Do You Come Here Often?

Daily Prompt: Silver Screen Shelley: I was having so much fun, but now my heart is racing. John: This was your idea. Shelley: I know. I know. But now it doesn’t seem like such a good one. Let’s go. John: No. We came this far. There’s no turning back. (Turning to the 3 Gentlemen.) Hey there.…

Was Golden Nugget Snubbed by the Academy for Best Original Screenplay?

This Daily Prompt: Cliché was not written by Seth Macfarlane. The Apache Trail loops around the Superstition Mountains area. Goldfield, a Ghost Town built for tourists, is located along the route. Last Sunday, John and I stopped by for a little “mosey” around. Luckily for us, we were just in time for the world renowned Gun fight. Although we missed…

You are Not The Biggest Loser

Daily Prompt: Nightmares Describe the last nightmare you remember having. What do you think it meant? Last Monday night, John and I watched “The Biggest Loser.” Shelley: Holy S@#$!!! Look at Francelina now. She lost almost half of my body weight despite being kicked off the show. Not once did she fall off the fitness wagon. Amazing. I wish I would have…

Viva Las Vegas

1:45… Ticket Booth Lady on the Vegas Strip: Here you go, 2 show tickets, a 3 day Cruise for 2 and an envelope full of Freebies. All this if for only listening to a 2 to 3 hour Time Share Presentation. Remember, there’s no obligation to buy. John: (Muttering) What a load of…. Shelley: Shhhhh. That’s great because,…

The Whistler

Daily Prompt: Childhood Revisited Sure, you turned out pretty good, but is there anything you wish had been different about your childhood? If you have kids, is there anything you wish were different for them? I wish I would have liked MATH.  Her eyes missed nothing. Not a twitch, not a sideways glance.  Nothing.  Her strength…

Daily Prompt: Sliced Bread is Nothing Compared to Retirement

Daily Prompt: Sliced Bread Most of us have heard the saying, “That’s the best thing since sliced bread!” What do you think is actually the best thing since sliced bread? Retirement, hands down, is actually the best thing since sliced bread. Being retired has  gives us the freedom to do whatever we want. John: Should we bike, run, hike,…

Daily Prompt: Toot Your Horn

Daily Prompt: Toot Your Horn Most of us are excellent at being self-deprecating, and are not so good at the opposite. Tell us your favorite thing about yourself. Parent: Mrs. Smith, I just heard that you will be leaving ASIJ (The American School in Japan) this year. I know I can speak for all the parents and students, when…

Daily Prompt: Gimme – What Doesn’t Santa Understand?

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/easy-bake-oven-biased-boys-article-1.1211575 Easy-Bake Oven From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Easy-Bake Oven is a working toy oven introduced by Kenner in 1963, and currently manufactured by Hasbro. The original toy used an ordinary incandescent light bulb as a heat source; current versions use a true heating element. By 1997, more than 16 million Easy-Bake Ovens (in 11 models) had been sold.[1] Mom: Shelley, you’re next. Shelley: Oranges……