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Daily Prompt: Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. 4/13/26
Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our Military!! Tribute to one Special Aunt who lived with us as part of our family! RIP Catherine Donahue I am one of seven siblings, and there have been many projects over the years where… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 4/11/26
Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our Military Probably well into having traded my guitar in and well on my way to learning the harp! I sure hope not down in Georgia making a losing challenge at playing fiddle if you… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Describe one positive change you have made in your life. 4/8/26
Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our Military The one major thing was when I quit smoking, cold turkey, in the blizzard of 1996, after experiencing a myocardial infarction, which in itself was the catalyst for several changes in personality and… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What was the best compliment you’ve received? 3/16/26
Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our Military! ~~~ Have a safe and happy St. Patrick’s Day – Slainte! ~~~ Over the years, I’ve received many kind compliments, like “Hey kid! Nice job mowing the lawn and trimming the hedges,” or… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What experiences in life helped you grow the most? 2/28/26
Be thankful, be grateful, be patient, be charitable, be kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. Starting from conception, birth, through the toddler years, learning to crawl before you walk and walk before you run. Like learning to accept when roller skating or ice skating, you’re going to fall often, learning you… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: If you could ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? 2/23/26
Be thankful, be grateful, be patient, be charitable, be kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. ~~~ Sorry for the late post due to a snow related power outage ~~~~ This is an easy one, at least for me and most of my siblings anyway. My father, a WWII Army Sgt., raised… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received? 02/16/26
Be thankful, grateful, Patient, Charitable, Kind and don’t forget to smile as it is infectious Over my almost 70 years, there have been a few memorable gifts at different stages of life and for different reasons. In 1958, everything Popeye-related was a hero of mine. In 1959, I received my first tricycle, and in 1963,… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? 2/13/26
Be Thankful, Grateful, Patient, Charitable, Kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. HAPPY VALENTINE’S WEEKEND!! I remember in the Fall of 1971, the local Catholic Boys’ and Girls’ High Schools (Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast) were having a computer dance. They would enter your name and interest details and give you a… Continue reading
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Prompt: Write about your first computer. 1/30/26
Live the year with thankfulness, gratitude, respect, patience, charity, and kindness; don’t forget to laugh and smile often, as they are infectious. HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY TO OUR GRANDSON KEVIN – STAY WARM OUT THERE AND HAVE A GREAT DAY! My wife, back in 1989, got an older model Dell, Amdex. You know, the kind that… Continue reading
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Prompt: Write about a few of your family traditions. 1/24/26
Live the year with thankfulness, gratitude, respect, patience, charity, and kindness; don’t forget to laugh and smile often, as they are infectious. Before I get into answering today’s prompt, I would like to note that 50 years ago today, I married my High School Sweetheart. Happy Anniversary to my beautiful, phenomenal mother, grandmother, and amazing… Continue reading
