Writing prompt #6

"Create three original screen names and passwords that the Easter Bunny may use when logging in to check his e-mail."

I skipped a few days so now I get to play ketchup... badum bum! Yes,I know leave the jokes to the professionals!

So... I guess out of 500 prompts your bound to get a cheesy one or even a few. I didn't even know it was possible to email the Easter Bunny. So I looked it up, and apparently there are several websites you can go to to mail the king of Easter eggs.

www.holidays.net/easter/easterBunnyMail being at the top of the list. Just simply put your name, your email address and the letter to the bunny. And I didn't try it but I'm assuming you get an answer in a relatively short time.

I never thought to write the Easter Bunny as a child. But now that I think about it. It may have been the polite proper thing to do. Not a before letter, like to Santa Claus. But a thank you letter for the basket of goodies and the joy of finding the cleverly hidden Easter eggs scattered in the yard or even house. Sometimes both if his bunnyship was feeling generous that year. I look back and think yes! A thank you note or letter would have surely made that Easter Bunny smile knowing how appreciated he was.

What would some of his screen names be? Do you think he would have to change it every few months like the military to prevent a breach of bunny business?
And of course being the Easter Bunny he has a sense of humor. Names like the Egginator, LongEarsMagee, Hopsalot perhaps Harewithflair.

I think passwords he would keep simple, because well it's the Easter Bunny and he has plenty to think about.
Passwords would be: bunny2g0, artsy3gg, endl3ssb3ans. Or simply EestRbunn3e1.

Writing prompt #5

"Write ten original thoughts that will be stuffed inside fortune cookies for perfect strangers to read."

Finally!! The first one that is not personal. I had a thought today, that by the time this written journey is over. Those that have followed along and read will have also glimpsed into my mind. There will surely be quite a few prompts that will require personal experience to complete. I had that thought... That some of my personal thoughts will be out there for all the world to see. Made me feel a little vulnerable...

But I don't have so deviant a past that when it's concluded I can still hold my head up high. Tonight though is not one of those times. Tonight we draw upon our inner Buddha and Confucius and conjure up some philosophical wisdom. "Ah yes, you have learned much young grasshopper!"

1. Always wake with a smile, today begins a new.
2. Remember the past, don't dwell in it.
3. It may not rain everyday, but it will rain.
4. The leaves may fall today, but tomorrow they will grow again.
5. Give this to someone, and say dinner is on me.
6. Dance in the tulips on a stormy day.
7. Laughter is nature's cure for sorrow.
8. Remember someone is always watching, even if it's just your conscious.
9. Give a hug and say have a nice day.
10. Not everything you read is true.

Chinese anyone? One more thing before you go. Whatever fortune you may recieve just remember the beautiful amazing person you are... and...
"Much to learn, you still have..." HAHA!

Writing prompt #4

"Name one thing you wish your cell phone did for you that it currently does not."

This one made me chuckle too when I read it. And I suppose I could wish for something cool. Like my phone was secretly a Transformer. And I could have my very own Einstein Transformer. He'd transform at night and play Xbox with me. Or sit around watching Transformers the movie for the hundredth time. And late at night I would catch him looking up porn, because he used to be a woman's vibrator and is just addicted now.

Yea! That might actually be an 11 on the awesomeness scale. But no... my wish is a little more realistic. And doesn't apply to me anymore. But back when I was dating it would have been useful to have a crazy radar app. But not just the app, the actual phone was advanced enough to detect mental issues. It would work for males and females, because let's face it there are just as many male weirdos.

On the app you could set your level of crazy to match your own. Do I really need to say it? If you know me... you know I'm a little out there! And so the phone would scan your potential date and if the crazy went higher then your settings. You simply wish them goodnight and be on your merry way. No time wasted, no money spent, no hopes coming to light.

A simple go or no go, pass or fail. Now, Now I can already sense feathers being ruffled with this one. I know we all have baggage and skeletons in the closet. We were not born yesterday and let's face it, life hands us more lemons then Apple pie.

But no matter, life happens and we move on. And really... there is not much that smart phones do not do these days, short of transforming... I mean you can control or access just about anything from your phone these days. Can you imagine 5 or 10 years from now? By then... they will probably start implanting them in people! Phone calls come in, and a holographic version of the other person appears.

Someday... someday.

Writing prompt #3

"If you wrote a song about your love life, what would the title be? Write the first verse."

This made me laugh when I first read it. Love life, what's that?? Yelling into the grand canyon, and "what's that?" echoing back at me.

Thoughts drift to a time so long ago. When I gave it all up, perhaps it's karma. Perhaps it's just life and this was the master plan all along. Either way, it all seems foreign to me now.

I may not have a love life, but that does not mean that I am without love. My heart is overflowing with love. You don't need to actually be with someone to love them. You don't need to hold them close to know that is where your heart belongs.

Love is fickle, it's like the lunar cycles making the waters wax and wane. I've seen it, I've experienced it first hand. How one can be the object of affection one day and barely a casual thought the next. That's not for me! "Today's catch of the day!" No thank you! Mmm it sure was delicious while it lasted... And guess what? Oh, look I'm hungry again! "Today's catch of the day!" Bum, Bum, Bummm!

I found a love that is stronger than anything I've ever known. The details don't matter... I know what's in my heart and it will forever be there. Just as the Sun will forever rise and set. The stars forever shining in the evening sky.

So... the song: "Today's catch of the day!"

" Looking off into the horizon
I see a glow and its getting brighter everyday!
Could this be it? Could this be the one?"

"Could I hold your hand, forget the past;
Wake up in your arms, and think.. at last!
Whisper sweet nothings, run my fingers
Thru your hair... would you care?"

"Or, am I Just the catch of the day!
A leaf in the wind, blowing, blowing away!
Where's the words, the voice to say... stay...
No, no, no! I'm Just the catch of the day!
Forever reaching after you've gone away..."

What do you think? A little bit of work it might actually be good! Haha!

Writing prompt #2

"Name the top ten things on your bucket list."

You know, I never had a bucket list. Because having a bucket list is admitting that we have an expiration date. And I would like to think I'm going to live forever.

Of course I know this to not be true and that eventually my time will be over just as everyone else's. But I just never thought about what it is I truly wanted to accomplish before my time is up. Could I die tomorrow and be happy with all I had done? The answer is, yes! And not because I've seen and done everything. But because I've done the things that mean something.

I've had children, I've fallen in love, I met "the one" who remains in my life and is truly amazing. Even more then she knows. I've felt loved, I've experienced families, I've held hands in the moonlight. I've kissed under the stars and woken up next to my loves.

Sure there are still things I want to do and see. But if it never happens, I won't be sad or feel like I missed out. They're just there to enhance my already pretty grand life. So, my bucket list is probably more on the mild and boring side. But should not reflect or imply that I, myself am boring.

My bucket list includes and in no particular order.
- seeing my children grow up and seeing what they become.
- holding a grandchild in my arms someday
- seeing my beautiful daughter marry a truly amazing guy.
- having an actual wedding of my own. It scares me and excites me all at the same time! Mainly the standing up in front of a lot of people! (Speech flashbacks...)
- dancing with my daughter
- having another baby, I would love to hear the pitter patter of little feet one more time.
- going camping with my family.
- taking a cruise
- making it to Europe at least once.
- And of course Australia!

I think that's ten. I know none of them are exciting, like climbing mount Everest, or swimming the dolphins. Going on a safari and feeding a lion. Or ziplining thru the Amazon. Which would be fun! But not a loss if I never do. Or seeing the great wall of China, or the great pyramids. Stonehenge or the statues on Easter island.

The world is full of amazing, beautiful, historical, boundary pushing adventures. And if I get to experience some of them. Than great for me! If I don't... no biggie! The world is just too large to see and do it all.

Writing prompt #1

The first page says, " While at the beach you decide to write a message in a bottle. What would it say? Who would you like to find it?"

I would write a letter to my future daughter:

Dear Mia,

Hi baby girl, I know you haven't been a baby for many many years. And probably have a baby or two of your own by now.

I'm writing this letter to you, to thank you for giving me a miracle I never deserved. I remember that day the nurse wheeled you into the room where I was waiting with your mom. The actual delivery had been such a blur of nurses and screaming and acting as a stirrup for one of your mom's legs. That I didn't get the chance to grasp that a beautiful miracle had just arrived. So it wasn't until we were in the recovery room. And the nurse wheeled you in, at that very moment my heart just melted. You were the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I picked you up and your tiny fingers wrapped around my finger. I felt so blessed and honored to be your dad.

I told myself that day, I would always be there for you. You would never question if I had your back, or if I loved you. That you would never feel alone or so scared that a hug from your old dad couldn't fix. That I would be a shoulder for you to cry on, when life brought you sad days. An ear to listen when you have to get it all out. Your strength and courage when you feel you just don't have enough. A hand to hold when you just want to take a walk. A helping chef when it's time to bake.

But... I failed. The little girl that used to never leave my side grew up. And I missed it... I may have been there during your first steps, the first time you talked and even the first hairs on your cute bald head. But I missed you turning from the young girl to the beautiful woman you've become. I missed those years when you probably needed me most.

If I could go back in time, I would have stayed. I never would have missed a single day. Because you were and still are my most favorite girl on the whole planet! And the galaxy is not big enough for all the love I feel for you.

So, I hope this letter finds you in good health. That if you got at least one thing from me. It was the joy of life, and that you enjoy every day like it's your last. That your life be filled with love and happiness all your days. That you enjoy all the little things. That you cherish each moment with your little ones. And never miss a day of any of it.

                                  All my love baby girl,
                                    Love Dad

The Journey begins

Starting is always the hardest part...

The challenge: 500 writing prompts in 365 days!

I think we all reach the different points in our lives where we either push forward or we move on. Sometimes it's relationships, sometimes it's career choices. Sometimes, and this is my case... you reach that point where your passion, your dreams need to become a reality or just another thought fading in the wind.

I've spent most of my life putting my passion for writing on the back burner. Always thinking... There is always tomorrow! Well... tomorrow has arrived! And sure I could spend the rest of my days being just a poet, becoming a master of rhymes. But, is that all I am?? Could I truly call myself a writer if all I wrote were haikus and sonnets? Describing the world in poetic tales? Of course I could! But I feel I have more to offer than just my poetry.

So I intend to spend the next year going thru "500 writing prompts" to stir the creative juices. To find out what I'm truly capable of.

I hope you will follow me on this journey of self strengthening. I say that because last year was my self discovery. This is the first step on the road to where I want to be...

I can't say everything I write will be... well, be anything worth reading. But all I can do is try, one can't succeed if one never tries!

So Welcome! To my year long journey! Enjoy!

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