After an absence of over a year, I have made a decision to resume writing . The reasons I have been away are several: Family Issues (My father has suffered another stroke; this one more debilitating than the previous two that he suffered; My mother…lets just say I will save that topic for a … Continue reading
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt from late 2016: Even the most laid back and egalitarian among us can be insufferable snobs when it comes to coffee, music, cars, beer, or any other pet obsession where things have to be just so. What are you snobbish about? NFL Football, March Madness, Hockey(which I … Continue reading
The last post that was written on this blog was on New Years Day 2016. A lot has happened since then. I have had a lot of downturns in my life, that has not happened on a major scale since 2008. 2016 started like 2015 ended; chaotic. How you ask? I went out on leave … Continue reading
Written in response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: ” What do you find more unbearable: watching a video of yourself, or listening to a recording of your voice? And Why?” I hate looking at myself on video because how I feel and perceived myself to be does not come out that way. I feel … Continue reading
In response to the Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Where were you Thursday Night at midnight?” “Would you have wanted to be somewhere else?” Considering I am writing this two days later (hence the tweaking of the prompt), here are my responses: I was at home in bed sound asleep. Hell, I even missed Anderson … Continue reading
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt : Tomorrow you get to become anyone in the world that you wish. Who are you? You can choose to be anyone alive today, or someone gone long ago. If you decide to stay “you” share your rationale. In closing out the year I decided to … Continue reading
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 700 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 12 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … Continue reading
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt, “By The Dots”… We all have strange relationships with punctuation — do you overuse exclamation marks? Do you avoid semicolons like the plague? What type of punctuation could you never live without? Tell us all about your punctuation quirks! When writing, my favorite punctuation “tool(s)”(for lack of … Continue reading
In response to The Daily Post’s “Do You Believe In Magic?” You have been transformed into a mystical being who has the ability to do magic. Describe your new abilities in detail. How will you use your new skills? No I’m not going to be one of these individuals who talk about using my newfound … Continue reading
In response to the Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Too soon?” Can anything be funny, or are some things off limits? I will answer the question like this: Some things to me are extremely funny. For example: Watching classic cartoons like The Flintstones and Popeye are funny. Watching Sports Bloopers are funny. Also funny; watching a … Continue reading
