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Perhaps you've noticed my otterly charming profile picture. It represents two things--first that I have not worn glasses for about three years since my cataract surgery permenently changed my vision to 20x20--second, that I am happy in my retirement and have found inner peace dealing both with...

===================== AN APPEAL TO COMMON SENSE ===================== Narnia was created FOR talking beasts. Humans intruded and were tasked with repairing as much of the damage as they could as wise rulers. Narnia is NOT a theme park where humans can be entertained and bemused by talking...

- 12 - New Beginnings It was early on a most important day at Pond Place. Thistle the Dry Goods seller was there with a rented formal jacket for Rip. “Stop squirming,” the hare said, trying to fasten the cravat around his neck. “Stop trying to strangle me,” the otter said, exasperated...

- 11 - Talking Points Rip was lost in a wonderland of geometric bliss, hunched over a drafting table with a pair of dividers and a straight edge. He had gone beyond the basic shapes he learned in the early chapters of Hedgley’s Helpful Handbook and was creating perfect triangles, swirls, and...

- 10 - The Manor The royal mail came to Pond Place. Rip was delighted to see Pappy Bounder bringing him the letter. “How’s Glory and all the little Bounders?” “Right as rain, Mr. Pond. I’ll tell ‘em you asked.” “Please call me Rip.” Ripley got a crescent to tip Pappy, but the rabbit shook...

- 9 - Handy and Hardy Since subsistence fishing wasn't really his thing, and he liked a varied diet, Rip tried his paws at construction. He had watched the workers performing repairs. With his fabricating skills, he understood what they did and why. He was hampered by his lack of technical...

- 8 - Oh, For the Love of Fish! After his open house, Ripley Pond found himself in love with the whole idea of small-town life. In Cair Paravel he only stood out because of his outlandish claims and spectacular failures. Now he stood out because of his warmth and humility, and the hope that...

- 7 - The Open House Rip was grateful to Thistle for his hospitality, but he was even more grateful to move back into his own home, a place that was not haunted by the undisturbed belongings of Dodger and which now with its freshly painted rooms and potted plants was no longer haunted by...

- 6 - A Little Help To say Pond Place needed a little help was putting it mildly. The first couple of steps were not as obvious. Even before the roof and floor, the wisteria and ivy had to come off. That wasn’t a house with plants, it was plants with a stand. Despite his initial misgivings...

- 5 - The Fixer Upper Thistle had kindly agreed to help clean out the house in exchange for a few items he could resell. The wardrobe was still packed with Violet’s old belongings which went either to a panier for the poor or the skip. The bedroom furnishings were another matter. Violet did...

- 4 - The Estate Harrod’s Bend wasn’t in the middle of nowhere. That honor, locals say, went to a town five miles down the road. It wasn’t on any maps, and the last turn off the last good road did not have a sign, only the advice to turn left where the McGinty’s barn used to be. Rip’s...

- 3 - The Letter Edged in Black The tension at Pond Manor could be cut with a knife. Ripley was upstairs, having locked himself in his old nursery so he could sit among the trappings of happier times. Milford and Daisy were sitting glumly downstairs at the kitchen table. “We must be careful...

- 2 - Flights of Fancy The first public flight of the model attracted a lot of attention. Even though it landed on a thatched roof and nearly caught a house on fire, investors came forth in droves, paying for what might be called shares but which were actually tickets for a...

- 1 - The Inventor Milford Pond was sitting at the dinner table struggling with paperwork. The otter was grumbling under his breath. “Blasted form! Who designed this thing??” “Dinner’s getting cold,” Daisy said gently. “Can’t you leave work at the office?” “Sorry, dear. I have to finish...

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe crossed with 2001: A Space Odyssey. Bowman had walked down into the excavation where the object stood. It was an immense wardrobe. He carefully placed his gloved hands against it. Suddenly there was a loud, continuous roar. He futilly clasped his palms...

It's more a place for a variety of people to post a variety of silly ideas. But what ever floats your ship. Or holds up your boat. Or.... ;-) Oh pooh!

That's the first time I gave a second look to your third post in the fourth galaxy. I need a fifth. ;-) Welcome back!

Mr. Scott increased the gain on the transporter and engaged the beam. He gave the members of the landing party a worried glance as they materialized on the pad and sighed with relief to see they were all there and standing upright. "That was quick, Captain. Didn't you find what you were looking...

Kirk stood nervously in the observation lounge, watching the barren rusty curve of the dead planet below and the silver stars receding into the distance. Scotty came in and approached him. "I brought the device." "Thank you, Scotty. You've never let me down." "My, aren't you looking fit in...

Kirk sat alone in his quarters. Spock came in and spied him reading a well-worn copy of "Jonathan Archer: Man of Destiny." "That manuscript is rather fragile. We have that book in the ship's library on tape." "I know, but nothing beats the smell, the feel, of an old book. My father bought this...