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  • The Daily Prompt – No. 343

    Who is your favorite cartoon character?

    For this one, I’ll have to give you my favorite character from when I was a kid. I currently do not have a favorite cartoon character.

    It’s Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They were such a cool bunch of characters. They ate pizza, knew martial arts, and fought crime. These guys were the good guys.

    There was a Burger King promotion around the time the Ninja Turtles began to be shown on TV. BK was giving away a TMNT episode on VHS cassette tape with the purchase of a kids’ meal. They were offering 4 different episodes. I convinced my mom to buy kids’ meals so that I could get all 4 episodes (over the course of a few weeks, not all at once).

    Michelangelo was my favorite because he had a laid-back attitude but he was still able to get the job done. That attitude resonated with me: succeeding did not require stress! He was such a contrast to his brothers.

    Michelangelo was the legitimate party dude who could fight crime and have fun doing it.

  • The Daily Prompt – No. 342

    What’s the best and worst airport you’ve been to?

    The best airport that I’ve been to is LaGuardia Airport. The facility’s recent renovation has made it a wonder to behold. The concourse and terminals are so shiny, open, and clean. The shops are welcoming. I do not mind spending time there.

    But if it hadn’t gone through that renovation (read: reformation), then it would occupy the bottom of this list. It was so dingy, closed off, and messy. There was so much construction within the facility that it became quite the turnoff.

    Now, the worst airport that I’ve been to is O’Hare Airport in Chicago. I do not hate the facility, but I am not impressed by it. I cannot pinpoint the source of indifference. There’s something about the airport that does not stand out. The experience of being at O’Hare makes me lukewarm. If that experience could be transformed into a glass of water, I would spit it out.

    But that’s just me.

  • The Daily Prompt – No. 341

    If your pet could talk, what would be the first thing it says?

    It would say nothing because I don’t have a pet!

  • The Daily Prompt – No. 340

    Which fictional world would be the most fun to vacation in?

    I would want to go to the Springfield of The Simpsons. (Now, reader be mindful, I have not watched this show in decades!)

    My first day there, I would visit the Simpson household and then the Flanders. Then I’d go by the nuclear power plant for an afternoon tour. That night, I’d watch a Springfield Isotopes game, and finish the night with a glass of cranberry juice from Moe’s Tavern.

    Day 2, I would go to Krusty Burger for my first meal. Then, I would go to a taping of the Krusty the Klown show. After the taping, I would need something to give me a pep in my step after sitting all day. A Squishee from Apu’s Kwik-E-Mart would do the trick.

    My last day, Day 3, I would buy some souvenirs from the Leftorium at the mall. (I need to develop my left-handedness more and help others do the same.) Then I would go watch the Rainer Wolfcastle classic, McBain, in the theaters. (By this time, I’d sneak some Krusty burgers into the venue for snacking during movie.)

  • The Daily Prompt – No. 339

    What’s the weirdest coincidence you’ve ever experienced?

    I had traveled to Miami to board a cruise for my friend’s aunt’s 50th birthday.  His whole family clan was going and at this point, I was part of the extended family. We had gotten in town a couple of days before we were to board the cruise, so one night, we decided to go hang out in the Brickell downtown area just to experience the Miami nightlife.

    (This was my first time ever being in Miami.) 

    We went to a few spots in the downtown/Brickell area. Then, we decided to go to a nightclub, and I ran into one of my coworkers (from the job back then). And here is where this chance encounter becomes uncanny: at that very moment I was DM-ing another one of our mutual coworker friends when this all transpired.  

    I saw the coworker at the bar and said what’s up. We were quite surprised. We DM’ed our mutual coworker friend about this random encounter.  

    That was a fun coincidence. Or maybe it was a providential sign of the beginning of an awesome trip.

  • The Daily Prompt – No. 338

    What’s the best thing you’ve ever found randomly on the street?

    A few Labor Days ago, we were at the Strand Bookstore. As is the norm, they have their bargain-book racks outside. One of the books that was on sale was this huge biography of Ulysses S. Grant. It was a 1,100+ page work on the 18th President and only $5. That was a steal in my mind. So much so that it still sits on my bookshelf, untouched since that day.

  • The Daily Prompt – No. 337

    What are your favorite 5 apps on your phone?

    As of today, they are:

    • Bible (YouVersion)
    • Instagram
    • TikTok
    • MyFitnessPal
    • DuoLingo

    Of course, this is subject to change. If it does, this post will be updated with as well.

  • The Daily Prompt – No. 336

    What’s the kindest thing someone has ever done for you?

    It’s hard to rank acts of kindness when one has an attitude of gratitude. Each day there’s an opportunity to be thankful.

    I’ll just talk about one that stands out in particular.

    Last November 1st, I had plans for that night that didn’t come to fruition. One of my best friends from high school called to ask what I was doing then. At that point, I had nothing. But we both knew that Game 7 between the Dodgers and Blue Jays was happening, so he invited me to come watch it at his place.

    We both have our favorite baseball teams. Our hangouts since high school have consisted of playing video games and watching baseball. At that time we were each going through changes in our personal living situations. Game 7 just felt like a good occasion to hang out, watch baseball, and get away for a bit.

    After I left his place that night, I thought, “Wow! What a crazy game!”  We were both ecstatic because we were rooting for the Dodgers, and they were two outs away from losing the series. I really got to hear what he was going through and to listen to him. I was so grateful to be invited into another person’s home.

    It was as if we were in high school again.

  • The Daily Prompt – No. 335

    If the salary was the same, what job would you be doing right now and why?

    If the salary was the same, the job would be a lawyer.

    One thing I like to do is meet people and listen to their stories. I like hearing where they are from, the nature of their childhood, accomplishments, and issues. If they reveal the issues, then I would give guidance to help resolve them.

    For me, it goes to being a faithful steward over another man’s livelihood. In my case, I think of what John Adams wrote about James Otis’s arguments regarding the Writs of Assistance and John Adams’s own defense of the British soldiers in the colonial era before independence. They both provided legal advocacy at critical stages in colonial history.

    If I were to pursue the dream of being an attorney, I’d have to go back to school to get the degree and be admitted to the bar. But there’s a chance that I may not end up in the field of law that initially interested me. Nonetheless, there is still a desire to fulfill that part of advocacy and to do the necessary work of people-facing services, research, and personal responsibility that goes with it.

  • The Daily Prompt – No. 334

    The Daily Prompt – No. 334

    Share a hobby you’ve picked up recently — what got you into it?

    I’ve recently gotten back into running. I was looking for a way to shed extra pounds from my frame. I was running with a club that meets monthly but lately I’ve added extra runs into my fitness routine.

    I got into it more when someone I met at the club told me about Strava. I had seen the app before but I wasn’t able to use it because I had an old phone that was filled to the brim.

    Anyway, I downloaded it. When I saw that I could track my runs and incorporate the outputs and exercise into my other fitness apps, I became more motivated to run. It gave me numbers to hit and strive for. I wanted to see how much I could do and how many calories I was burning. Let me tell you, it was a revelation.

    Now, I’m not necessarily a running enthusiast, but I’m picking up the habit again from 6 years ago. Back then everything was closed, including the gyms. I was at my lowest weight ever and quite possibly my fittest since I discovered the Insanity home workout program.

    Can I beat 2020 me?