Friday afternoon in Las Vegas

Cat lies on the couch
Birds flutter in the front yard
Tomorrow is May

It's the last day of April, I'm tired. I want to curl up like the cat lying on the back of the couch. I still have work to do before going to bed. It's Friday, I would love to relax this weekend and do nothing. Instead, I'll do laundry on Saturday and then perhaps a picnic on Sunday.

I have one more poem to complete before 8:45 PM Saturday. I'm having a bit of trouble with this form. I write the first verse and then draw a blank. I'm going to attempt it again tonight and see what happens.

Words stuck in my brain
They float in and out of sight
Clouds in a blue sky

Wind in Las Vegas

The wind blew all night
Pulling at the limbs of trees
Knocking things over

The wind made some terrible noises last night. It sound like it was tearing my fence down and ripping the limbs off trees. When I looked into my back yard, the fence still stood all though one of the oleanders appeared to be damaged. I doubt the wind did more the rip a few limbs off, but the bush doesn't look good this morning.

My Internet connection went down yesterday

The connection went down about 1:00 yesterday afternoon. They fixed the connection after 6:00 last night. I missed the DSL link to the Internet while the connection was down. It's amazing how dependant I am on a piece of technology. I can remember when there was no Internet and the only connections I had to the rest of the world were newspapers, telephones, and televisions.

The connection down
The television still worked
Missed the Internet

I Cook therefore I am

I enjoy cooking. I enjoy experimenting with spices. I enjoy writing poetry. I enjoy experimenting with poetry forms.

The enjoyment of cooking comes from Grandma Newland, who loved to cook from scratch. I use prepared mixes sometimes and sometimes I cook from scratch. However, I always experiment with spices and ninety-nine percent of the time, my experiment works out and the food tastes good. I eat whatever I cook, so if the food does not taste good; I eat it any way.

Grandma liked to cook
Grandma enjoyed housework
I enjoy cooking

I do not know which side of my family the creative writing comes from, I know I like writing poetry and experimenting with poetry forms.

Eighteen Form Poems in Six Weeks

On Sunday, March 14, 2010, I began a ten-week poetry challenge called Poetry In Motion on writing.com. Each week I have three different forms to choose from, but it is only necessary to submit one form poem. So far, I have written poems using all the forms. That is eighteen form poems in six week, four weeks remain in the challenge with three different forms each week.

I am placing the poems in a book called Poetry in Motion Poems located in My Port on writing.com. The forms I have used are as follows.

1. The Doublet
2. Tri-fall
3. The Swap Quatrain and Historical Research
4. The 160
5. Acrostic Monorhyme
6. Ninesquare
7. Triolet
8. Ae frelighe
9. The Sestina
10. Fox Septet
11. Le Sizain hétérométrique
12. Dorsimbra
13. Cyhydedd Naw Ban
14. Naani
15. Englyn Unodl Union
16. The Fibonacci
17. Tanka
18. The Hendecasyllabic

Over the next few week I will discusses these forms with an example poem and links to find more information on these forms.

Earth Day Haiku

It hailed on Earth Day
Buckshot sized white stones falling
On Las Vegas streets

The Wind is blowing in Las Vegas

The limbs of trees wave
Clouds sail across the blue sky
The wind chill is cold

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Another 80-degree day in Las Vegas

The birds are happy this evening because the temperature in Las Vegas remained in the 80s today. I think the temperature was around 84 or 85 degrees outside. In the house, until about an hour ago the temperature stayed in the 70s, the last time I checked the thermostat it read 80 degrees. I'll check it again in a few minutes to see if the temperature went higher then 80.

We are expecting cooler temperatures on Wednesday, which will last for the rest of the week. I'm planning to turn the cool air on Monday morning, but I could change my mind depending on the temperature in the house over the next couple of days. The temperature in the house remains in the 70s until about sunset and then it goes to 80 degrees.

A Beautiful Day in April

A beautiful day
Sunday traffic moved smoothly
Everyone polite

Mom and I went to the west side of Las Vegas today. The traffic was light and the drive relaxing. I enjoyed driving and I enjoyed the afternoon. The weather is pleasant, not too cold or too warm; it is a nice day in Las Vegas.

Another day, another Haiku

April is National Poetry month and I have written a Haiku every day. Haiku look simple to write because this type of poem contains only three lines with a total of seventeen syllables.

A baby bird chirps
Asking its parents for food
The wind is blowing

A 22 inch LCD TV

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Sometimes Writing Haiku is Easy

Counting syllables
Line by line I write haiku
The birds are singing

April is National Poetry Month and I am writing a haiku every day. Sometimes writing haiku is easy and sometimes writing haiku is difficult, what more is there to say about writing haiku.

Date Night Now Playing

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of 20th Century Fox. All opinions are 100% mine.

April 9, 2010 is the release date for Date Night Movie, which stars Steve Carell and Tina Fey play a bored suburban couple on their weekly dinner date. This date does not turn out as expected. Instead of a pleasant dinner, the couple find themselves confronted with a night of intrigue and adventure. On this Date Night there is braking and entering, a car chase, and, at a strip club, a shoot out and showdown with an underworld boss. Despite a few scratches, the couple survive with renewed adore. Date Night is an exciting movie that any couple can include in their date night activities.



Date Night the movie that makes date night an adventure, is an exciting 20th Century Fox film and opens in theaters across the country on Friday, April 9, 2010. The director of Date Night is Shawn Levy, who has directed many other wonderful films. Date Night is a movie that anyone one going on a Date Night will enjoy because of the adventure and intrigue. Plan to see the movie on its opening weekend and make Date Night an adventure. Enjoy a weekend at the theater and make 20th Century Fox's movie with Steve Carell and Tina Fey part of your Date Night

An April Evening in Las Vegas

Outside my window
The sun has set transforming
The sky to pale gray

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakqual

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Alvin and the Chipmunks. All opinions are 100% mine.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakqual is now available on DVD, Blu-Ray and Digital download buy it now. Listening to the music brings back memories of the first time I heard Alvin and the Chipmunks sing. I could never get enough of Alvin and the Chipmunks, whenever I heard them sing, I had to stop and listen. I had to stop whatever I was doing and sing along with Alvin and the Chipmunks.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks bring back so many memories for a grandparent to share with grandchildren. This is DVD that children will want to play over and over because Alvin and the Chipmunks are fun and funny. Parents can play this DVD on family night or on a rainy afternoon when it is difficult to play outside.

I am not a happy camper

I am going to attempt to make this blog entry directly into the blog. I am not sure how well it will work since my browser is acting up. That is why I am not a happy camper. Actually, in this case I am not a happy surfer.

I attempt to access a website and it takes the browser several minutes to get me there. Sometimes if I place the curse into the address window and pressing return helps, but not all the time. Sometimes I get an error message or the gate times out. In either case, I have to start all over again. While I was typing this entry, I got the message there was a problems saving it, so I attempted to save again and it worked.

In addition, to the slowness I am having difficulties tab browser. I enjoy tab browsing when my browser does it properly. Sometimes the browser works fine, but that is rare. This situation began occurring about a week ago. I do not know what is causing the problem I just want it fixed. I just love technology when it works properly. I am going to end this entry, while there is still a chance that I can post it properly.

Easter Sunday in Las Vegas

On Easter Sunday
We ate a chocolate bunny
We enjoyed breakfast

Easter Sunday is the only time of year we eat candy for breakfast. We do not have traditional breakfast, but normally breakfast is coffee, cereal, peanut butter sandwiches, and chips. Today the wind blew, but the weather is warming up.

A Lesson repeated

I know to plan and write a short blog post in the morning. If I do not plan and make the post, it might not happen. Yesterday, I had planned to write about Good Friday 2010, I waited to make that post and did not get it made.

My hyperacidity acted up late yesterday afternoon and I got sick. I was sick all night. I know it was something I ate that caused the problem, but I do not know what. I am going to start keeping a food journal and put in the food I eat. I may not stop eating the foods that cause the problem, but at least I will know the consequences.

April Fools Haiku

Cloudy sky a breeze
April Fools' Day Twenty-Ten
My browser is slow