Tag: dailyprompt

  • 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…

  • Fear of heights

    Fear of heights

    What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it? For the first part of the question, “What’s the thing you’re most scared to do?” I am not ashamed to admit it, I have a fear of heights. Even when I am watching a movie, I feel…

  • The Serenity Prayer

    The Serenity Prayer

    What do you complain about the most? To put it simply, I’m not one to complain. Don’t take me wrong, I disagree with a lot of things in the world. I also get frustrated when I see something foolish, or angry with injustice. But I feel that complaining is more counterproductive than tackling the cause…

  • World Cup 2026

    World Cup 2026

    What are your favorite sports to watch and play? Are you excited for the FIFA World Cup 2026? Well, I am and I have several reasons to be! World Cup in North America For one thing, Toronto will be one among the sixteen cities where the matches will be played. Next year the hosts will…

  • There would be signs

    There would be signs

    What would you do if you won the lottery? If I ever won the lottery, I wouldn’t tell anyone. But there would be signs, definitely. Like these. A mansion with a private library I know that I don’t need a big place to live, so this isn’t about it. A mansion with dozens of rooms…

  • PS Reading Challenge 2025

    PS Reading Challenge 2025

    What books do you want to read? Every year I join and try to finish the PS Reading Challenge. In the past couple of years their prompts lacked creativity, I am sorry to say. But this year I really liked the ideas they have put out there to inspire us. I am going to share…

  • Movies, sushi and brunch

    Movies, sushi and brunch

    Write about a few of your favorite family traditions. For many years now, our family has unintentionally structured our week in a certain way. We do some fun activities or eat our favorite foods on specific days of the week. Particularly, these involve movies, sushi and brunch. Movie Tuesdays Movie tickets have discounted prices at…