Answer me this, May 9, 2024 What values are fundamental to you and why? I was writing this yesterday and after I accidentally posted it, I deleted the entire thing and went to bed. I should not be writing so late… Read More ›
Word Prompt
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE TOWERS WENT DOWN?
Answer Me This What were you doing when you first heard about the attack on the Twin Towers in NYC and how did your daily routine change (if at all) as a result of the news? I had just gotten… Read More ›
INSPIRATION
JYProvocative Question #27 – Writing The question is one of the classics that creative people ask each other: When it comes to writing, what matters more – the inspiration that motivates you to start writing? Or the discipline to keep… Read More ›
ABOUT THE OSCARS
Fandango’s Provocative Question #214 So what about those Oscars, eh? They have become increasingly irrelevant to many of us, especially since many of us haven’t seen any of the movies up for awards — and the ones we saw and liked… Read More ›
DISTRACTIONS!
5 Things that distract you from blogging (other than work, family or housework) I’ve been blogging for more than 11-years — closing on 12 — and for most of that time, I was so absorbed in blogging, everything else was… Read More ›
FAME AND FORTUNE
When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself and curse my fate
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 ›
BLOGGING INSIGHTS: FIX OR BREAK?
Blogging Insights 3.0 — 1 “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” vs “Break the mold”: which of these do you believe, pertains to your blog? I think both things could be true, but neither currently is. I remember when… Read More ›
COFFEE TIME QUESTIONS
Question Time Over Coffee This is the abridged edition to Rory’s questions. There are questions that I don’t think I can answer or that don’t seem to apply to me. Then there are questions I prefer not to answer. These are… Read More ›
THE MONDAY PEEVE – DON’T YOU HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS?
Where did my pictures go? So here’s the scenario. I have my card in its reader in my computer. Instead of doing what I usually do — copying the pictures from the card to the newly-created photo folder, I use… Read More ›
THE CLEANSING OF THE FANGS
Fandango’s Provocative Question #194 I am a tooth grinder. Sometimes, even at this late date, I find myself with my jaw rigid and teeth clenched. The result of this is my teeth are not happy teeth. Basically, I need a whole… Read More ›
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
FIBBING FRIDAY – July 8, 2022 I actually have a few books about these dating back to my college days when many of you hadn’t yet been born. Some of these “real” ones are centuries old, but many are new,… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 