PROMPT: Goals

Daily writing prompt
How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals?

In playing football, I find telling linebackers “no” is not beneficial. Words are strange things, at once infinitely powerful or powerless, depending upon context and will.

PROMPT: Secret Skill

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What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had?

Secret?” To quote Inigo Montoya, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

PROMPT: Weather

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What is your favorite type of weather?

For being outside in: Mostly Sunny.

For watching unbridled chaos (from a distance, and preferably on video): tornadoes.

PROMPT: Teacher

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Who was your most influential teacher? Why?

That’s like asking me to pick my favorite breakfast meat.

PROMPT: Every Day

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What do you wish you could do more every day?

Be spontaneous.

PROMPT: Tattoo

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What tattoo do you want and where would you put it?
I would not like a tattoo. 
I would not like one - old or new.
I wouldn't like one in a Zoo.
I wouldn't like one in a canoe.
I would not like one,
Ham though I am,
I would not like any body-spam.

PROMPT: One Word

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What is one word that describes you?

Ornery.

PROMPT: Best Compliment

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What was the best compliment you’ve received?

“I wouldn’t have done it that way, but that method has your name written all over it.”

PROMPT: Cross-Country

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You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike?

Could be any or all of the above, plus camel, foot, or snowmobile — depending on the country, of course.

I can’t say how I’d take a cross-country trip without knowing which country it is that I’m crossing. Vatican City frowns on you driving a bus through it, Russia is too long to do entirely on cross-country skis, and one can’t transit Bolivia in a ferry.

PROMPT: Confident Person

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Who is the most confident person you know?

You wouldn’t know him. The guy is kind of an arrogant prick.