On The Corner of HODGE and PODGE

#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]