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Daily writing promptWhich food, when you eat it, instantly transports you to childhood?View all responses The taste of my mother's Spanish Rice and my grandmother's Hungarian poppyseed bread manage every time to transport me back to the holiday parties we had when I was young. Aunts, uncles, and cousins, the sound of Latin music on …
Daily writing promptWrite about your first crush.View all responses A first crush? How mundane! Many of us have several first crushes. For the automotive inclined, it might be their first car; more commonly, it's first love. Being a city boy, I did not have my first beloved auto at 16, 17, or 18, and my …
Daily writing promptWhat countries do you want to visit?View all responses I'm not opposed to foreign travel. It's just that so many people have little understanding of their own country that I'm not sure that the contrast offered by another country provides much value. Education is often a compare-and-contrast sort of situation. We need to …
Daily writing promptHow do you want to retire?View all responses I used to have a routine take on retirement until the "reinvention" of government turned my career prospects upside down. After several jobs with various government agencies, I was both middle-aged and with skill sets that no one seemed to need. Before this sea change, I …
Daily writing promptDescribe one of your favorite moments.View all responses Here is the prompt: Describe one of your favorite moments. Wait, what's that noise? The dog is going crazy...it's my wife getting home from work. You can't blog all the time. You'll lose sight of other important things in life, like relationships. So what could …
Daily writing promptWhat notable things happened today?View all responses What happened? The UPS truck is coming! He always leaves a biscuit for me. Oh, and a package for someone, but that's not important. Those Post Office people, FedEx, and Amazon folks are dismal failures. How can they come to my house and be so rude! Dog biscuits? What about …
Daily writing promptWhat are you passionate about?View all responses It's common for people to get asked about where their passions lie or to be told to follow their passions. The first can be an invasive bit of psychological probing on the part of a prospective lover or employer, and the other can be ill-advised advice …
Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite season of year? Why?View all responses The beginning of March through the middle of July has been my busy season for many years. March into early April is the sapping season; I'm busy making maple syrup and planning the garden. For many years, the first weekend of spring also …
Daily writing promptWhat’s the one luxury you can’t live without?View all responses While I was primarily raised in the wilds of New York City, there was a short period when I was about nine or ten when we lived in the suburbs of Long Island. The takeaway from that time was exposure to gardening. It …
Daily writing promptIf humans had taglines, what would yours be?View all responses Taglines for people? I've thought about this. You know - John "He goes with the Flow." I think it's the ultimate in making people into modern-day commodities. You treat them as brands. It is probably a new ploy for brand marketers to make additional …
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