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What is Circle Time? & Why did I decide to name this blog after it?... [C]ircle Time is an activity that is often done in the early grades (usually, from preschool/nursery school through first grade) where the students assemble in a semi-circle facing their teacher who will read a story to them; teach a lesson; listen to them read (either individually or as a group); or any other activity that is more effectively-done in an intimate setting than being spread out at their desks throughout the classroom. [S]tudents are often divided into two or three groups (in the case of working on reading, math, etc.) so that part of the class is being taught while the other students are doing busy work at their desks. [I]n some schools, students are grouped according to their progress -- I'm sure you've heard of those kinds of groupings that call each group by the name of a bird species -- but we were called in alphabetical order instead. [A]nyway...back to how this blog got its name... [F]or one thing (the most OBVIOUS thing), it's a blog that has been designed with using it to write something using prompts furnished by Blogging Circle of Friends  .[H]owever, a couple more reasons have to do with Kindergarten -- and, specifically, my Kindergarten days at 29th Street School in Anderson where I could be a handful at times. One shining example of this was how I met my friend, Patty. This story has found a place in my memoirs and has been given the following title: [T]his was an example of how getting in a little mischief sometimes pays off, because I not only satisfied my curiosity but, also, got a really wonderful friend out of the deal. You know something? I just used a word that reminds me of Patty, and I didn't even mean to do it. Anyway, that just tells me that I need to write a story and call it "Invalid Entry" .[A]nyway, I remember when Patty and I were out sitting on her porch, and she came up with this really neat game where she said that she would make a scribble for me to turn into a picture. After that, I would make a scribble for her to turn into a picture. And so on and so forth... [I]n a sense, those scribbles were prompts of sorts given by one person to inspire another one -- which is what's contained in this blog: getting inspiration from things such as quotes; clusters of words; videos; etc. that have been shared with us by another person to get our creative juices going. [I]nspired by each other's scribbles, Patty and I came up with some pretty unique pictures (at least in our early-grade-school minds). [A]fter learning this game from Patty, I shared it with some of my other friends and we played it. Quite likely, some of those friends shared the game with others. I have no idea whether this had been a game that Patty had come up with herself or if somebody had taught it to her. [I]t was, obviously, an activity that was worth sharing with others so that they could join the fun. I hope that reading what I write in this blog will inspire you to want to find out more about B.C.O.F. and join in the fun. [E]ven if you aren't interested in blogging with us, I hope you'll find this a great place to do some reading!!! [W]armly -- AJ wants U 2 meet The CanMan!   [P.S. -- ] [B]e sure to check out the blog and the invitation below:
 And so ends the Introduction to the blog... Therefore, the next thing you might want to do is to start reading it... Does that make sense to you?... Hope so...  |
Last Minute Quickie March 31, 2018 at 11:59pm
PROMPT:
Write a poem to either March, April, or both.
So it is without a doubt:
April's in and March is out!
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... [Read more] The Next Part Of Life... March 29, 2018 at 12:00am
PROMPT:
"Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires." ~ Wallace Stevens
What do you think Stevens meant?
I don't know what {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Stevens}Walace Stevens{/x-link} meant by this, but I know that during my 65+ years of life, I've had to go through deathlike experiences in order to get to whatever it was that would be coming next with one of the most me... [Read more] March 26 Is Now "God Willing & The Creek Don't Rise..." Day! March 26, 2018 at 11:48pm
PROMPT:
March 26 is {x-link:http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/March/makeholidayday.htm}Make Your Own Holiday Day{/x-link} . Today you can create your own holiday. Is there something you want the world to be aware of? This is the day to blog about your own special holiday.
I've decided to create a holiday called
"God Willing & The Creek Don't Rise..." Day
March 26, 2018 is the perfect day for doing this, as it's the 111 t... [Read more] The Whispering Sky — Memories Of Tree Frogs March 21, 2018 at 11:51pm
PROMPT:
Title Prompt: The Whispering Sky
What I was actually hearing that night was the haunting sound of {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_frog}tree frogs{/x-link} , but it seemed much more profound than that.
It was late at night at Mammoth Cave National Park, and I decided that I wanted to take a walk across the foot bridge that linked the hotel with the visitor center.
There was so little electric lighting when I got over to the side where the visito... [Read more] A Progress Report March 19, 2018 at 11:50pm
PROMPT:
It's Motivational Monday, write about some good news that motivates or inspires you in your life, your town, your state, your country, or go to {x-link:https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/}Good News Network{/x-link} or some other website and share some good news that interest you.
Some good news that I'm enjoying right now is that I'm gradually getting caught up with everything that I was running behind at getting done...well, maybe not absolutely EVERYT... [Read more] "Oh, The Weather Outside Is..." Hmmm...Let Me Go Look... March 13, 2018 at 11:56pm
PROMPT:
Outside the Window: What’s the weather outside your window doing right now? If that’s not inspiring, what’s the weather like somewhere you wish you could be?
It's a little after 12:30 AM on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, and I've just started writing this and am about to look out at the weather.
Before I do so, let me tell you about a delicious plan that I have.
The delicious plan is to finish writing this and a few other things while the day is st... [Read more] Here Are Three Things March 12, 2018 at 11:58pm
PROMPT:
What are you looking forward to?
Here are three things:
1. Having my minivan running, insured, and with a current plate so I can get back on the road again.
2. Not being on such a tight budget.
3. Getting started earlier at writing here so that I can have more time to talk about things like this at length.
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... [Read more] Larry "The Can Man" Van Ness March 11, 2018 at 12:06am
PROMPT:
March 10 is International Day of Awesomeness. Describe something or someone awesome, and tell us why it/they are awesome?
Read about this wonderful friend by going here:
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... [Read more] How Is Spring Awesome? Let Me Count The Ways... March 5, 2018 at 11:58pm
PROMPT:
List 10 awesome things about spring.
How Is Spring Awesome? Let Me Count The Ways...
I'm going to rephrase that to read:
How Is Time Flying? Let Me Count The Ways...
I've let time slip away, so, I'm going to make a hybrid entry for March 6 and cover this subject then.
Bye!!!
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... [Read more] Depressed!?! Who? ME!?! March 2, 2018 at 11:57pm
PROMPT:
In most countries of the world, recovery from the Great Depression began in 1933. In the U.S., recovery began in early 1933, but the U.S. did not return to 1929 GNP for over a decade and still had an unemployment rate of about 15% in 1940, albeit down from the high of 25% in 1933.
Do you believe we are headed for another Great Depression Globally? Or will it only be the United States?
First off, I said that I would be further discussing the thoughts that I wrot... [Read more] Holmes Hash March 1, 2018 at 11:49pm
PROMPT:
On this day 1890 1st US edition of Sherlock Holmes (Study in Scarlet) was published. How do you think like Sherlock Holmes?
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 interesting prompts -- ... [Read more] |
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