Day: December 22, 2021

Fandango’s Provocative Question #149

Fandango26 Comments
FPQ

Welcome once again to Fandango’s Provocative Question. Each week I will pose what I think is a provocative question for your consideration.

By provocative, I don’t mean a question that will cause annoyance or anger. Nor do I mean a question intended to arouse sexual desire or interest.

What I do mean is a question that is likely to get you to think, to be creative, and to provoke a response. Hopefully a positive response.

I read a blurb in the latest issue of The Week magazine. It said that, according to CNBC, Americans, on average, plan to spend $1,004 on holiday gifts this year, up 13% from last year and the highest total since 2018.

And that got me thinking about, once all is said and done this holiday season, the amount I will have spent on gifts this year. Let’s just say it will be above average. So here’s my provocative question this week.

For this year, do you think you will end up spending more or less than the average amount of $1,004 on holiday gifts?

If you choose to participate, write a post with your response to the question. Once you are done, tag your post with #FPQ and create a pingback to this post if you are on WordPress. Or you can simply include a link to your post in the comments. But remember to check to confirm that your pingback or your link shows up in the comments.

FOWC with Fandango — Smooth

Fandango20 Comments
FOWC

Welcome to December 22, 2021 and to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.).

Today’s word is “smooth.”

Write a post using that word. It can be prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction. It can be any length. It can be just a picture or a drawing if you want. No holds barred, so to speak.

Once you are done, tag your post with #FOWC and create a pingback to this post if you are on WordPress. Please check to confirm that your pingback is there. If not, please manually add your link in the comments.

And be sure to read the posts of other bloggers who respond to this prompt. You will marvel at their creativity.