How do you express your gratitude? This prompt raises an interesting point for me. Not in how I express my gratitude, because I think I do it with sincere feeling, but the whole idea of why we do things for other people. In my view of history (and so this might just be from myContinue reading “Gratitude”
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Apokalypse Soon?
What are you most worried about for the future? When I retired, I planned on travel and creative projects. I’m working on both. But always nagging somewhere are fears for the future. And not those little things like cancer or knee transplants. Global things. Worldwide, there’s global climate change. Grow a garden and you canContinue reading “Apokalypse Soon?”
Rod Stewart Again?
What makes a teacher great? The answer to today’s prompt also prompted a return of the Rod Stewart earworm from a few weeks ago. “Passion.” I always read my student evaluations, and of course always reacted poorly to negative comments. I think most college professors are more sensitive to those than the positive ones. WeContinue reading “Rod Stewart Again?”
Discount Meatball Surgery!
Have you ever had surgery? What for? Is the first word of my title a verb or an adjective? Let me know what you think while I detail two surgeries in answer to the prompt. Many years ago I had my wisdom teeth out. There’s nothing notable about that story except for going to workContinue reading “Discount Meatball Surgery!”
Sustainable?
Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? I was tempted to just throw this prompt away, but then decided that I really shouldn’t waste the opportunity. *Rimshot* On the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, my Catholic grade school—which was being connected to the world and forward-seeing forContinue reading “Sustainable?”
Deee-licious!
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!”
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”
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!”
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