The Weekend Assignment is posted each Friday at Outpost Mâvarin; a roundup of responses goes up the following Thursday, so if you’d like to join in, you’ve still got some time. April Fool’s Day is coming! Are you all set to trick your friends and relatives with some elegant and elaborate hoax? Me neither. Nevertheless, in honor of April 1st, the BBC spaghetti harvest, NPR’s exploding maple trees and the whoppers told by certain political […]
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Weekend Assignment #208 – Spring!
The Weekend Assignment is posted each Friday at Outpost Mâvarin; a roundup of responses goes up the following Thursday, so if you’d like to join in, you’ve still got some time.Weekend Assignment #208: Meteorologists define spring in the Northern Hemisphere as beginning March 1st; others define it according to the vernal equinox, the return of warm weather, or the appearance of a groundhog’s shadow. What does spring mean to you, and what, if anything, do […]
Weekend Assignment #207: Too Much News(?)
The Weekend Assignment is posted each Friday at Outpost Mâvarin; a roundup of responses goes up the following Thursday, so if you’d like to join in, you’ve still got some time! Weekend Assignment #207: Are you a news junkie, or not so much? Do you seek out news on tv, radio, in newspapers or online, or are you sick of the endless rehashing of the same issues? I realize it’s all a continuum, from “I […]
Weekend Assignment #206 – “Happy Birthday!”
The Weekend Assignment is posted each Friday at Outpost Mâvarin; a roundup of responses goes up the following Thursday, so if you’d like to join in, you’ve still got some time! And while you’re at it, go over and wish Karen a happy birthday! Let’s get right to it: Weekend Assignment #206: My birthday is coming up on Monday. In the grand tradition of the Beatles and my mom*, I magnanimously declare this to be […]
Weekend assignment #205 (9) – Those “Other” Pets
The Weekend Assignment is posted each Friday at Outpost Mâvarin; a roundup of responses goes up the following Thursday, so if you’d like to join in, you’ve still got some time! Weekend Assignment #205: As of 2007 Americans owned over 72 million dogs, and over 81 million cats. They also owned horses, birds, fish, turtles, ferrets, lizards and other critters. (Real statistics can be found here.) My question is this: what pets have you had, […]
Weekend Assignment #204 (8) – My Favorite Year
There’s a movie called My Favorite Year, in which comedy writer Benjy Stone looks back on a particular week in the year he remembers most fondly. That’s the main inspiration for this week’s Weekend Assignment:Weekend Assignment #204: Is there a year in your life to date that you remember with special fondness? When was it, and what made it so special? Extra credit: Are you likely to have an even better year in the future, […]
Weekend assignment #203 (7) – Road trip!
Weekend Assignment #203: If you had the time, money, housesittter, etc. to pack up right now and drive somewhere out of town for a few days, where would you go, if anywhere? Here’s $500 and a prepaid car rental. Note I said driving, so wherever you pick should be in driving distance. Extra Credit: last time you got out of town for non-business reasons, what was your mode of transportation? It’s true that I enjoy […]
Weekend assignment #202 (6) – Love Story
Weekend Assignment #201: Valentine’s Day is coming! Tell us a love story. It can be the story of you and your beloved, someone else you know, that celebrity couple you find intriguing, a quick recap of a comedy or tragedy from Shakespeare, Rob Reiner or whomever (with attribution, of course), or a story you make up yourself. All I ask is that it be a tale of love that appeals to you for one reason […]
Weekend assignment #201 (5) – The food rut
As always, the original assignment is posted at Outpost Mâvarin. Write about it in your journal or blog, and then go over there and leave a link in comments. Weekend Assignment #201: To promote a new cooking show, a TV station is going to pay you $500 to eat the same basic meal every day for a week, prepared with only minor variations by their on-screen host. What’s on the menu? (Now, when I say […]
Weekend assignment #200 (4) – “When are you going?”
Weekend Assignment #200: You’ve recently become friends with someone who unexpectedly reveals that he or she has a time machine, all tested out and ready for adventures. Your friend offers you one round trip to anywhere, anywhen, backwards or forwards in time. What’s your destination? Or would you rather just stay home? Extra Credit: The first trip is so wildly successful that your friend offers you one more trip, this time in the opposite direction. […]
Weekend assignment #199 – “When do you sleep?”
The Weekend Assignment is based at Outpost Mavarin. If you choose to play, post your discussion of the week’s question on your own blog, then leave a comment and link on the main assignment post. A roundup of links to all the responses will be posted on Thursday, and next weekend’s assignment will be up next Friday. Weekend Assignment #199: What is your usual sleep schedule on weeknights? Are you an “early to bed, early […]
Weekend assignment #198: Winter’s Winning Ways
We’re officially still within the first 30 days of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, so we’ve got quite a bit of it to get through before the spring solstice. This may therefore be a good time to cultivate an appreciation for the season, which I will encourage thus: Weekend Assignment #198: What is your favorite thing about winter? Whether you love this time of year, hate it or merely endure it, you should be able […]
