Jokes are small complete stories. Telling them well is an art form. We laugh each time and remember some forever, even if they’re as simple as, “Why did the chicken … [Read more...]
Word Games are a sign of intelligence
I’m keeping my commitment to blog every second Tuesday. Today instead of Farm Lore, it’s Riddles—we loved them as kids. Good ones still intrigue … [Read more...]
Farming Lore = Say, “Fence Stretcher” five times fast and get your tongue tangled
Fences are important. Thanks to rambunctious yearling bulls, our fences were holey—not holy. When fences fail, they must be repaired or animals escape and farmers … [Read more...]
Happy High Summer!
June 21st was the summer solstice—the official first day of summer. That’s when the North Pole tilts toward the sun and sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere hangs so … [Read more...]
Be careful what you carry into homes where you’re a guest.
My last blog discussed garbagemen or more euphemistically sanitation removal specialists or recycling engineers. Here’s my true story of what not to do when being … [Read more...]
Dreamworthy Semantics and Euphemisms – Our thoughts determine our words
Besides writing, I’ve taught university in classrooms and/or online for years and love it. Sometimes my sons or grandchildren have attended my classes. I love what … [Read more...]
Thanks, Ben Franklin, for the Lending Library and so much more!
Thank you, Benjamin Franklin for inventing half-moon glasses, Franklin stoves, lightning rods, lending libraries, and so much more. This puckish man didn’t do … [Read more...]
Bizarre and Wonderful Libraries
I appreciate a dear friend sending this fascinating article, “6 of the World’s Most Unusual Libraries” because with a manuscript deadline of May 29th to finish Books … [Read more...]
What happened AFTER the Japanese sub entered the Columbia River in WWII?
What happened AFTER the I-25 Japanese submarine entered the Columbia River in June 1942? That’s the subject I cover in Strong Currents that will release November 29, … [Read more...]
Absorbing Wilderness Lore–Write What You Know
From 1949-1952, boxes of Nabisco Shredded Wheat cereal containedStraight Arrow wilderness survival cards. Some were still around when I grew up. Straight Arrow was … [Read more...]
