Fandango’s One Word Challenge

FETISH

FOWC with Fandango — Fetish I collect Native American fetishes. These are small carved items — sort of like charms or amulets — but more than that. Some of these carving are remarkably artistic. Tiny, yet perfect. Each fetish represents a… Read More ›

EMPATHY

FOWC with Fandango — Empathy I know almost everyone takes these words and uses them as part of a sentence or story. In this case, empathy is a word that is frequently misused, so I thought I’d point out the difference… Read More ›

PHOBIAS AND FEARS

Fandango’s Provocative Question #172 The nature of a phobia is its irrationality. I theorize if you developed the fear over time, you probably had a reason. It might not be a sensible reason, but it didn’t come out of nowhere. Something… Read More ›

TOUGH DECISIONS

Fandango’s Provocative Question #153 This isn’t a question I can answer. It’s not that I haven’t had any life-changing tough decision, but because I’ve had so many. Which one was the hardest? I can’t say because all of the hard ones… Read More ›

TATTOOS

Fandango’s Provocative Question #144 Do you have any tattoos? What is the meaning or significance of them? If you do have tattoos, do you have any regrets about any of them? At last! A question I can answer with a “Yes,”… Read More ›

WHAT’S YOUR SOURCE?

Fandango’s Provocative Question #134 I would like to point out that there’s plenty of room between “I believe everything I hear because my sources are impeccable!” and “I think I have a sufficient selection of news sources so that mostly, I’m… Read More ›

CLIMATE CHANGES ARE US

Fandango’s Provocative Question #131 There is no serious dispute by anyone that humans hold significant responsibility for damaging Earth’s ecology. You can’t label water pollution or unbreathable air as caused by anything the earth does to itself — short of being… Read More ›

THE FUTURE? OY VAY!

Fandango’s Provocative Question #130 You want to know what I’m worrying about? You mean whether or not there is going to BE a planet to live on? Other than that? Let us start with the simplet, yet somehow most heartfelt expletive… Read More ›

WHEN FASHION FAILS

Fandango’s Provocative Question #125 This week, Fandango would like to know about our style. See that old lady wearing baggy jeans and a tee shirt? I lost 20 pounds during the past year and my clothing has not caught up. Note… Read More ›