Category Archives: Daily Prompt

Jun30

#ALP: Star Spangled Banner

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#ALP: Star Spangled Banner

Can anyone sing it well? How do you feel about standing for it? If you could write a new anthem, what would your lyrics say? Is a professional ball game a suitable venue for the national anthem, or are we just asking for trouble playing it in a sports arena?

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Jun29

#ALP: Veggies

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#ALP: Veggies

Love ’em or hate ’em? Do you consider tomatoes and corn vegetables? If you were making vegetable soup from scratch, what would you be sure to include?

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Jun28

#ALP: Weather

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#ALP: Weather

Are you happiest when it rains? Or do you need sunshine to be content? Hot? Cold? Let it snow? Has the weather ever caused a real challenge for you?

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Jun25

#ALP: Wedding Bells

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#ALP: Wedding Bells

Is marriage an out-dated institution? What qualities would your ideal spouse have? What would the perfect wedding look like? Where would you go on your dream honeymoon? How many times have you been married?

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Jun24

#ALP: When You Grow Up

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#ALP: When You Grow Up

What’s your job? What did you study to be? If you could do anything you imagine, what would it be? What surprising thing did you learn at a job you once held?

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Jun23

#ALP: Car

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#ALP: Car

My dream car used to be a Camaro. When we were raising our kids, I drove a 7-seater Caravan. Now I have my mid-life crisis car: a Mustang.

What was your first car? What do you drive now? Or what would you drive if money were no object? Or maybe you prefer an alternate method of getting around.

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Jun22

#ALP: Hair

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#ALP: Hair

Your thoughts on the long or short of it. What color do your wish yours was? Is it true blonds have more fun?

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Jun21

#ALP: Bees or Butterflies

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#ALP: Bees or Butterflies

What would you rather have in your garden, bees or butterflies? Why?

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Jun20

#ALP: Bird

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#ALP: Bird

What’s your favorite bird: humming? owl? robin? parakeet? Big Bird?

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Jun19

#ALP: Pain

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#ALP: Pain

What’s the worst pain you’ve ever experienced, physical or emotional? How do you deal with pain? How has pain shaped the person you are today?

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