This is so cool. To honor National Poetry Month, there’s National Poetry Writing Month, which is providing daily poetry writing prompts for April. I immediately thought of Hope Evey. Because of this marvelous thing I’m seeing a poem a day…
Gratitude 4 April 2012
1) Getting together with an old friend 2) Meeting his partner for the first time (finally) 3) My sweet new ukulele!
Gratitude 3 April 2012
1) Good pizza for dinner 2) Living in an area where we can get a pizza delivered (that hasn’t always been the case) 3) Having the money to buy the pizza! 4) Good dinner company
Gratitude 2 April 2012
1) My parents 2) My laptop
Playing the Lottery
Plinky asked, "Do you ever purchase lottery tickets? Have you ever won?" I don’t ever purchase them – never have, can’t imagine that I ever will. I agree with whoever called them “a tax on people who are bad at…
NaBloPoMo April: Poem
This month’s blogging theme is “Poem.” Not poetry, but “Poem.” It’s in honor of National Poetry Month. It’s been a few years since I wrote any poetry, so to honor the theme I’ll point you to poetry I’ve shared elsewhere…
Gratitude 31 March 2012
1) YMCA Membership 2) MARTA access
Public Transit
Plinky asked, "If public transportation were available in your neighborhood, would you use it?" I do use it! It’s much cheaper than maintaining a car, when you consider the cost of insurance, gas, upkeep, etc. For those of us who…
Fate
Plinky asked, “Do you believe in fate?” No, I don’t believe in fate at all. Fate implies some overall power or force in charge of the universe that overrides free will and human choices, and I completely reject that notion.…
Gratitude 28 March 2012
1) Medicare 2) My scooter 3) Amelia (my cat)