Archive

Past blogs

2021 2020

2022

Character – Octember 4, 2022 – Children overcoming a stacked-deck handicap
What’ll Ya Have? – Octember 3, 2022 – Coasting up toward announcing a new “Fiction” interface
The Problem – Octember 2, 2022 – Children grow to become “adults”
Goodbye to an Old Friend – Septembler 31, 2022 – Autumn, suddenly

Kicked a Stone – Septembler 30, 2022 – Getting and taking advice
Flash Blog – Septembler 29, 2022 – Bedeviled by yard vermin again, I rail also against a society that’s lost its nut
Be Prepared – Septembler 28, 2022 – Suddenly, without any warning at all, autumn slapped me alongside the head
Methinks the Lady Doth Protest Too Much – Septembler 27, 2022 – It’s my opinion (and I’m sticking to it) that we go about protesting for change altogether incorrectly
Survey Says – Septembler, 26, 2022 – one of the finer ways to distort the truth is to take a survey
Overheard – Septembler 25, 2022 – But I had the advantage of being there
Color Aromas – Septembler 24, 2022 – What does green smell like?
Roger and Larry – Septembler 23, 2022 – The boys discuss prospects for rain
File Under (Loose Change) – Septembler 22, 2022 – Ego revisited in a pair of Levis
Instant Insult – Septembler 21, 2022 – Everyone has a bit of ego. How much is too much?
It’s Okay to Lie to Your Children – Septembler 20, 2022 – Another parenting tip approved by both the DNC and the RNC
ADHD and OCD – Septembler 19, 2022 – A brief will take longer than the post itself
Loose Change – September 18, 2022 – A rose is a rose is a rose
Communications Breakdown – Septembler 17, 2022 – No, what you meant to say was…
Rest In Peace – September 16, 2022 – Two good WPers down for the count
It is What it is – Septembler 15, 2022 – I’m off to work. See you when I get back.
Nertz – Septembler 14, 2022 – I am an uncomfortable read, but I am offended by the comparison
Got it Figured Out – Septembler 14, 2022 – There will be some changes made
Crunchy Oriental Chicken – Septembler 13, 2022 – Hanging with some buds…
Bits and Pieces – Septembler 12, 2022 – The usual rambling kvetch
Reported Missing – Septembler 11, 2022 – Adjusting my presence
Six-words of Story in Two-hundred Words – Septembler 10, 2022 – Lookit me, ma! Lookit what I done!
Little People Fascinate Me – Septembler 9, 2022 – Nature v Nurture argument
Morning Brief – Septembler 7, 2022 – Good news for a change
House Rules – Septembler 7, 2022 – Keeping spwilcen in line
A Much-needed Blog Site – Septembler 6, 2022 – Where are they now?
Working Both Sides – September 5, 2022 – Self-serving link to a very short noir piece.
Keeping Up With the Times – September 4, 2022 – A movie review you don’t want to miss
Biik Update – September 3, 2022 – Obligated to report on the book just read
Blogging is Tough – September 3, 2022 – A foray into recipe blogging
Morning Brief (aired version) – September 2, 2022 – And all the ships at sea…
I’m Reading a Biik – September 2, 2022 – I can follow conventions
I am Surely Going to Hell – September 1, 2022 – At least as far as AI is concerned

Where the Hell Did this Come From? – August 31, 2022 – A little poemetry
Perfection and Protoplasmic Detritus – August 31, 2022 – A little research results
Go Ahead, Make Your Case – August 30, 2022 – Call it what it is, please!
Pursuit – August 28, 2022 – Horror in one-hundred words
With Grace – August 27, 2022 – Cowhand blessings on a friend
If That Don’t Scare the Hell Out of You – August 26, 2022 – Let’s make a baby
Rain, Grass, Rabbits, Squirrels, and Whorehouses – August 26, 2022 – Weather, Lawn & Garden, vermin, vermin, and a vocation
Sticks and Stones – August 25, 2022 – Are you a socialist, or what
Morning Brief – August 25, 2022 – Student Loan forgiveness folly
Roger and Larry – August 24, 2022 – Roger is a bit miffed. Larry has to drag it out of him.
Squatters – August 23, 2022 – A modern fable. Okay, not buying ‘fable’? How about a fistful of analogy?
Estabula – August 21, 2022 – Salvaged poemetry
Asking Price – August 20, 2022 – Dicker and deal, dicker and deal. Nope!
It’s Mine! – August 19, 2022 – Foolish (and dangerous) competition
Best By Date – August 18, 2022 – Best if used by August 20, 2022
Choices – August 17, 2022 (8-20) – A conversation
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – August 16, 2022 (8-20) – Lies and Passion
Pressing Questions – August 16, 2022 – See the sign-off pattern?
Imponderables – August 15, 2022 – Somebody wanna ‘splain to me?
Winning Strategy – August 14, 2022 – More loose change
Loose Change – August 14, 2022 – A worn-out analogy
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – August 13, 2022 – Remedying disappointment
Morning Brief – August 12, 2022 – DIY!
What and Why – August 12, 2022 – On creative writing
Tower of Babel – August 11, 2022 – Beg pardon?
Quickie Quiz – August 10, 2022 – Read the warning carefully
Just Like That – August 9, 2022 – I’ve a new ~~hobby~~ ~~pasttime~~ ~~avocation~~ workload
Vitalis and Old Spice – August 8, 2022 – Cosmetics and civilization
I Forgot – August 7, 2022 – Self-promotion. Well, and a plug for The Chamber Magazine.
Whoopie – August 7, 2022 – Locked and loaded
Disclaimers – August 6, 2022 – Lactose intolerant? Gluten a problem?
Where on the Dial is WKRP? – August 5, 2022 – Doctor Johnny Fever!
Freebie – August 4, 2022 – Life goes on…
Wardrobe Malfunction – August 4, 2022 – [Gasp!]
Stop the Madness – August 3, 2022 – Need a new ink cartridge? Black, yellow, cyan, or magenta^TM?
With Purpose – August 2, 2022 – Going about procrastination correctly
Mister Science – August 1, 2022 – Dietary supplements

If That’s Not Important – July 31, 2022 – And a dog named Astro
Flash Friction – July 31, 2022 – Short short with a message
Cure for Insomnia – July 30, 2022 – One of these methods surely will work for you
Revenuers – July 29, 2022 – The {expletive} IRS messes with me at least six times a year
Cool or Crude – July 28, 2022 – Mister Smooth
Handwriting for the Wall – July 27, 2022 – Changes solidified
Morning Brief – July 26, 2022 – Monkeypox, monkeypox, who got da monkeypox?
They Saw Us Coming – July 26, 2022 – Praise for the OFU
Roger and Larry – July 25, 2022 – Always an interesting tete a tete.
As A Rule – July 24, 2022 – A quick observation
How Was Your Day (Part 3) – July 23, 2022 – Conclusion
How Was Your Day (Part 2) – July 22, 2022 – You have to ask?
How Was Your Day (Part 1) – July 21, 2022 – Mine was, well, like about every other one since January
Sightseeing – July 20, 2022 – Just a leisurely stroll…
With A Nod To… – July 19, 2022 – Inspirations for posts
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – July 19, 2022 – How much the man?
Mister Fixit – July 18, 2022 – Talltree Times advice to the lovelorn
I Meet Some Interesting People – July 17, 2022 – A most enlightening conversation
For a Cause – July 13, 2022 – Confused moments in time and place
Nowhere a Champion – July 12, 2022 – Grumpy Old Man’s rambling opinion
Inventory – July 11, 2022 – Takes stock, decide, live with it
Ten Burning Questions – July 10, 2022 – Ready for that “Interview with the Author”?
Eye of the Beholder – July 9, 2022 – Rodge takes the high road in this chat with Larry
Civil Discourse – July 8, 2022 – Learn to argue like a MAN
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – July 7, 2022 – Is that procrastination or what?
Helpful Tips – July 6, 2022 – Addressing a minor emergency
Supply and Demand – July 5, 2022 – This economic theory hits home
A Nice Cabernet – July 4, 2022 – Relaxing after chores…
Sunday Newspaper – July 3, 2022 – Causing and caused by mental aberrations
Helpful Tips – July 3, 2022 – You know shortcuts and economies around the homestead
An Unusual Writing Challenge – July 2, 2022
OCW Episode X – July 1, 2022 – A little “Last man standing” noir

Sensory Flashback – June 30, 2022 Let’s get back to Kansas, Dorothy
Tit for Tat – June 29, 2022 – How to play WordPress
Morning Brief – June 28, 2022 – Tragedy everywhere; let’s address the causes in true liberal fashion
I Meant to Ask – June 27, 2022 – Ponderables
Am I Not Scientific? – June 26, 2022 – Outrunning technology
Roger and Larry – June 26, 2022 – Roe v Wade?
Disclaimers – June 25, 2022 – Consult your doctor…
Kicked a Stone – June 24, 2022 – Big things seem small, and small things…
Loose Change – June 23, 2022 – The important part of life is living
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – June 22, 2022 – The courage of your convictions
Lip Service – June 21, 2022 – What they really said was…
Interrupted Flow – June 20, 2022 – Writer’s Block?
A.I. – June 19, 2022 – There is hope. Is there?
A Changing Landscape – June 18, 2022 – Rural America is changing
For the Press of Time – June 17, 2022 – Fortunately bad habits can be changed
It Must be Me – June 16, 2022 – What’s up with web pictures left/right, front/back?
Update – June 15, 2022 – A restored previous post “Breakfast of Champions”
Teacher’s Pets – June 15, 2022 – Those insufferable twits
Kicked a Stone – June 14, 2022 – Benefit of the doubt
Loose Change – June 13, 2022 – More to life than…?
Morning Brief – June 9, 2022 – Following-up on the Berlin news item…
Morning Brief – June 8, 2022 – About the recent tragedy in Berlin
Mister Sunshine – June 4, 2022 – Some of my favorite [kinds of] people
Odds and Ends – June 3, 2022- All about “thinking.”
Loose Change – June 2, 2022 – Why not? It’ll be fun!
The Problem – June 1, 2022 – All we have to do to fix this, is…

Patchwork and Nonsense – May 31, 2022 – Bubba comin’ atcha!
File Under – May 30, 2022 – That’s insulting!
Six Word Story – May 29, 2022 – Blip Fiction
Overheard at the Keyboard – May 28, 2022 – Planning for changes
Questions – May 27, 2022 – All you poemetricists out there, can you answer a question for me?
Typecasting – May 26, 2022 – Don’t discuss the details of your story with a character.
Accountability – May 25, 2022 – “Why,” you ask your self, “am I so angry?” Well, in general terms…
Claxbury Corners – May 24, 2022 – Afterthoughts – Wrapping it Up
Claxbury Corners – May 23, 2022 – Episode XX Loose Ends
Claxbury Corners – May 22, 2022 – Episode XIX Enough Politics
Flash Blog: See? – May 21, 2022 – An earlier sci-fi post is shown “spot-on”
A Word of Caution – May 20, 2022 – Bullet list precaution
Loose Change – May 19, 2022 – Is he for real?
Bear With Me – May 18, 2022 – A PSA
Claxbury Corners – May 17, 2022 – Episode XVIII Fallen Servants
Life Rules – May 16, 2022 – Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow
Old Crew Wine – May 15, 2022 – Episode IX Darkside Tommy
Morning Brief – May 14, 2022 – Two buds, waiting on breakfast…
Old Crew Wine – May 13, 2022 – Episode VIII Field Report
The Interview – May 12, 2022 – An opportunity to chat with a blog “reader.”
Where’d I Leave Off? – May 12, 2022 – Two kinds of people…
In the News – May 11, 2022 Special edition – News in my feed about a pretend meat company not doing well.
Cash Prize – May 11, 2022 – A Flash Blog. I propose a contest: $30.00 to the one the judges choose
Kicked A Stone – May 11, 2022 – But first, a word from our sponsor
File Under – May 10, 2022 – Calipers, Blades, and Mallets: lies and truth revisited
Loose Change – May 10, 2022 – Good news and bad news
File Under – May 9, 2022 – Loose Change: Lies and the truth
Claxbury Corners – May 9, 2022 – Episode XVII West Coast Calling
Kicked A Stone – May 8, 2022 – Troll Bait – People
Old Crew Wine – May 8, 2022 – Episode VII Terms Reached
Loose Change – May 7, 2022 – Informal splatters of philosophy
Old Crew Wine – May 7, 2022 – Episode VI C Warburton Agency
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – May 6, 2022 – Ever want to be a politician?
Claxbury Corners – May 6, 2022 – Episode XVI Leron Tackertt
Old Crew Wine – May 5, 2022 – Episode V Hush Investigations
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – May 5, 2022 – Pennywise philosophy
Cancel Culture – May 4, 2022 – About time for a new spin on this, and I got it
Old Crew Wine – May 4, 2022 – Episode IV Searching for a Cyber-Dick
Morning Brief – May 3, 2022 – Flashy Conversation: Let’s go organic
Old Crew Wine – May 3, 2022 – Episode III
Disheartening – May 2, 2022 – Old Crew Wine Episode II
Trust Me, I’m an Expert – May 2, 2022 – Flashy conversation piece; if you’re inclined, a little racy
Pond Scum With Feathers – May 1, 2022 – Sci-Fi Flash
Planning Ahead – May 1, 2022 – Old Crew Wine Episode I. Some things shouldn’t be left to chance

TOM – April 30, 2022 (dated 5/1/2022) – The Truth Of the Matter
Prompts, Muses, and Writer’s Block – April 29, 2022 – Seriously you believe any of that?
At Any Cost – April 29, 2022 – Flash, 100 words. How far in did you get before you saw it coming?
Think Back Fifty Years (April 28, 2022) Mindspeak
Claxbury Corners – April 28, 2022 – Episode XV City Lights
Mini Insults – April 27, 2022 – Put it in your pocket; you’ll need it later
Announcing Moods – April 27, 2022 – A new place to look for reading material
Guest Blogger – April 26, 2022 – Dinosaur extinction – the REAL story
Science Things Explained – April 26, 2022 – I have the answers for you, explained so you can understand the mysteries of science
Technicolor Dreams – April 25, 2022 – A conversation with my new best bud, Reggie
PSA – April 24, 2022 – In service to mankind: reducing the threat of late-onset Lexiphobia
Disclaimers – April 24, 2022 – “Read entire label before using” kinds of things…
Kicked A Stone – April 23, 2022 – Mini philosophy
Claxbury Corners – April 23, 2022 – Episode XIV Election Year
Gimmick – April 21, 2022 – Look ma! No hands!
Claxbury Corners – April 21, 2022 – Episode XIII The River Again
Aspirations – April 20, 2022 – What do you want to be when you grow up?
Claxbury Corners – April 20, 2022 – Episode XII Clarion and Penny Pincher
Curiosity – April 19, 2022 – Can someone clarify this for me?
Claxbury Corners – April 19, 2022 – Episode XI Life Pulse
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – April 18, 2022 – A wee philosophy
Addled Adages Addendum – April 18, 2022 – A little navel research
I’m Confused – April 18, 2022 – File under – Addled Adages
Repurposing – April 17, 2022 – File under Non Sequitur
A Job Worth Doing… – April 16, 2022 – Loose Change Philosophy
Disclaimers – April 15, 2022 – Hey! It ain’t my fault
Double Dose – April 15, 2022 – Kicked a Stone and Calipers Philosophizing! Twofer!
Limited Amount of Time – April 14, 2022 – Grousing and, well, uh, more grousing
Loose Change – April 14, 2022 – Pennysworth philosophy
Freebie – April 13, 2022 – A note to my Italian readers
Alternate Opening Lines – April 12, 2022 – Once Upon a Time? We can do better.
Her Ladyship – April 12, 2022 – A limerick
Ain’t Got That Zing – April 11, 2022 – What if they hadn’t revised the title?
Tried and Trite – April 10, 2022 – Hey. Enough hosing around. Let’s do this correctly.
Talking to a Deaf Man – April 9, 2022 – communicating with the hard of hearing. No. Really!
Every Newborn is Beautiful – April 8, 2022 – My! What a lovely child!
Detestable Adworks – April 8, 2022 – You see them so often you ignore them. But do you, really?
April 7, 2022 – There’s a sleeper in the “Writing” pull down. I’m not telling you where it is. No prizes if you find it either.
Immigration – April 7, 2022 – Excuse me, what was your name again?
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – April 6, 2022 – Two bits’ worth of philosophy I deal with on a daily basis
Nope, Not a Rant – April 6, 2022 – Before I get started for the day, some primal screams to purge the heebeejeebees.
Short and Long of It – April 6, 2022 – Having fun with worn-out phrases
Fishing and Demolition – April 5, 2022 – a Conversation-piece short story.
Claxbury Corners – April 4, 2022 – Episode X Unexpected Changes
Translated – Grandfather Was A Fisherman April 4, 2022
Il Nonna Era Un Pescatore – 3, aprile, 2022 – Ora della favola
Mini Insults – April 2, 2022 – Some folk fancy themselves hot stuff, even dressed like, um, ah, well, pigs
Loose Change – April 2, 2022 – Penny Philosophy – Measure, please, “Happiness”
While the Cat’s Away – April 2, 2022 – Stream of consciousness: lift and tote, lift and tote…
QAP – April 1, 2022 – Advice column spoof
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – April 1, 2022 – Bargain basement philosophy
Is Today Saturday? – April 1, 2022 – Lemme see. No. Maybe Friday?
Test page

Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – March 31, 2022 – How good is your right-now vision?
Mister Fixit – March 31, 2022 – Woodchucks, a good man, and a sixty-five Chevy C10
Stream of Consciousness – March 31, 2022 – Rainy day drivel
Morning Routine – March 30, 2022 – Anyone remember Ipana, the toothpaste?
Preparedness – March 30, 2022 – You never know what’s next, so be prepared…
File Under – March 29, 2022 – Mini Insults
Flash Blog – March 28, 2022 – A new creative form!
Doctor’s Visit – March 28, 2022 – The irascible old duck is at it again…
File Under – March 27, 2022 – Mini Insults
Just Passing Through – March 27, 2022 – Filed under “Loose Change”
The Humble, Royal Vegetable – March 26, 2022 – Guest post by Stan Kowalski: He’s no foodie, but he knows what he likes
Misplaced Faith – March 26, 2022 – Questions I probably shouldn’t pose in an open forum
Loose Change – March 25, 2022 – Evolution of Hominidae
See a Penny? – March 25, 2022 – Kicked a stone, and guess what popped-up?
Say Buddy, Can You... – March 25, 2022 – A tiny little vignette about being down-and-out
Overheard – March 24, 2022 – Boldly satirizing everything except Ronald McDonald
Thelytokous Parthenogenesis – March 24, 2022 – I got sex, you got sex, we all got sex
Interstate – March 23, 2022 – Ever dream of being a cop?
Revisions to the Master Plan – March 22, 2022 – Everyone works with lists, don’t they?
Desert Tour – March 22, 2022 – Thieves, thieves, and thieves
In Place Of – March 21, 2022 – The final decision has been rendered
Trust Me, I’m An Expert – March 20, 2022 – When the used car salesman says…
Who Knew? – March 19, 2022 – Consider the Avocado: good, bad, or somewhere in-between?
Late Night Radio – March 19, 2022 – Scanning the FM (and AM) bands looking for stay-awake music for long late night road trips
Early Spring Yardwork – March 18, 2022 – Three approaches to the same spring chore
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – March 17, 2022 – When I don’t have a legitimate post, I wax philosophic
Call It What It Is – March 16, 2022 – Technocrap and all things medicine
Sex and Murder – March 15, 2022 – Got your attention?
Someone Explain to me – March 14, 2022 – Alphabet soup
Plants Are Animals Too – March 13, 2022 – Satirizing Usoffa’s penchant for “causes”
Goofing Off – March 12, 2022 – Like, what do you expect this might be about?
In My Defense – March 12, 2022 – But there’s an upside to my flaws…
Read in the News – March 11, 2022 – My newsfeeds tell me and I wonder…
Faults – March 11, 2022 – Personality inventory
Talltree Technology Beat Part II – March 10, 2022 – Mister Fixit begins to see the picture
Talltree Technology Beat Part I – March 9, 2022 – Mister Fixit on loan to another beat
Candy Bar Trivia – March 4, 2022 – Don’t write it down, I’ll remember it…
Rebuke – March 3, 2022 – Unscrupulous twits, I see you at work…
Fortune Cookies – March 2, 2022 – Old Dewd Philosophy – Loose Change, Calipers, and a smidge of humor.
File Under – February 29, 2022 (3/1) – Philosophical Ponderings

Overheard – February 28, 2022 – Odd form: stageplay a group of guys
Recognizing Futility – February 27, 2022 – Looks like I was, after another day with no progress
Abject Failure – February 26, 2022 – Am I ready to throw in the towel?
What I Am and What I Ain’t – February 25, 2022 -Interview in absentia.
Etcetera – February 24, 2022 – “Calipers, Blades, and Mallets” and a bit of “Loose Change”
Figure This One Out – February 23, 2022 – What did you say?
Loose Change – February 22, 2022 – Not-really philosophy, Kicked a Stone, and Mini Insults
File Under – February 21, 2022 – Calipers, Loose Change, Mini-insults
Roger And Larry – February 20, 2022 – What is it with women and musicians?
Are You Listening? – February 19, 2022 – Part II of learning to be a Yankee again
Welcome Nawth, Dixie Boy – February 18, 2022 – Learning to be a Yankee again
Results May Vary – February 17, 2022 – Green peas, anyone?
Or Is It Me? – February 16, 2022 – Where are all the beautiful people?
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – February 15, 2022 – More brief chunks of philosophy
Kicked a Stone – February 14, 2022 – Philosophy worthy of consideration
Problem Solver – February 13, 2022 – No, really, I am a problem solver
The Plan – February 12, 2022 – An anecdote from the library parking lot
Spoilers – February 11, 2022 – Web site follies
Air Travel in Retrospect – February 10, 2022 – In the olden days…
Second Alert – February 9, 2022 – Short, short blind date story
Restored – February 8, 2022 – Re-publishing a creative piece from August, 2020
Worry – February 7, 2022 – A really short story. A bit dark. Violent if you will.
Nickle Notions – February 5, 2022 – I was just thinking…
Calipers, Blades, and Mallets – February 4, 2022 – Life tools from the Pennysworth Philosopher
All You Foodies Out There – February 3, 2022 – A semi-serious question about green beans

Mister Fixit – January 14, 2022 – Tongue-in-cheek advice to the lovelorn (mis-posted 1/24/2022)
PSA – January 12, 2022 – Links to two previously withdrawn creative pieces – “Heartbeat” and “Crazy Wolf”
Welcome, Little Buddy – January 1, 2022 – Whaddaya think this would be about, eh?

Top

2021

Environmentally Concerned – December 31, 2021 – Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose, and Reduce
Claxbury Corners – December 30, 2021 – Episode IX Curtain call
It Begged to be Written – December 29, 2021 – Vegan Speculative Fiction
Worst Verse – December 29, 2021 – Is this a limerick?
Portrait of Death – December 28, 2021 – Loos poemetry on dreams, death and use your imagination
Artistic Licenses – December 27, 2021 – Infamously visiting famous styles
In Brief – December 26, 2021 – A six-word story – Lexiphobes and dictaphobes rejoice!
Environmentally Concerned – December 26, 2021 – Alternate fuels
What’s Next? – December 25, 2021 – To be or not to be (The Bard); Do or do not (Yoda)
Relocation – December 25, 2021 – An update of sorts
Merry Christmas – December 25, 2021 – Greetings, and a short, short story, well, unh, flash, actually
Freebie – December 24, 2021 – I’ve had all I can stand, I can’st stands no more…
Has Anyone Else Noticed? – December 24, 2021 – Moribund “American” Males
Memories – December 24, 2021 – Flow of consciousness, introspection
Haircut – December 23, 2021 – This relocation is messing with everything
Last Minute Gift Idea – December 22, 2021 – Humorous flash conversation
PSA, Again, Last Time – December 21, 2021 – Ask me, I’ll do it.
Anatomy Lesson – December 21, 2021 – Internal organs: heart and stomach…
Human Behavior – December 20, 2021 – Are we animals or what?
A Favorite Thing – December 20, 2021 – If I’m going to pig-out, this is my go-to…
Fact of the Matter – December 19, 2021 – Think about it…
Torn From the Headlines – December 19, 2021 – Six word stories?
Improperly Maligned – December 18, 2021 – Song of Fruitcake
What’s Wrong with US Part XII – December 18, 2021 – Find it on the weird.wild.wacky
Not for Lexiphobes – December 17, 2021 – PSA “Crazy Wolf” has been restored
Fact of the Matter – December 17, 2021 – Think about it…
Environmentally Concerned – December 17, 2021 – Fossil fuel and associated pollution
Trowels, Sharks, and Pedigrees – December 16, 2021 – Trolls, snarks and I dunno
Decoded – December 16, 2021 – Laptop excuses
What’s wrong with US Part XI – December 15, 2021 – Heroes and Essential Workers
Old is the New New – December 15, 2021 – Look at the “new” stuff; is it rally “new”?
PSA – December 14, 2021 – If it’s missing and you want to see it – ASK.
What’s Wrong with US Part X – December 13, 2021 – Freedom of Speech and Me-centricism
Preghiere di Natale – 12 dicembre 2021 – Ora della favola – Also in English – a short story (for the season)
Dit-dit-dah-dit and All the Ships at Sea – December 12, 2021 – Not your normal AP newsflash. Well, not even any kind of newsflash. Also not for lexiphobes.
What’s Wrong with US Part IX – December 11, 2021 – Yawn, nobody cares. Okay, since you asked – censorship and the PCP
New QC Director – December 11, 2021 – Say, that lady is familiar. Is she the one…
Environmentally Concerned – December 10, 2021 – Let’s start talking about this. Then maybe we will be inclined to do something.
You! Put Down That Keyboard – December 3, 2021 – (Sigh!) Once again, I must play Road Warrior
The Struggle Continues – December 3, 2021 – Unruly character taken to task
Claxbury Corners – December 3, 2021 – Episode VIII Homecoming
Reunion – December 2, 2021 – Met an old friend in the most unusual way
Magic Door – December 2, 2021 – Elfin magic?
Sh-h-h. Quiet. I’m Thinking – December 1, 2021 – Hark! The plot’s afoot!

Claxbury Corners – November 30, 2021 – Episode VII Playhouse Perils
Intelligent Parochials – November 29, 2021 – Troll bait
Do Me A Favor – November 28, 2021 – Please and Thank you.
Derailed – November 22, 2021 – Banging-away, just not posting
What’s Wrong with US Part VIII – November 21, 2021 – Ubiquitous Likes
What’s Wrong with US Part VII – November 21, 2021 – Celebrity
So Flipping Tired – November 20, 2021 – Relapse threatening doldrum recovery
Not Your Sweetheart – November 19, 2021 – “Now you have a nice day, Hon”
Pure Fluff – November 19, 2021 – Brought to you courtesy of bad good drugs
Telecommunicable Disease – November 18, 2021 – Wear your face mask 24×7
Short Road Trip – November 18, 2021 – P/Barking Lot confrontation
What’s Wrong with US Part VI – November 17, 2021 – Writers
Puppet Man Episode 6 – November 17, 2021 – Final part of a 6-part Vignette: Conclusion
What’s Wrong with US Part V – November 17, 2021 – Hirsutedness
Kicked a Stone – November 16, 2021 – Power of a smile
Mister Fixit – November 16, 2021 – Advice to the lovelorn
Puppet Man Episode 5 – November 16, 2021 – Part 5 of a 6-part Vignette: On the crime scene
What’s Wrong with US Part IV – November 16, 2021 – Certifications
What’s Wrong with Us Part III – November 15, 2021 – Entitlements: handicapped, color; gender; senior citizens, military
Puppet Man Episode 4 – November 15, 2021 – Part 4 of a 6 part vignette: Lunch break
Unsolicited Endorsement No. 5 – November 14, 2021 – Let’s travel to Valencia, Spain and meet a craftsdman who will impress you with his versatility, skill, and knowledge
Unsolicited Endorsement No. 4 – November 14, 2021 – Visiting a Micro Flash writer who will, on occasion, stoop to poetry
Puppet Man Episode 3 – November 14, 2021 – Part 3 of a 6-part vignette: Shift start
Unsolicited Endorsement No. 3 – November 12, 2021 – Another homage to a real poet
Unsolicited Endorsement Again – November 13, 2021 – Here’s homage to and a link to a another real poet
Unsolicited Endorsement – November 13, 2021 – First homage to a real poet and a link to get you to his showcase
Puppet Man Episode 2 – November 13, 2021 – Part 2 of a 6-part vignette: Leaving for work
What’s Wrong With US Part II – November 13, 2021 – Reality Television – this if for real folks
Puppet Man Episode 1 – November 12, 2021 – Part 1 of a 6-part vignette: Safest house in the city
What’s Wrong With US Part I – November 12, 2021 – Let’s do coffee – satire and demi-rant: can the US get any goofier?
Veterans’ Day – November 11, 2021
Snark Update – November 10, 2021 – Revealing the Flash Fiction piece that elicited a rather clever (but not original) snarky comment.
The Butcher – November 9, 2021 – Actually, Le Boucher, but who cares?
On the Road Again – November 9, 2021 -The last “road trip” bellyache, I promise
Reassessing – November 8, 2021 – Using a vault piece to rethink a few points
Exercise Routine – November 8, 2021 – A dirty little ditty
Pass Again – November 7, 2021 – Forestalling another road trip piece
Take Your Pick – November 6, 2021 – Three versions of a spy noir
Cheating Teaser – November 5, 2021 – Secret agent noir from the vault
Right Lane Closed – November 4, 2021 – Road Trip! Observations an grumbling
Prisoner – November 3, 2021 – Travel restrictions, so to speak. And a ribald limerick-ish piece
Bits and Pieces -November 1, 2021 – Energy conservation, Father-style; shortcuts better left to the “long” version.

Two Martinis – October 31, 2021 – Flash fiction bar vignette
Three Minutes or Less – October 30, 2021 – Truly a ramble…
Whine, Women, and Song – October 28, 2021 – Aggregate look back
Cleanup on Aisle Six – October 27, 2021 – A shopping we will go…
Everyone’s a Critic – October 26, 2021 – A thing Quixotic
Comfort Food – October 25, 2021 – A warm bowl of soup
Damsel Distressed – October 23, 2021 – A tiny bit of poetry
Speed Trap – October 22, 2021 – A little observational poetry
Artificial Intelligence? – October 21, 2021 – Ready for autonomous machines?
This One is a Freebie – October 19, 2021 – Someone tried to read “Dentist’s Office” which had been removed. It was restored.
Dancing in the Night – October 18, 2021 – Apparitions?
Not Quite Perfect – October 16, 2021 – A bit of a limerick
Go Figure – October 16, 2021 – 700 word short story
Blinkety-blankety Rain – October 15, 2021 – Weather fit for ducks
Treasure Hunt – October 14, 2021 – Real estate prospecting
Overexertion – October 13, 2021 – A snippet of ribald poetry
Torn from the Headlines – October 13, 2021 – Six word story
Off the Cuff – October 12, 2021 – Contrail Conundrum
On the Fly – October 10, 2021 – Of self-fulfilling prophesy
Universal Laws, Formulas, and Constants – October 8, 2021 – Fun with pseudo-science
More Simple Advice – October 8, 2021 – Thumbnail philosophy
Testing, Testing, One, Two – October 7, 2021 – I am an idiot
Crass Commercialism – October 6, 2021 – sub-sub-mini rant
First Aid Station – October 7, 7E5 (10.06.2021) – Flash SciFi Speculative. Read it, you’ll see
Simple Advice – October 6, 2021 – Odds and ends philosophy
Self-Diagnosis – October 5, 2021 – A little spoof for ya
Third Attempt – October 4, 2021 – Lost in the sea of tolerance
Euphemisms, Colloquialisms, and Fabrications – October 3, 2021 – What the hell’d he mean by that?
A Choice to be Made – October 2, 2021 – A flash vignette
Harvest – October 1, 2021 – A scene from this year’s harvest

Good Old boys, Bugs, and Baptists – September 30, 2021 – Autobiographic vignette
As Useless As… – September 29, 2021 – NSFW meanderings of impatience
Primal Urges – September 28, 2021 – Mildly NSFW question on animal behavior
From the Archives – September 28, 2021 – Delivery driver has observations on the character of city streets
Polite Arguments – September 27, 2021 – Oh, come on! Let’s argue with the underlying idea being one of learning something
Notebook Scraps – September 26, 2021 – Scribblings that never made it to post or rant pages
Disclaimer – September 24, 2021 – Can we come to an understanding here?
I’m Not Sure, But… – September 22, 2021 – Civil law and civil disobedience
Engineering for Convenience – September 21, 2021 – I need it, so I’ll make it
Does This Location Make Me Look Fat? – September 16, 2021 – a brief appearance

Reallocation – August 15, 2021 – From those who have to those who have not…
Odds And Ends – August 14, 2021 – Murder Hornets? What? Again?
Surplus – August 13, 2021 – Ongoing relocation pains
Estabula – August 8, 2021 – Tomfoolery pure and simple. But wait! Really?
Asked Alice – August 7, 2021 – Look closely, it’s social commentary
Interview – August 6, 2021 – Hey! You gonna post another Claxbury Corners?
Frankly, I Forget – August 5, 2021 – Random bits of philosophy
Non Sequitur – August 4, 2021 – The front don’t exactly line-up with the back
No Promises – August 1, 2021 – Just dropping by. Not sure how long this will last or if indeed, it will.

Planned Outage – May 10, 2021 – Pulling the plug on spwilcenwrites
Remember Clutch? – May 10, 2021 – Gracie plays the part of “Cat,” Clutch co-stars, and Espie gets not even a cameo
Details – May 9, 2021 – It’s all in the details…
Obfuscation – May 8, 2021 – Ooma amd Org have words. Sort of. Kinda.
Random Bits – May 8, 2021 – Se porkly ulfin madha quelco e manno se
Adversary – May 7, 2021 – Choose your enemy as carefully as you choose your friends
Impostare le Cose in Chiaro – 6 maggio 2021 – Correzione di letture moderne su favole classiche
Setting the Record Straight – May 6, 2021 – Correcting modern reads on classic fables
A Cuppa Joe – May 5, 2021 – Care for a cup if instant decaf?
Leth Try Thith Again – May 5, 2021 – A gentle poke at our frailties
In-flight Repair – May 4, 2021 – Uh oh in space
Short and Sweet – May 3, 2021 – Calipers, and Nickel Philosophy
Choices – May 2, 2021 – It’s not always a rock and a hard place
Radio Babble – May 1, 2021 – Somewhere in the goofy airwaves

Peevish – April 30, 2021 – Some of my un-favorite things
Flashback – April 29, 2021 – Speculative fiction. Also Flash. Also Humor?
Impressions – April 28, 2021 – Thoughts about first (and other) impressions
Withdrawn – April 27, 2021 – Conversations and confrontations
Hunting Dinosaurs – April 26, 2021 – Spoof on hunting of all things, dinosaurs
Fashionistas – April 24, 2021 – Critical comments on a few insane fashions
Humility – April 21, 2021 – List-keeping, and and ego spoof
Odds & Ends – April 20, 2021 – well, it is really just odd pieces of “stuff” including advice for an interstellar emergency
Kiss-off – April 19, 2021 – Flash telephone conversation
POW – April 17, 2021 Flash story of the Korean War
Blog-ish – April 16, 2021 – Even I find this boring

How to Read a Blogger – March 30, 2021 Blog reader essentials
Circumstances – March 29, 2021 Flash Fiction — Holding a grudge?
In the News – March 28, 2021 Here there and somewhere else – what up?
Pay the Piper – March 27, 2021 Conversation with Mother Nature
Tomato Warnings – March 26, 2021 A night of storms
Casual Repartee – March 25, 2021 Flirtation?
One Other Thing – March 24, 2021 On being a good neighbor
Twofer – March 23, 2021 Two six-word stories
Broken Rules – March 22, 2021 To Haiku or not Haiku
End of an Era – March 21, 2021 Marking time’s advance
Speculative Flash Fiction – March 20, 2021 Survival in an alien world
Dietary Restrictions – March 19, 2021 What’s all this about allergies?
I Salute You – March 18, 2021 Special Bloggers
St. Patrick’s Day – March 17, 2021 Just what it says, and a little ditty about aging
Vignette Summer 1970? – March 16, 2021 Looking back on an early morning drive home
Gone Too Far – March 15, 2021 A mild diatribe against self-appointed censors
Planned Obsolescence – March 14, 2021 Honest-to-goodness flash horror fiction
Idiocy – March 13, 2021 I’m working to be better at it. Surely it is an art form?
Digital Synch – March 12, 2021 Keeping the digital displays correct
Stereotype – March 11, 2021 Hey! Wanna stop in for a doughnut?
Lights, Camera, Action! – March 10, 2021 Archive entry about show biz difficulty
Night Watch – March 9, 2021 Front desk security guard tells us a story…
Button Button – March 8, 2021 My shoes are ALWAYS right beside the office door
Rodger and Larry – March 7, 2021 Politics and “labels”
Missing You – March 6, 2021 WP disappearing acts
Unplugged – March 5, 2021 National Day of Unplugging
At A Loss – March 4, 2021 Poetry – Three bedrooms, one bath?
Kids These Days – March 3, 2021 Four mini poems
Miss Anne Thropy – March 2, 2021 Mini poem repugnant people
Change of Heart – March 1, 2021 flash fiction, fickle fancies

Surveillance – February 28, 2021 Flash fiction – Getting the goods on an unfaithful spouse
Freedoms – February 27, 2021 “Freedom” is just another word for what?
Concentration – February 26, 2021 Just struggling to get some work done
Claxbury Episode VI – February 25, 2021 Second Thoughts
Social Re-engineering – February 24, 2021 Making time in my schedule
Taking Care of Gramps – February 23, 2021 Flash fiction Gramps has folks looking after him, not to worry
Around the World – February 22, 2021 News from Texas, Colorado, the Netherlands…
I’m Moving to Florida – February 21, 2021 Uncommon winter weather for us here…
Romeo O Romeo – February 20, 2021 Claxbury Corners Episode V
Ode to a Narcissist – February 19, 2021 I know them, you know them, and they are we
Two-day Rule – February 18, 2021 EcoPoetry, six-word failure, and a tiny vignette
Good Ideas – February 17, 2021 But were they “good” ideas? And a little sales-pitch fun
Ski Mt. Pisgah – February 16, 2021 Snow and shoveling and demographics, a bit of ‘non sequiter’
The Good the Bad and the Snarky – February 15, 2021 Misanthropy
Curiosity – February 14, 2021 Unh, yeah – Curiosity
Setting the Record Straight – February 13, 2021 Snowflakes, Fingerprints, the origin of cheese, alternate history, and onions revisited
Science Corner – February 12, 2021 Why do onions make me cry?
Responsibilities II – February 12, 2021 Alternate POV for Responsibilities
Responsibilities – February 11, 2021 Flash Fiction 2:30 reading time
CompuJurisDiction – February 10, 2021 Speculative Fiction
GeoCheating – February 9, 2021 Flash Fiction
The Envelope — February 8, 2021 Flash Cop Noir
Hey, Jack! – February 7, 2021 Poetry and Fairy Tale Spoofs
Uninspirations – February 6, 2021 Curious things I don’t like
Liver and Onions – February 5, 2021 Claxbury Corners Episode IV
Welding Class Was Cancelled – February 4, 2021
Buckle-up Kiddies – February 3, 2021 Pennyworth, Calipers, Claxbury Corners Episode III

Lost in the Fog – January 30, 2021 Keyboard Creep, Undependable Statistics, Calipers, and Pennyworth
Heat – January 27, 2021 NSFW Mini-rant, Claxbury Corners Episode II, Calipers, Pennyworth, Flash Fiction, and a bit of Ramble
Fits and Snatches – January 22, 2021
Updates – January 20, 2021 Claxbury Corners Episode I
Chuckling to Myself – January 18, 2021 (Mildly NSFW)
Training Rabbits – January 15, 2021
Today’s Special – January 13, 2021
Spoon Conundrum – January 11, 2021
Confusions – January 10, 2021
Gonna Rain – January 8, 2021
Odds & Ends – January 7, 2021
Rantless Ramble – January 6, 2021
Electron Wastebin – January 4, 2021
Olfactory Alerts – January 1, 2021

Top

2020

Closing Thoughts – December 31, 2020
Euphemisms – December 30, 2020
Fowl Language – December 29, 2020
Remembering Gracie – December 28, 2020
Late In From Tulsa – December 25, 2020
Esteemed Guests – December 23, 2020
Bait and Switch – December 21, 2020
Letter From Venus – December 18, 2020
Quarter to Two – December 17, 2020
Minute Quiz – December 16, 2020
Interview – December 15, 2020
Doggie Bag Blues – December 14, 2020
Late Post Today – December 13, 2020
Christmas in July – December 12, 2020
Evening Update – December 11, 2020
Back to Work – December 10, 2020
Apologies – December 9, 2020
Thirty-nine Ford – December 8, 2020
Winning Numbers – December 7, 2020
Turning Tables – December 6, 2020
Shameless Self-Promotion – December 5, 2020
Service Alert – December 4, 2020
Beg Pardon? – December 3, 2020
Bottles, Belts, Buffoonery – December 2, 2020
Again I Ramble – December 1, 2020

December Already – November 30, 2020
Customer Service – November 29, 2020
Here and There – November 26, 2020
Ramble On – November 25, 2020
Morning Coffee – November 24, 2020
Service Alert – November 23, 2020
QAP – November 22, 2020
Insouciance – November 21, 2020
Explain to Me – November 20, 2020
Clutch Chronicles IV – November 19, 2020
Clutch Chronicles III – November 18, 2020
Clutch Chronicles II – November 17, 2020
Clutch Chronicles – November 16, 2020
Random Thoughts About Love – November 15, 2020
Waxing Poetic About Love – November 14, 2020
From the Vault – November 13, 2020
Senior Day Part 3 – November 12, 2020 — Checking Outm (NSFW)
Senior Day Part 2 – November 11, 2020 — The Main Event (NSFW)
Senior Day Part 1 – November 10, 2020 — Getting There (NSFW)
Fluff – November 9, 2020
Feelin Lazy – November 8, 2020
Special Edition – November 6, 2020
Experts Say – November 6, 2020 (for November 7)
Whiskers – November 6, 2020
Numbers – November 5, 2020
Leadfoot – November 4, 2020
Borscht – November 3, 2020
Building 431 – November 2, 2020
Goals – November 1, 2020

Big Dogs, Little Dogs, and Wives – October 31, 2020
Robert Jackson – October 30, 2020
Blue Eyes – October 29, 2020
If Today is Tuesday – October 28, 2020
People Amaze Me – October 27, 2020
MSM Update – October 26, 2020
Autumn Leaves – October 25, 2020
MSM Reporting – October 24, 2020
Community Service – October 23, 2020 (NSFW?)
Oh Say Can You See – October 22, 2020
Once Upon A Time No. 2 – Big Bad Got A Bum Rap – October 21, 2020
Redress – October 19, 2020
Groceries – October 16, 2020
Nine-sixteenths – October 14, 2020
At the Co-op – October 12, 2020
And the Winner… – October 9, 2020
Ramble Rumblings – October 7, 2020
Unicorns and Powerpoint – October 5, 2020
Minority – October 2, 2020
Perfect – October 1, 2020 (NSFW)

L.O.D.D. – September 30, 2020
Aisle Three, Today Only – September 30, 2020
Lunacies – September 28, 2020
Shorthand – September 25, 2020 (NSFW)
A Blog, Eh? – September 23, 2020
Compost – September 21, 2020
Truly Rambling – September 19, 2020
Experimental – September 18, 2020
Incident Management – September 16, 2020 (NSFW)
More Than Normally Embarrassed – September 14, 2020
Not Gonna Do It – September 11, 2020
Back in the Saddle – September 9, 2020
September Chores – September 7, 2020
Artists and Artistry – September 4, 2020
HOA, Walt and Isaac – September 2, 2020

Schedules and Popcorn – August 31, 2020
Liars and Lying – August 28, 2020
Just Passing Through – August 26, 2020
An Exceptional Weekend – August 24, 2020
I’m an Idiot – August 21, 2020
See Anything Different? – August 19, 2020
High Summer – August 17, 2020
Occupation – August 14, 2020
Favorite Insults (No. 4) – August 12, 2020
Wardlow and Spencer – August 10, 2020
Favorite Insults (No. 15) – August 8, 2020
Searching for the Cure – August 7, 2020
Favorite Insults (No. 3) – August 6, 2020
Once Upon A Time – No. 1 – August 5, 2020
Favorite Insults (No. 7) – August 4, 2020
Hedging My Bets – August 3, 2020

Top

Past blogs

2022

2021

2020

Share this:

Like this:

Leave a Reply Cancel reply