On The Corner of HODGE and PODGE

#929657

March 1, 2018 at 11:58pm

PROMPT "The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough." Rabindranath Tagore Write about butterflies and spring. As many of you reading this already know, I've been on a rather wacky schedule/non-schedule for quite some time with this being true {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/y8bkgr7u}for quite a number of reasons{/x-link} . Anyway, I missed out on several chances to write in my two prompt-inspired blogs using a number of in... [Read more]

#929484

February 25, 2018 at 11:59pm

PROMPT Live television, on-demand viewing, or do you just not care? That's simple!!! If it doesn't cost anything extra... !!!BOTH!!! Written By For: (Art by ) Welcome 2 my neighborhood in Blog City where I live On The Corner of HODGE and PODGE Go {x-link:http://tinyurl.com/y78jfykp} HERE {/x-link} 4 more info. ... [Read more]

#929331

February 23, 2018 at 12:00am

PROMPT "There is one difference between a long life and a great dinner, in the dinner, the sweet things come last." Audrey Hepburn Do you agree with this? It all depends. In each life, I believe that the sweet is distributed here and there throughout that life, and no two lives are exactly alike. When it comes to eating, it's the same. We often associate the sweetest part of the meal being saved for the last. It's called dessert. T... [Read more]

#929289

February 22, 2018 at 12:00am

PROMPT Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring? Write anything you want about this. Spring has a special feel to it — not only in its fragrance but in other feelings as well. It's the time when winter has mostly passed — though a brief snow might show up to lightly blanket the ground before disappearing — and early flowers begin to pop out of the ground while trees and bushes are briefly adorned with blossoms. Spring is the... [Read more]

#929192

February 19, 2018 at 11:58pm

PROMPT What do you think objectivity is, and as humans, can we really experience anything objectively? A Thought: Even if one claims to be in favor of the death penalty, there are very few people who wouldn't try to keep a loved one from being executed. Written By For: (Art by ) Welcome 2 my neighborhood in Blog City where I live On The Corner of HODGE and PODGE Go {x-link:http://tinyur... [Read more]

#929041

February 16, 2018 at 11:58pm

PROMPT I was reading a writing prompt on Writing.Com when suddenly... I was reading my prompt; got distracted, kept getting distracted, and am now posting this at the last minute. The End... Written By For: (Art by ) Welcome 2 my neighborhood in Blog City where I live On The Corner of HODGE and PODGE Go {x-link:http://tinyurl.com/y78jfykp} HERE {/x-link} 4 more info. ... [Read more]

#928814

February 13, 2018 at 12:01am

PROMPT What impressed you the most in your earliest years that you believe may have had an effect on your writing? I mean things like the neighborhood you grew up in or the fairy tales and stories you came upon before you were in your teens. A few months ago, I received a message from my older cousin, Barbara, asking me if I knew that the old farmhouse that had been such a wonderful part of our childhood had burned to the ground last spring (that is, the spring... [Read more]

#928763

February 11, 2018 at 11:57pm

PROMPT The 2018 Winter Olympics are here! Are you watching? Do you have any favorite events? Do you think the Olympics still have any cultural relevancy in this day and age? If not for the fact that I've been involved in my own special race here lately, I likely would have been watching at least parts of the 2018 Winter Olympics. However, I've been so wrapped up what I've been doing that I wasn't really aware that The 2018 Winter Olympics had ... [Read more]

#928673

February 10, 2018 at 12:03am

PROMPT "Where have you been?"----- Make up a creative reason for being late to an important function. When Scrappy and I arrived 45 minutes late for the meeting, I was asked where I had been and why my dog was with me. I don't think that they had any idea what I was talking about when I said that I was behind because I was {x-link:https://www.writing.com/main/books/entry_id/928675}trying to get a head{/x-link} ... Written By For: ... [Read more]

#928564

February 7, 2018 at 11:56pm

PROMPT What's your back in the day we story?" Write about what ever. Here's a little slice of 1977 for you that's done through a Tweet sequence. It's about a guy who stole my heart in the spring of that year and whose 71st birthday is today. This was one of the things I did much earlier today. I actually began writing it early in the morning but went and did other things as well, so it was done over a period of a few hours. Click here... [Read more]

#928405

February 4, 2018 at 11:57pm

PROMPT If there were an Olympics for writing, what are some of the events you'd participate in? Be as creative as you'd like...remember, this is a made-up thing, so feel free to make up any events you'd like. One thing that I might rate at least a bronze metal for doing would be what I'm doing right now: THE LAST MINUTE SPRINT For some reason, it seems as if I always end up writing for this blog late in the day ( an understateMen... [Read more]

#928333

February 3, 2018 at 11:33pm

PROMPT Create something with these words dictionary, have fun. freighter shoot sock cut hammer estimate psychology When wrote this challenge, I'm thinking that she didn't mean for the wording to come out like this but that her word-processor had a mischievous mind of its own. What I actually believe she meant to write was: Create something with these words: dictionary freighter shoot sock cut hammer estimate psychology Have fun! ... [Read more]

#927906

January 27, 2018 at 11:51pm

PROMPT We all live a reasonably normal life, we have friends, we've got hobbies, and we'll gladly wander around a store looking for an item rather than ask a clerk where it is because then we won't feel guilty if we don't make a purchase. Reader's Digest claims that we're actually normal but we do have our fair share of idiosyncrasies.Do tell what are some of yours? Are you nuts or normal? When I was little, I was fascinated by toilet-... [Read more]

#927847

January 26, 2018 at 11:48pm

PROMPT Sorry I had a brain cramp. Totally spaced it was my day. *Facepalm* Pick a fun fact you've come across this week and share it with us. Would you believe that there is at least one cat in the world who either believes that he/she is a violin or else has some desire to become one when it's time for bed!?! Click on the following link to read this story and see the adorable picture. https://twitter.com/SuzanneLepage1/status/95674541501722... [Read more]

#927736

January 24, 2018 at 11:48pm

PROMPT Watching "Heartland", Ty was training his horse and it wasn't going well. His girlfriend Amy's grandfather, owner of the ranch, said: "If you act like you just have 15 minutes, it will take you all day to train that horse. If you act like you have all day, you can have him trained in 15 minutes. So, with that in mind, what things have you done that took all day or just 15 minutes? What was your frame of mind trying to get these things done? ... [Read more]

#927303

January 18, 2018 at 11:37pm

PROMPT How do you keep your kitchen organized? An organized kitchen is something that I'm going to ( POSSIBLY ) have ONE of these days, but NOW does NOT seem to be the time that's meant for me to have one. Now, don't get me wrong. It's organized in spots. I have cutesie-wootsie covers over the burners of my stove when I'm not using them and a few neat little posters, nic-naks around. Also, I don't put the butter in... [Read more]

#927167

January 17, 2018 at 11:58pm

PROMPT What do you think it means when someone says: "They have done it all and been everywhere?" Just curious about what others think about this. There is so much "all" in the world to be done and so much "everywhere" to explore that to literally do this in the span of a human lifetime would be next-to-impossible. What I believe this means that the person being talked about has lived a full life and hasd been blessed with many great e... [Read more]

#927027

January 13, 2018 at 11:50pm

PROMPT You've been given diplomatic immunity. Would you break any laws knowing you'd never get prosecuted for it? If so, which ones? The kinds of laws that I would break wouldn't involve things such as theft and murder. Instead, they would involve the kinds of things that really shouldn't be anybody's business. Anybody who benefits from and/or helps me with these "crimes" would also be given immunity at my request. Here are t... [Read more]

#926845

January 10, 2018 at 11:57pm

PROMPT Chocolate is perfect food. It's wholesome and delicious. A beneficent restorer of exhausted energy. What are your feelings on chocolate? Write anything you want about this. So much to say about chocolate...So little time... The hour is late...Once more, it has suddenly gotten to the place where the deadline for my blog-entry is suddenly near instead of somewhere else in the future. I don't even have time to tell you what all... [Read more]

#926781

January 9, 2018 at 11:57pm

PROMPT If you could eliminate one weakness or limitation in your life or in the life of someone you know or even a story character, what would it be? Recently, I was going through some writings I'd done several years ago and came upon an account I'd given of how I'd spent Labor Day back in 1985. Before long, I'm going to be sharing this story here at WDC. But the short version is that I'd joined a Three-Day Novel-Writing contest th... [Read more]

#926723

January 8, 2018 at 11:57pm

PROMPT Prompt: Isabel Allende says in her novel, Maya, “Our demons lose their power when we pull them out of the depths where they hide and look them in the face in broad daylight.” What do you think of those things Allende calls demons? Are there any such demons you can think of that are hiding deep inside you or in someone you know that could inspire a story, novel, or poem? How? If you have read my writings over the years, you would have possibly come a... [Read more]

#926630

January 7, 2018 at 11:56pm

PROMPT It's one week into January...what do you make of people who still have their Christmas decorations up? What do I think of people who still have Christmas decorations up here a week into the new year of 2018? In my case, I think that I'm being asked what I think of myself, as I've always been one of those people. I've just made a place to write in even MORE detail in the near future... ...but I'll give you the quick answ... [Read more]

#926549

January 6, 2018 at 11:56pm

PROMPT: Woohoo, it's the first Saturday of the new year. What cartoons as a child did you watch on Saturday morning? Do you ever get tempted to watch cartoons now? I definitely watched tons of cartoons on a Saturday morning. For starters, I would watch Captain Kangaroo, and he always had this cartoon about a boy named Tom Terrific who spent a lot of time in his tree house with Mighty Manfred his wonder dog. He was always being bothered by this guy n... [Read more]

#925846

December 26, 2017 at 11:58pm

PROMPT Was there something you did in 2017 that you may remember the rest of your life, and when you consider the rest of your life, what percentage of what you learned or experienced this year do you think will be useful to you? {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_65}I-65{/x-link} is the name of the superhighway that begins up in {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary,_Indiana}Gary, Indiana{/x-link} and travels south to {x-link:https://... [Read more]

#925729

December 23, 2017 at 11:56pm

PROMPT What are your favorite Christmas/ holiday goodies to eat? There are so many of them, so let me give you five: 1. Extra-large navel oranges that are sooooooooo juicy and loaded with both adult orange sections and baby orange sections. 2. Mixed nuts -- both the kind that has already had all of the work done for you and the kind you need a nutcracker to get into. 3. Christmas Eve chili and Christmas Day dinner that includes a main course of cube s... [Read more]