About Mark's Sandbox/
Wordypecker
A little humour. some serious thoughts and the adventures of Mr & Mrs T all in a melange/sandbox for you funky folks out there.
The aim is to bring a smile to the dial, stir the pot and not take ourselves too seriously.
So come play in the Sandbox
About Mark's Sandbox
Passion for Words
You may know the feeling. You’re reading a vivid, enthralling passage by one of your favorite authors. As you turn the pages, you can’t help but ask yourself: Just how do they keep me hanging on every word?
I founded Marksandbox with the goal of helping readers demystify the writing process. As my posts dissect recently published books—taking deep dives into the characteristics of good writing—I hope to help you build a greater appreciation for what you read and even spark ideas for your own work.
Marksandbox
A Bookworm’s Paradise
Welcome, voracious readers! If your appetite for reading is insatiable, and you love putting your own pen to paper, Marksandbox is the place for you. Let’s grow together as we delve into the world of words.
Thomas Jefferson
“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.”
Marksandbox
A Bookworm’s Paradise
Welcome, voracious readers! If your appetite for reading is insatiable, and you love putting your own pen to paper, Marksandbox is the place for you. Let’s grow together as we delve into the world of words.
Fun Times
FFFOT two funny fun videos for lockdown time.
A Lyrical Spaghetti Twisted Tale
FFFOT this little lyrical tale of lyrics and part-lyrics joined together like pieces of spaghetti evolving into a minute story of murder,...
A Capella
A Cappella could be as old as humanity itself. Research suggests that singing and vocables may have been what early humans used to...
Lyric Spaghetti
A little lyric story of lyrics, part-lyrics and nothing else, strung together like joined spaghetti. I stand accused It’s more than a...
It Went Like This
Christmas came to town, a birthday gift given and Canada Day holiday all rolled into one moment. Such was the euphoria. It was one shot...
So Unfunky Methinks
“I’d sit alone and watch your light My only friend through teenage nights And everything I had to know I heard it on my radio” That’s the...
COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs)
Yes FFFOT it is official the provincial chief medical guy has graduated us into the third grade. Yes the VOC’s are coming. They’ve...
A Funky Year Indeed
So FFFOT it has been a long 365 plus 7 days since the first post of this, what seems to have become, unintentionally a pandemic blogo....
Some Fun
In no particular order – some fun with these. Have a chuckle!!!
Unforgetable
Well now Funky Folks as the wrap of a Wick’s Bubblegum unfolds before your eyes revealing a ‘Believe it or not’ message that reads…” A...
Sounds of the Infinite Guitar
Funky Folks this is something that resonates in my mind, go’s on and on so I listen in perpetuity. Wikipedia notes some technical details...
Say
Funky Folks being a person of few words I caught the tube this morning then stumbled over “Notting Hill”. It was a good walk, stumbling....
“Jerry Maguire”
Funky Folks ya gotta luv Bruce Springsteen and In this video he sings about a secret garden i the Jerry Maguire movie. Fun(ky) songs in...
Waiting
“I grew up with six brothers. That’s how I learned to dance — waiting for the bathroom.”— Bob Hope Funky Folks we spend a life waiting...
Stuck In A Little Big Town And More…Nashville Ahh Haa!
Yeah Funky Folks the bands Little Big Town and Lady Antebellum now Lady A graduated in Nashville. Lady A dropped the Antebellum part...
Dawn
“Hello” I said when I fell out of bed this morning. I smiled at the unusual greeting to no one in particular. It was just me and Dawn....
Whose Ping Is It Anyway?
OMG Funky Folks talking about pings is way over my head. It is so, so technical. But lets give it a go. Wayback a Mr. Muus developed this...
What Colour Is Your Bubble?
This bubble idea and this question descend from the ever popular self-help book by Richard Bolles “What colour is your parachute”....
“Give me some music…🎼🎼🎼
…music, moody food of us that trade in love.” So said Cleopatra to the fool for her love, Antony. Shakespeare painted Cleopatra as a...
Put It All On The Line
To put it all on he line could be synonymous to tightrope walkers risking each little movement as they walk down the line. In 1956 Jonnie...
