by Ira | Oct 31, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What historical event fascinates me the most? Huh. This is a fun question…I know what the answer is for Stephen King: the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He wrote a whole book about it, which I’m reading right now (and thoroughly enjoying). For me? Hmmmmmm… That’s...
by Ira | Oct 30, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What is something I think everyone should know? There are so many things…how to read. That their parents love them. The companionship of an animal. I think I’ll go super dad-practical, though: Everyone should know how to manage their money. Which I guess is a...
by Ira | Oct 29, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What does it mean to be a kid at heart? It means one has successfully resisted jadedness. Or put in the positive, to not lose one’s sense of wonder. Above all else, I think that’s what children possess upstairs that we come to envy as adults. From awe comes adventure,...
by Ira | Oct 28, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
I have three magic genie wishes. What am I wishing for? Too much for my getting-ready-to-sleep mind to figure out right here right now, except to wish that my dogs would be healthy and happy forever. But, in the spirit of the question, I will share a very carefully...
by Ira | Oct 27, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Making it a quick one tonight, but had exactly the Sunday I needed to. Nap brought me back to life, watched some sports, got the podcast up and a laptop back up and running, and coops had a cyst burst on his back but we were able to bandage him up and he fine. All is...
