On The Corner of HODGE and PODGE

#938891

July 31, 2018 at 11:53pm

PROMPT Here is a William Faulkner quote. “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” What do you think he means and is what he means relatable for you?” This means to have the courage to follow your heart when you have dream you want to pursue. At times, it means not to hesitate to go for it if it feels really right to you. Don't look back to catch a glimpse of disapproving and/or doubtful looks lest you... [Read more]

#938652

July 30, 2018 at 11:10am

UPDATE: July 30, 2018 I ended up not getting to this blog in time to write anything. It's a thought-provoking prompt, so don't be surprised if I decide to write something on this subject between now and Election Day on November 6... PROMPT “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”― Aristotle Your thoughts. Do you agree or disagree? ENTRY GOES HERE Written By For:... [Read more]

#938601

July 25, 2018 at 11:42pm

PROMPT "Oh, I can't describe my home. It's home and I can't put it's charm into words." Elizabeth Gaskell Use this quote for your Blog entry today. When I was homeless, I still had a home because everywhere I was turned into my home. Even though I hope to never go through being homeless again, it was a kind of learning experience that ended up giving me many blessings such as meeting new people and getting educated in such things as bas... [Read more]

#937954

July 14, 2018 at 11:57pm

PROMPT “The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work or make it better.” -Barbra Pletcher “Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.” -E. Cossman Your thoughts? Since time began to run out on me too quick to go into more detail. I'll just say that I'm making this situation work by summing this problem up in this sentence. Hey! What else... [Read more]

#937672

July 9, 2018 at 5:28pm

PROMPT “Examine your words well, and you will find that even when you have no motive to be false, it is a very hard thing to say the exact truth, even about your own immediate feelings.” George Eliot Why is telling the exact truth so difficult? Your thoughts… Perhaps, it's because everybody has his/her own truth/reality that is formed by various personal experiences. One's world view has a lot of factors going into it. Someone, for example, ... [Read more]

#937556

July 7, 2018 at 1:10pm

PROMPT Have you ever been so focused on what you're losing that you don't see what you have? What happened to make you realize what you were doing? What I've been through in the past few years has made me appreciate even more what I have and to live for each day. Even though I've lost a lot, I've gained a lot, too. I'm not going to say that the losses aren't upsetting to me, because they are — and several of those losses ... [Read more]

#937460

July 5, 2018 at 1:55pm

PROMPT Benjamin Franklin wrote this witty epitaph acknowledging his belief in reincarnation. The Body of B.Franklin, Printer Like the cover of an Old Book Its contents turn out and Stripped of its lettering and gilding Lies Here Food for worms But the book shall not be lost For it will be as he believed Appear once more In a new and more elegant edition Revised and corrected By the author. What are your thoughts on his epitaph? Reincarnation? Beautifully and apt... [Read more]

#937297

July 3, 2018 at 7:33am

PROMPT “Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you,” says Carlos Ruiz Zafón, in The Shadow of the Wind What do you think he means? Don’t we see in a book what its writer has written? As you read an author, you will see things through his or her eyes — while, at the same time, what you're reading will also be colored in its own special way by your own experiences. In a play-on-words, you might call this double v... [Read more]