On The Corner of HODGE and PODGE

#971474

December 15, 2019 at 5:15am

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! {embed:giphy:PPQfGEElDXhfy} The deadline for this entry to be on time was Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:59 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and Anderson, Indiana time. Didn't make that deadline, but it's still December 14, 2019 in Hawaii, so I'm posting it anyway. Hope you enjoy it... P... [Read more]

#970977

December 4, 2019 at 11:56pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT If a butterfly lands on you, do you think it is a message from someone who has passed? I'm not sure if I've ever had a butterfly land on me and associate it with a greeting from Heaven, but I don't see why not it couldn't be as I've seem various signs from people w... [Read more]

#970769

November 30, 2019 at 11:59pm

If you could be somewhere warm right now, where would you chose and why? Actually, I'm right where I want to be right now: in my warm, cozy apartment playing a lot of catch-up with my writing and other things. 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]

#970281

November 22, 2019 at 11:56pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT What does a typical day in your life look like? ( besides banging keys trying to make the Nanomowri deadline) Umm...Do You Know What? I'm more atypical than typical. All I can say is to go here and find out how to follow me around for awhile... Written By ... [Read more]

#970182

November 21, 2019 at 11:54pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT Coffee table books. What books are on your coffee table? Actually, I don't have a coffee table at this time, but I'm going to share three links to recommended reading. Because time is short at this time, I won't go into detail -- will just provide the three links... ... [Read more]

#970126

November 20, 2019 at 11:50pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT "In every day, there are 1,4440 minutes. This means there are 1,4440 different opportunities to make a difference." Les Brown Do you agree with this quote? Actually, the number of minutes in a day is 1440 instead of 14440, and we aren't (beyond simply being here) really cr... [Read more]

#970015

November 18, 2019 at 11:47pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT “Everyone wants the fairy tale, but don’t forget there are dragons in those stories.” R.Queen, Darkchylde What do you think the author refers to through the metaphors of “fairy tale” and “dragons”? This means that it isn't always easy to slay or tame the dragon... [Read more]

#968070

October 18, 2019 at 5:01pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT What do you like to do on a dark and stormy day? {embed:giphy:XDa34R8yAfWBq} There are many fun and awesome things to do on a stormy day, and this is one of my favorites: I also did something really neat at Mammoth Cave one stormy afternoon in 1986, but I'm going to sa... [Read more]

#966283

September 16, 2019 at 5:06pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT Write about the worst house, apartment, or a hotel room you’ve lived in or stayed. Why did you think it was the worst place to be? Several years ago, I actually wrote something called Motels From Hell that has since gotten lost in one of Cyberspace's black holes when the sit... [Read more]

#966025

September 11, 2019 at 7:32pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT 9-11. Write a poem or something about 9-11. As you'll find out after reading all of it (including the blog-entry I've linked to there), I have limits on my time, so I'm going to make what I share here a link to what I wrote for my other blog: I believe you... [Read more]

#965646

September 5, 2019 at 7:29pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT "The glory of October are at hand and the earth has begun already to put on her garniture of glory." {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Jacobs_Peterson} Charles J. Peterson{/x-link} How do you feel about earth and her glory? At this time, my compute... [Read more]

#965551

September 4, 2019 at 4:56pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT What is your favorite fall activity? How can I stop with just one when there are so many!?! I've even written a poem describing this time of year... Of course (typical of a dyed-in the wool {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier}Hoosier{/x-link} ), my wr... [Read more]

#965233

August 29, 2019 at 11:53pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT "I think that is what film and art and music do, they work as a map of sorts, for your feelings." {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen}Bruce Springsteen{/x-link} What are your thoughts about this? Life is a journey, and the arts act as a compass or... [Read more]

#965086

August 28, 2019 at 11:46pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT "Life is not measured by the breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away." {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou}Maya Angelou{/x-link} Do you agree with Maya? This is the way I live my life: As if every moment is a miracle -- becau... [Read more]

#964831

August 26, 2019 at 11:54pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT Write about water rising, overflowing or flooding such as a creek, the River Seine or any other river, the ocean, a swimming pool, a bathtub, water in a glass...any water. Usually, I associate this kind of situation with toilets. When I was a kid, I wanted to avoid getting ... [Read more]

#964617

August 23, 2019 at 11:55pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT What does “a fresh start” mean to you? Short Answer: It means every moment of the day... 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:htt... [Read more]

#964358

August 17, 2019 at 11:40pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT If you were to describe yourself as a tree, what kind of tree would you be? What do you see as your life cycle as a tree? {embed:giphy:3o6nUTDr5TUhGCxe5W} At night when I was growing up, my mom worked the evening shift at Delco-Remy, but, when she had nights off, she would rea... [Read more]

#964284

August 16, 2019 at 10:56pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT Do you still keep a personal journal? How is it different from your blog, or are the two connected in some way? On December 12, 2016, I turned 64 and decided to start this blog/diary/journal: How it might be different from a blog is that it's something that is to be writte... [Read more]

#964232

August 15, 2019 at 11:43pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT What have you learned from blogging? INTRODUCTION... It's now half-past-12 AM and traveling towards 1 AM on Thursday, August 15, 2019 when I'm writing an introduction to this blog-entry to show where I'm going with it. Throughout the day, I'm going to be w... [Read more]

#964225

August 14, 2019 at 11:55pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT "I think quotes are very dangerous things." {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush}Kate Bush{/x-link} Do you agree with this? ANYthing can be very dangerous. Take a banana peel. It's what wraps up a banana. I've read recently that it's ev... [Read more]

#964168

August 13, 2019 at 11:53pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT “The best stories don't come from "good vs. bad" but "good vs. good.” {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy}Leo Tolstoy{/x-link} Agree or disagree and what do you think Tolstoy meant? We're seeing a lot of this now where there are vari... [Read more]

#963996

August 9, 2019 at 11:54pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT Which cartoon character best represents your personality? My mom and I both got reminded of each other in the comic strip called Cathy. I also saw a lot of myself in Joanne Palooka (Joe Palooka's daughter) because we were always getting involved in some kind of good cause. ... [Read more]

#963893

August 8, 2019 at 11:51pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT "Technology is cool but you've got to use it as opposed to letting it use you." {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)}Prince{/x-link} Do you agree with Prince? I would highly recommend {x-link:https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/the-town... [Read more]

#963882

August 7, 2019 at 11:53pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT "This is the precept by which I have lived. Prepare for the worst, expect the best and take what comes." {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Arendt}Hannah Arendt}{/x-link} How do you feel about this quote? Hey! What can I say!?! It works for me! Writte... [Read more]

#963581

August 1, 2019 at 11:34pm

{dropnote:"Meet my kitty-cats!"} ( Meow? ) Curious? Go Ahead {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/ybsprk3h}Take-A-Peek{/x-link} !!!!!!! PROMPT "I do not understand how anyone can live without one small place of enchantment to turn to." {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings}Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings{/x-link} What does enchantment mean to you? A meadow at twilight with hundreds of fire... [Read more]