A.G.E's Joint

 It is Friday night and the deadline is coming up. When the topic came up, it was suggested I might do a Harry Handy since he's been silent for a while. I talked to him through the internet ether and he said was busy with some girl. I asked what did she look like? He gave me the Zoom link. Uh, yeah.  I think I'll leave those kids to OnlyFans.  It could have been a Devil's Quill, but when I called Marty Mammon, he said he was dealing with the aftermath of a Wrath project overseas that had gotten stuck. We chatted a while and I suggested my friend Kari Summers might be of assistance, He was quite familiar with her work. More than one person she'd helped over the bridge was with him, but this involved something above individual attention.  Really? Are my best characters ignoring me? I'm afraid they are.  Maybe I could talk about great trips.  But that doesn't happen until next month. Oh, well. I'll figure it out.  Main Topic-What do I write on? Prompt 1-T...

 If the real thing don't do the trick, Fake roses will Don't bring me those It's all a ruse To get someone To give something up After all, Love is blind And lust is Helen Keller As you can tell, Valentine's Day has never been my strong point. It isn't my wife's either. I guess that's why we are going on 38 years.

 Many people have said it. Once in a while, a bonehead will come up with it. Years ago, my niece gave me a book titled "The Trenton Pickle Ordinance and Other Bonehead Legislation" (Dick Hyman, The Stephen Greene Press, (c)1976) with 115 pages of laws, that might have made sense at the time of enactment, but are silly today.  The titular entry reads: "It is unlawful to throw tainted pickles into the streets" It doesn't say when the law went into effect, but I assume it was before most were paved and horses could literally be in a pickle. Tainted pickles do stink of rotted cucumbers, so there is that.  If you are living in the Northeast, you might be interested in this law from Brawley, California: "It is forbidden to snow within the city limits." Then you have ones that seem Prohibition Influenced: "In the state of South Carolina, it is unlawful to sell pants with hip pockets." This was done to dissuade people from carrying flasks. My moth...

Dragons- Mythical creatures that exist in almost every culture.   At their simplest, they represent the unknown and the unknowable. Fears linger in our minds wondering if they should stay or should they go. Maps would say "Here be dragons!" to warn the unwary traveler.  People hunt them as they try to figure out what went wrong in their lives. One by one, they must be slain to proceed to the next level. Social media people chase the content dragon, never finding solace amount the detritus left behind. Thinking you will succeed is the ultimate in magical thinking. They aren't Puff.  Sauron is ravenous, consuming all who come into the lair.