August 2024 Prompts - Part 2
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fauxkloreI can’t seem to focus enough to write. But I keep trying.
1 AUG: Girlfriend’s Day: What are the ideal qualities in a girlfriend? My closest friends are the ones who help me when I really need help (e.g. driving me to medical appointments), suggest interesting things to do, and are always willing to listen to me kvetching.
2 AUG: Coloring Book Day: Do you color as an adult? I color once in a while. But mostly I use coloring books as a source for creating needlepoint patterns.
3 AUG: Friendship Day: What’s the key to a lasting friendship? Listening to one another.
4 AUG: Coast Guard Day: Ever had to be rescued? Not really.
5 AUG: Underwear Day: What color(s) are your underwear? At the moment, I am wearing black undies. I almost always wear either solid colors or some sort of interesting pattern. This goes back to my teenage years when I figured out that avoiding white underwear (which is what my mother always wore) made it faster to sort the clean laundry.
6 AUG: Fresh Breath Day: How uncomfortable is having bad breath or being near someone with bad breath? Having bad breath is extremely uncomfortable. And morning dragon breath on the part of someone you’re close to is at least as bad.
7 AUG: Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day: What’s the most unnecessary packaging you’ve ever seen? I hate it that scissors get packaged in hard plastic that you can’t open without using scissors to cut it open.
8 AUG: Pickleball Day: Do you play pickleball? No.
9 AUG: Book Lovers Day: What was one of your favorite books as a child that you haven’t re-read in a long time? Since I mentioned it recently, I loved The Outsiders. I also read The Catcher in the Rye a bunch of times because it’s one of the most New York books ever.
10 AUG: S’mores Day: Have you ever eaten s’mores? Yes, but not in a long time. Every now and then I get a craving for toasted marshmallows, but I usually just roast them in the flame of my gas stove.
11 AUG: Popsicle Day: What’s your favorite flavor of popsicle? I’m partial to citrus flavors - lemon or orange. Grape is okay. I have also been known to buy fudgesicles.
12 AUG: World Elephant Day: If given the chance to ride an elephant, would you? I may have ridden an elephant at the zoo when I was a little kid. I have no interest in riding an elephant nowadays.
13 AUG: Prosecco Day: What’s your favorite celebratory beverage? I like bubbly, e.g. champagne or prosecco or cava.
14 AUG: World Calligraphy Day: What kind of calligraphy do you admire? I never really got much beyond some simple classic styles, like roundhand.
15 AUG: Leathercraft Day: Do you own an item of leather you especially like? I have a small handbag that my grandfather (who was also a shoemaker) made for me out of scraps of leather.
16 AUG: Men’s Grooming Day: Beards, moustaches, and sideburns. Yay or nay? I like mustaches and neatly trimmed (i.e. non-shaggy) beards.
17 AUG: Black Cat Appreciation Day: Do you like black cats? Do you see any animal as inherently ‘bad luck’? Black cats are okay, but I have a particular fondness for orange cats.
18 AUG: World Helicopter Day: Have you ever ridden in a helicopter? I’ve done some flightseeing in helicopters. The most memorable were flying over Victoria Falls and watching polar bears at Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. I also took one intro flying lesson.
19 AUG: International Orangutan Day: What animal is most likely to commit a murder? Humans, duh.
20 AUG: World Mosquito Day: What’s the best way to deter mosquitos? Hang out with somebody who the mosquitos like better than they like you. The best repellent I’ve found is something I once bought in the Johannesburg airport. Treating your clothes (and bedding) with permethrin also works well.
21 AUG: Senior Citizen’s Day: What’s the best thing about being a senior citizen? I like being retired. And, of course, senior discounts are nice.
22 AUG: World Plant Milk Day: What’s your favorite kind of plant milk? Being lactose intolerant,I have spent a lot of time experimenting with this and I find that almond milk is the best option for me.
23 AUG: Find Your Inner Nerd Day: What are you most nerdy about? Probably alphabets. I can sound out words in the Roman (English) alphabet, a couple of variants of cyrillic (e.g. Belarusian has an extra letter, which is pronounced “wah,”), Hebrew and Yiddish, and Greek without thinking very hard.
24 AUG: Pluto Demoted Day: Is Pluto a planet or not? Officially it is a dwarf planet, but I think the astronomical community gave it a raw deal.
25 AUG: Second-hand Wardrobe Day: What’s your favorite piece of clothing which originally belonged to someone else or bought at a thrift store? I have a bright blue button down shirt that I bought at a thrift shop and like a lot.
26 AUG: Women’s Equality Day: What’s most needed in the world regarding women’s equality? Sad to say, I think the biggest issue these days is reproductive rights. If we don’t control our bodies, we don’t control anything.
27 AUG: Cinema Day: When is the last time you were in a movie theatre? I saw one movie in a movie theatre in early September.
28 AUG: Crackers Over the Keyboard Day: Do you eat at your computer? In general, I try to avoid doing that.
29 AUG: More Herbs, Less Salt Day: What’s your favorite cooking herb? I am somewhat fanatical about ginger.
30 AUG: Beach Day: What’s your favorite beach? I haven’t been to every beach in the world, but of those I have been to, I think the most beautiful ones are on the west coast of Madagascar. More practically, I have a lasting fondness for some of the beaches on the south shore of Long Island (where I grew up), especially Lido Beach and Point Lookout.
31 AUG: International Bacon Day: Bacon. Yay or nay? I don’t eat pork products for religious reasons.
1 AUG: Girlfriend’s Day: What are the ideal qualities in a girlfriend? My closest friends are the ones who help me when I really need help (e.g. driving me to medical appointments), suggest interesting things to do, and are always willing to listen to me kvetching.
2 AUG: Coloring Book Day: Do you color as an adult? I color once in a while. But mostly I use coloring books as a source for creating needlepoint patterns.
3 AUG: Friendship Day: What’s the key to a lasting friendship? Listening to one another.
4 AUG: Coast Guard Day: Ever had to be rescued? Not really.
5 AUG: Underwear Day: What color(s) are your underwear? At the moment, I am wearing black undies. I almost always wear either solid colors or some sort of interesting pattern. This goes back to my teenage years when I figured out that avoiding white underwear (which is what my mother always wore) made it faster to sort the clean laundry.
6 AUG: Fresh Breath Day: How uncomfortable is having bad breath or being near someone with bad breath? Having bad breath is extremely uncomfortable. And morning dragon breath on the part of someone you’re close to is at least as bad.
7 AUG: Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day: What’s the most unnecessary packaging you’ve ever seen? I hate it that scissors get packaged in hard plastic that you can’t open without using scissors to cut it open.
8 AUG: Pickleball Day: Do you play pickleball? No.
9 AUG: Book Lovers Day: What was one of your favorite books as a child that you haven’t re-read in a long time? Since I mentioned it recently, I loved The Outsiders. I also read The Catcher in the Rye a bunch of times because it’s one of the most New York books ever.
10 AUG: S’mores Day: Have you ever eaten s’mores? Yes, but not in a long time. Every now and then I get a craving for toasted marshmallows, but I usually just roast them in the flame of my gas stove.
11 AUG: Popsicle Day: What’s your favorite flavor of popsicle? I’m partial to citrus flavors - lemon or orange. Grape is okay. I have also been known to buy fudgesicles.
12 AUG: World Elephant Day: If given the chance to ride an elephant, would you? I may have ridden an elephant at the zoo when I was a little kid. I have no interest in riding an elephant nowadays.
13 AUG: Prosecco Day: What’s your favorite celebratory beverage? I like bubbly, e.g. champagne or prosecco or cava.
14 AUG: World Calligraphy Day: What kind of calligraphy do you admire? I never really got much beyond some simple classic styles, like roundhand.
15 AUG: Leathercraft Day: Do you own an item of leather you especially like? I have a small handbag that my grandfather (who was also a shoemaker) made for me out of scraps of leather.
16 AUG: Men’s Grooming Day: Beards, moustaches, and sideburns. Yay or nay? I like mustaches and neatly trimmed (i.e. non-shaggy) beards.
17 AUG: Black Cat Appreciation Day: Do you like black cats? Do you see any animal as inherently ‘bad luck’? Black cats are okay, but I have a particular fondness for orange cats.
18 AUG: World Helicopter Day: Have you ever ridden in a helicopter? I’ve done some flightseeing in helicopters. The most memorable were flying over Victoria Falls and watching polar bears at Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. I also took one intro flying lesson.
19 AUG: International Orangutan Day: What animal is most likely to commit a murder? Humans, duh.
20 AUG: World Mosquito Day: What’s the best way to deter mosquitos? Hang out with somebody who the mosquitos like better than they like you. The best repellent I’ve found is something I once bought in the Johannesburg airport. Treating your clothes (and bedding) with permethrin also works well.
21 AUG: Senior Citizen’s Day: What’s the best thing about being a senior citizen? I like being retired. And, of course, senior discounts are nice.
22 AUG: World Plant Milk Day: What’s your favorite kind of plant milk? Being lactose intolerant,I have spent a lot of time experimenting with this and I find that almond milk is the best option for me.
23 AUG: Find Your Inner Nerd Day: What are you most nerdy about? Probably alphabets. I can sound out words in the Roman (English) alphabet, a couple of variants of cyrillic (e.g. Belarusian has an extra letter, which is pronounced “wah,”), Hebrew and Yiddish, and Greek without thinking very hard.
24 AUG: Pluto Demoted Day: Is Pluto a planet or not? Officially it is a dwarf planet, but I think the astronomical community gave it a raw deal.
25 AUG: Second-hand Wardrobe Day: What’s your favorite piece of clothing which originally belonged to someone else or bought at a thrift store? I have a bright blue button down shirt that I bought at a thrift shop and like a lot.
26 AUG: Women’s Equality Day: What’s most needed in the world regarding women’s equality? Sad to say, I think the biggest issue these days is reproductive rights. If we don’t control our bodies, we don’t control anything.
27 AUG: Cinema Day: When is the last time you were in a movie theatre? I saw one movie in a movie theatre in early September.
28 AUG: Crackers Over the Keyboard Day: Do you eat at your computer? In general, I try to avoid doing that.
29 AUG: More Herbs, Less Salt Day: What’s your favorite cooking herb? I am somewhat fanatical about ginger.
30 AUG: Beach Day: What’s your favorite beach? I haven’t been to every beach in the world, but of those I have been to, I think the most beautiful ones are on the west coast of Madagascar. More practically, I have a lasting fondness for some of the beaches on the south shore of Long Island (where I grew up), especially Lido Beach and Point Lookout.
31 AUG: International Bacon Day: Bacon. Yay or nay? I don’t eat pork products for religious reasons.
