]
Time to Travel?
Jack: THAT’S a time machine? Theodor: Yes. I need your help to set the time stream to rights. When will you be ready? Jack: When Easter falls in May. Theodor: That can be arranged. Previously in Jack and Jill: Moving Violations The theme for this week’s Jack and Jill is “When Easter falls in May” as suggested by Brian Miller Want to see what I can do with a word or phrase? Make a suggestion.
Urban Renewal
Matt sat in his little second hand shop and cringed with every step the renters next door took on his roof. Clunk, clunk, clunk. How unfair that they should have easy access, and him none at all. It was all because these old buildings had been renovated so many times. The neighbors put something down with a thud, and little bits of ceiling plaster came filtering down. Then he had it. A great idea. If he did a little renovation […]
Suzie’s House 400 : Bruce the Songbird
Kate and Justin were holding hands when they walked into the practice room. Tracy noticed it right away, but didn’t really think much about it until she overheard Gene’s quietly surprised “Oh.” “So, you two are dating now?” Tracy asked mostly to get it out of the way. “Yes!” Kate preened while Justin smiled quietly.
