For the #atozchallenge, the letter Z

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge has been to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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Z

Song:



Movie:

Zoolander

Quotation:

Every day is a surprise. There are confirmations of an interconnectivity and synchronicity which inspire, titillate and confirm the inherent comedy of the universe. (Billy Zane)

Word:

 Zephyr - a soft, gentle breeze

Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter Y

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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Y

Song:



Movie:

Yes Man

Quotation:

I think that nerds, if you want to call them that, have only gotten more hip and assimilated into the culture. (Al Yankovic)

Word:

Yawp - a harsh or hoarse cry or yelp

Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter X

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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X

Song:




Movie:

The X-Files

Quotation:

I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself. (Gao Xingjian)

Word:

Xanth - a fantasy world created by author Piers Anthony

Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter W

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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W

Song:




Movie:

Wilde

Quotation:

My favorite book is anything by Kurt Vonnegut - he's my literary hero. I got to meet him several times, which was a great thrill for me. I don't really remember what we talked about. (Steven Wright)

Word: 

Wellspring - an original and bountiful source of something

Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter V

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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V

Song:



Movie:

V for Vendetta

Quotation:

I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. (Kurt Vonnegut)

Word:

Verisimilitude - the appearance of being true or real

Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter U

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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U

Song:



Movie:

Up

Quotation:

This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say. (Brenda Ueland)

Word:

Undulation - a rising and falling in waves

Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter T

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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T

Song:



Movie:

The Royal Tenenbaums

Quotation:

I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone's imagination. (Hunter S. Thompson)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter S

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
-Uttley

S

Song:



Movie:

Superbad

Quotation:

Fiction is to the grown man what play is to the child; it is there that he changes the atmosphere and tenor of his life. (Robert Louis Stevenson)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter R

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
-Uttley

R

Song:



Movie:

Re-Animator

Quotation:

Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free. (Bertrand Russell)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter Q

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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Q

Song:



Movie:

Quicksilver

Quotation:

People go into a gallery, and they're afraid to express their opinions about art. No one's afraid to say, 'Keanu Reeves was bad in that movie.' We see so many films that we can tell who's faking it. But with art, we can't always tell. (William Quigley)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter P

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
-Uttley

P

Song:



Movie:

Platoon

Quotation:

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. (Colin Powell)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter O

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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O

Song:



Movie:

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Quotation:

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. (George Orwell)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter N

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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N

Song:



Movie:

Next Friday

Quotation:

Our life is composed greatly from dreams, from the unconscious, and they must be brought into connection with action. They must be woven together. (Anais Nin)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter M

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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M

Song:



Movie:

Mr. Bean

Quotation:

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. (Groucho Marx)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter L

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
-Uttley

L

Song:



Movie:

Leaving Las Vegas

Quotation:

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. (Bruce Lee)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter K

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
-Uttley

K

Song:



Movie:

Kung Fu Panda

Quotation:

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. (Rudyard Kipling)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter J

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
-Uttley

J

Song:



Movie:

Joe Versus The Volcano

Quotation:

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. (Carl Jung)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter I

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
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I

Song:



Movie:

I Am Sam

Quotation:

Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I try and share anything I have. (Eric Idle)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter H

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
-Uttley

H

Song:



Movie:

Help!

Quotation:

Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision. (Aldous Huxley)

Word:



Memory:

For the #atozchallenge, the letter G

My plan for this month's A-to-Z-Challenge is to provide myself with a series of fairly random prompts for each letter, (a song, a movie, a quotation, and a word), and then to see what thoughts or memories come to mind. Thanks for visiting Quid Pro Quo! I hope it is enjoyable for you. I invite any comments you may have about any of the prompts or about the memory they inspire.
-Uttley

G

Song:



Movie:

Ghostbusters

Quotation:

My dear Frodo. Hobbits really are amazing creatures. You can learn all there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you. (Gandalf)

Word:



Memory: