DAILY PHOTO: French Quarter Galleries*

* “Gallery” is used in the sense of a column-supported platform projecting off the facade of a building (not in the sense of a dealership for art.)

Photograph of a building with a gallery in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
Photograph of a building with a gallery in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
Photograph of a building with a gallery in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

PROMPT: Topics

Daily writing prompt
What topics do you like to discuss?

Anything but myself. Unfortunately, that seems to be the main mode of social discourse in the world. People mostly want to hear enough about me that they feel justified in telling me more about them. I’m an ideas guy: philosophy, science, literature, technology, economy, international affairs, etc. (Also, travel, but that only works with travelers — a tiny segment of the population.)

DAILY PHOTO: Trash Panda Agasp

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Photograph of Raccoons taken in the bayou of the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area near Slidell, Louisiana.

PROMPT: Risk

Daily writing prompt
When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out?

When is the last time you took a risk? Getting out of bed. (Every action or enacted decision generates some risk.)

How did it work out? I’m still alive, but the day is still young.

DAILY PHOTO: Lake Hartwell

Photograph of a little Island in Lake Hartwell.
Photograph of blue sky over Lake Hartwell. Taken in Georgia.

DAILY PHOTO: Church Under Blue Skies

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Photograph of Decatur First United Methodist Church in Decatur, Georgia.

DAILY PHOTO: Autumn Forest

Photograph taken in Big Trees Forest Preserve in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Photograph taken in Big Trees Forest Preserve in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Photograph taken in Big Trees Forest Preserve in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

PROMPT: Nervous

Daily writing prompt
What makes you nervous?

Chemical interactions in (and between) my nervous, enteric nervous, and endocrine systems make me nervous.

DAILY PHOTO: A Temple in Chiang Mai

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Photograph of a Buddhist Temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

PROMPT: Unwind

Daily writing prompt
How do you unwind after a demanding day?

I’ve heard it said that it’s kind to rewind, but everyone who’s said that is quite old.

But I just lie on my back and contemplate the ceiling.