I look around a lot of web sites as a news reporter. Sometimes I'm looking for news. Sometimes I'm looking for the unusual. Most of the time I'm trying to determine what's on people's minds and what others in the community are talking about.

 That's how I stumbled upon the "Imagination Prompt Generator".  It's kind of like a magic 8 ball but in reverse. Instead of asking it questions, it asks you questions to get you thinking about life, society and everything that goes with it.

 So I decided I would make the old IPG part of a blog. Here's what I am going to do. I am going to answer the first 10 questions it asks me here on this blog. The whole thing is totally random so I don't know what questions are going to come up or what topics it is going to ask me about. All I know is that I am going to answer whatever it sends my way.

 Here we go:

 (1) What's The Worse That Can Happen?: In my circumstance, the worse that can happen is if the boys were to somehow be seriously injured or worse. I think about that sometimes; how parents do it when their kids precede them in death. I honestly can sit here and tell you I have no idea if I would be able to handle that. I have so much love in my heart for those boys that the thought of anything worse than a cut just cripples me.

 (2) If You Could Have Three Wishes, What Would They Be?: Wish #1: Old age and painless death for everyone.  Wish #2: An end to crime and war. Wish #3: A strong, worldwide economy with little to no unemployment.

 (3) Do You Believe That What Other People Think Is Any Of Your Business: As long as it doesn't imvolve the lives and safety of my family, then no. However, a functioning society is one which is based on people being intellectually engaged in the world, which means a sharing of thoughts and ideas.

 (4) Define Joy: Joy is the feeling where your heart is so emotionally full of happiness it actually feels like it could burst.

 (5) What keeps me going? The thought that there is always something better down the road; something which will lead to increased happiness, relaxation and joy.

 (6) When I Look Up At The Sky, I Feel.... Inspired, especially at night. The stars and the moon captivate my imagination and always lead to thoughts of how we were created and if that same process has happened elsewhere.

 (7) Things that make me fearful: The thought of serious disease or painful death for me and those I love.

 (8) One famous person I would like to have breakfast with is: Joel Osteen. He is kind of a new age religious leader who has an amazing following and quiet the background in broadcasting. I would like to talk to him about the biz and his faith.

 (9) If you could choose to live in a different time period, when would it be? I would like to have lived in ancient Rome to see the start of civilization and government. I think it would be fascinating.

 (10) Did you ever have roommates or companions? In college I had two roommates named Steve and John. They were friends of friends and I honestly didn't get to know them very well. We lived in a townhouse: I was upstairs, they were downstairs. We had classes and jobs at opposite times. I would come home and they would be having parties and I would know none of the people attending. But they were nice guys. I ended up living with them for about 3 months before moving.

 All right; 10 random questions from the old Imagination Prompt Generator. Check it out, it's kind of neat.

 Quote Of The Day: "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Abraham Lincoln

 This Day In History: Rocky Marciano retired as undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion on this date, April 27th, 1956.

 Something You Should Check Out: Check out this tribute video to Rocky Marciano I found on You Tube. It shows what power he had in the ring. It's impressive.

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