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Monday

Let's Get Fiscal

All Aboard the Meme Express – Tuesday, September 30, 2008

September 30th marks the end of the fiscal year for many companies. For others, it signals the end of a fiscal quarter.


For Wall Street, U.S. Congress and the American public, it may just be another day of intense debate.


The Meme Express prompt today is all about fiscal fitness. Pick any of the following words for your post today:


budget

coin

currency

fiscal

funds

money


Post what you like (on your own blog). How about a drawing, a poem, a short story, or a journal entry? Then return here to leave a comment with your link. (Be sure to include a link to the Meme Express. Grab our train graphic from the sidebar for your link, if you want.)


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Plain Rain

All Aboard the Meme Express – Monday, September 29, 2008


On September 29, 1962, Lerner & Lowe’s hit musical My Fair Lady closed its 6 1/2 –year Broadway run. Nearly four million people had attended the show, which included this expression:


“The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.”


Here’s the video clip from the 1964 movie version of My Fair Lady, starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison:


The Meme Express prompt today is twofold: plain and rain.


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Sunday

Sunday's Invitation . . . for September 28th


Sunday Invitation – for September 28th



It's Sunday again, and the MEME EXPRESS invites you to join us at SIMPLY SNICKERS for today's prompt:


wait

war

water

write (or right)


You will find a bit of background and some lovely art for the occasion. Use the art and prompting questions, or not. It's your choice! Just click the SIMPLY SNICKERS icon to visit and view today's poetry prompt (or the archives):

Don't forget to c'mon back and leave a link to your post!


Be sure to bookmark the MEME EXPRESS . . . so you can come back tomorrow for a new blogging prompt!

Saturday

Dragons

All Aboard the Meme Express – Saturday, September 27, 2008


St. George and the Dragon


Today is Dragon Fight Day. That’s right. It’s an actual holiday. To mark this occasion, the Meme Express prompt today is all about dragons.


Have you ever seen a dragon?

Are you afraid of dragons?

What’s your favorite book about dragons?

Have you faced any figurative dragons in your own life?

Are dragons good or evil?

Do dragons really live in caves?

Did you ever want to breathe fire?

How would you defeat a dragon, if you met one?


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Friday

Friday Freedom #1

All Aboard the Meme Express – Friday, September 26, 2008


Friday has finally arrived . . . . so it’s time for Friday Freedom at the Meme Express. The weekend is nearly here, so it seems appropriate.



What is Friday Freedom? It’s a Writer’s Choice prompt. Post what you like (on your own blog), and return here to leave a comment with your link. (Be sure to include a link to the Meme Express. Grab our train graphic from the sidebar for your link, if you want.)


Did you know . . . ?


Today is Choo-Choo Day. On September 26, 1825, the Stockton and Darlington train line opened with the first passenger train ever pulled by an engine, instead of a horse. Celebrate Choo-Choo Day at the Meme Express. All aboard!


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