What’s your go-to comfort food? I’m not a believer in “comfort food.” I don’t really seek out foods to feel better. Oh, yes, sometimes, I really enjoy that peanut butter cup or that ice cream cone, but I don’t feel comforted; I just enjoy it. There are two strong examples for my avoiding this idea.Continue reading “Comforting Food”
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It’s a Game
What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why? Growing up I played the old favorites: Monopoly, Parcheesi, and Uno. When Chess became a big thing, I played a lot of it—and I became pretty good at it, though I seem to have lost that ability now. For awhile I enjoyed Backgammon, but never hadContinue reading “It’s a Game”
Bad Doppelgängers
You know how you sometimes have a negative response to someone because they look like or remind you of someone else? Just the other day I made a mental connection between two people whom I met decades apart, but that dormant connection might have had a worsening effect on how I think of one ofContinue reading “Bad Doppelgängers”
Meta-Meata
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”
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!”
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