What were your parents doing at your age? No, I’m not retreading an old topic. (Tread….get it? Re-tire?) I’m responding to the prompt, actually. I think by this time my mother had shown me my father’s obituary that she had clipped from the newspaper.* I never knew him, and quite frankly, seeing the article, IContinue reading “Retire…Now!”
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Fasten Your Seatbelts
If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? This post may lose me followers, but I feel compelled to answer the prompt honestly. This has been a hot button issue ever since I was in grade school when I heard about the topic incessantly, which desensitized me toContinue reading “Fasten Your Seatbelts”
My Dream House
Write about your dream home. As I get older, my knees are suggesting to me that I should live in a one-story dwelling; all those years of Catholicism have taken their toll. At the same time, if I imagine the house that would best serve my needs I would think it would be something likeContinue reading “My Dream House”
Wuxtry! Wuxtry! Read All About it!
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? In the old days of kids hawking newspapers on street corners, they’d yell, “Extra, extra, read all about it!” to announce that special edition of the paper containing what CNN labels every story, “Breaking News.” (I maintain it’s not really breaking newsContinue reading “Wuxtry! Wuxtry! Read All About it!”
Favorite Candy?
What’s your favorite candy? As I write these blog posts, I try to include some socially relevant material when addressing the topics of the daily prompts. Today’s, “What’s your favorite candy?” doesn’t really lend itself to allegorical underpinnings or political subtext. It’s a very light and sugary question, but I’ll take some time away fromContinue reading “Favorite Candy?”
Delete Files(s): Yes or No?
Do you need a break? From what? When I moved from my three-story (plus basement) brick Victorian house, I sold many things, I gave away much, but still had a great deal of items I didn’t want to part with. Since I was moving in with someone, there wasn’t room for it all, and soContinue reading “Delete Files(s): Yes or No?”
And the Winner Is…
The most important invention in your lifetime is… Last night I had a dream* that I had a 20-page essay on a theatre director due the next day. I had a thick book, a biography, about her (whoever it was) and planned to read that and supplement my paper with my review of the worksContinue reading “And the Winner Is…”
Good Day. Sunshine.
Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end. My most ideal day would begin when I spontaneously woke up. No alarms, no construction noises, no rap music emanating from a passing car. Just becoming awake when I’ve slept enough. After a shower, breakfast, a couple of quick games on my phone and a newContinue reading “Good Day. Sunshine.”
The Equation of Perception
How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? Warning: Math Alert! I’ve often heard the question, “Why does time seem to go so slow when we’re kids but so quickly when we’re older?” While pondering this a few years ago, I arrived at a possible answer. At theContinue reading “The Equation of Perception”
I’m a To-Do Lister
Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done. Sing the title to the tune of “I’m a Girl Watcher.” Yeah, I know, the rhythm’s a bit off, but that’s how my mind works. And I am a to-do lister. I’m very big on making lists, and I find tremendous satisfaction in crossing items off.Continue reading “I’m a To-Do Lister”
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