Category: Daily Prompt

  • Campaign funding

    Campaign funding

    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…

  • Sanctuary, fortress, haven

    Sanctuary, fortress, haven

    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…

  • Power of human cooperation

    Power of human cooperation

    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…

  • Crime scene investigation

    Crime scene investigation

    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…

  • Brazilian brigadeiro

    Brazilian brigadeiro

    What’s your favorite candy? No respectable Brazilian birthday party—especially children’s parties—is complete without a generous serving of brigadeiros for the guests. This beloved candy is enjoyed across Brazil, from North to South and East to West. I grew up savoring brigadeiros at my own birthday parties. On those occasions, I would help roll them once…

  • Everybody needs a break

    Everybody needs a break

    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 internet

    The internet

    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…

  • Ray of sunshine

    Ray of sunshine

    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…

  • Carpe diem

    Carpe diem

    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.

  • Learn French

    Learn French

    Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done. My to-do list is enormous, I know! I have come to terms with myself that I won’t be completing it in my lifetime. This reminds me that I need to put priorities. Among the many things I’d like to do, I love to learn languages. If…

  • Grandma’s sourdough bread

    Grandma’s sourdough bread

    What’s your favorite thing to cook? There’s a lot of things I like to cook. Definitely my favorite one is bread. Obviously, I include in this category the Brazilian cheese bread, which is a gluten free bread. I had a strong influence in my cooking disposition. What I loved the most growing up was my…

  • The future is already here

    The future is already here

    Write about your first computer. When I was a child I dreamed about the future. It involved computers and AI. I realize now that the future is already here. My first contact ever with a computer was when I was a very young, like eight years old. It feels like it happened just yesterday. My…