Blog-a-thon loser

While I'm not going to be incontention to win any blog-a-thons, I still want to continue with this little project. It has hope, if nothing more. I certainly won't be getting blogged down under the weight of all my work here.

What is this manna stuff, anyway?

While I did not attend that prestigious seat of learning, Wassa Manna U. (I went to a lesser school), I still have the right to call 'em as I see 'em.

My use of the word, manna, is perhaps questionable, But the way I use it will probably be acceptable to even (especially) my harshest critics. Manna from heaven is the usual phrase. But my manna is the same kind as found in expressions like "manna-faced liar," and "manna for brains." It reverberates with the same resonance as "No manna, Sherlock!" and "Can't tell manna from Shinola."

Manna! I could go on like this for …well, a couple of minutes, max, but the point is, my manna don't stink (up the joint, it is hoped). And while we are hoping, we should all hope that the manna doesn't hit the fan, at least not while the darned thing is pointed in our direction. Those oscillating fans can be pretty tricky when you deal with as much manna as I dish out.

So, anyway, this is the place (for the moment) where you can check out my manna. How heaven ever got into the equation is a mystery to me, but I am on the lookout for the culprit responsible, whoever he is. Any association of my manna and heavenly distributions is purely coincidental, and I apologize for the inconvenient association. And the time has come for me to start distributing some manna, or get off the pot.

web monetization project begun

Well, it is underway. As of today, I have published my first posted "hub" on HubPages, at dannoman.hubpages.com. It is monetized for AdSense, and is supposed to be monetized for the Hubpages ad program as well. So, my first monetized step into the greater world of web wide, has been tentatively taken from the safety of WebAnswers, to the adventure of HubPages. Hmmm. I wonder how long it is going to take me to make this blog worth monetizing, too.

Pre-K Begins

This week, in retrospect, has been one of the more monumental in my grandson's young life, and an interesting one for my daughter and me as well.

While my son and his family had to endure a stretch with no air conditioning in a South Texas heat wave, my grandson, Phenton, completed his first week of school. Pre-K, that is. What a momentous time it is to be cut loose from that first apron string. It is one of the joys of life to be able to live these times through the eyes of someone so young, and remember what we can of the time when we were there, too.

Grandparenting gives a perspective that is one step further removed in a way, but one permutation closer in another. Sometimes a parent, particularly a young one, will miss some of the significance, and may be unable to see as completely through the eyes of a young child, as can a grandparent, whose life experience has taught a great deal more. This is a wonderful time for a grandparent.

On day one, Mommy and Papa had to accompany little Phen into the cafeteria, and stay for about a half hour. Day two saw Mommy back at work, with Papa doing the escort service, this time for a few minutes less. On Day four Phen, with all the rest of his classmates, too, was able to walk into the building in single file with none of us parental types tagging along. A big moment for all concerned, accompanied in those who stood and watched from behind, by a sigh representing something between relief and anxiety.

Mana Maker

Danno's Mana may not flow from heaven (who's to say?), but as long as it continues to flow I figure I've still got a shot at working things out. My son planted the seed. Now let's see if the darn thing grows.

Even though the soil is a bit overworked (who isn't these days?), it looks like this thing is trying to germinate. Grow, baby, grow!