FPQ /FDDA: Our Tech-Driven World

Fandango’s Provocative Question this week has a lot to do with what’s on a lot of WordPress bloggers’ minds these days: Do we control technology or is technology controlling us? There are humans out there that control technology – they are the technology inventors, software creators, Silicon Valley movers and shakers, and the people in […]

FPQ 78: School In Pandemic America

Fandango’s Provocative Question this week is a topic being debated in the news lately. Our non-leader Orange Man wants all the kids to return to school and virus be damned. Many, if not most, districts have been saying that online learning has had mixed results so far. I can easily believe that. Fandango’s question is: […]

Square Perspective: ‘The Bridge’

Most people on a cruise never get to see what the captain’s perspective is. But last summer, on our Viking river cruise, passengers were invited to go into the Pilot House, also known as “The Bridge.” While the passengers lounge on the deck with a drink in one hand and camera in the other, this […]

On the Hunt for Joy: Pastimes

Cee’s On the Hunt for Joy photo challenge this week has the topic mix play with every day. Since I am retired, most things I spend time doing are things I like to do. I blog a lot about photography and travel, but not so much on my private pastimes. A few years ago, the […]

Sunday Writing Prompt: What Nonsense!

Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie has a Sunday Writing Prompt, which today is “Uncontrollable Nonsense.” Menagerie suggests: Some potential options Write a poem or story using a lot of metaphor that sounds like nonsense but has a much deeper meaning. Write something that is actual nonsense, means nothing. Write about the day to day nonsense you have to […]