RIP, Dad

My stepfather, Jimmy Tripodi, passed away on September 30th, 1994, sotoday’s word from Fandango fits perfectly. I wrote a eulogy, … More

Today Tuesday/Puzzling Fun

I love wordplay, so one of my favorite pastimes is doing cryptic crossword puzzles. I visit this puzzle site, where … More

What’s in a name? Or rather, what’s in how a name is spoken? Sometimes, quite a lot. When young Robert’s … More

For me, as I’m sure for many others, Popeye cartoons and spinach are forever connected.There was a time when I … More

Welcome to my Saturday Night Sentence Prompt!Every Saturday night, I will post a new sentence.Write a post of any kind … More

https://fivedotoh.com/2020/09/26/fowc-with-fandango-frugal/ Years ago, I developed a frugal form of poetry called “juuichi” , inspired by the Japanese haiku. “Juuichi” (pronounced jooitchy), … More

This is one of my earliest fanfics. Despite warnings from Joe, Josie keeps placing herself in unnecessary danger. This fic … More

Did the title of this post make you shake your head and say, “She’s got to be kidding!” or something … More

I’m going to share an incident which, in one form or another, happened many times when I used to use … More

Mom and I were playing Scrabble one night in our stationary Summer trailer. The Q and the X were already … More