What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten? The ironic thing is, the one thing I once found most delicious is now one of the most abhorred items. I grew up with Pennsylvania Dutch (i.e., German) cooking. Pretty much everything was boiled. Put a large beef roast in a roasting pan, fill it 2/3 withContinue reading “Deee-licious!”
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The Uniform
If you were forced to wear one outfit over and over again, what would it be? I find this to be an amusing little prompt. 1) Who would want to? 2) I kinda used to! When I was teaching I had a “sort of” uniform: I was known for wearing black jeans. On the rareContinue reading “The Uniform”
…What?
How important is spirituality in your life? I grew up in the Catholic Church. And though I said, in my oft-cited (by me) memoir, Immaculate Misconceptions: Tales of Catholic School, “Once a Catholic, always a Catholic,” I don’t really believe that. Oh, sure, I still twitch when I see a priest collar or a nun,Continue reading “…What?”
Wasting Time
How do you waste the most time every day? My rule for time-wasting is: It’s ok if I waste my time, but I don’t want other people doing it. In a long line at the Post Office a couple of years ago, I came up with the idea for a great app. When I amContinue reading “Wasting Time”
Pick ONE!
Another birthday passed. Last year I used a reference to “I Can’t Drive 65!” by Sammy Hagar. This year I am saying that I’m starting out getting my kicks on Route 66. I believe this will exhaust the birthday highway messages (unless I usher in next year’s day with “Life is a Highway”). On aContinue reading “Pick ONE!”
Re-readable Book
My former student and now friend Jason has suggested as a prompt, “What books do you find to be the most re-readable, and why?” This seems closer to other prompts I have responded to (so you don’t want me talking about Gravity’s Rainbow again, I’m sure, but I wanted to put this post here toContinue reading “Re-readable Book”
Signage
I’m going through my phone and deleting some photos, and came upon some signs with intriguing messages. So I thought I’d share them here. Can you guess which one is from the US?
Go, Go, Goethe!
Who is your favorite historical figure? Frequent readers of my blog will know exactly who my favorite historical figure is. And others will probably know, too, since I gave it away in my title. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is best known for writing Faust (Parts One and Two), but there was so much more toContinue reading “Go, Go, Goethe!”
First (and Secret) Crush
Write about your first crush. Often, before stepping into the shower, I’ll read the daily prompt and let my mind cogitate on ideas before I sit down to write over my morning coffee, However, when I saw this prompt, I immediately flashed back (cue flipping calender sheets) to Veronica. I don’t remember if she startedContinue reading “First (and Secret) Crush”
Countries to Visit?
What countries do you want to visit? I was going to begin with a list of places I did not want to visit, but thought that sounded negative, so I’ll begin with the positive “where I do want to go” places. Since we already have a trip to the UK planned for this fall (England,Continue reading “Countries to Visit?”
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