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The Tables Turned

How many bites in a cucumber How many z’s in eight hours' slumber How many bees in a typical beehive How many years ‘til an Ice Age arrives How many stop signs in big D, Dallas How many floorboards in the Royal Palace How many light-years to the farthest star How many people in Africa don’t have a car Mom used to say I gave her indigestion ~ Now I teach her how to google my questions

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 6/23/2022 2:35:00 AM

Fabulous ending "Now I teach her how to google my questions" I think you probably did teach her that! My mother loved Google.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 6/20/2022 12:35:00 PM

What a fun/creative write. Now you need a write with all the answers. Have a fun/blessed day writing away...............

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/21/2022 5:18:00 PM

Here are the answers, Paula: 1. Friday 2. Trees 3. Bank 4. Invisible 5. No!! Now, what are the questions?! lol. :) gw

Kenneth Cheney

Date: 6/20/2022 10:53:00 AM

So many questions, so few answers.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/21/2022 5:15:00 PM

We are better at questioning the answer than answering the question...

L Milton Hankins

Date: 6/20/2022 4:46:00 AM

GW, like many of us you have always questioned and had questions. That is a very good thing, and I'm sure your mama realized it. Thank God for Google!!!!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/20/2022 7:36:00 PM

Google -- Substitute Mother? Babysitter? -- I shudder, actually. I prefer to think of Google as a pinch-hitter, to be used sparingly. Mom and Dad: Patience is love's golden backstop.