Category: prompts
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On the road again 

As this post is going live, I am getting ready for, already on my way to Madison to see kid 2 for the weekend. It’s a semi emergency situation. I had mentioned earlier in another post about how he’s been struggling a little bit with school being away from home…
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Three seasonal items / flavors I will NOT consume

As WordPress continues to recycle old prompts, I pulled another prompt from The Coffee Monsterz Co to respond to today What seasonal flavor do you genuinely like any time of the year? (e.g. pumpkin spice, gingerbread) I have a little confession to make: I’m not a foodie. At all. So…
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The rudderless ship

As sad as it is to say, I don’t feel that there’s anything in my life right now that I’m “really close” to achieving
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A disclaimer

As an English teacher in a bona fide word nerd, I really started thinking about the difference between a disclaimer and a warning.
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How Rob Beats the Blues

Due to my struggles with anxiety and depression, I think it’s so important for me – probably even more than it is for the average person – to have things in place to lift my spirits when I’m feeling down.
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Crashing Into The Learning Curve

Kid 1 is having some struggles in his first semester away at college. I have to say that this wasn’t unexpected.
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Nothing but a number

Sometimes I do feel my age, and sometimes I do not feel my age,although it has been no most of my life.
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The moment you realize the Titanic is sinking

The ship really isn’t indestructible. There aren’t enough life rafts. We’re in the middle of the ocean and too far out for anyone to save us.
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Just between me, myself and I

I’ve probably got more saucy things I’m avoiding right now, but this is one that I’m willing to talk about at the moment.
