Tag: dailyprompt

Is there an age or year of your life you would re-live? Hi, me, I suppose it would be when I was 25-26 in Montreal Qc. working as a grocery store delivery driver, boxing in the mornings when I could at a club near Rosemount, and on Saturdays sparring on the store roof with the…

What historical event fascinates you the most? Troy!!!!! Yes!!!!! The sack of Troy captured exquisitely by the blind bard Homer, along with Odysseus’ journeys thereafter. The great Brad Pitt who played Achilles so perfectly! Achilles is now down in Hades contemplating the river Stix. Ehm, the city was in what is now Turkey 🇹🇷, it…

What’s something you believe everyone should know. There once was a “Chinese blues player….” Wow!!!! Wrong gig, that’s from a Perry Ferrell song (powerful voice!) I’ll try again: There once was a Chinese acupuncture dude who held shop in a tiny building on the bridge that devides Somerset St. from Wellington St. in the capital…

What does it mean to be a kid at heart? Hi, me, I suppose running around a church in Ottawa South, belting out orders and whipping around corners making gun sounds ratatatat! Plastic toy Uzis, handguns, water guns, smoke bombs, firing up Salt Peter (my German Japanese friend stole some from a military cadets thing…

Describe a family member. Hi, me, I think my aunt Arlita Matte was great! She became a nun to stick it to my grandparents, had a girlfriend nun, we’d hang at the cottage some, I worked for her sanding classroom floors and desks, emptying classrooms, in Montreal Qc. where she was Principal of Villa Maria…

How much would you pay to go to the moon? Ah yes, the ancient question of whether or not you should look directly at the moon or if you continue with a glance directed by someone else’s index finger, pointing. (Well, you have to see the satellite to get your bearings on how to get…

What food would you say is your specialty? Hi, me I like cutting up some cabbage, throwing in some frozen vegetables, adding miso, although it takes a lot to have a substantial taste, so I usually just eat it on gluten-free bread, brown rice, throw some out the window for the two necking down below…

What major historical events do you remember? Hi, me, I remember driving around Centertown in my Honda Coupe Turbo, and many many streets were blocked off Downtown, Truckers honking their horns in the middle of the night keeping up the local residents, girls that had to go to school the next day, could you imagine?…

What’s the biggest risk you’d like to take — but haven’t been able to? Hi, me, I suppose it would be to write an autobiography! I have many interesting situations to put to paper, many jobs I’ve worked so far, a couple stints on the street, many trips across the planet… many stories. Add some…

What are you most proud of in your life? Hi, yes, for me, I’m proud of my Shotokan karate. My dojo apparently does not dole out belts every month, but that’s fine, the price is right. Cheers. Nico