Author Archives: Alice
Trashed
Jill: Watch out! All the animals will get out! Jack: Aaaaa, too late. (whack) Jill: Quick, Tonic! Catch him! Jack: (crash) Jill: Great. Right in the trash. Jack? Are you all right? Do you need help out? Jack: No, I got it. Jill: Hey, what’s that in the trash behind you? Jack: (long pause) An airline ticket to Cabo San Lucus. Today’s theme is garbage Previously in Jack and Jill In the Pink Saturday photo scavenger hunt The rules for […]
Suzie’s House 121: Home Visit
When Suzie answered her front door, she knew right away the woman standing next to Gene must be the social worker on his case, the one who had called about him. Gene darted into the house like a stray dog coming home, but the woman remained standing on the porch. “Mrs. Hammacker, do you mind if I come in? There are a few things I would like to discuss with you and Gene.” The woman, Kathy, didn’t look nearly as […]
Piece of Candy
Click on picture to go to hub. “Ha-ha! The maid left another piece of chocolate. Quick! Eat it before The Boy finds out. If he knows about the chocolates, he’ll eat them all from now on. Can’t let him know the maid leaves them. Oh no! She was here while I was gone. He saw! No more chocolate for me.” – The Girl
13 Points About ATVs
My family and I went riding on ATVs for the first time on Tuesday. Mr. Al, being of the hiking and cross country bicycle persuasion, tends to say nasty things about ATVs and those who ride them, but I tried to approach this with an open mind. Here’s what I learned. 1. ATV’s are fun!!!! 2. If you can do your first time out with a tour group like MotoSol, then you will be miles ahead. 3. MotoSol did things […]
By George! He’s Really Taken Ill.
Life can be so hard for a royal who isn’t getting his way. When George IV can’t railroad through a divorce, he tries drinking himself to death. The newly minted King George the IV remained seriously ill for some weeks. Both friends and enemies were discussing the possibility that one of the Dukes might soon become their new king. For the Whigs. Any Duke called upon would be bad news. The Duke of Kent seemed to lean toward the Whig […]
This is Where I am Right Now
Playa Grande in Cabo San Lucas It’s a time share in Cabo San Lucas. I am so lucky to have been invited to come here, even if the result is that I am forced to play when I should be working. I borrowed a camera so I could share some of it with you. Yeah, the pictures are muddy. It wasn’t really the best time of day to take them, but I’ll take what I can get. Anyway, how’s it […]
FWD: Stupid Stuff… But Funny
I was going to post pictures of Cabo, but have lost my camera’s cord. Par for the course, I guess. I’ll post them as soon as I can download them. For now, I bring you junk from the mail bag. 1. How Do You Catch a Unique Rabbit? Unique Up On it. 2. How Do You Catch a Tame Rabbit? Tame Way. 3. How Do Crazy People Go Through The Forest? They Take The Psycho Path. 4. How Do You […]
In the Pink
Jill: We really shouldn’t. Just because Tonic, or whatever the dog’s name is, found the key doesn’t mean we should go inside. Jack: Sure we should. Didn’t the owner of the house tell us to meet her here now? Didn’t we see OUR Tonic sitting inside there large as life? We’ll just open the door long enough to switch dogs back the way they are supposed to be, then lock it up and put the key where it was. No […]
Upon Waking Up With Cracked Ribs
Click on picture to go to hub. White sheets. White curtains. White walls. Hospitals are full of bland. Gene fingers the button to call the nurse. Where are his clothes? Should he take them? Then what, home to Dad? Not likely. Decisions overwhelm him. Can’t decide anything with a fuzzy head. Gene rolls over. Sleeps. Lets the Social Services lady have her way. I can’t get at the file where Suzie’s House is right now, but I can still write […]
More Apologies
Gosh, this is getting old. I am, again, so sorry about Suzie’s House. This is twice in a row, which I consider unconscionable. I was so sure I’d be able to post it today, but have run into computer issues. Nor will there be a Jack and Jill tomorrow, for the same computer-related reasons.
13 Things I Did This Week
It’s been one heck of a week. I managed to go no where fast in a whole bunch of different ways. 1. I moved my web site. I moved my blog to my domain, ditched my old web site, and ditched my old host all in one fell swoop. 2. I learned how to turn a blog into an entire web site with multiple pages and everything. 3. I broke a bunch of links. Seriously, by the time I was […]
By George! What to do With An Unwanted Wife
George IV never much cared for his wife, Princess Caroline, who at this time was still on the Continent. So when she took up with another man he saw it as a perfect opportunity to get rid of her. Although Brougham’s plan had been well thought out and looked, on paper, to be solid, a few small points had been overlooked. One, he learned from Lord Lauderdale, was that Parliament could not pass an act “ratifying the separation unless the […]
Link Exchange
I’m awful about putting in the links in my blogroll. I just don’t think about it. Sometimes I’ll see that someone has linked to me, and plan on linking to them, but by the time I get back here I’ve forgotten. If you are one of those people, TELL ME! Leave a comment here and I will be sure to link back to you. I’m pretty good about responding to comments.
The Last 48 Hours
Wow. That was bad. Just when I thought I was going to get away with a tolerable move all H broke out. I’m piecing the site together now. Please be patient with me. Edited 6/30/09 6:30 p Yesterday, after a long night of tossing and turning, I woke up with words like these floating in my head. Three years down the tubes held in limbo between one host and another existing only in a single, vulnerable, already flawed file. Pleas […]
..The Serialists..
The Serialists was a meme for writers and readers. It is no longer being done, but many of the participants are still working on their serials. I recommend that you click on the buttons bellow and visit a few. What was it all about? The Serialists was a way for people who post serials on their blogs to connect. What’s a serial? I have a very loose definition. A serial needs to fit the following: 1. It is at least […]
