‘What does it mean to live boldly?‘ This latest prompt is quite tricky, and it will be fascinating to read the answers of others, because we will all have very different opinions on what it means to live boldly. I guess, to me, it means doing the things you might normally be hesitant about doing. […]
‘What are five things you are grateful for today?‘ My wife and daughter. They keep me sane. A loving family. An extension of the above, including my parents, brother and extended family. Having a roof over my head. A lot of people don’t. Having a stable job. Again, not everyone has this. The time in […]
‘What do people incorrectly assume about you?‘ First up, I think people have in the past assumed I don’t know much on certain subjects (like history and religion), and then they’ve wound up looking not-so-clever in the course of discussions and debates. People have assumed threatening me over the Internet will intimidate me or silence […]
‘What do you like most about your writing?‘ This is a tricky question. I’m not given to self-praise and, whilst I consider a competent writer/blogger, I’d be the first to admit my writing can be a bit… dry. Dry like this meerkat. Not completely devoid of personality, but a bit vacant between the ears. On […]
The prompt today is ‘what makes you laugh?‘ Lots of things make me laugh. The clever wit of comedians on TV shows like Mock the Week makes me laugh. The cutting and edgy humour of Jimmy Carr makes me laugh. The outrageous silliness of kids shows like The Amazing World of Gumball makes me laugh. […]
Today’s prompt is ‘who is someone that inspires you and why?‘ Can that person be fictional? Can I choose more than one person? The Doctor from Doctor Who is a tortured soul who is committed to helping people. They don’t carry weapons – they have a sonic screwdriver, a tool to fix things. They will […]
Today’s prompt is ‘what is something you wish you knew how to do?‘ I can offer a few answers to this. I mentioned in a prior Bloganuary post that I can’t drive. I’ve generally be ok with this (I don’t fork out for car insurance, road tax, MOTs etc), but sometimes I can’t help but […]
We’re up to date! Today’s prompt is ‘what was your favourite toy as a child?‘ I guess this depends on how you define ‘toy’. Is a games console a toy? If so, then my Super Nintendo would take the win. There were so many great games on that machine, and a number of those games […]
The third time around, we are to ‘write about the last time you left your comfort zone‘. Back in the late autumn of 2017 I had a steady job selling bathrooms that I enjoyed, but it cost me a fair bit of money each month in train fare and I ideally needed something closer to […]
The second prompt in the Bloganuary series is ‘what is a road trip you would love to take‘, and I may struggle here, for I don’t cope well with long car journeys! If the prompt had been ‘trip’ rather than ‘road trip’, I’d have many answers, all of which would compete for my attention, for […]
Been on hold with my local council for seven minutes. How much longer do you think I have to wait?
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I saw a social media post the other week, and it got me thinking. Does bigotry go both ways? If we want to get uber-technical, then it’s entirely possible for a black person to hate white people in general terms, or women to hate men, or for members of the LGBT community to resent those […]
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