My apologies for dropping the ball on the 31 Days in Seuss Challenge over the last week or so. I got busy and then had some internet issues at home. Anyway, I’m going to try to catch back up, starting where I left off. Here’s Day 10: MY HOMETOWNMy hometown sits on the Big Muddy…
Read MoreMY FAMILYThis will be brief, for the story’s quite plain.We’re a common family with a common name.We were five in count for a whole lot of yearsThen my brother got married, and new kids appeared.So now we count nine, to each one’s delight.And nine, for the time, feels just about right. My dad was a…
Read MoreThere’s a Facebook page for 31 Days in Seuss now. Click here to like it. And without further ado, here’s Day 7: MY BEST IDEAI’ve had a good idea or two in my day(And many more bad ones I won’t redisplay)Grad school was a good one, confronting my fears,And bachelorette-ing for these past few years,And…
Read MoreI’m not exactly sure that “hopes” are things that can be quantified in categories like “biggest” or “smallest,” but here’s my go at it anyway for Day 6 of the 31 Days in Seuss challenge: MY BIGGEST HOPEPageant contestants with their big empty smilesAnd big empty eyes and feminine wiles–All say the same when asked…
Read MoreHere’s the next installment for 31 Days in Seuss. I’ll just say that I sure would appreciate some commentary, if only to let me know whether or not I should keep soldiering through this very difficult challenge. Is anyone reading this? Hello? Also, again, if you’re participating in this Challenge with me and Ideas Man,…
Read MoreMy entry for Day 4 in the 31 Days in Seuss challenge is a little late, but I’m posting yesterday’s and today’s now. This one was the hardest to rhyme so far. MY BOOKSIf you wanted an accurate glimpse of myselfStop by and survey the books on my shelfThey’re tattered and worn and filled with…
Read MoreThis 31 Days in Seuss Challenge is already harder than I thought it would be. But the good news is that there’s at least one other person who I know is doing it, so be sure to check out Ideas Man, PhD‘s blog. He’s got mad Seuss skills. I’m hoping that the more one tries…
Read MoreSome of you have already written me to ask “what in the world is 31 Days in Seuss?!” Well, it’s like the 30 Day Song Challenge that I did last month (in June), only it’s done in verse, like Dr. Seuss. Each day, I will have to answer the Seuss prompt with as much cleverness,…
Read MoreI’m beginning a new Challenge today, called 31 Days in Seuss. I’ll be taking some element of my life each day and describing it in verse like the children’s author Dr. Seuss. I have to admit that I’m not entirely confident I’m going to be able to do this for the whole month of July,…
Read MoreToday’s the last day of the 30 Day Song Challenge, and it’s been a lot of fun for me. That’s partly because I love music so much, and spending a whole month thinking about the different whys and wherefores that brought me to the songs that I love has indeed been a “challenge,” but a…
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