...Curious as a Cat

Week Number 308

2012-01-30T00:00:00.000-06:00

1) If you could change your name, what name would you choose, and why?

2) Describe your favorite type of pizza?

3) If you could get any tattoo for just a week, what and where would it be? Would you consider getting it permanently?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 307

2012-01-23T00:00:00.000-06:00

1) Do you like to cook?

2) What's the name of the dance move you created that sweeping the world? Explain how it's done.

3) How do you feel about CATV cameras in public places?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 306

2012-01-16T00:00:00.000-06:00

1) Name three songs that remind you of specific people in your life. Explain who each reminds you of and why.

2) What one socially-unacceptable behavior do you REALLY wish we could make socially-acceptable?

3) Have you ever milked a cow? Ever tipped a cow?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 305

2012-01-09T00:00:00.000-06:00

1) Describe your ideal romantic dinner.

2) If you were a piece of furniture, what would you be?

3) When was the last time you spotted an unwelcome visitor (i.e., bug, rodent, etc.) in your house?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 304

2012-01-02T00:01:00.000-06:00

1) You just moved to Sesame Street. Which Muppet is your new roommate? How do you think you two would get along?

2) Would you be willing to commit perjury in court for a close friend? What if your lie would save his or her life?

3) List a few of your favorite ways to bust up cabin fever in the middle of winter.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 303

2011-12-26T00:00:00.000-06:00

1) Would you prefer to have your own swimming pool or your own airplane? Why?

2) Which items in your house do you think will bring in the most money at an antique store in a century?

3) Do you shop around when you look for clothes or do you buy the first thing you like?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 302

2011-12-19T00:00:00.000-06:00

1) What is a good cure for insomnia? What do you usually do when you have insomnia?

2) Duct tape: love it or hate it?

3) List the 5 worst pickup lines you've heard.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 301

2011-12-12T00:00:00.000-06:00

1) What do you usually want to know about someone when meeting them for the first time? Why is this information intriguing to you?

2) What season causes you the most health problems?

3) Do you still own any articles of clothing from your school years? Do you ever wear it/them?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 300

2011-12-05T00:00:00.000-06:00

Unbelievable: 300?? Wow! Thanks to those who've played through the years. Here's to 300 more!

1) Have you ever participated in a demolition derby? If you could be assured that you wouldn't be hurt, would you drive a demo?

2) Name a food that reminds you of someone. Who is it and why?

3) Were you ever been punished by your teacher when you were a student?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 299

2011-11-28T00:00:00.000-06:00

1) Have you ever been outside in a blizzard?

2) Front porch or back deck?

3) If Disney opened a theme park aimed primarily at adults, what would you name one of the rides? Explain.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 298

2011-11-21T00:00:00.000-06:00

1) A man knocks on your door. He says he's from the future—and he can prove it. More important, he says he has information that will save your life. Describe what happens next.

2) Where would you go to ring in the end of the world? Why's this literally the last place on Earth you'd celebrate?

3) What household project do you keep putting off? How long have you done so? Will it ever get done?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

Photo © Cat. 2011

Week Number 297

2011-11-14T00:00:00.000-06:00

1) Describe the country in which you live to a foreigner who has never heard of it.

2) Which is more annoying: someone snapping their gum, or someone clicking their fingernails on their desk? Or is there something worse?

3) What specialized rooms does your new multi-million dollar yacht have?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 296

2011-11-07T00:00:00.000-06:00

1) What do you currently have a hankering for?

2) Are you more of the Scarecrow or the Tin Man? Do you lead with your head or your heart?

3) What questions would you ask your great-great-grandparents if you could chat with them today?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 295

2011-10-31T00:00:00.000-05:00

1) You arrive at work to find all the items in your cube packed up in a box. There's no note and you have no idea what is going on. What do you do?

2) What continent would you most like to visit? Explain why. Have you been there before? Is it the last one to check off your list?

3) List some good memories of your father.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 294

2011-10-24T00:00:00.000-05:00

1) List some good memories of your mother.

2) When was the last time you had a really good bowl of chili? Who made it?

3) Who would win in a fight between a kangaroo and a cobra?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 293

2011-10-17T00:00:00.000-05:00

1) If you could ask any historical person for advice, who would it be and why?

2) How do you react when someone says something unexpectedly unkind to you?

3) Your neighbor just bought a new metal detector. What did she just find in your backyard that she’s so excited about?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 292

2011-10-10T00:00:00.000-05:00

1) Write a letter apologizing to your conscience. Or, write a letter where your conscience apologizes to you.

2) What was the first plane ride you took? Describe the trip – what was it like? Were you excited or scared?

3) What song makes you laugh out loud every single time you hear it?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 291

2011-10-03T00:00:00.000-05:00

1) The best part about reading a good book is ...

2) Describe your favorite pair of shoes. Explain why you like them so much.

3) What's your favorite 'Mom & Pop' store? What do they offer that can't be found online or at a chain store?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

Photo © Cat. 2011

Week Number 290

2011-09-26T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) We’re only two weeks into the New Year had you’ve already broken your first resolution: Don't kill anyone. What happened?

2) Tell about a time you wish you had been more selfish. What would have been better if you'd looked out for number one?

3) What’s the temperature outside? Sunny? Cloudy? Stormy?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 289

2011-09-19T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) When was the last time you got out the arts-and-crafts box (paints, paper, chalk, whatever) and created something?

2) You're riding an elevator when the power goes out. Five minutes later, the pregnant woman next to you goes into labor. What do you do?

3) Write a haiku (first line 5 syllables, second line 7 syllables, third line 5 syllables) about the last meal you ate.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 288

2011-09-12T00:00:00.000-05:00

1) Do you ever change your handwriting just for fun?

2) Think back to the most ridiculous dream you can remember. Explain it in a way that makes it fit together sensibly.

3) They say the clothes make the man (or woman). What do your clothes say about you right now?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 287

2011-09-04T22:00:00.000-05:00

1) In the middle of the night, you get an urgent call from your best friend in 3rd grade. You haven’t talked to him or her in years. Something terrible has happened. What is it and why is he/she calling you?

2) If you were designing the human body, would you stick with red blood or would you go with a flashier or at least different color?

3) What's your best method for getting someone's attention?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 286

2011-08-28T22:01:00.000-05:00

1) You're out to eat a nice birthday dinner with your family when the waiting staff marches out from the back room with a cake. With everyone around singing happy birthday, you decide this is the moment to make that life-changing announcement you've been considering. What is it?

2) What's the last movie you rented? Was it any good?

3) What holiday annoys you the most?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 285

2011-08-21T22:01:00.000-05:00

1) Today, whose mouth needs to be covered with duct tape?

2) You are a zookeeper, and one day a shady-looking man brings in what he calls an "exotic animal." This animal is in a wooden box with small air holes on the top and the box is stamped DANGEROUS. He throws a picture on your desk and you look at the strangest creature you’ve ever seen. Describe it, and tell what you’re going to do.

3) Share three good things about your life right now.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 284

2011-08-15T00:00:00.001-05:00

1) What if George Washington were running for president today? Write his Twitter announcement (140 characters or fewer). It can be serious, humorous, or somewhere in between.

2) What is more terrifying to you personally: thunderstorms, blizzards, or hurricanes?

3) What's your ideal home?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 283

2011-08-08T00:00:00.004-05:00

1) Create a new human culture and describe it as thoroughly as possible. Be sure to describe appearance, values, beliefs, etc.

2) Which animal makes the best pets? Defend why this is clearly the greatest option.

3) What was the last thing you broke that you’re really upset about?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

Photo © Cat. 2010

Week Number 282

2011-08-03T00:01:00.001-05:00

1) One day you wake up to find your pet waiting for you at the side of your bed, sitting on your briefcase. Cocking its head, it tells you that you won’t be going to work today. Why won’t your pet let you go to work, and what happens?

2) Are you more likely spend a gift of $1000 on practical things (food, bills, etc.) or on something you’ve been wanting but couldn’t afford?

3 Which items in your house will command top dollar at an antique store in a century?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 281

2011-07-25T00:00:00.001-05:00

1) Rewrite the story of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" from the point of view of any one of the other reindeer.

2) Where do you fall in your family's birth order? How did your family position affect your development?

3) When was the last time you slept in until noon?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 280

2011-07-18T00:00:00.002-05:00

1) Pretend that there is a gerbil operating the control system of your brain. Write about your day from its perspective. How does it feel about you?

2) Using what’s in your fridge right now, describe the meal you will make for the guests who are standing on your porch.

3) What store do you wish you had in your town?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 279

2011-07-11T06:00:00.003-05:00

1) Of all the people you’ve met, who seems the dumbest but is actually very smart?

2) Write a made-up magic spell, including ingredients, chants, and actions.

3) Which piece of technology that you use daily would you rather go without for a month? How much would giving it up change your life?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 278

2011-07-04T12:01:00.001-05:00

1) Remember waking up when you were a kid to the "good" news that there was a snow day? How did you fill your newfound free time?

2) Name a book you found helpful. You can define “helpful” any way you want.

3) How many guns have you fired?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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For those in North America, Happy Belated Canada Day and Happy Fourth of July!

I'm so sorry about the delay--I set this to publish at midnight but told it PM not AM. Ugh.

Week Number 277

2011-06-27T00:01:00.003-05:00

1) Pick an event from your childhood that you wish would have gone differently. Explain what happened, and what you would change if you could?

2) Who was the last person who maligned your character?

3) What's the nicest place you've stayed? What was the occasion? Did you do anything fancy?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 276

2011-06-20T00:01:00.002-05:00

1) You're late for work because you overslept, but your boss hates over-sleepers. He does love entertaining stories, so create the most outlandish excuse as to why you were late.

2) Where do you get your favorite sandwich? What’s on (in?) it?

3) When was the last time you went somewhere alone just to be alone for an extended period?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 275

2011-06-13T00:01:00.002-05:00

1) How many hats/caps do you own? How often do you wear them?

2) You wake up in a darkened circus tent, wearing a bright blue and yellow clown costume and a fluffy red wig. There is a dwarf standing over you with bucket of water. "You okay?" he asks. What’s going on?

3) If you could be a member of any band in history, which would it be? What would your role be, or have been?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 274

2011-06-06T00:01:00.002-05:00

1) Have you ever felt like you were competing with someone close to you for the affection of the same woman or man?

2) What secret would you really like to share with your dad or mom, but don’t feel as if you can?

3) What's your 'guilty pleasure' TV show?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 273

2011-05-30T00:01:00.006-05:00

1) Using the first line of your favorite song, tell a story about why it’s your favorite.

2) If you were a piece of furniture, what would you be, and why?

3) Dimples: like ‘em, hate ‘em? Don’t care?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

Photo © Cat. 2010

Week Number 272

2011-05-23T07:36:00.001-05:00

1) When was the last time you thought you had things under control … and then the carpet was pulled out from under you?

2) Someone you’ve never liked or trusted comes to you and says she "wants to get to know you better." You are instantly suspicious. You are convinced that that isn’t at all what she wants, and you decide to play detective and find out what is going on. The first things you notice are that she has an odd cut on her arm and that she is carrying a rubber chicken that is missing a foot. Write this scene.

3) You just moved to Sesame Street. Which Muppet is your new roommate? How do you think you and your furry friend would get along?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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SORRY I'M LATE WITH THIS. BAD STORMS LAST NIGHT=NO INTERNET

Week Number 271

2011-05-16T00:01:00.003-05:00

1) You wake up chained to the wall of a medieval torture room. The torture devices are laid out on a table in front of you. What’s your plan?

2) What era is your favorite for fashion so far in your life?

3) You've just won a lifetime supply of candy! Which type do you pick? (By the way, it’s miraculously healthy to eat—no calories, no damage to teeth or other body parts.)

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 270

2011-05-09T00:01:00.003-05:00

1) When you are eating out at your favorite restaurant, you find something unexpected in your food. The owner comes over looking frazzled and begs, “Please, I can explain!” Write a creative/exciting explanation for the object you discovered in your meal.

2) Salsa: mild, medium or hot?

3) Do you prefer short stories or longer fiction? Why?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 269

2011-05-02T00:01:00.005-05:00

1) When the power goes out, do you grab matches and candles or a flashlight first?

2) If you could personify and speak to your deepest, darkest fear, what would you say?

3) You're gathering signatures for a petition - what's your cause?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 268

2011-04-25T00:01:00.002-05:00

1) Who is your favorite fictional character? What would you do if you met him or her?

2) What part of the human body do you find to be the weirdest?

3) What song reminds you of a specific time in your life? What about it makes that time so memorable?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 267

2011-04-18T00:01:00.004-05:00

1) One night when you look outside the window of your house, you spy glinting eyes in a small face. What do you do? Who/what is it?

2) List some things that you would like to do on your next birthday.

3) Is there someone you know who has a really annoying laugh? How about a really fun laugh?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 266

2011-04-11T00:01:00.001-05:00

1) Do you collect anything? Why, or why not?

2) Would you describe yourself as spiritual, religious, or something else?

3) When was the last time you used a telephone book?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 265

2011-04-04T00:01:00.003-05:00

1) Do you have any friends whose ethnicity is different from yours?

2) When was the last time you were at an airport?

3) Name a movie that moved you.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

Photo ©Cat. 2010

Week Number 264

2011-03-28T00:01:00.002-05:00

1) Who is your best friend, and why?

2) What was the last good book you read?

3) Do you know how to tell the difference between edible mushrooms and poisonous ones?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 263

2011-03-21T00:01:00.001-05:00

1) Brainstorm the plot for a novel.

2) How long would it take you to get to your best friend’s house on foot right now?

3) Which of your relatives would you have liked to have met when they were your age now?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 262

2011-03-14T00:01:00.001-05:00

1) How many different kinds of glue are in your home?

2) Would you describe yourself as spiritual, religious, or something else?

3) Do you have any friends who are/were homeless?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 261

2011-03-07T00:01:00.001-06:00

1) What keeps you up at night?

2) What’s the last music you purchased? (online, on CD, whatever)

3) Describe the house in which you grew up.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 260

2011-02-28T00:01:00.001-06:00

1) What two colors do you think look the best together?

2) For your memoir, describe what you looked like as a teenager.

3) Do you know anyone born on your half-birthday?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 259

2011-02-21T17:03:00.003-06:00

MY APOLOGIES ... I forgot to publish this earlier! It's been a busy day.

1) How many dictionaries do you own?

2) Are you a touchy person or do you prefer not to be touched by others?

3) Describe a dream you had that was prophetic in nature.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 258

2011-02-14T00:01:00.002-06:00

1) What was your last conscious thought before dropping off to sleep last night?

2) Name a book you've read that had a strong setting.

3) If you were to start a foundation to help people, what group/problem/issue would you tackle?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 257

2011-02-07T00:01:00.001-06:00

1) What's your most outstanding virtue?

2) How many different species of birds could you recognize on sight?

3) What's the funniest thing you've ever heard a child say?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 256

2011-01-31T00:01:00.001-06:00

1) What are you avoiding?

2) When was the last time you were at a bus station?

3) Describe your next-door neighbor (no names!).

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 255

2011-01-24T00:01:00.001-06:00

1) Look around you: list the first 5 things you see that bring back good memories.

2) Create a super-pet by combining any three animals.

3) How do you respond when someone says something unexpectedly kind to you?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 254

2011-01-17T00:01:00.001-06:00

1) Do you know any recipes by heart? If so, write one down off the top of your head.

2) Of the people you know, who has the best style?

3) If you could be any book character, who would it be?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 253

2011-01-10T00:01:00.002-06:00

1) What one habit would you never, ever give up?

2) Swear words: Are you pro or con?

3) How cold is “cold” for you? When do you put a sweater on in the house, or a heavier coat on outdoors?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 252

2011-01-03T00:01:00.002-06:00

HAPPY 2011 to all!!

1) Does absence make the heart grow fonder, or is that just a myth?

2) What's guaranteed to make you roll your eyes?

3) If you had to change careers or jobs right now (and would be hired no-questions-asked anyplace) where would you go?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 251

2010-12-27T00:01:00.002-06:00

1) Describe your dream home.

2) What one modern “necessity” would you be happy to do without?

3) What one word do you overuse?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 250

2010-12-20T00:01:00.001-06:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

1) If you could give someone who wasn’t going to get any presents for Christmas something of your own, what would you give them?

2) Write a poem using only words that start with "s".

3) Describe something you’re good at that surprises people, or yourself.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 249

2010-12-13T00:01:00.000-06:00

1) Describe a "Hah! I told you so" moment you had recently.

2) When was the last time you visited a library? What for?

3) Have you ever called the police or rescue squad to rescue an animal?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 248

2010-12-06T00:01:00.000-06:00

1) What irritates you more: misspellings or mispronunciations?

2) If your child wanted to marry outside of your faith/belief system, how would you feel about that?

3) If you could reverse one law, which one would it be?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 247

2010-11-29T00:01:00.000-06:00

1) Thunderstorm arrives, power outage! How do you occupy your time?

2) Explain why you enjoy one of your hobbies. What do you get out of it?

3) Have you planned your funeral?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 246

2010-11-22T00:01:00.012-06:00

1) What are you looking forward to this week? This month?

2) What family or cultural tradition would you like to see die off permanently?

3) Write a 200-word story as fast you possibly can.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

Photo © Cat. 2010

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO THOSE WHO ARE CELEBRATING THIS WEEK!

Week Number 245

2010-11-15T00:01:00.001-06:00

1) When was the last time you gave yourself a pat on the back?

2) In public restrooms, do you hover or sit?

3) If you could take back something you did to someone, what would it be?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 244

2010-11-08T00:01:00.001-06:00

1) If you were stranded somewhere, what would be the hardest thing for you to do: start a fire, eat unfamiliar food, sleep on the ground without a tent, or not be clean?

2) Describe the community you live in, as if it were the setting for a book.

3) When was the last time you fell asleep at work?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

Week Number 243

2010-11-01T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Do you believe the death penalty is justified and/or effective? Why or why not?

2) Does it sometimes make you paranoid when other people laugh?

3) How many birthdays and/or anniversaries of friends and family will be happening this month?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 242

2010-10-25T00:01:00.002-05:00

1) How far back can you trace your family tree?

2) What's your favorite comfort food, and why?

3) Does listening to people with different accents than yours bother you? Is it hard, or fun?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 241

2010-10-18T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Are you brand conscious about toilet paper, or is whatever’s on sale good enough?

2) When was the last time you washed all the windows in your home inside and out?

3) What's the funniest movie you've ever seen?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 240

2010-10-11T00:01:00.001-05:00

1) What would you say to your 16-year-old self, and why?

2) What scent (candle, soap, perfume) do you think should be banned because it’s just so annoying?

3) Who do you hope remembers you fondly?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 239

2010-10-04T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) What vice would you take up immediately if it were proven that it was actually beneficial?

2) Paper diary or online blog?

3) Write a 10-line poem about your neighbor.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 238

2010-09-27T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) What was your first conscious thought this morning?

2) Discuss a book that left you disappointed.

3) Do you ever talk to telemarketers, or do you just hang up on them?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 237

2010-09-20T00:01:00.002-05:00

1) Share one thing that you learned recently.

2) Share a quote that applies to your life right now, one that is helpful, or that is stuck in your head for some reason, or one that motivates you.

3) What is your favorite card game?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
Photo © Cat. 2010

Week Number 236

2010-09-13T00:01:00.001-05:00

1) When was the last time you stepped on something that really hurt?

2) What is the most unusual food you have tried for the first time recently?

3) Describe the one who got away.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 235

2010-09-06T00:01:00.003-05:00

1) What kind of chocolate is your favorite: white, milk, semi-sweet, bittersweet?

2) Start the first chapter of your memoir.

3) When was the last time you flashed someone the peace sign?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 234

2010-08-30T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) What sound makes you grind your teeth and want to scream?

2) Hardwood floors, or carpet: which do you prefer?

3) What was the last magazine you finished?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 233

2010-08-23T00:01:00.002-05:00

1) What does "devotion" mean to you?

2) When was the last time you sat around and did nothing for a whole day?

3) How often do you struggle between what your brain tells you to do and what your heart says?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
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Week Number 232

2010-08-16T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Have you ever been stung by a bee?

2) Have you ever made a daisy chain?

3) Have you ever owned a cap pistol?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
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Week Number 231

2010-08-09T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Did you ever run away from home? Ever want to?

2) What time did you wake up this morning?

3) Can you do a cartwheel? How about a handstand?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
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Week Number 230

2010-08-02T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) What is the most relaxing music at the end of a rough day?

2) Have you ever considered starting your own business? What would you do?

3) Did you ever go cruising on weekend nights?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.Public Domain Photo

Week Number 229

2010-07-26T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Have you ever had insomnia? Do you still, or did you find a way to cure it?

2) When was the last time you belly-laughed?

3) How many of your old phone numbers do you remember?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 228

2010-07-19T00:01:00.001-05:00

1) What is your favorite shape: circle, square, triangle...?

2) Tell about one of your scars.

3) Do you think you are generally an observant person?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 227

2010-07-12T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Have you ever helped out in a soup kitchen or homeless shelter? Would you do it again?

2) What past relationship would you categorize as the stupidest situation you've ever been in?

3) Do windy days bother you, or do you like them?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 226

2010-07-05T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Have you felt like you've hit a brick wall anytime recently?

2) Where do you feel the safest?

3) Have you ever been completely lost somewhere?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.Public Domain Photo

Week Number 225

2010-06-28T00:01:00.001-05:00

1) Would you want to be able to see what happened at your own funeral?

2) Do you ride public transportation? If you've done so in different cities, which one stood out to you?

3) What's the last thing you broke? How did it happen?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
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Week Number 224

2010-06-21T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Have you ever been to South America? If you had to go somewhere on that continent, where would you go?

2) What is the hardest promise you've ever kept?

3) When you see pictures of yourself as a child, do you think you look the same as you did then?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
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Week Number 223

2010-06-14T00:01:00.001-05:00

1) Are to trying to keep your age from showing? Do you care if you look your age as you get older?

2) What do you hold on to when life gets hard?

3) Do you feel that you've wasted time in your life?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 222

2010-06-07T00:01:00.000-05:00

My apologies for the delay: this was all set to post last night when Blogger exploded rather dramatically.

1) Do you know how to diagram a sentence?

2) How close are you to your parents?

3) Have you ever tried to put out a fire?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 221

2010-05-31T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Who do you grieve for?

2) List 5 blue things you can see right now.

3) How old were you the first time you flew in an airplane?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
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Week Number 220

2010-05-24T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) If you are trying to do something and it isn't working, do you keep at it or try a different tactic?

2) Do you ever drive past the houses of people you used to know, just to see if they still live there?

3) Have you met anyone new this week?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
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Week Number 219

2010-05-17T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) What has been the most meaningful moment of your life so far?

2) Do you prefer listening to string instruments, woodwinds, brass, or percussion?

3) Which is worse: being too hot or being too cold?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
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Week Number 218

2010-05-10T00:01:00.001-05:00

1) Do your dreams tend to have themes? Like a series of dreams about fire, or dreams about the same person frequently, or anything like of that sort of thing.

2) How do you decide the difference between something you want and something you need?

3) Have you ever played poker and been the table winner?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 217

2010-05-03T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Have you ever been on the radio?

2) What is your favorite fairy tale?

3) [lazy today] What about your least favorite fairy tale?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 216

2010-04-26T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) How often do you whisper?

2) When was the last time you called a help hotline? Did it solve the problem?

3) How much time do you spend on yourself daily on average?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 215

2010-04-19T00:01:00.001-05:00

1) Where is the best place you know to get a cup of coffee? What makes it so good?

2) Do you draw happy faces, or use emoticons online? Or not?

3) Did you have a lunchbox as a kid? Do you use one now?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 214

2010-04-12T13:30:00.002-05:00

Sorry I'm late today. Time got away from me!

1) Does being on the road at rush hour annoy you? Terrify you? Have no effect whatsoever on your emotions?

2) What do you do when you find out there is a big storm on its way?

3) What past event still never fails to make you weepy?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 213

2010-04-05T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Describe your optimal handshake.

2) What is one thing that always makes you lose control of your emotions?

3) When was the last time you went dancing?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Week Number 212

2010-03-29T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Where and when was the last rainbow you noticed?

2) Do you plan to add to or change your garden this summer?

3) What's the most wonderful thing that has happened to you recently?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
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Week Number 211

2010-03-22T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) What do you absolutely have to do today?

2) What habit is the next one you need to kick?

3) Where is the next place you will be taking a trip?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

Photo © Cat. 2008

Week Number 210

2010-03-15T00:01:00.000-05:00

1) Where in your life are you most likely to cut corners?

2) Has there ever been a decision that you made that you thought was right at the time, but now see was probably the wrong choice?

3) Do others in your life have unrealistic expectations of you?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
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Week Number 209

2010-03-08T00:01:00.000-06:00

1) Have you ever had a friend date someone you couldn't stand? How did you handle that?

2) Among all your close friends, who is the cutest?

3) Do you have someone wrapped around your finger? Or are you wrapped around someone else's finger?

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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