Middle-aged Maverick

Tag: dailyprompt

  • Who needs a big dream?

    What’s your biggest dream? I can’t answer this question. Maybe by the end of this post after I do some rambling, I’ll figure something out. But honestly, I don’t know what my biggest dream is. Several months ago I would have said my dream was to be a published writer who gets paid. That’s not… →

  • Promises Never Broken

    Promises to yourself can go one of two ways. You can make a promise but have no trouble breaking it because it was just with yourself. You’re not letting any but yourself down. But it can also go the other way. A promise to yourself can be sacred and very powerful. It could be something… →

  • A Comforting Meal with the Cast of a Comfortable Show

    I’m tired today. Yesterday I got to work at 8:00 a.m. I got home from work sometime after 8:00 p.m. It wasn’t a busy day, it wasn’t stressful, but I had volunteered to go downtown with our new students for a plate crawl. Local restaurants created sample food from their place to share with our… →

  • Blue Freedom Flowers

    I am a spender of money. I come by it honest. Growing up I learned from my mom how to go shopping and buy new things and then sneak the bags into the house before my dad could see and ask questions. That mentality has been in stark contrast to how Josh grew up when… →

  • All the Way Home

    What’s the funniest misunderstanding you’ve ever been part of? I didn’t think I’d have an answer for this prompt today, but I figured out a way to twist it to fit what I’m thinking of. First, let me say that the “misunderstanding” was more an air of confusion. And as far as it being funny,… →

  • One Social Media to Rule Them All

    What app eats up most of your screen time — and do you even feel bad about it? I have given up on most apps. Eh. Maybe “given up” isn’t the right thing to say. More like, I quit using them. “Giving up” implies things didn’t go my way on them. Things were fine on… →

  • Books, Movies, Travel, and…Elmo?

    Movie/music Monday It’s funny that this prompt comes up today. I just spent the weekend watching a miniseries and a movie set in England, and while the prompt is past tense, as in we have already traveled because of a movie or book, I would love to travel there in the future. Of course, I’ll… →

  • From Stereos to Smart Phones

    The technology of today is pretty great, excluding AI, that is pretty scary. So many modern conveniences now that didn’t exist when I was a teenager. How different would my teen years have been had there been iphones, gps, digital streaming? But back then, I didn’t miss what I didn’t know. Those things were not… →

  • It’s My Own

    What is the best excuse you have heard lately? You know, I saw this prompt last night and honestly, I was going to skip it and write something else for today. I couldn’t think of any excuses that I’ve heard other people say. But then, something at work happened that gave me a good answer… →

  • I Am Who I Am

    Thoughts on Mental Health Thursday This question made me squint and furrow my eyebrows. This question makes no sense when you consider the obvious, we are who we are because of our experiences. I consider that to be well, obvious. What shapes us is our experience. As kids, our initial opinions and thoughts about certain… →