I wrote this as my entry for Nixy Valentine’s Writing Adventure Group, challenge #9, “Warning!”
In the challenge, Nixy asked those of us who completed both #8, “Rose Colored Glasses”, and this one, to comment on which was the most difficult. Interesting question!
To me, logically, this one should have been easier. To take something nice and [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2009’
Earthrise
Waste is life
When is something repulsive something more?
A turd, a poop, a big no. 2, solid bodily waste, droppings, feces, manure. Presumably of canine origin. And just where I wanted to lie down in the grass to catch some rays.
As Mary Douglas once famously stated, “Waste is matter out of place.”
That’s what the droppings in the picture [...]
Thinking less of me! (Part 2)
I’m writing a series of articles on how I lost 53 kg (117 lb) in 18 months and managed to keep the weight off.
I’m trying very hard not to preach or assume to have all the answers, I’m just telling my story, what happened to me and how I dealt with it.
This is the second installment, [...]
One down
This is a little piece of fiction I just wrote for Nixy Valentine’s Writing Adventure Group. I was going to follow the guidelines, honest, but once I started things just flowed and this was the result.
The assignment for this WAG was to observe someone, imagine their background, and come up with a secret for them. [...]
Thinking less of me! (Part 1)
I lost 53 kg (117 lb) in 18 months and I’ve kept the weight off for two years now and counting.
There were no particular diet involved, no counting of calories or carbs, no magic bullet. Just some careful thought and a decision after life happened to give me a kick in the behind.
This is what [...]
Most Boring Design Award: 2010 Toyota Prius
The thing about the Prius is that you know it’s going to be a high volume car (yes, even in this economy, car sales will pick up again eventually).
So, given that we’re going to see a lot of them on our roads, why couldn’t Toyota make them look cool too?
I mean, the technology is great, [...]