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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?”

When I Think About Me, I…um…

What’s your favorite thing about yourself? I always thought that the popular song, referenced in my title, would be a good anthem for an egotist. Hopefully you know what song I mean, but I’ll link to it anyway, and you can join my earworm club for the day. As for my favorite thing about me,Continue reading “When I Think About Me, I…um…”

Oldest Item?

What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily? I’m a bit baffled by this prompt. I don’t think anything I have fits this category. As I look back on my life I think of it as several lifetimes. Before College, The College Years, Post-Graduate, Career, and now Retirement. And having moved physicallyContinue reading “Oldest Item?”

Firebird? Sweet!

Describe one of your favorite moments. This is one of the seminal moments in my teaching career. I was taking Music Appreciation with Lou Silverblank at Temple University; the class was required for my Theatre major. One of our assignments was to attend two live music performances. I hated this idea. I was in theContinue reading “Firebird? Sweet!”

Passion!

What is your favorite season of year? Why? Or, how answering a prompt gets a Rod Stewart song stuck in your head. Of course, what I am most passionate about is theatre, directing theatre, and storytelling. Those are of course three aspects of the same thing. They’ve comprised my life’s work, and they are somethingContinue reading “Passion!”

An Uninspiring Scammer

This is another in my series of improvs with scammers. They send me a message, then claim it’s a wrong number and try to elicit conversation. I thwarted this one immediately by being an attractive Asian woman fashion designer and cryptocurrency dabbler. Because that’s what so many of them claim to be. I guess “she”Continue reading “An Uninspiring Scammer”