Tag: dailyprompt

If you could open a shop, what would you sell?

I think space, and time.

Opening a storage facility has been a daydream of mine for the last while. I think it could be expanded to include the latest in vending machine technology, and arcade opportunities. And, maybe even a coffin hotel. My goal would be to automate the entire thing.

These ideas could even be used to help fight homelessness.

But, maybe I’m getting away from the spirit of the question. Maybe they want me to talk about what I could sell passionately. Like comic books, because I’m a nerd. The one job I had that I loved above all others was ripping tickets at a movie theatre. It is tough to figure out how to sell that.

-Steve

Unrelated picture of my Halo: Infinite character. Very Cyber punk isn’t it? šŸ˜Ž

What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world?

In the World? Not much. I guess a little more understanding that people are people. Everyone in on a journey, and you really have no idea where the other person IS in that journey….

Be cautious, and don’t risk anything that you can’t afford to loose. BUT…. the things you CAN afford to loose??!!! Hand that shit out like candy, other people need it.

Other things I want my blog to do is, help me learn how to type faster. And, help me learn how to write better. Help my kids to understand who their dad is. …. I think that’s it. āœŒļø

-Steve

List 30 things that make you happy.

THIRTY !!! ???? I’ll try and pick things that aren’t obvious….

  • Waking up, without being woken up.
  • Coffee that’s 57.2 degrees Celsius, and sweetened.
  • Watching my kids faces when they discover something.
  • Watching my wife argue with someone other then me.
  • A comfortable pair of shoes.
  • Wearing clothes straight from the dryer on a winter day.
  • The first Hoar Frost of the winter.
  • The smell of a lake.
  • A well read audio book.
  • A clever movie
  • The smell of the house after the slow cooker has been on all day.
  • Sitting down with friends after a stressful week.
  • Listening to productive conversation.
  • Helping people move.
  • Making videos.
  • Reading character backgrounds for RPG’s.
  • Nestle Turtles.
  • Listening to my youngest son explain something.
  • Getting into a made bed.
  • Jokes that don’t require a victim.
  • Watching my typing speed improve.
  • Figuring out something cool I can do with my website.
  • Sorry guys…. I’ve run out of time.

-Steve

Describe the one habit that brings you joy

This is going to be a tricky one. Habit habit habit…..

Whenever possible I say goodnight to my boys. For my oldest it has turned into a ritual. For my youngest it seems to be far more casual. I’m not sure why this became so … profound, or “joyful”.

Habit vs. Obsesive Compulsive Disorder. I suppose the difference is joy, isn’t it?

Now, if you want to get into the things that I would LIKE to be habitual… well damn. We could be here all night. Dishes, laundry, mowing the lawn, etc. etc….

All the best!!!

-Steve

How would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you?

Bald but not balding. Overweight, but carries it well. Quick to smile, and overly self-deprecating. Beard, but not a big beard. Expensive runners, attached to an otherwise inexpensive wardrobe. Usually wearing a hoody, or a Hawaiian style shirt depending on the weather. I appear stronger then I actually am, both physically and emotionally.

5’11” tall, with expressive dark brown eyes. No eyebrows, or at least none to speak of. Big nose, but you wouldn’t notice because of the fat head. Rosy cheeks, and tends to fall asleep if left alone too long.

-Steve

If you could bring back one dinosaur, what would it be?

A Tyrannosaurus Rex, so that I could ride it to work, and have it feast on my enemies.

This is exactly the kind of question my boys would love. It makes no sense, there is no context… I mean…. are we talking time machine? cloning? How did I come across this technology?

What am I feeding this thing? In this scenario, am I some kind of rich person that can afford exotic animals? Do a have employees that can help me? Have they developed laws around this animal?

-Steve

What is your go-to comfort food?

Shake and bake pork chops with kraft dinner.

I should really say that my palate has expanded considerably over the last… especially five years. I think my relationship with food has/is evolving. I haven’t forgotten my heart attack. When I had a heart attack at age 36…. before it was cool. Food was one of the major changes that needed my attention.

Food can be really really tricky. It’s tied into my identity. It’s how I see myself. Pizza and beer. Nachos and Pepsi. Huge helpings of spaghetti, with big slices of garlic bread. I’m a man of insatiable appetites, and delightful excess. Like Santa Claus…. But let’s be honest, St. Nick is gunning for a coronary. And, if he was me… a second coronary.

Food is a journey, never stop looking for a better relationship with food. But, what do you think?

-Steve

This is a HotWheels remake of a 1964 Lincoln Continental. The kind used in the movie “The Matrix”.

Dogs or cats?

Fish. Next question.

If it wasnā€™t for my Precious, I donā€™t think I would have any animals. As for the boysā€¦. I think the eldest likes the cats. And I think the youngest likes the dogā€¦.

Dogs or Catsā€¦.. Does anyone else get the impression that these writing prompts are getting lazy?

Iā€™ve started a campaign. I want to find the perfect locker/change room at work. I thought this was going to be easy. I would simply bribe the people in charge of the lockers. But those sneaky buggers have removed themselves from the map. They donā€™t even have a phone number. Can you believe it? They could be located on the other side of the planet. Locker rooms, and locker room etiquette must be the subject of so much turmoil, that they could no longer be approached in person.

All I have an E-mailā€¦. And the option to go to my boss.

I donā€™t want to go to my boss!!! Oh sure, I could if I simply wanted a locker. Yes. But not if Iā€™m making a game of it. ā€œThe Perfect Lockerā€ Where everything smells like skittles, and nobody has dirty shoes.

Wish me luck. I will stake my claim and horse whip any cow poke that infringes upon my land. Yaā€™darn tooten.

-Steve

Ogre in a top hat