What's one small improvement you can make in your life? My desk, a landscape wild and grand, With papers strewn across the land. A single sweep, a tidy spree? Too much for little old me! But one small shift, a gentle nudge, Each evening, one stray mug I'll judge. I'll whisk it off, all clean …
What is your career plan? I do not have a career plan, nor will I ever. I have been retired for over 10 years and therefore I am free from such columberations. I have to admit, these have been the best 10 years of my life! The clock has chimed its final trade, Ten years …
What's a job you would like to do for just one day? Busy day today, so just a quick and not very good poem. In fact, it's awful. Possibly my worst ever. I might be a doctor and save lots of lives. Or perhaps a bee keeper, tending my hives. Or maybe a banker and …
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When do you feel most productive? What a question, when do I ever not feel productive? “The Busy Life of a Retiree” I thought I'd nap and waste my days,In peaceful, slow, relaxing haze,But oh, how wrong my plans would be,I'm busier now than in my thirties! I start at dawn with walks and squats,(I …
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. Ode to the Prompt-Happy Blogger (Why Do I Waste So Much Time Answering Prompts on WordPress?) I sat down to write my great novel today, With coffee in hand and ideas on display— But a ping on my screen gave a sly little nudge: "New …
The Ai generated picture above bares no resemblance to me! I have brown eyes and no wrinkles, (well, not that many)! Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Ten Years On — Still Full of Beans At 83, where might I be? Still chasing squirrels up a tree? Or waxing wise on frosty days, …
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If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why? “Who Shall I Be? Oh, if I could be a chap from a tale, With swagger and wit (and maybe some ale), I’d pick someone grand, or silly, or sly— Here’s who might catch my whimsical eye! Sherlock Holmes—so …
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What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? "Ode to My Morning Madness" I wake alas, the sun’s not up, My brain’s still stuck in last night’s cup. I pry my eyelids, dry and tight, Like glued-up shutters, what a sight! I stumble forth on zombie feet, To …
If you could have something named after you, what would it be? In all modesty, there is nothing I would like named after me. I would instead just like to be remembered for who I am or what I was. No Names in Stone In all modesty, I must admit, No bridges, no streets, no …
