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Friday, April 15th, 2016 According to the artist who took this photo, (Nikos Koravos | @Dreamstime): “A lot of deserted houses can be found in the island of Kythera, Greece, most of them in a very bad condition.” In Washington, DC in a really bad snow storm, people have been known to abandon their cars on the Beltway and […] Friday, March 18th, 2016 Hello. Bonjour. Ciao. Shalom. Nǐ hǎo. Cześć. Hallo. There are a ja-billion™ ways to say hello—and its equivalent—in a ja-billion™ different languages. ‘Sup? Good Day. Hey. Greetings are a mixed bag. Formal situations call for formal greetings. (How do you do?) Early morning salutations differ between chipper folks (Good Morning!) and those who need a […] Friday, March 11th, 2016 Do you dream? I almost never dream. I’m always excited when I do. I had a dream about two weeks ago where I was walking across the landscape and there were black snakes all over the ground as far as I could see. I couldn’t take a step without watching closely so that I […] Friday, February 26th, 2016 It’s cold and windy here today, and I should have expected it, because we had some icy precipitation late last night and that never bodes well for the morning. But last weekend it was warm enough outside to wash the car and do some painting. So it had me hoping for an early spring. No […] Friday, February 19th, 2016 Here’s a prompt that will make you think. Take your time and be honest with yourself. First, make a list of ten-to-fifteen words that describe you as a child. Next, make a list of ten-to-fifteen words that describe you as you are now. Here’s Your Prompt: Write about how the lists are the same. What […] Friday, February 12th, 2016 I’ll bet you thought, when you saw the title of this prompt, that we’d be talking about two people. Couples. It’s that close to Valentine’s Day, after all. And I admit, I thought about it—but what fun is that? So, today’s prompt is about two of something—but not people. Here’s Your Prompt: Pick an idiom, […] Friday, January 29th, 2016 The blizzard dropped a lot of snow on us, and we were digging out for days. As a consequence we hadn’t had mail delivery for nearly a week. But I finally got something in my mailbox yesterday. There was the usual accumulation of junk newspapers and circulars, but there were also two padded envelopes […] Friday, January 22nd, 2016 This is Grace. She loves the snow. Winter storm Jonas is coming tonight. I’m one of those lucky people whose area is likely to received more than a foot — quite possibly two feet — of snow, if the forecasters are correct. I’m looking forward to sitting by the fire, sipping martinis, and plotting […] Friday, January 15th, 2016 New York City Deputy Police Commissioner John A. Leach (right) watches as Prohibition agents pour illegal liquor into a sewer in 1921. ~ Photo from History.net. On January 15, 1920 the “Dry Law” went into effect in the United States. It was the 18th amendment to the Constitution and banned the production and […] Friday, January 8th, 2016 It’s still early enough in the new year to be thinking about new beginnings. I don’t know if its my innate love (obsession?) for office supplies, but new beginnings make me think of sharpened pencils and blank spiral notebooks. Or, blank, pristine papers waiting for me to desecrate them with words. I try to do […] |
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