RQ #19

It is a good thing for an educated man to read books of quotations.

Winston Churchill

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I got so tired of hearing those proverbs when I was a child. Now I use them all the time. Sometimes they are the best way to say what needs to be said. I teach them to my students. I have a collection of [quotes] for class discussion and writing assignments.

Marva Collins

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I might repeat to myself, slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound; if I can remember any of the damn things.

Dorothy Parker

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If you were to be quoted in the future, what would your statement be?

RQ #18

Sometimes I forget to look off the path I am walking. Then I realize, there is so much to see (feel, do) if I am paying attention.

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that's me, and a swatch of peace out my back door

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Once in a while you have to slow, sit, lie down, even. Look at things from a different perspective.
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Have you tried it recently? What did you experience?

Random Question #17

It's nearly time for dinner at our house, and I know what I'm making tonight...

photo from myrecipes.com

RQ: What do you put in your meatloaf?

RQ #16

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Santa's in my living room,

sneakin' 'round the tree.

His velvet sack is heavy with

Something for you, something for me.

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What do you wish, hope, pray is (or could be, as long as we're dreamin') in Santa's sack?

RQ 15

Do you have a mentor?

Tell me about him or her.

You can read about mine here.

RQ #14

These boys are amazing, and I am infinitely inspired by their purpose.



What do you want to do before you die?

RQ #13

What do you do when you believed your path was laid and lit-up for you, and you embraced it with everything, but suddenly a new one appears--and it captures all your excitement, attention and desire?

Which path do you take?

RQ #12

What life lesson(s) have you recently learned?





Photo from flickr. All rights reserved by William Follett.

Random Question #11

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What makes you happy?
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I am unsure of this picture's original source. Have you seen it before?

Random Question #10

We all have something we keep hidden, downplay, try to overlook, whether it's physical or emotional. A method of life, a secret, a hurt.

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For me, it's a scarred ear.

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What do you hide?

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Photo by Dalla* at flickr.

Random Question #9

Do you remember your school's alma mater?

Really think, now. If so, post it in comments.


*Thanks to everyone who participated in our progressive story. I'll be posting the finished piece on Wednesday or Friday. Be sure to come back!

*Soon my first article will be available online at Rose & Thorn Literary Journal, with whom I accepted a staff position last month. Exciting! I'll share a link when it's up.

*I'll also have a guest post at Linda Hoye's place, My Own Velvet Room. Stay tuned!

Random Question #8

What kind of car do you drive, and what do you suppose it says about you?

Random Question #7

What happened when you last put yourself in someone else's shoes?

Random Question #6

Here's something you don't think about when it comes to internet friends:

How tall are you?



I'm 5' 6.5".

Random Question #5

Who's your living hero, and why?

Random Question #4

Life is... ?

Random Question #3

What book are you currently reading, and what do you like about it?

Random Question #2

If you could sing like anyone, who would it be and why?

Random Question #1

I'm starting a new line of every-so-often posts. Because I'm curious, that's just how I do.

Because stuff such as this, random, insignificant in most ways, stores up as valuable fodder. They're details I can recall on whim.

And so here's the first, to kick us off. Be as vague or as detailed as you like.

How often do you change the sheets from your bed?