Tag: dailyprompt
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Building A Better Man
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. I am making myself better every day. It is the Do It Yourself project of a lifetime. I want to be more open and honest. I want to be more discerning and wise. I want to be stronger and smarter and more moral. I want…
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One Year Anniversary
As of today I have made at least one blog post every day for a full year. Most of my traction has been with WordPress’s daily prompts, but I am writing consistently and being read consistently. I thank all of my family, friends, and fans for the support I have gotten in the past year.…
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Banned Words
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? Before I get into explaining why I don’t like a word and want to see it used less or not at all, I should emphatically state I am against “banning” words. I think censorship is a bigger problem than…
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Selling My Art
What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? I would like a profitable art career. I have made a promise to myself to make at least one piece of art everyday no matter how small. So far I have kept that promise all year. I want it to lead to…
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Just Don’t Do It
What advice would you give to your teenage self? Don’t join the Army. Don’t go to Reed College. Don’t live in your parents’ empty house. Take care of your mental health. Don’t stalk Julie Slepikus. Get laid more often. But I wouldn’t listen to anybody in my teens so I probably wouldn’t listen to my…
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I’m Rarely Bored
What bores you? I almost never get bored. There are worlds to explore in my own head. Things that tend to bore other people will make me anxious but almost never bored. I don’t like sitting in meetings for instance. But I don’t get bored I get distracted. I think about something more interesting. If…
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Vanilla Coke
What is your favorite drink? My favorite drink changes from time to time, but I’m currently asking for Vanilla Coke more often than anything else. Honorable mentions go to Spindrift which has various flavors of sparkling water and Coffee from the Keurig which is usually Perfetto or Gevalia. I’ve got carrot and orange juice in…
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Favorite Types Of People
Who are your favorite people to be around? I don’t like naming names on this blog. I want to be famous but most of my family and friends do not. My wife is one of my favorite people. My parents are amazing. I have a few close friends that come and visit me. In general…
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Dancing Shoes
Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. Thirty years ago I got a slightly used pair of black dress shoes from a thrift store here in town. They looked good and were incredibly comfortable. I didn’t actually do a lot of dancing in them but for several years I…
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Children are the Best
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. The best gifts I’ve ever been given are my four sons. Two true special women bore children for me and frankly nothing compares to that.