Jallosh Getting the Parade Started

     Labeled as the largest Independence Day celebration outside of India, the 73rd annual parade kicked off this past Sunday to thousands of revelers on Madison Avenue. The parade route was getting filled up especially around the staging area near 27th Street where VIP guests Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty and others settled in to watch the amazing display of colors and love of country and tradition. As usual, the mounted police signaled the start of the parade.

     After parade sponsors, including the NBA, Dunkin Donuts and parade founders Federation of Indian Associations made their way down the parade route, the thunderous drum sounds of the perennial favorites Jallosh could be heard from blocks away. As always they got the crowd worked up for what would be a most festive day. They did have some competition from another drum group that played with…

I Know What I’m Doing…

I opened up the control panel and pulled out a bunch of wires.

“What do you think you’re doing?” asked the Captain walking onto the bridge.

“The starship drive system controls are sticking. I thought I would tinker with them..”

Suddenly there was a loud bang and the entire drive system shut off. The starship was now drifting aimlessly in space.

The Captain looked apoplectic.

“Don’t worry, I can fix this!.” I said grinning at them.

Joanne Fisher

Word count: 75 + prompt

This was written with the prompt tinker provided by Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #119.

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Fozzie would like to apologize for the delay. He normally posts on Sunday nights so you can wake up to him on your Monday mornings. For you outside the United States, never mind. 

My computer crashed last week. For the next week I am living the life on a borrowed laptop. Thank you, wife. 

For your Monday afternoon/evening or your early Tuesday morning, Fozzie says hello on the deck of his Austrian hotel. Yes, the view was fabulous. 

Fozzie wishes all of you a happy and computer-crash free week.

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