Category: Daily Prompt

Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? Yes, when I (kind of) smuggled my cat into Canada. Documentation for Cati There was no chance that we would leave our two cats back in Brazil when we moved to Canada. You have a lot of paperwork to prepare when you are bringing your pet to a…

If there was a biography about you, what would the title be? I thought of using songs to roughly represent what my biography would be. There are so many that I love, precisely because their lyrics relate with my life. I couldn’t decide on just one. So, I will use a few songs that I…

What were your parents doing at your age? My dad and mom were born almost six years apart. If I want to talk about what they were doing at my age, I need to look at the years from 1997 to 2002. After my graduation I had just graduated in 1996. After spending roughly one…

If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? Definitely, I would change the laws and rules for electoral campaign funding. A few things that I would implement: I will explain why I would do this through an hypothetical example. A thought experiment Let’s just make a little theoretical…

Write about your dream home. I have lived in so many houses throughout my life. Off the top of my head, I remember at least 20. Emphatically, I can say I was happy in all of them. Not all of the time, of course, but most of it. What makes a house to become a…

You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? I would celebrate with the people I love, for sure. But let’s think first about what those great, amazingly fantastic news would be. To be such an incredible thing, they shouldn’t benefit only me, personally. Instead, they should be good to the…

Are there any activities or hobbies you’ve outgrown or lost interest in over time? When I was about 30 years old I became obsessed in learning criminalistics. I wanted to be an amateur forensics investigator. First, I bought textbooks, materials, a microscope, and a chemistry set. Second, I started learning how to process a crime…

Do you need a break? From what? Everybody needs a break from time to time. It’s not healthy to be immersed in only one situation all the time. From work In a single day, we need to work and be productive. We should also escape reality a bit, watch some movie, read a book, and…

The most important invention in your lifetime is… The internet, without doubt! The internet goes public I was lucky to see the internet become public. What was until then confined to the educational environment, in one moment was available to basically all households. You just needed a computer, a modem, and a landline. It was…

Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end. After a good night’s rest I feel ready for a new day. The ray of sunshine coming from the bedroom window after I am fully awake is welcome. Thomas, my cat, comes to say good morning and ask for my attention. He wants to play or…

How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? I’m not getting any younger. So, I try to live life now, do as much as I can while I am strong and healthy. Carpe diem.