Week Number 482

1) Tell a story about anything you’d like, but be sure to include this sentence somewhere in it: “He tried to hit me with a forklift!”

2) You’ve imbibed a special potion that makes you immortal. Now that you’ve got forever, what changes will you make in your life? How will you live life differently, knowing you’ll always be around to be accountable for your actions?

3) What is most important to you in a friend--loyalty, generosity, or honesty? 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.

Photo © Cat. 2015

Week Number 465

1) Looking at yourself objectively, would you honestly say you were a cute kid?

2) You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, or car?

3) Using the first letter of your middle name, write a sentence of at least 5 words that start with that letter.

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 463

1) Pinpoint a moment in your past where you had to make a big decision. Write about that other alternate life that could have unfolded.

2) Do you consider yourself funny? What role does humor play in your life? Who’s the funniest person you know?

3) How old were you when you first fall in love?

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. 2014

Week Number 438

1) If I were the teacher, I would...

2) If the world worked on a barter system, how would you fare? Would you have services to barter? Would you be successful, or would you struggle?

3) What is one thing that you constantly think (not worry) 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 436

1) Which quality best describes your life--exciting, organised, dull--and why?

2) What book quote, film quote, or song lyric has been sticking with you this weekend? Why?

3) Paper, plastic, or your own?

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. 2014

Week Number 427

1) What's the most significant secret you've ever kept? Did the truth ever come out?

2) Create a new recipe with just five ingredients.

3) What's your favorite place in the world?

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. 2013

Week Number 421

1) Have you ever found something at a garage sale that you remember from your own childhood?

2) What makes you feel the most secure?

3) Describe a little thing — one of the things you love that defines your world but is often overlooked.

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 419

1) Do you plan on retiring? If so, when? How do you feel about it? What will you do with your time?

2) What did (or does) your grandmother look like? Describe her so we'd know her on sight.

3) If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?

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. 2013

Week Number 406

1) When was the last time you were really, truly jealous of someone. Did you act on it? Did it hurt your relationship?

2) Which is more annoying: shopping for a new mattress, or shopping for a new major appliance?

3) Sitting alone in a big field, looking at stars, what are you thinking/feeling?

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 324

1) Who would you call for bail money?

2) Do you prefer to take notes on paper or on an electronic device?

3) In your experience, what companies provide the best customer service?

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

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 291

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 280

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 261

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 241

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 208

1) How often do you take the easy way out of a situation?

2) Where do you feel the most free?

3) What is your prediction for the Next Big Thing? [technology, medicine, or any other field--you pick]

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 180

Sorry I'm late today...

1) What is the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten?

2) Where is your favorite place to shop for clothes?

3) Describe your perfect day?

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 95

1) What three things do you value most about your religion or spiritual practices?

2) Is there a way that you feel inferior to other people generally? Why do you think this is?

3) Where is your favorite mall? Why?

4) For whom have you had the most sympathy or pity?

5) 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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