What will your life be like in three years? In Catholic high school, we had a couple of nun jokes. I’ll omit them here, but the punch line to one was, “All of the other nuns said, ‘Heh, heh, heh,’ and the one said, ‘[gasp!]’” Let me know in the comments if you want theContinue reading “Heh, Heh, Heh”
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Caught in the Web(page)
What are your favorite websites? Do I have favorite websites? There are those places I love to hate: Facebook is one of these, and how many of us are sorry we sold our souls (and posted all those photos we probably have no other access to now) to the great and powerful Zuck? Sidebar: yes,Continue reading “Caught in the Web(page)”
Age. Learn. Repeat.
Is there an age or year of your life you would re-live? Today’s prompt asks, “Is there an age or year of your life you would re-live?” And of course, I have to reply, not by answering that, but by questioning the exact meaning of said prompt. On one hand it suggests that one wouldContinue reading “Age. Learn. Repeat.”
Forget History?
What historical event fascinates you the most? I’m sitting here with my bowl of breakfast cereal and pondering this prompt: “What historical event fascinates you the most?” I’m not sure, as I mentally fast-forward through the timeline of history, that I can pick out just one, the most fascinating, event. Now, it’s not that I’mContinue reading “Forget History?”
Alternate Careers
What alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in? Let me begin by saying that I believe I chose precisely the correct career for myself. As a college professor, I had a great deal of autonomy in making my schedule and teaching what I wanted to teach. At a small campus, as anContinue reading “Alternate Careers”
Don’t Balk, Walk
What is your favorite form of physical exercise? Back in the 70s, when running was trendy, I decided to try it. I went to the local college campus track and did a couple of laps. That was when I learned of the condition called “shin splints.” Painful, and a good inducement to stop running. IContinue reading “Don’t Balk, Walk”
To The Moon…AND Back?
How much would you pay to go to the moon? Today’s prompt assumes (I hope) that some sort of Earth to the Moon route has been established with reasonable rates for the average Terran. Otherwise I will have to launch into a socialist rant about billionaires and space travel and how it’s a harbinger ofContinue reading “To The Moon…AND Back?”
Kid At Heart?
What does it mean to be a kid at heart? I received a text from my cousin Bill right before Halloween. He asked if I was going to “haunt the yard” on October 31st. It’s like he blew the dust off a long forgotten memory; I suddenly recalled the two of us running around theContinue reading “Kid At Heart?”
So, So Many
What major historical events do you remember? In my memoir, Immaculate Misconceptions: Tales of Catholic School, I recount the day John Kennedy was shot. Since we lived so close to the school, I would come home for lunch. As I ate my tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich, the phone rang. When my mother answeredContinue reading “So, So Many”
ImPromptu
I enjoy these forays into daily writing; I feel like I’m doing something creative every day, if only for a few minutes, and I hope someone is out there actually reading these musings. Occasionally, though, I balk at the prompts. Often they spark my imagination in a way that I can talk about more thanContinue reading “ImPromptu”
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