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A new blog to contain answers to prompts |
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas "  became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one. Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.  |
| Prompt: On June 6, 1933, eager motorists parked their automobiles on the grounds of Camden Drive-In, the first-ever drive-in movie theater, located on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Have you been to a drive-in movie? If you have been to a drive-in was it with family or with friends or on a date? If you haven't been to a drive-in, can you remember a movie that featured scenes with drive-ins? ------- After the sunset, the world seemed to slow down and the giant outdoor screen came to life. In the dark of the night, fireflies and stars watched as young loves sparked, couples and families laughed and enjoyed the show as relationships deepened. Magic and nostalgia so poignant...right? Not for me! I didn't go to any drive-ins until I met my husband. Commack in Long Island, NY, had a good drive-in theater that was managed well and there were a string of shops behind the place, which were mostly kept open until midnight for the movie-goers' purchases. Among those was a deli-ice-cream store, which we liked to visit often. Even then, even for that ice-cream, we went to the drive-in only a few times because at the time, most movie theaters had air conditioners put in anyway, and across from that place, a movie theater was already established next to the bowling alley. The movies I recall with a drive-in scene, if my memory isn't mistaken are Lolita, which I hated, and Grease, which I loved. My mother's appreciation for those two movies was the exact opposite of mine, which goes to show what a generation gap is. Then, one other reason I didn't like to go to drive-in theaters is because of the insects and flies that bite people. I have the kind of body that is an insect magnet. There may be 100 people in a place and one insect, and that one insect will come to bite me. Also, I don't like any distraction when I am watching or reading something. In those days, there usually were couples in other cars that used the privacy of their car as their bedrooms, and they became rather noisy, sometimes too noisy, until the guy who was overlooking the place came and knocked on their car to warn them or someone from another car yelled, "Cut it out!" So much for that cool summer air, blend of starlight, crackling speakers, and popcorn and soda venders that knock on each car's door when the movie is at its height of excitement. Yet, people still fool themselves with the false memory of nostalgia, moonlight, and the glow of the projector beam at the far end of the theater. |
| Prompt: Do you use Apps on your phone? What are your favorite Apps? ------------- I somehow believe that all phones work with apps nowadays. After all, we are living in an app-driven world. My favorite apps, however, are still the search engines because in one of them I have placed WdC, permanently. Although, I rarely if ever, write anything on that tiny screen, my phone is a good device to check on the site during the day when I am away from the laptop. Apps were very humble in the beginning. They could do only so much; however, they are catching up real fast, especially those communication apps, such as Phone Apps, What's App, FB, and Instagram. Since my phone's screen is small for my old eyes, I like the apps on my pad, much better. On the pad, I have several apps for Word Games, which I like to play just to ease off stress and make my mind work a bit. On my phone, I also have apps that manage schedules, but I rarely, if ever use them. They are there because my son put them in to help me; however, I'm still the kind that writes on and consults the wall calendar. The same goes for shopping apps like Amazon, with which my phone is not in the picture, although the app is in it, as well. This is because of the small screen, as I mentioned before. My sons, on the other hand, use their phones for just about anything. So, I guess, phone apps favor the youth much more than an oldie like me. I am hoping in the future, apps will be integrated into our lives in a more usable and easier way. Maybe AI will help, but we'll see, as I am mentioning or rather taking AI with a grain of salt, since so far, some companies have really messed up its integration into their systems. For that reason, it is easy to see red as a user when a company's app is nothing but useless. |
| Prompt: What color do you feel like today and why? Write about this in your Blog entry today. ------- I've never thought of applying any color to my feelings, although I know that colors may use a language of some sorts: a silent yet powerful, subtle yet deeply expressive, language without saying a word. On the other hand, the language of colors may not always be universal, but it is accepted enough that different cultures apply different colors to the same feeling. For example, in some eastern cultures, brides wear red, while in the culture I am in, a bride is decked in white. Nature also uses color because color communicates. Flowers use color, mostly in yellows and reds, to attract insects for pollination. Even the colors of the sky change to signal time and season. This is because color has emotional weight. Such as red means passion and power or sometimes anger or danger, as in, "She's seeing red." Then, remember the road signs in red or orange that point to danger? In the same vein, blue is for calmness and trust; yellow stands for optimism; green means balance and growth; black speaks of mystery, grief, seriousness or sophistication; white suggests purity and clarity and is tied to peace and new beginnings. All this and more is used to great extend by designers, advertisers, and artists. The main reason I don't apply color to myself, my actions, or my feelings is because I don't like branding me and subconsciously easing myself into a certain mode or emotion. Yet, when I dress up, I don't like to wear clashing colors. Just maybe, that says something about me. |
| Prompt: Outer Space True or false, a whole lot of information is on the web about the outer space these days, by means of Nasa, James Webb telescope, and the Voyager probes. Do you believe in what they tell us or the UFOs and/or life on other planets and space? -------- I would tend to say true if for nothing but for the ridiculousness and the impossibility of believing we're the only living beings in the universe. Still, my answer as "true" has its iffy points for questions such as: *Is all life, as we know it, the same in the universe? I ask this for the reason that even on our tiny dot of a planet, the variety of life animals, plants, microbes, etc., abound. Imagine the variety in such a large environment, if applicable... *Are we getting the right information? This always offers some food for thought, because we are looking at what life is in our own terms and as we know life. I am sure our scientists and explorers or their explorations are sincere, but maybe there are other factors to life other than being carbon-based. *Then, which information are we going to believe? I mean especially those fly-by-night, click-baiting U-Tubers who take the information from a serious source like a Voyager probe or a Nasa telescope and impress on it some fantasy photo or picture and tell people that "We are in Danger!" Surely, I can only call them sensationalists since any better word would sound as if I am cursing at them. As such, when all is said and done, we won't be done in a very short time, unless the earth is no more. In the meanwhile, it is a good idea to stick to the serious stuff and applaud any advancements on the subject. After all, who knows, the future of human beings may depend on it. |
| Prompt: Fishing Have you ever gone fishing or been on a fishing trip? If so, what was your favorite part of the trip? -------------- During my pre-teens and a bit earlier, my two uncles used to take me with them on the boat when they went fishing. I loved being in an open boat in the middle of the sea with fresh air, sunshine, and the smell of the salty water. Even more than all that, I liked being on the boat with my uncles, since I enjoyed our conversations because I always learned from them, especially the younger uncle who was deeply into literature and he had met and was friends with some famous poets and authors at the time. Looking back, the only reason I loved those trips were my uncles, and not the fish. I say not the fish because I never liked to see the fish pulled out of the sea, thrashing for air, and I turned away when the fish was being taken out of the hook. Once the older uncle who might have thought I was being a sissy, made me hold the rod and said, "You won't know what you are missing until you try." So I did, hoping the fish wouldn't bite, but it did. Then, I had to turn the reel, slowly at first, then fast, to pull the fish in. All was fine so far, until the fish was in the boat. At that moment, I handed the rod to my uncle and escaped to the end of the boat, and while doing so, making the boat rock. Luckily, nothing went overboard and the boat didn't sink. After this incident, when my uncles went fishing, they only asked me to join them out of politeness. I knew they didn't mean to take me with them again, but just to show that I appreciated their kindness, I still went once or twice and that was that. It isn't that I don't like the taste of fish. I do and a lot. But the fish I eat is already dead and I don't have to kill it to eat it. |
| Prompt: Decisions What is your approach to decision making? Do you decide easily or do you take too long a time? Do you also believe some people can or do make snap decisions? ------------ My approach to deciding on something has to do with what the item, action, or idea is that I have to decide upon. I mean I don't spend an hour thinking about deciding whether I should sweep the floor or not. I just do it if the floor looks dirty. Surely, there are other more important things that need much more attention, knowledge, and TLC. With those I may take some time on how to go about them, but in general, I don't spend too much time thinking whether I should do something or not. As to snap decisions, I might have made a few over the years, and that is true. On the other hand, I dislike indecisiveness a lot more than I dislike snap decisions. All this may be because, I think, any good decision making is not about always being right, but it is about being intentional, adaptable, and thoughtful. It is a good idea to consider the short and long-term effects of any decision. This is because, if pros and cons are not weighed properly, a short-term gain may mean a long-term regret. For that and many other reasons, a good decision-making involves what I want to achieve; in other words, a well-defined goal on which I have weighed all the pros and cons. Then, being informed about the subject and having all or almost all the relevant facts should also be in the picture. On the other hand, I've made some snap decisions that ended up with great success, but also, there are those on which I spent much more thought and effort and they didn't end up that well. After all, it is life, and we all get served with our share of curve-balls. |
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