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WHAT DO YOU DO? THE PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #Job #Work #Writing

Not long ago, Marilyn answered these provocative questions. RP Fandango’s Provocative Question #152 It’s interesting to think back to what I used to do. I’ve been retired for about twelve years, but sometimes, it seems much longer — or just yesterday. The picture is Doubleday and Company back when I used to work there. It wasn’t my first or last writing job, but it was the best. What do you…

Do you like where you live? Would you move or are you "Home Again Forever?" #Home

The question arose whether or not you can detach a person’s political beliefs from that person and see each separately. In your interpersonal relationships with acquaintances, friends, and family, are you able to separate political ideologies from the people who hold them? Why or why not? I’m not sure I have ever been able (or willing) to detach “political” opinions from the person who owns…

Newly edited for 2023 Back when I was working and commuting crazy distances from home to work, Audiobooks (back then it was “BooksOnTape” and after that “Recorded Books“) saved me from losing my mind. At one point, I was commuting 140 miles each way from Uxbridge, MA to Groton, CT. It’s a long drive. Half of it was on unmarked little roads in strange areas of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and…

Fandango’s Provocative Question #229 This final week (is this the final week?) of this great challenge is about as timely as a question could be. And, here it is: As an American, have you ever voted for a presidential candidate who was neither a Democratic or Republican? Would you like to see more third-party candidates and a movement away from predominantly a two-party system? Personally? I…

Fandango’s Provocative Question #227 Do you think someone who has been indicted or convicted of felonious crimes should be permitted to run for public office? Would you consider voting for a candidate in your country who had been indicted for having committed felonious crimes? Would that individual having been convicted and/or imprisoned have any effect on your vote? First of all, felons have…

Fandango’s Provocative Question #225 This is a subject that’s going to come up repeatedly, possibly forever. It was inevitable, but it’s remains a brain-twister for all of us. I’m not sure there will ever be an answer. How do you feel about bloggers using AI generated text to write their posts? How do you feel about bloggers using AI-generated art work to illustrate their posts? Do your…

Fandango’s Provocative Question #223 I think anyone who reads anything I write already knows where I stand on this issue. I find it terrifying, but more terrifying is how so many people think it’s no big deal. But you see, it really IS a big deal and we are all beginning to feel it. Even while not believing it could possibly be true. I need to include Mr. Falk’s editorial for context. It hit…