What foods would you like to make? Sometimes I approach these prompts from a 3rd-person perspective, using them merely as a jumping-point for my blog entry. Other times, I feel the need to go meta and comment on the prompt before diving in. Today is the latter, when I have to ask, “Do you meanContinue reading “Meta-Meata”
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Cats or Dogs?
Dogs or cats? I often rail against false choices.The pandemic brought a lot of those into the discussion. For example, we were to choose between education and health; children were less susceptible to infection, so we needed to send them to school, and who cares if a few teachers die for the good of theContinue reading “Cats or Dogs?”
We Are Family?
I’m often amazed at how people who say they are very pro-family and supportive of their family members actually don’t treat them very well. Sometimes I’m watching a movie or TV show, and the mother says something to the son or daughter, and my response is, “What mother would ever say that to their child?”Continue reading “We Are Family?”
Your Name is Hypokrites!
What bothers you and why? “What bothers you and why?” suggests an incredibly long blog response. So many things! From that fly buzzing around me on a warm summer day (the one I mentioned to my Intro to Theatre students, that would set me off to help me understand the anger of a killer!!) toContinue reading “Your Name is Hypokrites!”
Certainties…
List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain. When I was growing up, people commonly proclaimed two things: 1) Never talk about politics or religion. 2) The only things certain are death and taxes. Now we are constantly subjected to people’s religious and political views. That may be the only certainty that I canContinue reading “Certainties…”
Acting Choices
Are you seeking security or adventure? When acting a role on stage, we constantly make choices. Why does my character say that then? What happened to the character in the past that led to this moment? What in my life is similar that I can use to relate to this event in the play? LifeContinue reading “Acting Choices”
Be My Guest!
If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite? See, my problem is, I can never just take these prompts at face-value. Does this include anyone living or dead? How big is the table? And who is doing the catering, because I’m not cooking for lotsContinue reading “Be My Guest!”
Aged Like a Fine What?
What do you think gets better with age? They say wine gets better with age. It can also go sour. I guess it depends on how you store and treat your bottles. The same is true of human beings. The cosmetic ad that proclaimed, “You’re not getting older, you’re getting better” assumed the application ofContinue reading “Aged Like a Fine What?”
Early to Bed What?
What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? I have always railed against that old saying, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” What a load of sleepsand! I’ve always been a night person. Oh, yes, I did get up early for grade school andContinue reading “Early to Bed What?”
Comfort…
What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life? I think Comfort was a character name on a Twilight Zone episode—#88, “The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank,” to be specific. (I love that I can google that sort of thing.) She certainly was comfort for the devil who wanted to marry her…Continue reading “Comfort…”
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