Fridays R 4 Fun

The silliest thing I ever heard was a knock, knock joke. I remember sitting in the backyard with friends on warm summer nights making up one jock after another. We laughed harder at the ones that weren't even remotely funny. Those were the days. 

Today it's cold outside and winter is setting in, so I though I'd bring you some of summer's warmth and giggles with a few knock, knock jokes. Enjoy!

Knock knock.
Who's there?
Cash.
Cash who?
No thanks, but I would like a peanut instead!

Knock knock.

Who's there?

Doris.

Doris who?

Doris locked, that's why I'm knocking!

Knock knock.

Who's there? 

Honey bee.
Honey bee who?
Honey bee a dear and get me a soda!

Knock KnockWho's there?
Acid!
Acid who?
Acid down and be quiet!

                           
Knock Knock
Who's there?
Adair!
Adair who?
Adair once but I'm bald now!

I've Been Wondering...

I've been wondering about a lot of thing lately. Things like: are there really such things as  wormholes in space and can we travel through them? Does the space-time continuum exist? Other things that takes up a lot of mental real estate are marketing (thinking about it always), new book ideas, the kinds of things that interest people, and things that are just plain fun.

Working on  new books is really fun, but a lot of work. It's really difficult for me to stay on point with completing daily word-counts, discovering new markets and marketing ideas, and keeping my blogs and website up to date. In short, I've not been keeping up with things and that's no good. So I'm going to try something new that I hope will help me.

I know, I know, I've said that before and I'm still in the same boat...falling behind. it leaves me wondering if my problem is a point of discipline or that maybe it's not interesting enough. Wow, that's something to think about. I really don't lack discipline, when I set my mind on a goal, there's nothing that keeps me from accomplishing it. After all, I earned a doctorate in psychology, so I must be pretty disciplined.

That leaves the problem in the interest area. I wouldn't say that I'm bored, everything I write about is pretty interesting to me. So then what's the problem? Hmm...I think the issue lies in (oops, the psychologist in me is showing) my internal rules around what I blog about. So reason I came to the conclusion that I could only blog about writing and whatever that is must be new and fresh to the writing scene. I think that limits me and I end up not having much to blog about.

So here's what I'm going to do. I am officially reinstating Fun Fridays. There were some fun and cool things I found to blog about, not to mention the crazy pictures I ran across. So I'm going back to blogging about the strange things I discover on the internet and elsewhere. But I won't stop there. This time I might even include the more fun things of writing or a silly tale or two.

So what do you think?

Procrastination!

Yes, writers procrastinate sometimes. Like I'm doing right now. I've checked my Facebook page a few times. Then I clicked over to check my email inbox just in case someone sent me an urgent message, and I even went to the kitchen a few times just to stare into the refrigerator. I need to be writing, but I can't seem to get myself into the rhythm of it all.

So I checked on a couple of YouTube channels of my writer friends and here's what I found. I guess I'm not the only one procrastinating tonight.




Enjoy!

Thanks, Maria Cisneros Toth, for the distraction!

Fridays R 4 Fun

When I was in high school, I decided it was time to start wearing make up. I know, most girls start wearing it long before then, but I had really strict parents. Anyway, I thought long eye lashes would be great and of course I would need lipstick. But what colors to use.

I started paying attention to the other girls at school to see what they used, thinking that would help me with choices. Well, observing them helped me all right, helped me into deciding I didn’t want to look anything like them.

To this day I rarely wear make up, always afraid of overdoing it, but it still fascinates. I marvel at women who do a wonderful job and try hard not to stare at those who do the opposite. Take a look at what I mean.

  Her make up isn’t really for day wear, but it is attractive in a fantastic sort of way.     Hers is getting farther out there, clearly for use on the stage.   This one brings Swan Lake to mind.    She looks like she was experimenting with her big sister’s eye liner.     This one wanted a tattoo but didn’t have the nerve for needles.    And this one belongs in a play meant for children.  
The rest of these are clearly for effect, looks that are designed to make you stare.  I wonder if she’d still get a kiss good night.      I would have a difficult time maintaining eye contact. I wouldn’t know which eyes to connect with.   And talk about being two-faced. This last one would make me stare, but instead of thinking “freaky” I’d think “beautiful.” 

Have a great weekend!

Fridays R 4 Fun

Today I’d like to share images of something that inspires me. It’s totally funny to me because they don’t exist. Yet, when I see images of them or figurines I am completely awestruck.
Imagine raising one from an egg and having it has your pet.  Or discovering its secret lair. 
What if you came across one while you were out for a walk. There is was, looking down at you. 
I’ve always thought sunset was a magical time. Some days I believe that if we could look directly into the sun, just as it sets, this is what we’ll see
What if we really could mount the back of a dragon. Where would it take you? Could we take a ride among the stars?

Alas I fear the only dragon-siting I will ever experience is one like this, within the clouds.

Fridays R 4 Fun

                 Last week LynNerd asked about pictures of strange shoes. I had no idea how footwear could be so extraordinary. So, let’s begin our tour through the shoe department. I will start with the more mundane.  This one is perfect for the beach. This one’s ideal for your next BYOB party. A novel way to bring a date. But what if you can’t get out?Take your work with you. Never worry again about being mugged. Maybe you’re not the gun type. Worried about leaving the kitty home alone?Or maybe you’d prefer to go shoeless. There are many options
but be sure to get a pedicure  There’s always the barely-there choice. or these Need more support? Try these.    Do you remember the go-go boot? They were cute and you could dance in them. I doubt if these are for dancing..

This concludes our tour. Any ideas for next week?

Fridays R 4 Fun

 

Whimsy and quirkiness, that’s what the world needs more of! I was reading Kristen Lamb’s blog post, Give a Dry Blog New Life - The Power of Themes and realized I could be having a lot more fun. So starting now every Friday I will blog about something that I think is fun, like cakes that make me smile.

Who ever would have thought to have a cake that matches your shoes. This one is definitely for the fashionista in all of us. And if you’re going out, you don’t want to forget you make-up bag.

What about a cake that looks like a baked potato. 

A cake that looks like a hot dog.

 Here’s my favorite food, popcorn. I never thought it would come as a cake.

     This has to be better than pop corn flavored jelly beans.

How about this, a cake of Max and his friends.

                                  And finally, the cake that looks like cake…well almost.

This was a hoot. I hope it made you smile, too. We’ll see what I find next Friday.