A Definition –
A reason why we are here. Answer the question. If you can’t or won’t, you fail the test. Can you get along?
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a principle to live by
a first time you really felt like a grown up
A Great Question –
A second grade situation. My sister was in kindergarten and for some reason a nun asked me to walk her home which was almost a mile. I had two older brothers in school and don’t know why they weren’t asked. On the way a car stopped to offer us a ride. My sister ran from the car. I hesitated to see if I could recognize the driver and ran toward my sister when I didn’t.
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Daily writing prompt
When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)?
a million dollars to give away
A Recipient To Receive It –
A charity that is not involved with social justice. Is it possible? I think not. A credit union may be the best way to get money to those who need it but are not just looking for a handout. I would give it to those who won’t just give it away but will loan it to those who need it.
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Daily writing prompt
If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to?
a guaranteed success
A Something Attempted –
A trip to Constantinople. The capital of a Christian Empire that lasted a thousand years. Is it still there? Can a name change hide it so it can be found no more at all?
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Daily writing prompt
What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail.
a weight loss goal of 15 pounds
A Three Year Project –
A loss of 35 pounds. About a pound a month. Start with two boiled eggs a day. Two beers a day. Oatmeal, apple, carrots, and cauliflower. Stop eating and drinking at noon. No bread.
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a favorite artist
A Beautiful Creation –
A sight or sound. A musical. Song and dance. Gilbert and Sullivan for The Pirates of Penzance. Andrew Loyd Weber for so many great musicals. The most beautiful thing I ever read? “To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die.” by Thomas Campbell.
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a favorite hobby or pastime
A Movie On YouTube –
A movie that is almost as old as I am. So many movies are so dark you can’t see anything. Cheaper to make. The day is so long I need to rest my body and mind long before I am able to sleep.
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a loss of all possessions
A Visit To My Insurance Agent –
A visit to my credit union. Walk to my daughter’s house. Buy a computer. Start all over. All my stuff is in the cloud. All I have to do is prove who I am. Not so easy.
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a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind
A Sales Tax To Replace Income Tax –
A consumption tax. Everyone wants to tax the rich. How do you know they are rich? Their home, car, clothing, boat, plane, etc. Hard to hide that stuff. Tax it. Let the argument begin..
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a time when I felt out of place
A Dinner Party –
A very difficult situation. I didn’t know what to say or do. I don’t know how it happened but I found myself sitting with the five wives while the four other husbands were sitting together nearby. We were the only five couples in the neighborhood with school aged kids and not divorced. Can’t remember what I did.
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apocalypse 