Space Shuttle Challenger

Daily writing promptWhat major historical events do you remember?View all responses Disclaimer: I'm describing events from the POV of 6 y/o me. Who was not necessarily sensitive nor cognizant of the gravity of the event. So I'm sort of mocking myself here. January 1986. I just started my second semester of school (i.e. kindergarten). I … Continue reading Space Shuttle Challenger

3 Things

What’s something most people don’t know about you? I started drinking coffee when I was in elementary school. I've actually wanted to leave Phoenix several times but thus far it's never quite worked out for me. I took a fancy version of shop in high school and learned how to read a schematic and built … Continue reading 3 Things

Exploding Eggs

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. When I saw this prompt, I immediately thought of an incident during my sophomore year of high school.  On a sunny spring Saturday afternoon, I arrived home from the library just minutes before my mom was about to come home for lunch (she worked on Saturdays … Continue reading Exploding Eggs

Unimaginable

What would your life be like without music? Hello! It's been a few weeks since I posted thanks to life. To my pleasant surprise, today's prompt was a perfect excuse to post something. Music is something that has always been part of my life. From an early age, I took to playing musical instruments,  starting … Continue reading Unimaginable

Bus Stop or Secret Agent Meeting Place?

What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it?View other responses I know this prompt came out days ago, but it fits a recent search I did that has yet to produce results. While in Cape May, NJ I spotted several of these booths near the US Coast Guard … Continue reading Bus Stop or Secret Agent Meeting Place?

Smurfing Good TV

Daily writing promptWhat TV shows did you watch as a kid?View all responses As a kid of the 80's, Saturday morning cartoons were it. Living out west where everything seems to air early, the ONE cartoon show I woke up early every Saturday to see - I'm talking like 5-6am depending on the time of … Continue reading Smurfing Good TV

Everything About this Week

Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. I'm traveling this week. The last time I left my surroundings was 3 years ago in 2021. I gifted myself a trip to the East Coast to celebrate the fact that I made it through a 24 week program through UT Austin on machine learning, … Continue reading Everything About this Week

It’s a Dry Heat

What do you love about where you live? At least some of the time it is. Just another July at dusk in Phoenix. 🔥 🔥 🔥 Except when it's not, but then it's still neat. https://videopress.com/v/yGX6CUiR?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&loop=true&playsinline=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Overnight storm, August 2024.

Overused Phrases 2010 Edition

What is a word you feel that too many people use? I'm recovering from the events of the weekend. I finished my final project on Sunday but I'm having nightmares about bad Python code scrolling down my screen at will and wreaking havoc -but life goes on. Given that my brain is mush and I … Continue reading Overused Phrases 2010 Edition

Let’s Laugh Together

What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? I don't expect my blog will bring big changes to the world but I do hope my blog resonates with at least a few people.  By no means would I say I've had a "hard" life but at the same … Continue reading Let’s Laugh Together