A Thinking Problem That Must Be Solved –
A smile will replace it. Just think a smile and wave goodbye. You know you will meet again some sunny day. Save it for a rainy day. The sun will come up tomorrow,
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a best way to deal with negative thoughts
a love now
A Something I Hated When Young –
A bacon. My mom didn’t know how to make it crisp. Something that was hard to do before the microwave. I also suspected she and my dad didn’t want it crisp. We saved the bacon fat in a tin can and would use it to fry eggs and other stuff. That was ugly. Later learned to use only butter and low heat.
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a time you followed your gut
A Big Move Away From Both In-laws –
A job change. I actually laughed out loud when I got my first call from a head hunter. The high interest rate made buying or selling a house impossible. Our kids were young. We didn’t know anyone. We did everything together. The best thing for a growing young family. They made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.
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Daily writing prompt
What’s a time you followed your gut and it turned out to be exactly right?
a challenger to Darth Vader
A Nomination –
A new emperor is needed. Trump is the only one who can deal with the corruption we have. He will give us fair elections with voter ID, paper ballots, and no ballot harvesting.
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Daily writing prompt
Emperor Palpatine has announced open elections for a new Emperor — and he’s nominated Darth Vader. You get to nominate one challenger.
a something I used to believe as a kid
A Something That Seems Ridiculous Now –
A belief when I was not so young that I would get my picture on the cover of Time magazine. That I would win a Congressional election. I ran. I lost. Big time. Still believe that I will be recognized for what I am doing. Still a kid.
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Daily writing prompt
What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now?
a piece of media
A Change In How I See The World –
A Book of Revelation. A mission. A new interpretation of the Apocalypse using numbers and colors to show that the Pope was not a whore. It was my job that started at the turn of the century. Only the library had the books that are now searchable online. A religious forum was my way of presenting it to others. My life now had meaning.
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Daily writing prompt
What’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world?
a change the ending of any book
A Hollywood Ending –
A Pygmalion. Hollywood changed it for me, a hopeless romantic. Don’t know what Hollywood would do today but 60 years ago “My Fair Lady” was the best they have ever done. Today they might have Eliza running GM and saving the world with the electric car.
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Daily writing prompt
If you could change the ending of any book, which one would it be?
a language I speak
A Little Impact –
A life with English. There were attempts at learning Hindi, German, and Spanish but nothing came of it. Always admired those who learned a second language. My favorite saying is “koi baat nahi” which means “it matters little”. When I was learning computer language, I asked if anyone knew what DOS is and my daughter replied “DOS is gut”.
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Daily writing prompt
Which languages do you speak and how did that impact your life?
a best advice to give to someone younger than you
A Meditation –
A morning routine. Think. Exercise. Eggs. Reduce carbs. Increase fat. Read. Pray. Love.
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Daily writing prompt
What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?
a person most inspired by
A Mother –
A thinker. A saint. She would pick up an old lady walking on the side of the road. Take her to the grocery store. Have tea with her while I sat in her dark smelly house. She took care of four extra children one school year because their mother was sick. She was the only girl in her high school algebra class. She couldn’t resist a 1500 piece puzzle. I will never forget her “there, there”.
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apocalypse 