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What is on your mind? I love all type of topics and will talk about almost anything! So, what is happening with you lately? Come, tell me about yourself. What excites you about writing? What other things do you do: Art, music, animals?    Photo: The Huntington Japanese Gardens, photo by Seabreeze |
| Prompt #28: If you could create a charitable foundation with billions of dollars in resources, what causes would you try to tackle? It would be to end homelessness. In a country as wealthy as ours, homelessness should not be rapid. With billions in resources, no Veteran, senior or child should be living on the streets. First, temporary shelters could be established using vacant city lots with over site by the charitable organization created. These temporary shelters should provide housing, showers and food sources. Helping those to be clean, fed and have a place to sleep, then programs to assist in obtaining employment should begin. I would love to see a program where everyone who is considered homelessness, would be involved in the program itself. A organization that would employ billions of dollars/resources should be able to utilize the talents (even how minimal) of those who are being helped. If people are healthy enough to do some type of work, should do so. Any skills taught or brought to the organization by the homelessness, would apply back into the organization. Clerical workers, trades, talents learned via Veterans can be utilized to support the organization. It sounds like a massive take on, but I do believe it could work. Those individuals that have health issues, whether drugs or illnesses, would have to be exempt for the work contribution program and be encompassed in a separate program but indirectly connected to the charitable foundation. As these individuals improved in the health situation they would be required to give back in some fashion. I don't have all the details work out in my mind but I do feel it is feasible. Seabreeze |
| Prompt #27: If you had a single wish to change one thing about the world to make it a better place, what one thing would you change if you wanted to do the most good? This is very hard. I am not sure one thing could make a big difference and do the most good. If there is one thing, it would be everyone's skin color would be the same. However, with that said, people's nature would be to find something else to fight about. It seems to be human nature. Seabreeze |
| Prompt: "I am not be perfect, I'm here to be real." Lady Gaga Gaga Write about this in your Blog entry today. Well, none of us are perfect, as the Bible tells us. And if the quote above was spoken as it was written for the exercise, then she is definitely not perfect (I am not be .....). We are all practicing in this world. All going through a testing period of sorts. We learn new things every day about people and about ourselves. Lady Gaga isn't one I follow so I can't really say what her quote was in regards to. For her to say she is here to be real; I would say what is real to her. If she dresses up, does stage performances is that real. Not everyone does those things but they may say that they feel real. Being alive is real. Seabreeze |
| Prompt #25: Describe your dream vacation if you were to have unlimited funds and unlimited vacation days. It would be an extensive trip, minimum 3 weeks, to Rome. I want to see all the history, art that it has to offer. I want to see the countryside and maybe visit a family who produce wine. Living with a family would be amazing (hopefully they speak some English). If I could have, I would have done this years ago, when in the best of health and could walk the city, museums, grounds. But, thank God we have videos to see some of those places I would not see otherwise. Seabreeze |
| Prompt #24: Who's your favorite fictional character and why? This is a tuff one for me as I do not read that much fiction. I am a biography type reader. But, as characters go, I like a character who is strong in attitude, lots of muscle, with details about their mannerism. I like it when there is a lot of detail in a story as it really paints a picture for me, like a movie. Cops, detectives, murder mysteries, ones based on true history is fun to read even though it probably would be fictional. I like the early 20s time period, the clothing, the cars. Maybe I lived before in another life. |
| Prompt #23: Do you have any family stories from previous generations? Share one if you have it, and/or tell us a story about your life that you'd like your descendants to retell for years to come. Family stories? Nothing real exciting or that I could hand down to my grandchildren. However, just a little story about my dad's mother. She was a tiny lady from what I understand as I never met her but I understand she was powerful. Her husband, my grandfather, was a blacksmith. But he liked his drink and I guess would come home drunk many times. He gave her grief once and she took a frying pan to him. Now frying pans back in those days were iron. I am sure that hurt a lot and from what I understand, she never had anymore trouble from him again. Seabreeze 5.20.25 |
| Prompt #22: What plot twist (it can be from any movie, television show, book, video game, etc.) surprised you the most? That is hard to pin down. I think one of the best TV shows was Columbo. The lines, the plots and little innuendos. Great writers they had on that show. However, Mash was another favorite. Maybe you saw it, this one: Too many good ones to choose from!  |
| Prompt #21: What's your favorite possession? This is tuff!! First, I say my son. NO, I really don't possess him in the true sense but he is mine. I would say my newly key board, Casio. I love music and play piano. Was without it for years; so happy to have one in my life now. However, I would miss my paints (watercolors), my chess board, my plants if you took them away. Maybe I don't have a favorite. Seabreeze 5.10.25 |
| Prompt #20: Where is your favorite place in the whole world? This may sound corny, but home. Sure, being in some romantic city in a foreign country sounds like that would be a favorite place; but not for me. I want to be able to have that security that home provides. Home provide a place of serenity; a sureness that foreign places, places that we are unfamiliar, cannot provide. With "home", I am including my actual residence, family, and my country. I really don't have a desire to travel (have health issues as well), so I stay close to places that I am familiar with; people I know and love. Seabreeze 5.6.25 |
| Prompt #19: Who inspires you? Give a quick overview of the person and why you find them so compelling. I was inspired by the president of a company I worked at for ten years. The individual, Terry, was a man that everyone respected. He was the type of guy who walked the company, saying good morning to all the workers, which at the time I started were about 50 employees. And, even after we grew to over several 100 employees, he still did the same greeting in the morning. He was a man who would not be opposed to making coffee when we were a young company. And, if you did something that wasn't considered your job, he would be sure to recognize it and make a nice compliment. He took time out of his busy schedule to recognize new employees to the organization. Yes, a big company would have your name recognized maybe in a newsletter or bulletin. But Terry went just a bit further and would be sure to locate that employee and say hi. When we grew to over 1000, he was there at the welcome orientation to say hi to the new hireries. This man had a funny side to him and loved to show it. I had been promoted to be his secretary. One day he called me in via the telecom, to his office to take dictation. As I opened the door, went in took a seated, he had his back turned as if he was reaching for something behind his desk. As he turn around, he had a rubber chicken in one hand and he face contorted and he looked like Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy team. With the other hand he grabbed his tie and flicked it about. I thought I was going to die. He looked like Stan Laurel a little anyways. All my years of working in the office of many companies, I never experienced such an executive as Terry. He was a jewel. One of a kind. I understand that, he was very good at golf and could have been a pro but decided to work in the health care industry instead. So many people became lucky to have him do so. My hat off to you Terry. Seabreeze 5.2.25 |
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