Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. I had a personal awakening when I turned 40 and realized my life was in all likelihood more than half over. That was the beginning of a long string of lessons I wish I had learned earlier. I describe the learning process as being … Continue reading Prompt: All of Them
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Prompt: Super Annoying
If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be? “Super.” It is my go-to word to add emphasis and I say it so often that it gets on my own nerves.
Prompt: Not Anymore
Are you holding a grudge? About? Do NOT forget. It might be better for me if I could, but I can’t really hold grudges at this point in my life. Not even against people who used and abused me. The past is immutable and the people I could carry a grudge for don’t give a … Continue reading Prompt: Not Anymore
Prompt: Why I Blog
Why do you blog? I have kept notebooks and journals since I was a child. Blogging is a natural extension of that. Writing is how I think. I actually have multiple blogs on many topics, most of which are neglected or abandoned now. Sometimes I go back to them and post a little this-and-that. This … Continue reading Prompt: Why I Blog
Prompt: Today.
How are you feeling right now? I had a fairly productive day today, so I feel good about that. But right now? This very minute? The only thing I feel is tired. Exhausted. Done. Am I going to bed though? No chance. I have been making multiplication flash cards for the youngest kid, and now … Continue reading Prompt: Today.
Prompt: Relevant
What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it? The last thing was a nationwide search for alternative teacher certification programs. I am looking for the fastest and cheapest way to transition into that career in preparation for starting a microschool. And for having a career if that doesn’t … Continue reading Prompt: Relevant
Prompt: TV
What TV shows did you watch as a kid? I have heard it said that Gen X was raised by television. My mother objects to that, but every day when I came home from elementary school, I would tune in to watch The Brady Bunch, The Flintstones, and Scooby-Doo on UHF channel 48. I also … Continue reading Prompt: TV
Prompt: SERIOUSLY UP MY ALLEY!
Daily writing promptHow would you design the city of the future?View all responses AI has no clue where lines go on a road. LOL. My degree is in Geography, but I focused my classwork around urban planning and resource management. I could go on about this at great length, but I will just give you … Continue reading Prompt: SERIOUSLY UP MY ALLEY!
Prompt: My name is…
Daily writing promptWhere did your name come from?View all responses Photo by Heiner on Pexels.com I chose my name myself. I even went to court and made it legal. My parents had given me a name that was ill-fitting and, in retrospect, I was trying to distance myself from some very serious trauma in my … Continue reading Prompt: My name is…
Prompt: One Word.
What is a word you feel that too many people use? “Solutioning” Nobody should use that word ever.
