Today is Earth Day, April 22. I’m a bit behind on Discover Prompts. This entry is for the word “book.” I spent most of my life pursuing advanced degrees in English literature, English language, and linguistics, as well as teaching college English. So books are like basic building blocks in my life. I read everyContinue reading “Discover Prompts: Day 14 – “Book””
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Discover Prompts: Day 13 – Teach
I’m a bit behind in Discover Prompts. Day 13 is the word “Teach.” Today is April 22 – Earth Day. I’ve always taken exception to the phrase, “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” I came by the teaching profession almost by accident. But I later realized I had been a teacher most ofContinue reading “Discover Prompts: Day 13 – Teach”
Discover Prompts: Day 12 – The “light” of day
It’s Earth Day, April 22. Happy Earth Day to everyone. (I’m a bit behind on Discover Prompts, so here goes to catching up. Day 12 – Light) It’s easy to get lost in the fog of uncertainty and routine. Especially now. Day after day drifts into one another like linked train cars following, being pulledContinue reading “Discover Prompts: Day 12 – The “light” of day”
Discover Prompts: Day 11 – Bite.
I had braces for 5 years. I got braces (and glasses) during the first week of my senior year in high school (rah!). The braces straightened my teeth but did nothing for my bite. Try as we might (aggressive retainer, palate expander, rubber bands rubber bands rubber bands), we could never correct the cross-bite. IContinue reading “Discover Prompts: Day 11 – Bite.”
Discover Prompts Day 10 – Orchestrate: Eastward, Ho!
I once taught a class called “Road Trip!” with an exclamation trip. It was a sophomore-level introduction to literature course focused on the journey as metaphor. On the reading list was Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, a book that I really don’t like very much. The other works featured road trips of a kind, startingContinue reading “Discover Prompts Day 10 – Orchestrate: Eastward, Ho!”
Discover Prompts: Day 9 – Pairs: The Ducks at San Diego’s Balboa Park
I spent a lot of time at Balboa Park in San Diego with my girlfriend watching the ducks. They were mostly mallards, with a few exotic types from the nearby San Diego Zoo. There were 21 of them for the longest time, week after week, a combination of adults and some yearlings. There is aContinue reading “Discover Prompts: Day 9 – Pairs: The Ducks at San Diego’s Balboa Park”
Discover Prompts #8: Curve
Picture a corkscrew. It’s curvy, curved in one direction. Hold that corkscrew horizontally. As you trace the curve, it moves forward and also curves back around to where it started. If you drew a line on the top of the corkscrew, each point on the metal part of the screw would line up, the spacesContinue reading “Discover Prompts #8: Curve”
Below the Common View: A Dachshund’s Guide to the World
This is for Discover Prompts #7 for April 7 – Below. I have a dachshund named Herman. He’s 17 pounds of double dapple short-haired red with white flash on the back of his neck and a white stripe from his foreheard to his nose, white booties on his feet, and a white tip of hisContinue reading “Below the Common View: A Dachshund’s Guide to the World”
The Left-Handers Guide to Getting Behind
This is Discover Prompts #6 for April 6 on the word Hands. Something about needing and then getting a root canal slowed me down. But I’m on the mend now. I’m a left-hander. My brother was a left-hander. My paternal grandmother was a left-hander. I know that my grandmother bowled left-handed in Ohio. She wasContinue reading “The Left-Handers Guide to Getting Behind”
The Magical Refillable Santa Claus Christmas Plate
I’m a day behind with Discover Prompts: Dish for April 5. Better late than never. We celebrated Christmas in my house, and my mom and dad pulled out all the stops: decorations, a beautiful tree, holiday gatherings with friends including big meals with elaborately set tables. Families gathered around the television for Christmas variety showsContinue reading “The Magical Refillable Santa Claus Christmas Plate”
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