Bloganuary Day 16: halfway there, and living on a prayer What is a cause you’re passionate about and why? An honest question that deserves an honest answer – even if it’s one that doesn’t provide much material from which to build a blog post. I support lots of causes; I have my own political sympathies…
This week’s theme for Song Lyric Sunday is centred around weaponry, with key words including ‘bomb’, ‘gun’ knife’: you know, all that good stuff. I couldn’t come up with a suitable song title containing any of these words, so instead I’ve opted for this gentle Grateful Dead ballad. Apparently, Robert Hunter’s working title for this…
Bloganuary Day 15: Are we there yet? What is a life lesson you feel everyone can benefit from learning? Well, this is going to be a short one. I find the presumption of arrogance implicit in today’s prompt to be quite breathtaking. Who am I – or anybody else, for that matter – to presume…
Bloganuary Day 14: a fresh challenge Write about a challenge you faced and overcame. Nice try, WordPress, nice try. Today’s prompt looks to me like a blatant attempt to get bloggers to big themselves up and boast about some achievement or other. Not happening here: this is a self-aggrandisement free zone. I know for sure…
Bloganuary Day 13: Entering the realms of fantasy… What does your ideal day look like? I’ve had longer than usual to think about today’s prompt. Normally, I first see it in my inbox when I wake up at the usual time, but today I found myself awake in the small hours, so took an early…
Bloganuary Day 12: Down with the kids… What emoji(s) do you like to use? Back in the mid-sixties, I seem to recall a British High Court judge interrupting a speech by counsel to enquire ‘Who are The Beatles?‘ Unsurprisingly, this attracted a wave of derisive comments about old fuddy-duddies being out of touch with modern…
Bloganuary Day 11: Ask a silly question… What does it mean to live boldly? Today’s prompt strikes me as an exceptionally silly question. With another 20 days of Bloganuary to get through after today, I hope this isn’t the start of a downward spiral into increasingly odd prompts. Anyway, if in doubt, start by going…
Bloganuary Day 10: I like a list, but not this kind…. What are five things you’re grateful for today? Now, I like a list as much as the next blogger, but I have to say I’m a bit cautious about this particular prompt. That’s because to my mind these sort of ‘count your blessings’ lists…
Bloganuary Day 9: the road goes ever on… What do people incorrectly assume about you? There are some general misconceptions about me that I am more than happy not to disavow. Chief among these would probably be the impression that I actually know what I’m talking about more than half the time. I was haunted…
The theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week, as proposed by the illustrious Fandango, is all about matters of concern. Well, who would have thought it? The title of this Bob Marley song may not be familiar, but you will have definitely have heard it before many times. The title was apparently inspired by three…
