It’s difficult to settle on just one, but I’d have to say, for the sake of current relevance, the re-election of Donald Trump. It will never cease to be mind-boggling, in a bad way.
Tag: dailyprompt
Give and take; excuse the language
That not everything can be relativized, that there is such a thing as the common good– or at least good for most– and there is a Golden Rule, even as there are people in the world who apparently prefer being treated like shit.
Forever Young
I think it’s a commentary on the way many adults feel. Chronologically, someone may be 70 or much older, but mentally and emotionally they could still feel like they did when they were 20.
To be a kid at heart can mean that you as an adult can put your wisdom and maturity on a shelf. You are able to let go of whatever inhibition keeps you, for example, from engaging with kids who just want to play. My grandchildren are always telling me that I’m silly, but they seem to like it when I give them horsey rides or they can pile on top of me or I play hide and seek with them, or we sit on the floor and build something with blocks or play with trucks, sit at a table and draw or color, or kick a ball around.
Maybe part of this is that one just refuses to admit that they’re getting older and should be more careful when they exert themselves. One knows the wolves are getting closer to the door, but the tendency is to ignore them for as long as possible.
Maybe it’s a way for us who have more of life behind us than in front to hold onto something that can feel like it’s slipping away, going by too quickly. We still need to be involved and useful, not discarded.
Besides all that, kids have a knack for bringing out the kid in us.
Make It So
Skilled, soulful leadershIp in government
Long, healthy lives for our kids and their families
5 million dollars, after taxes
Moving
Probably bike riding, which we don’t do very often. Besides that, it’d be working in the yard– walking, lifting a bit, just moving.
I do try to get to the Y on a regular basis, but that feels more like a discipline and not quite as enjoyable– more like work than what I do in the yard at home. And my wife and I take walks on occasion, using several different routes around the local neighborhoods.
Priceless
I tend to believe that unless I won a sweepstakes or something, the cost would be way beyond what I could or would be willing to pay, so my answer is nothing. I think I’ll stay put on terra firma and stick with the earthbound risks. There would have to be too many assurances and guarantees, and the training would be a bear.
It’d be a cool view from out there, though.
At One Time…
Daily writing prompt
What alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in?
SInce I’ve retired, I haven’t considered other paths, but during the working years, or more at the beginning of them, I fantasized about meteorology or astronomy or playing in a band.
Currently, I could probably use a part-time job, but am having trouble envisioning a scenario where I wouldn’t mind having to once again hold to some sort of schedule. The extra money would be nice, but there would have to be an attitude adjustment on my part– I’m really liking not having to be anywhere on a regular basis.
“Specialty” is a Strong Word
Probably popcorn. Besides that, I’m getting the hang of poached eggs.
One of the few recipes I have memorized is a chicken wild rice soup. Made it just the other day. Sticks to your ribs, hits the spot especially when the weather turns cool, goes well with crushed crackers or a slice of warm, freshly baked bread.
Happenings
Hurricane Donna in 1960, John Glenn orbiting the earth, the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK’s assassination in 1963, the big blackout in the northeast in 1965, the Apollo 1 disaster in 1967, RFK’s assassination, MLK’s assassination (1968 was a helluva year), the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, the end of the Vietnam War, Watergate and NIxon’s resignation, the attempts on the lives of Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, the U.S. victory over the Soviet hockey team at Lake Placid in 1980; various snowstorms like one on Christmas Eve 1962, I think, and the Blizzard of ’78 (awesome!); The Challenger disaster, the fall of the USSR, the release of Nelson Mandela, the Y2K non-event, 09/11/01, the Columbia disaster, the Red Sox’ World Series victory in 2004, Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath, the arrival of the iPhone in 2007, Barack Obama’s election in 2008, various and numerous mass shootings, Hillary Clinton’s run for the Presidency, Covid 19, 01/06/2021. Recent history is chockful of happenings, not all good, especially since November 2016.
I’m sure I’m leaving a bunch of stuff out.
The Kids
I think it would have to be our children. They’re good people, attentive and loving parents, they work hard, they’ve all found partners who love them and appear to be in it for the long haul. I know there were things we probably could have done differently as we raised them, but they’ve turned out alright and I’m happy for them, and because of them.
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