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Bloganuary writing promptWhat’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?View all responses I am afraid of the usual round of things. Like many sailors, I fear going overboard in the North Atlantic. An informant who was a lobsterman told me about how he was washed …
Bloganuary writing promptWhat are your favorite sports to watch and play?View all responses Little can compare to a rousing game of cat hockey. My gray cat Clancy (AKA the Grey Menace) introduced me to the sport. Clancy played cat hockey in the same rough-and-tumble style as the Maple Leafs and other Canadian teams of the …
Bloganuary writing promptWhat would you do if you won the lottery?View all responses Years ago, as entertainment on long drives, I would envision what I might do if I won a large lottery prize. First, I'd go into survivor mode. I'd hire a lawyer, a financial advisor, and a security guard. All the grifters I …
Bloganuary writing promptWhat books do you want to read?View all responses Ever the contrarian, I want to tell you what book I do not want to read - that hit from years ago telling us not to sweat the small stuff.Here's the problem: the small stuff is killing us. Small microscopic bits of plastic in …
Bloganuary writing promptWhat do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?View all responses Leisure time. Like so many things, the devil is in the details. I don't always separate my world of work from what we might call "downtime." I used to get a big rush out of doing anthropological fieldwork for a project …
Bloganuary writing promptName an attraction or town close to home that you still haven't got around to visiting.View all responses I've seen most of the local attractions at least once, thanks to out-of-town visitors. But it is curious how often the prompt to see some famous spot is a visit from family or friends rather …
Bloganuary writing promptList five things you do for fun.View all responses I was not always enthusiastic about heating with wood. In the little garage I had as a shop, getting a fire in the old potbellied stove was tricky. Don't get it too hot too fast. Keep it carefully stoked. Use the right mixture of …
Bloganuary writing promptIf you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?View all responses My wife has one issue with our kittens - Keeping them off the dining room table. Shooing, saying "scat," hissing at them; nothing works for long. To be honest, every cat we've had in the house has maintained …
Bloganuary writing promptWrite about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc. View all responses Brrrrr, it's been cold around here. It's so cold that I've been having trouble getting enough exercise. There's not enough snow to snowshoe on, too much snow to walk on the icy streets, and the malls are boring. My daily …
Bloganuary writing promptWhat's your dream job?View all responses Can we outgrow our dreams? I certainly hope so. The job I greatly wanted at sixteen after reading James Bond novels was a "secret agent." Thanks, I'll take a pass on that one. The lack of opportunities or availability can lead us on different paths to the …
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