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Easy To Lose was standing in a small town outside a small city in Nova Scotia last week. The person I was talking with gestured with pride to a group of small homes like attractive…... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/20/easy-to-lose/

The Numbers Game – #133 And the number is 750:... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/20/the-numbers-game-133/

Easy Doesn’t Do It It happens with a tiring regularity. Things are tough, and a popular movement fronted by a demagogue promises that the solution is easy - just put them in charge.... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/19/easy-doesnt-do-it/

Sunset Sometimes it's the simplest of things you'll miss most. We are exhausted, and jus unpacking from the cruise.... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/18/sunset-3/

Broken Chains! In the fall, I'll normally do a few craft shows in my local area to try out small products.... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/17/broken-chains/

Wired? "Do you think we’re shaped more by our experiences or by who we are?" What's the premise here?...

Beastly? The question was raised, "If we were to be an animal for a week, which would it be?" I've run into this one before, and I've frequently wondered if the asker is so arrogant that they are among the bores who place humans off to one side and not part of the animal kingdom, or they are baiting us to see if we fall for this little fallacy....

Fundamentals Not to be scatological, but one piece of technology I believe will continue to exist in twenty years will be the porcelain throne in the bathroom.... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/14/fundamentals/

A Well Worn Book One of the most thumbed over, bookmarked, and dogeared books (no excuse me, I own two copies of it (!)), is Jay Hanna's The Marine Carving Handbook....

No Coincidence No, it's not a coincidence that I have been a lifelong learner. It was a family trait starting at least with my paternal grandfather, who taught himself to play several instruments and to carve and make intricate ship carvings.... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/12/no-coincidence/

The Sea, The Sea Well, as you read this, I am getting ready to embark on a seven-day cruise up to Maine and the Canadian Maritimes.... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/11/the-sea-the-sea/

Whoopee! Note: I have to write this post the evening before. So I won't be including the usual additional prompts.... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/10/whoopee/

Please!! Not Another One! I've read a good bit of Science Fiction and Fantasy over the years. And while I've never gotten…... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/09/please-not-another-one/

Just Plain Nasty Because they are just plain nasty, have their own interests at heart, and mean you no good doesn't mean that your villain is wrong about you.... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/08/just-plain-nasty/

Waterfront Let's start with the fact that I love my home, garden, my neighborhood, and generally all of the circumstances of my home life.... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/07/waterfront/

BOOM Authors use chaos casually. Need a plot detour to throw in an earthquake for your protagonist to cope with.... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/06/boom-2/

A Loaded Question! Some of us live in Blogerland. It's different than Podcastland, or the other little municipalities located adjacent to the…... https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/07/05/a-loaded-question/