On Wednesday, I led people to believe that I would stick to my regular pattern for posting and combine Linda G. Hill’s Just Jot January prompts with the next day’s prompt. It was a good idea, since I only have two days a week that I don’t post, and they are not close together. It was a good idea, one I will come back to, but I’ve had a reversal in my thinking today.

Reversal, in case you don’t know, is the JusJoJan prompt for today. It was provided by Sadje. You can find her here, with an inspirational poem written using her prompt.

As for my reversal, I have a good reason. This post is heading toward 150 words—I heard that. You’re right, not much for me—but I don’t want to add 150 word to tomorrow’s post because John Howell is going to be visiting the bar. When I have visitors, I toss the word count to the side of the road—Yes, I have a word limit—so the conversation can roll on where it needs to go.

So, I’ll wrap up this post, having met the JusJoJan goal and I hope to see you tomorrow as John and I and David and Skippy discuss John’s latest novel.

The gallery includes a few backward leaning subjects and the reversal of fortunes of myself and a couple squirrels.

You won’t see this tomorrow. I need to fashion something to point you to John’s book (but mine are still available, you know, in case you’re interested.

All five of my current books are now available in audio book form thanks to Amazon KDP’s Virtual Voice process. The voice is AI generated, but I can honestly say, it’s pretty darn good. The audio books are reasonably priced (all below $7 US) and, if you already own the Kindle version and want to add an audio version, you can do that for $1.99. There is a five-minute sample on the book page for each book. If you’re interested, click on any of the Dreamer’s Alliance book links below the image or on the link below for my latest book.

Bridge to Nowhere

44 responses to “Then Again, Maybe I’ll…”

  1. Is that a wind gauge? I’ve always wanted to clock ours… but I swear anything we install would blow right off.

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    1. It is. It’s part of a weather station. Given the neighbor’s trees and the shape of the garage roof, it never gets the full speed hit. I have that anchored pretty well.

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      1. Our wind in insane here. Everything goes flying..

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  2. Tomorrow should be interesting. I wonder if Skippy is going to put John Howell together with David’s usual drink order. I can’t wait!
    Oh, the mama duck with her babies–such a cute photo. Great quote, too!

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    1. Thanks Lois. Skippy isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he can surprise us at times.

      I love watching the ducks. I think I know where that expression (getting them in a row) comes from.

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  3. I’m glad you didn’t fall off the roof! Cool train!

    I’m looking forward to seeing John Howell at the bar tomorrow. Let’s hope Skippy gets the orders right! 😂

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    1. That’s my favorite loco. It’s hard to tell that it’s moving backward in the photo. I think Skippy can handle John’s order. At least I hope so.

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  4. Like Deborah, I’m glad you didn’t fall off the roof and I’m also glad it wasn’t me up there. I don’t really love heights much. It’s always fun when you have a visitor to the bar. I’ll be looking forward to tomorrow.

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    1. I don’t mind heights, but I’m not fond of working too close to the edge. I think tomorrow will be a good visit.

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  5. Forward, reverse, sideways, upside down, you’ve covered them all! You would never want me in charge of what direction you should go. I would get lost in my driveway with a map and GPS!

    The swans and the ducks are my favorites. Your captions are the icing on the cake for these two photos.

    But you up on the garage roof checking wind direction is just crazy! I bet the Editor was at the window holding her cell phone with her finger poised over 911! 🥴

    See ya tomorrow at the bar!
    Ginger

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    1. I think she already had 9-1 dialed. She worries, but it is her weather station. Well, it was a Christmas gift from me, but she likes checking the weather, and it’s pretty accurate.

      I can’t help but laugh sometimes when I see those guys in the water and they don’t seem to know where they’re going.

      It’s hard in a picture to tell which way things are moving. I am moving ahead, to try and finish John’s visit. Take care, Ginger.

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  6. Great pics and lines! I look forward to John’s visit to the bar tomorrow. I’ll bring the whisky! Have a great day, Dan. Hugs 💕🙂

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    1. Thanks Harmony. It’s always fun when John visits the bar. This time he gets to meet Skippy. See you there.

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  7. Looking forward to seeing you and John tomorrow 💜

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    1. Thanks Willow. It should be fun.

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      1. I hope Skippy doesn’t get too much stick … Is David joining you too 💜

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          1. Excellent for us but not for Skippy

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  8. Good job on the prompt, Dan. My mind was fighting it. I love the Monopoly game. We bought out grandaughter Clemsonopoly for Christmas. When our grandson was much younger, we bought him Birdopoly and we played for hours on end. I look forward to the conversation at the bar tomorrow and hearing about John’s new release.

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    1. Thanks Maggie. I wasn’t quite sure where to go with this one, but I think this worked. Tomorrow should be fun. Monopoly can go on for hours, especially if you ignore the official rules.

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  9. I’m looking forward to John’s visit tomorrow, Dan! Great shots shared today!

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    1. Thanks Jan. I think it will be fun having John at the bar.

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  10. All my best to John tomorrow Dan. Sorry about your service though. 🥴😉

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    1. Haha. We have been spoiled by you, but he owed you a day off.

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  11. Great gallery of everything Dan :)

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  12. Thanks for the advance notice. My post will have your books, so we are covered.

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    1. Thanks John. I’ll be there for the early birds, and I’ll be back.

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  13. Some of those pictures left me feeling a wee bit dizzy. Like your roof top picture…

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    1. I’m sorry about that, Pam. I hear chocolate is good for dizziness.

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  14. A couple of chuckles out loud are first class medicine for the soul. LOL Gotta love those baby ducks — Just saw a photo that said, “Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision.” LOL

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    1. Haha – That’s what I used to tell the programmers that worked for me. Some would sit and noodle over two or more possible approaches to a problem. I would tell them to try one and see how it works.

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  15. Thanks for starting my day with several laughs. The captions were great. I have to say, though, that you gave me way too much credit with the caption about how I can see the profiles of the cutters are the reverse of each other. I just took your word for it. Now I’ll head over to the bar.

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    1. That isn’t a very good picture. I wouldn’t beat yourself up over that.

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  16. As always, a terrific gallery of accompanying images. Well done.

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  17. Fun photos and especially liked the Pittsburgh monopoly
    For a short while my son collected monopoly games and had about 45 at its height (maybe more- he had travel versions out city and other ones – an original from the 60s, etc) anyhow –
    In 2018 I gave the last 25 away – a student of mine had an aunt who collected monopoly stuff and she was elated

    And so were we as we found the right home

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    1. That’s a great way to find them a new home.

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  18. Those blue jay vs. squirrel battles must be epic. On the other hand, black ice usually always “wins” in a no-contest when it shows up around here.

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    1. The blue jays are so fast, and they can zero in on a peanut from a great distance. The squirrels sometimes have a hard time finding a peanut that’s in front of them (their vision isn’t good in front). Black ice almost always wins. If I see it first, I start spreading sand and salt.

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  19. The Philadelphia area is known for being black ice-adverse. Ten inches of snow. Ok. One minute of black ice. Apocalypse.

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    1. My weather association with Philadelphia is the airport. It seems that a light drizzle is enough to introduce chaos into the schedule. Black ice is nasty stuff.

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