Inconvenient truth:
Where there is life, there is death
Existence is brief
writing
The Consultant by Bentley Little (a book review)
Another engrossing Little novel. This is a satirical horror story about a consultant from HELL.
CompWare’s CEO, Austin Matthews, hires Regus Patoff of BFG Associates to help him make improvements to his game software company. The consultant is more than a little offbeat; he’s way off-center. His questions are overly personal and irrelevant. One of the activities he plans is for the managers is to go on a camping retreat. The trip turns out to be more of a scary episode than a team building exercise. One of their activities is to go “hunting.” But the only wildlife they spot out in the woods is a dog wearing a dog tag. Later, when dinner is served, guess what it is? Continue reading
Grief
I miss your being
Only memories remain
Though it’s not the same
Swiss Chard Pancake topped with Swiss Cheese
This recipe is a pancake and omelet hybrid. I just made it up because I was hungry but didn’t want to go to the grocery store. I looked in the refrigerator and guess what I saw? A bag of Swiss chard, Swiss cheese, milk, and eggs. So, I thought why not create something lovely yet easy and healthy and downright quick?
An Expectation (a six-word story)
All set, but where are you?
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A Day of Thanks
Family and friends
Gather ’round to talk and eat,
Watch a game and nap.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Volendam & Marken*
Windmills, wooden shoes,
Cheese, ferry boats, and cold beer,
See the Netherlands!
*Marken and Volendam are less than 12 miles NE of Amsterdam.
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Paleis Het Loo*
Opulent, lavish–
Versailles of the Netherlands,
The House of Orange
*Located in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Paleis Het Loo was built in 1686, commissioned by Stadtholder Willem III and his wife, Mary Stuart. Their descendants through the 20th Century–Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Juliana, had resided here during the summer.
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Kröller-Müller Museum*
Modern masters’ home:
Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso,
And Piet Mondriaan
*Located in Otterlo, Netherlands, the museum is set in the middle of De Hoge Veluwe National Park.
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Remembering Amsterdam
Museums galore
Steep with culture and much more
I am Amsterdam
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