My journal of big words and pretty pictures
It’s been almost two weeks since my family took in five newborn kittens and their mother. The three-week old kittens are getting bottle feedings every four hours, routine sink baths (kittens are a very messy lot), and cleaned of eye boogers semi-daily. I am inundated with the smell of pee and poop, being peed and pooped on, … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Emotion
The recliner was pushed so far back that its occupant’s head was lower than his feet. He gripped the armrests to keep from sliding off onto the floor. “Are you sure you’re comfortable?” Dr. Holman sat in an adjacent chair, debating with himself whether to toss some of the couch cushions beneath Cyril’s head, lest … Continue reading Daymare
After the doors closed, I moved slightly to my right, pressing my back against the solid elevator wall. If I had kept my eyes open, the whole of the city would have opened before me as I ascended to the top floor of Jacoby Towers. The car’s three outward facing glass walls offered riders a … Continue reading Glass and chrome
This week I began a six-week, online course to hopefully learn the basics of HTML5. The course is offered through edX. According to the website: Founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, edX is an online learning destination and MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) provider, offering high-quality courses from the world’s best universities and … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Fear
It’s just another nostalgic, teenage craze, Mother. No need for you to worry. I even dabbled a little at her age. If she was jumping off bridges because all her friends were, would you still be so patronizing? She’s in no physical danger, you’re getting hysterical over nothing, Just let it run its course. Next … Continue reading It’s a passing phase
You would have to be living under a rock if you haven't heard of the newest Pokémon craze. A huge fad from the late 90s, early 2000’s, Pokémon was everywhere - collector cards, cartoons, movies and video games. Well, it’s back, and back in a big way. When my son was little, he collected the cards. … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Craze
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