Dale Stubbart

I've attended parties where people try to break the ice by asking, What's the grossest meat you've ever eaten? This book is not about that topic. For one thing, I'm a meat minimalist or a virtual vegetarian. I think that most people in the US, Europe, and other developed countries eat too much meat. It's not good for us. It's not good for the environment. And it's certainly not good for the animals who get eaten. Did they have a choice in the matter? But I'm not here to shove my point of view down your throat; or anything else for that matter.This book is also not about fancy parties where the host serves spaghetti without utensils. I don't know about you, but I've got better things to waste my money on than replacing my clothes. I know, I know, Spoilsport We're not inviting you to our party if you're going to be like that You might think that some of the foods which are mentioned in this book are gross. You may be correct in that assessment. However, you will never know unless you try them. I'll be polite. You can go first. And you never know, you may find some of these foods to be quite delightful, as do I. I'm not Mikey. I don't hate everything. On the other hand, there are quite a few things that I refuse to even try, believe it or not.Hopefully I've included enough humor in this book that you won't be totally grossed out. And you won't be saying, Gag me with a whole place setting, as one of my sister's liked to say at a younger age. When I told my other sister the title of this book - Tomato Shake and Other Foods You're Hesitant to Try - she replied, More like: and Other Foods You'd Avoid My wife probably said something like, It's no wonder your stomach's always upset. To which I probably replied, My stomach's not always upset. To which my stomach replied, Rumble, rumble.Enough introduction already. Just grab the barf bag and start reading You are curious to find out what these um ... delicacies ... are? Aren't you?

My wife and I wrote The Scentful Skunk Classics longest words poems for our niece and nephew when they were very young. They are told by Laughing Lynx. The other timeless tales in this book are a Deer Tail - a Halloween Campfire Story told by Great-Grandma Deer; Coldilocks and the Three Brrrs a Deep Winter Tale told by the Ice Queen; and The Snugly Snuckling a Spring Thaw Story told by the Snall-Sneeing Snowl. These stories are enjoyed by children of all ages and by adults like the authors, who think they still are children.

Be Warned They say that some people would walk through Hell for love. Would you? Well maybe you would, you're just crazy enough to do something so foolish as that. But how many horrors would someone be willing to face for love? And why, oh why, would she travel to the home of the Dzhardes? They aren't even lovable But she did And believe it or not, so might you.---Fair warning in advance. This is not a pretty story. Yes, it is a romance. Though, if it's a romance that you're looking for, you might want to read other books of mine in that genre. You can find them at Stubbart.com.As a rule, I don't write horror stories. Life is scary enough without reading about horror. And I for one don't like to scare myself silly. However, this tale came to me begging to be written. And it had just enough romance in it that I didn't reject it outright.So if you want to see just how far somebody would go for love or if you want to raise your adrenalin levels, this book will do the trick. I've tried not to make it too scary. And I've omitted the most frightening parts. After all, I wouldn't want you to have nightmares for the rest of your life.Rating PG(Lite Horror); Reading Level Easy 4th Grade; Longest Word: Instantaneously

Ducker went through life snapping his toes. I suspect you think that that sounds a bit gross and it might be a bit painful. And you're also under that impression that that might be just a little bit too much information. Perhaps it's something which you'd rather not know.But snapping one's toes is very similar to snapping one's fingers, except that it's performed with one's toes. So, it's not really as bad as it might sound at first. Lots of young children go around snapping their fingers. Ducker just preferred to use his toes to perform this particular fun activity.And since Ducker really liked to snap his toes. And since snapping one's toes is very difficult to do while wearing shoes and/or socks, Ducker had a great disdain for wearing either shoes or socks.Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Word: Representatives

Epsilon Sigma Omicron has been taken hostage by the Springboks. They will release him after he's turned them into Wizards. Perhaps if he hadn't tested out of Wandmaking in public, at a party no less, perhaps the Springboks wouldn't have known that he was the smartest student on campus. And maybe they wouldn't have thought that he could turn them into Wizards. Gloria Songmeister Gloria, his girlfriend, feels totally powerless to do anything about it. So do the rest of the Tensome. So, they go in search of a most powerful Wizard - one who can free Epsi. Rating G; Reading Level Medium 7th Grade; Longest Words: Classifications, Wizardetiquette, Continuonema If you paid really close attention to the first book in this series, you might know who the most powerful wizard is already. Nevertheless, you'll want to read this last book in the series to see how this Wizard discovers that they are this most powerful Wizard. Find out what it takes to be so powerful. You'll be surprised. Find out where the Springboks are hiding. Find out why they're hiding there.This book will also tell you about magical phenomena and all its intricacies. Making Objects Glow as Fireflies, Making Snow Fall Upwards, Making Time Running Backwards, Making the Wind Blow When There Was None, and Letting Spells Extinguish Themselves are some magical phenomena spells. You'll also learn about the frequency of Magical Phonomena. The Tensome have already graduated from Wizard School. And they've mastered all the advanced Wizard School classes. What will they do next?

Below the lichen, down under the moss, there is the magical land of Trusvariankoponomy. Here in Trusvariankoponomy, where anything is possible, lives Prince Pugawulamukapee who can have anything he wants. But there's one wee problem....This is a tongue-twister children's story. All the names are very long. Children will be amused as they or adults try to read the names without getting their tongues tied.Rating G; Reading Level Easy 6th Grade

This is the collection of all ten epsidoes in the Wizard without a Wand series. Meet Shmedley Thrumbledack - The Wizard Without a Wand. Live with Shmedley and the rest of the Tensome through their first four years at Wizard School, and in two more years of graduate classes. Thankfully, all is not just study. Though Shmedley might not mind if it were all study of Wizard Math, since he excels in that topic - not so much in Casting, Spelling, Grammaring and other Wizard Poems.

Appli Kay Wisper thought that things at Wizard School would be different. Why had she thought that? Well it was Wizard School. And well, Wizards were different. And maybe things were different here. But for her, things were the same. People still walked through Appli as if she wasn't there. Of course she was there, she was Solid as .... She was going to say, Solid as a brick. But she thought of bricks as being rather plain. And she certainly was anything but plain. Well, she couldn't think for the moment of something which was solid, but which was not plain. So Appli got out her Paintbrush and painted a scene, hoping it would have something solid in it. Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Words: Classifications; WizardetiquetteEver feel like nobody notices you, like you're invisible? Appli Kay Wisper feels that way all the time. Gregarious Billy James Gregshaw William Yllib the Vth who talked to everybody, wouldn't talk to her. It was almost as if she didn't exist. Yet, she knew that wasn't true.Kay is an artist. Just as Shmedley Thrumbledack didn't have a Wand, Kay doesn't have a Wand. However, she has a paintbrush and that's every bit as powerful as a Wand in her hands.

In Of Violet and Brunettes, Brunettes each got a name - Brunetta and Brunella. The three princess sisters also got their mother - Orchid. Now that Orchid is back home, what will she do? Will she fit in? Why did she leave in the first place? Of Orchid and Dandelion tells the story of four young girls in the beginning of time who play outside the field and can't get back in. Orchid, of course is one of these young girls. And Dandelion is another. But Orchid can't immediately recall the names of the other two girls. The tale continues with Orchid returning to her Dynasty (she is the Queen) and searching for the other three girls.

Dear Student, Welcome to The School of Godology. Whereas Theology Schools focus on religion, the School of Godology focuses on God.This course - God 101 - is a course on What/Who God Is. This course discusses different aspects of God to give you a general idea of what/who God is. God 101 is a Pass/Fail course. In order to pass, you must consider all of the information presented and present a paper discussing what/who God might be; ending with the conclusion that nobody really knows what/who God is. Any person (angels excluded) concluding that they know what/who God is, will fail. For information on How To Be God, you will need to take God 201 for which God 101 is a pre-requisite. Since Godology is a new area of study, those are all of the courses which The School of Godology has developed so far. In the future we hope to develop God 301 - How To Be More Than God; and God 401 - Restating Our Understanding of God God 401 will, of course, be based on your new perspective of who/what God is, of being God, and of being more than God. Part of God 401 will include teaching God 101, provided that we have enough students for you to teach by then. Also, since this field is so new, these courses won't transfer to any other school, other than possibly for general credit. With that in mind, we want to say Thank you for taking this course. We thank you, and God thanks you - or at least we hope that God does.In the future we hope to expand our course offerings and to persuade other schools to offer similar courses. But for now, we hope that you understand, as we do, that your education is much more important than what you will do with it. Sincerely, The School of Godology.Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Word: Congratulations

Oops Now what will she do? A human has seen Nanutea the Angel through no fault of her own. Not only did he see her, he talked to her. And she was so startled that she responded. Ok, ok, settle down. Humans aren't supposed to be able to see angels, but sometimes things happen . It's not the worst thing that she's ever done. Well maybe it is. But it wasn't really her fault. Just like it wasn't really her fault when all that snow had fallen off her wings and crashed through the roof of a shed. But her encounter with Jerem wasn't what was really troubling Nanutea. What was really troubling her was that she was thinking of having another encounter with him. She was thinking of pursuing a relationship with a human. Oh was she ever going to be in trouble when the Angel Hierarchy found out. What was she thinking? Rating G; Reading Level Very Easy 5th Grade; Longest Words: Acknowledgement, Instantaneously

Nobody wants toxic chemicals in their home. However, many people have toxic chemicals in their home, yet they are unaware that those dangers are lurking there. We live in a culture where toxic chemicals are just a part of life. Or so it sometimes seems. And they just seem to creep into our homes.Once those toxic chemicals are in our homes, it may seem daunting, almost impossible, to get them out of our homes. We try everything, short of exorcism to rid them from our homes. Sometimes nothing seems to work.Over thirty years of attempts, failures, and successes at ridding our homes of toxic chemicals have led to the creation of this plan. It takes a lot of work. And you will no doubt be overwhelmed by it at first glance.But the plan does work. And the end results are worth both the time and the effort. Removing toxic chemicals from a home, often results in the inhabitants being better able to breathe easier, being sick less often, and having more energy. It takes time. But it can be accomplished step by step. Do as much as you can. And do what works for you. Then move on to the next step. You may need to come back to the first steps and perform the remaining tasks. But eventually, you will work out what works for you. You will work out what rids your home from toxic chemicals to the point, that you can live at peace with your home again. Rating G; Reading Level Medium 7th Grade; Longest Words: Recommendations, Unintentionally, Internationally

This book is not about chemical elements. I'm going to offer my apologies for that up front, as I know that might be disappointing to a few of you.Rather, this book is about the basic elements which make up the Earth, which make up each of us, which make up everything. These Elements go by various names depending on which Element Theory you reference. I'll explain that later on in this book. Then I'll use a standard naming convention for each of these Elements.This book is about the Elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Spirit, and Sky. It is also about the Elements Love and Life. I explain each of these Elements and how each pertains to a Personality Type. I give as much information as is known about each Element, so that you can better answer if that Element or Personality Type is you.Rating G; Reading Level Easy 6th Grade; Longest Word: Environmentalist

We know that Buster Tensyllables, one of the Tensome, is able to turn into any plant. But how did he come by this gift? What is his history? How did he get to Wizard School? How did he get his green thumb? And what is his view of how things happened during his first year? It has to be a unique view, not everyone is a Plantasian. We also know that Buster's last name had ten syllables before it was shortened to Tensyllables. What is it originally and why was it changed? Rating G; Reading Level Easy 6th Grade; Longest Words: Classifications, Wizardetiquette. Let's start the story with the earliest ancestor of Buster that we know of. That would be Wampum ThePrinceIsMadEmphaphycoNewton. He was the youngest Master Agronomist in the history of Wher Garland. He also happened to be the first Plantasian. Wampum was able to save Wher Garland. Following in his footsteps, Buster was able to save the Universe.Many people think that the only way to get to Wizard School is to either take the Train. But if you can't afford the train, there is a bus to Wizard School. Yet, Buster Tensyllables didn't take the bus or the train. He did take a bus, but not the one to Wizard School and not the one to Prep School where his parents thought he was heading. He took a bus for a short distance, then he walked. Along the way, he met Sidney Rather Nottingham who was also walking to Wizard School. Luckily, one of they knew the way. Otherwise they would have been lost.

In this part of the Series, The Wizard Without a Wand, we follow the story of a Wand as it searches for its Wizard. For every Wand has a particular Wizard, just as every Wizard has a particular Wand. Indeed, when a Wizard uses a Wand, they become indistinguishable. Just how did this Wand come to be? How did it end up in the Underground City? How does its story interweave with that of Shmedley Thrumbledack who is the Wizard Without a Wand.Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Word: Indistinguishable This Wand's name is Accoustical Light. I don't know if every Wand has a name. But why not, if they're as important as Wizards? Not just any Wand will work for Shmedley Thrumbledack. For he's not just a Wizard, he's a magical being. And only a magical being can make a Wand for a magical being? So, who would have made it? Accoustical Light's story starts 400 years ago with Professor Malkius Wontlemoot, the last Professor of Wandmaking. After Malkius stopped teaching to wander the countryside, Wandmaking was no longer taught in Wizard Schools. This was much to the relief of several students. Instead, Wands were made by guilds. And only apprentices were taught how to make Wands. Accoustical Light and Shmedley Thrumbledack come close to meeting each other, but in the end, it's only through a strange twist of events, that they wind up together. So, what does a student at Wizard School, who has already made it through three years without a Wand do, when he finally gets a Wand? To find that out, you'll need to read the previous book in this series.

An Electric Car is often referred to as an electric vehicle or EV. In Select Your Electric Car, I explore the various options of EVs available in the United States. If you live in California or in one of the other states which have similar zero emission vehicle standards, you will have more choices. These states have laws that car companies selling cars in their state must provide a certain percentage of EVs. I am going to focus on the EVs which are widely available in the US now (2018). I'll compare them, so that hopefully you will be able to purchase the EV which fits your lifestyle - or the lifestyle which you plan to adopt once you own an EV.I'll also look at a few other EVs which are not as widely available.In 2019, car dealers will be offering more models of EVs nationally, at least that's the plan. I'm thinking that you might want a car with more of a track record. So I won't be saying as much about those models, though I will mention them.The US ranks seventh in number of EVs sold, following China, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Netherlands, and Norway who is at #1. If you wanted to wait until 2019 to drive your EV, and you had $200,000 ($200K) to spare, and you had a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or could hire a driver who did; why not just purchase a Tesla Electric Semi. After all, Elon Musk is now saying it will have a 600-mile range. Even if he's only 75% correct, that's still a 450-mile range. I could drive into town (Olympia) every day of the week and up to the big city (Seattle) on the weekend. And I still wouldn't have to charge my rig.And in Aug 2018, a Tesla Semi made it from Coast to Coast across the US. It did have to be recharged. But the driver was able to find charging stations which were powerful enough to charge it.But where would I park the thing? Besides I don't have a CDL. And the few people I know who do aren't interested in being my personal chauffeur. I also definitely don't have $200K that I can afford to spend on my next vehicle.I won't talk about the Tesla Semi in this book. You can read about that vehicle in my book - The Xybrid Vehicle. I'll also mention techniques for driving an EV which will expand their range. At least these techniques work when driving my 2015 Electric Nissan Leaf.Ratiing G; Reading Level Easy 6th Grade (that's ok, even though most 6th graders are too young to drive); Longest word: Oversimplification

The Tensome are back at Wizard school for their fourth and final year. When they graduate they will be Wizards. What obstacles and opportunities lie in their path? Before they return, the Tensome are determined to get Shmedley a Wand. This is his last year of Wizard School. He really needs to have a Wand. Shmedley has made it through three years of Wizard School very successfully without having a Wand. But the Tensome think that he'll really need to have one this year. And besides, he's been without a Wand for too long. And if you think that's bad for Shmedley, what about the poor author? What will we find out about Shmedley's Parents this year? I mean what will we find out about those impostors who pretended to be his parents until they could ship him off to Wizard School. And who sends a kid to Wizard School without a Wand? Once they graduate, then what will they do? They have little time to ponder that, they're too busy with school and with finding out about Dangerous Territory. Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Words: Responsibilities What is a penumbra? It's the lightest part of a shadow, the part at the edges. The umbra is the darker, inner part of a shadow. So, this book is about the lightest part of the shadow of the lives of Wizards School Students. It's the story about how they're about to graduate and embrace the life of Wizards. Up to this point, they have just been students. After they graduate, they'll be acclaimed as Wizards - cap and all.What could possibly go wrong in their final year at Wizard School? How about accidentally traveling back in time? How about ending up in Wandmaking Class when you know nothing about that subject?And what will these students do after they graduate? The Principal has a surprise in store which may answer that question.

During their third year of Wizard School, Leesha Fourthchild casts a spell. Actually, she casts several spells, but this one is particularly haunting. Leesha loses her boyfriend Shmedley Thrumbledack and gains him back. Shmedley plays a trick on the couple who were posing as his Parents. And the Tensome learns more about the movement of the Springboks, who Arlanda Florida the Principal is certain are up to no good. A bully becomes friends with Shmedley. Shmedley can be friends with almost anyone, so this is not that surprising. And Amanda Sunflower Triangulum also gains a friend. Read on to find out more of what happens with the Tensome during their third year at Wizard School. Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Words: Wizardetiquette, Classifications, Velociraptoress Female teenage wizard Leesha Fourthchild is very good at casting spells. But is she too good? Leesha casts a spell which doesn't just make her disappear. This spell make her cease to exist. This is good because now she won't ever have to worry about turning into a velociraptor ever again. She won't have to worry about turning into a dangerous dinosaur who might hurt somebody. As long as she was with her boyfriend Shmedley Thrumbledack, she didn't have to worry about that because he can turn her back into a human. Speaking of Shmedley, now that Leesha is no more, she'll never get to hold hands with him again. She'll never get to kiss him again. And she terribly misses him.How will Leesha be able to exist again? Who can help her?Leesha finds that there is one advantage to not existing. It makes it easier to spy on the underground world and fid out what they're up to. Shmedley is a Spring. A Spring is the opposite of an Offspring. If you're a Spring you never had parents. This is different from an Orphan, for they once had parents. A Spring is also something that bounces. The Spring is a certain time of year. It opens the door to Summer, to better things. A Spring is a flow of water into a pool. A Spring is a magical being who has all these magical attributes. How can Shmedley use these forms of magic to help him. It's good that he has some magic, because he doesn't have a wand. And even though Wizard Math is good for solving problems, it's not much help when you're being picked on by bullies.

In their second year of Wizard School, Epsilon Sigma Omicron keeps a log of the adventures of the Tensome. He calls it the Epsilogue. In this book, the Tensome spend more time trying to uncover what the people who were posing as Shmedley parents are up to. Are they up to no good as the Principal and the head Professor claim? Or could they just be hiding? What would they be hiding from? Gloria Songmeister Gloria discovers new modes of travel via her braids. Gregarious Billy James Gregshaw William Yllib the Vth is spookily silent for once. And the Tensome, minus one, all learn to ride Komodo Dragons. Rating G; Reading Level Easy 5th Grade; Longest Word: Uncharacteristically Young teenage Wizard School Student Epsilon Sigma Omicron goes by Epsi. He's the smartest student at Wizard School. Every year, he tests out of all the subject except WizardEtiquette (Wizard Etiquette). He could test out of that subject, but doesn't want to be ridiculed by bullies for doing so. Epsi keeps a log of what happens during this school year. But half-way through the school year, he's too busy to keep making entries in his log. So he turns it over to his girlfriend Gloria Songmeister Gloria. Gloria's braids allow her to fly. And this year she's learning how they can help her fly faster and further. Gloria's braids also sing. While practicing her flying skills, Gloria discovers a revolving door into the underground world where Shmedley's parents are now living and up to no good. However, the door is locked, so she goes back to get her friends to help her unlock it. But when she gets back, she's so excited she can't speak at first.