Exactly 40 Words

July 11th, 2008

Bikes on a beach? Are you kidding me? Who rides a bike on the beach? Beaches are for sandcastles and shell collecting and surfing and swimming and tanning. Beaches are for falling in love. Who rides bikes on a beach?

It’s the end of a long week at work and a happy week at home, and I’m too tired for much more than 40 words, so Pensieve’s Friday’s 40 or Less Challenge was perfect today. Happy weekend.

Drop and Give Me 40… or less

May 16th, 2008

Here’s this week’s 40 Words or Less Challenge from Pensieve. The goal is to write something - pretty much anything, best I can tell - about the picture below… IN 40 WORDS OR LESS. Now, I am not known for being concise. If 10 words are good, 25 must be better. But the last time, I did it in exactly 40 words. I’m not promising that today, but we’ll see. Here’s this week’s effort.

Our last time in New Orleans… late at night, a new doctorate, a new life ahead. You and me. Crisp sheets, covered in Cafe du Monde love. Laughter, tears, powdered sugar goodness. Sleep. … Two years ago. Still makes me smile.