Prompt: Favorite Emojis

What are your favorite emojis? Here are my go-to emojis on any given day: 😆😄🙄😊✨🤦🏻‍♀️✅🤷🏻‍♀️ I have some I use for specific purposes. Sympathy for a loss: 🕊️ Birthdays: 🎂🎈🎁🪅🍦 Frustration with people: 😐😑😐 FFS: 🦊🦊🦊🦊🍶 Song lyrics: 🎶…🎶

Prompt: Favorite Topics

What topics do you like to discuss? I can talk endlessly about cultural and societal issues, particularly what individuals and small groups can do to build resilience. I think a lot about creating a more just, sustainable, human-friendly world, and I am always willing to talk about ideas and how to spread them. Honestly, step … Continue reading Prompt: Favorite Topics →

Prompt: Top of Mind

Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. I have been neglecting my blog and I feel bad about that.

Prompt: Pets

What animals make the best/worst pets? I love all kinds of animals, but there is a reason why cats and dogs are the most popular pets. We got a new dog in February and she’s great! I used to have cats that were also great. The worst pets? Venomous snakes. You just don’t need a … Continue reading Prompt: Pets →

Prompt: Road Trip!

You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? I am all about the car-based road trip! It’s always an adventure and a good opportunity for bonding with your fellow travelers, be they friends, family, coworkers, or strangers you found on the internet. Of course, much planning and preparation must go into … Continue reading Prompt: Road Trip! →

Prompt: Shopping Spree

Daily writing promptWhere would you go on a shopping spree?View all responses I am going to exclude big box stores because they feel like cheating, since they carry everything, and I am excluding book stores because I am on a book buying fast for a bit. My favorite "toy" stores are Tractor Supply, Harbor Freight, … Continue reading Prompt: Shopping Spree →

Prompt: Patriotic?

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? Do I love my country? Yes. The word “patriotic” has been tarnished for me because it has been hijacked by certain factions who believe they are the “true patriots” and this has been exploited to divide us. That’s disgusting and shameful. Patriotism isn’t about having … Continue reading Prompt: Patriotic? →

Day 9: Childhood Lies

Reflect on a belief you’ve held since childhood. Is it still relevant or has your perspective changed? I was told a lot of things about myself that I believed until I turned 40 and turned a critical eye toward everything inside me. For instance, I had been told for my whole childhood that I was … Continue reading Day 9: Childhood Lies →

Prompt: The Title of My Biography

If there were a biography about you, what would the title be? The title would be either, “Here We Are Again,” or “Well, That Didn’t Work.”

January Review in 5 Lists

I’m only going to review my own January. In a more global sense, it wasn’t the best month ever, with the frigid weather in many states, the wildfires in California, the assorted public weirdness, etc. But that’s way outside my scope, and I literally (literally literally) don’t have the time or energy right now to … Continue reading January Review in 5 Lists →