NaBloPoMo: CandyLand or Chutes and Ladders?

I am participating in the NaBloPoMo challenge for May. It should be a fun one. It is titled: Play. Todays topic is: Pick your poison: Candy Land or Chutes-and-Ladders and why? I have said it twice now. I do not like board games. I think they are a waste of several hours of one’s life and if you […]

Wendy’s Cool? Not!

In an effort to avoid not being beat down by the King and a Clown everybody’s favorite red headed step child, Wendy’s, is trying to re-invent itself. Starting late last year the burger chain came out with a line of new burgers that look an awful lot like the ones you might see at a […]

NaBloPoMo: What do you do to celebrate a win?

I am participating in the NaBloPoMo challenge for May. It should be a fun one. It is titled: Play. Today’s topic is: What do you do to celebrate a win? For the past seven years or so we have played Forto’s Fantasy Football. In early August we gear up for the draft and peruse over a multitude of stats […]

NaBloPoMo: How did you feel as a child when you lost a game?

I am participating in the NaBloPoMo challenge for May. It should be a fun one. It is titled: Play. Today’s topic is: How did you feel as a child when you lost a game? As I mentioned in an earlier post, in the Forto/Gibson household there were no points for second place. It was sudden death overtime every day […]

NaBloPoMo: What sports did you play as a child?

I am participating in the NaBloPoMo challenge for May. It should be a fun one. It is titled: Play. Today’s topic is what sports did you play as a child? Truth be told I could play a mean game of jacks when I was a kid. I had my fair share of victories on the hopscotch court and […]

Revenge of the Sixth

May the fourth be with you

NaBloPoMo: Talk about a toy you broke as a child

I am particpating in the NaBloPoMo challenge for May. It should be a fun one. It is titled: Play. Today’s topic is: Talk about a toy you broke as a child. When I was a kid I rarely broke my toys. I don’t know if I was a bit OCD or maybe a little bit anal but I treasured […]

Houston High School softball opening night

It was a blustery, but absolutely beautiful May Day. It was the start of the softball season for my daughter, Nicole. Nicole is a freshman at Houston High School in Alaska. A small school of just about 400 kids and home of the Hawks. A big change from where she was just last semester in Littleton, […]

NaBloPoMo: Strong memory about recess

I am particpating in the NaBloPoMo challenge for May. It should be a fun one. It is titled: Play. Today’s topic is: Write a strong memory about recess. It was kindergarten at Highlawn Elementary School in Huntington, West Virginia and a beautiful spring day. School was nearing the end of the year and I have been flirting this […]