Who are your favorite people to be around? As a life-long introvert who only recently has said, “Screw it, life’s too short, and who cares what people think?” (as I venture into the local social scene to raise awareness of my non-profit theatre company), I would say that the list of favorite people to beContinue reading “Ahhh, Look At All My Fav’rite People”
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Shooooooesahhh!
Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. My title refers to the character of Jen on the show The IT Crowd where she tries to get her not-very-observant tech support co-workers to notice her new toe-mangling heels. As for my shoes, I frequently observe to myself, when looking inContinue reading “Shooooooesahhh!”
Bad Budgeting
Write about your approach to budgeting. My title should probably be “Bad Example of Budgeting.” My approach is not one that people should necessarily follow. When my wife died, I gained a healthy insurance payout. I paid off my car and banked the rest. When I sold my house, I invested that in some productsContinue reading “Bad Budgeting”
The Gift That Keeps On…Well, You Know…
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. When I was a kid, I had a great interest in science. For Christmas I would get a telescope, a microscope, a chemistry set—the science interest du année—all sorts of things to expand my knowledge. As I grew older, the gifts became more intangible. Going outContinue reading “The Gift That Keeps On…Well, You Know…”
Patriot vs. Patriotic
Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? Would I say I’m patriotic? Absolutely. I’m a proud supporter of the United States of America and want to see her (US?) succeed in all endeavors on the world stage. Am I a patriot? That word has undergone a change in meaning lately. It usedContinue reading “Patriot vs. Patriotic”
Guilty, Your Honor
Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? A few years ago, when working on a set design for the play Noises Off, I was informed about the difference between stairs and ladders. Then, just about a year ago, I was descending from the second floor of the garage. I always come down backwards, because IContinue reading “Guilty, Your Honor”
A Plethora of Miscellaneous
If there was a biography about you, what would the title be? I wrote that title a few weeks ago and saved it in Notes, because I knew it would come in handy eventually. When seeing today’s prompt I thought it was strictly apropos (which would be a bad title for my biography). Looking backContinue reading “A Plethora of Miscellaneous”
Retire…Now!
What were your parents doing at your age? No, I’m not retreading an old topic. (Tread….get it? Re-tire?) I’m responding to the prompt, actually. I think by this time my mother had shown me my father’s obituary that she had clipped from the newspaper.* I never knew him, and quite frankly, seeing the article, IContinue reading “Retire…Now!”
Fasten Your Seatbelts
If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? This post may lose me followers, but I feel compelled to answer the prompt honestly. This has been a hot button issue ever since I was in grade school when I heard about the topic incessantly, which desensitized me toContinue reading “Fasten Your Seatbelts”
Ree-diculous Texts
I’ve been saving some of the more absurd forays into text spamscam for a blog post, and I think it’s time to present the latest collection. Some try pretty hard, and others give up way too easily. This one was in it to win it, with photos and gifs. I didn’t respond to Hello KittyContinue reading “Ree-diculous Texts”
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