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Weekly Survey 2/21/16
1) How many jobs have you had in your life?
I think 8.
2) Cilantro: delicious or disgusting?
Repulsive. Tastes like soap (did you know that it's genetic, whether cilantro tastes like soap to you? I read that not long ago)
3) Do you like to drive?
Eh. Gets me places
4) Have you ever been surprised by liking something you were sure you wouldn't like?
Yes
5) Do you have a favorite chair? Describe it.
Yep. Morris chair, leather cushions, wide arms--perfect for reading or napping
6) Is there a book that's changed your mind on any subject?
Yes. Me Before You made me rethink what seemed obvious to me about assisted suicide. The Submissive made me rethink D/s relationships. Still not for me, but I can see that it can be just another healthy choice now.
7) Musical theater: love or loathe?
Mostly loathe. I can take it in small doses.
8) Who do you think has most influenced your choices as an adult (for good or bad)?
My dad
9) Is there a commercial jingle that gets stuck in your head?
That stupid Quiznos sub ad, with the bloody gummed rats (those are why I've never eaten at Quiznos). I wake up with it in my head sometimes.
10) Do you have a favorite animal? What and why?
Domestic: used to be cats, but I haven't had one for a long time (DD#1 is allergic). Now I'd say dogs Wild: giraffes make me happy just looking at them.
1) How many jobs have you had in your life?
I think 8.
2) Cilantro: delicious or disgusting?
Repulsive. Tastes like soap (did you know that it's genetic, whether cilantro tastes like soap to you? I read that not long ago)
3) Do you like to drive?
Eh. Gets me places
4) Have you ever been surprised by liking something you were sure you wouldn't like?
Yes
5) Do you have a favorite chair? Describe it.
Yep. Morris chair, leather cushions, wide arms--perfect for reading or napping
6) Is there a book that's changed your mind on any subject?
Yes. Me Before You made me rethink what seemed obvious to me about assisted suicide. The Submissive made me rethink D/s relationships. Still not for me, but I can see that it can be just another healthy choice now.
7) Musical theater: love or loathe?
Mostly loathe. I can take it in small doses.
8) Who do you think has most influenced your choices as an adult (for good or bad)?
My dad
9) Is there a commercial jingle that gets stuck in your head?
That stupid Quiznos sub ad, with the bloody gummed rats (those are why I've never eaten at Quiznos). I wake up with it in my head sometimes.
10) Do you have a favorite animal? What and why?
Domestic: used to be cats, but I haven't had one for a long time (DD#1 is allergic). Now I'd say dogs
Wild: giraffes make me happy just looking at them.
Weekly Survey 2/21/16
1) How many jobs have you had in your life?
About 15-20.
2) Cilantro: delicious or disgusting?
In-between, but closer to delicious. Depending on what it is being used for or mixed in with.
3) Do you like to drive?
Only when exploring new territory, otherwise no. I take the bus to avoid the daily boring drive (this way I can chip away at another book).
4) Have you ever been surprised by liking something you were sure you wouldn't like?
Yes.
5) Do you have a favorite chair? Describe it.
Yes. Donald Klettke. He chairs the community library board. He is about 5'8" tall and walks with a stoop. (I'm lying here, I don't know a Donald Klettke, but I am willing to forsake truth for a cheap quip).
6) Is there a book that's changed your mind on any subject?
Yes. All of them. It has been a constant journey with change being the one thing that was not constant.
7) Musical theater: love or loathe?
Love some, mostly indifferent, do not loathe any.
8) Who do you think has most influenced your choices as an adult (for good or bad)?
My small town experiences with many different colourful or crazy people, whether friends of my parents, myself, or others. No one person, it took a village to raise this idiot.
9) Is there a commercial jingle that gets stuck in your head?
"Dollars Direct dot sea A" Canadian money mart commercial jingle.
10) Do you have a favorite animal? What and why?
Cats. Independent but loving. Horses as well but no opportunity to know them or spend time with them. Bears as well. Grizzlies mostly.
1) How many jobs have you had in your life?
About 15-20.
2) Cilantro: delicious or disgusting?
In-between, but closer to delicious. Depending on what it is being used for or mixed in with.
3) Do you like to drive?
Only when exploring new territory, otherwise no. I take the bus to avoid the daily boring drive (this way I can chip away at another book).
4) Have you ever been surprised by liking something you were sure you wouldn't like?
Yes.
5) Do you have a favorite chair? Describe it.
Yes. Donald Klettke. He chairs the community library board. He is about 5'8" tall and walks with a stoop. (I'm lying here, I don't know a Donald Klettke, but I am willing to forsake truth for a cheap quip).
6) Is there a book that's changed your mind on any subject?
Yes. All of them. It has been a constant journey with change being the one thing that was not constant.
7) Musical theater: love or loathe?
Love some, mostly indifferent, do not loathe any.
8) Who do you think has most influenced your choices as an adult (for good or bad)?
My small town experiences with many different colourful or crazy people, whether friends of my parents, myself, or others. No one person, it took a village to raise this idiot.
9) Is there a commercial jingle that gets stuck in your head?
"Dollars Direct dot sea A" Canadian money mart commercial jingle.
10) Do you have a favorite animal? What and why?
Cats. Independent but loving. Horses as well but no opportunity to know them or spend time with them. Bears as well. Grizzlies mostly.
1) How many jobs have you had in your life?
Too many to remember. Or one, depending upon how we define it.
2) Cilantro: delicious or disgusting?
Got to be some middle ground on this one. I don't turn my nose up at cilantro ... but I don't go out of my way to get it, either.
3) Do you like to drive?
I love to drive and am probably not alone in believing I would love it a lot more if we could just do something about all the traffic. Like many aspects of this wonderful life -- and with a wink and a nod to Jean Paul Sartre -- it would be a lot better if it just wasn't for ... you know ... y'all.
4) Have you ever been surprised by liking something you were sure you wouldn't like?
Oh ... sure. Lots of things. But I'll say canteloupe, because that's the first one I remember. We had these neighbors where I grew up -- an older couple with no children of their own -- who liked to have kids around sometimes. As a boy I would often take supper with them. This would often happen on Sundays and the trade-off for getting a better dinner than I was likely to get at home (including dessert, which simply did not exist at our house), was that I had to be pleasant company while they watched The Lawrence Welk Show afterward. In any case, Mr. Yarnell drove a truck for the Lowell Fruit Company and he always had fresh fruit of varying kinds in the house. This one particular day I came upon Mr. Yarnell in his wife's kitchen slicing canteloupe (although I had no idea what it was at the time). He asked me if I would like some and I told him that I didn't care for ... that. Of course, he asked the obvious question: Had I ever tried it before? I hadn't, and said so, and immediately saw -- too late -- the trap I had fallen into. So I tried it, and it so happened that Mr. Yarnell -- as you might expect -- knew a thing or two about fruit. It was a good melon and just at peak ripeness and ... well ... it was delicious. I've been eating it ever since.
5) Do you have a favorite chair? Describe it.
Not so much anymore, but I did have one, once. It was a well-cushioned swivel-rocker upholstered in deep forest-green twill. It was a very comfortable chair and we kept it by the window where the best light was during the day. It was a reading chair. The funny thing is that I didn't get to sit in my favorite chair very often, because it was also my wife's favorite chair. Now I think of it, maybe it was my favorite chair because it was her favorite chair. I would catch myself sometimes watching her sitting in it, reading. She would have one leg curled up in her lap and her other foot on the floor, twitching back and forth. This would cause the chair to swivel in a very small arc ... just a few degrees in each direction. I would watch her and wonder if she was even aware she was doing it, while she was so engrossed in whatever world she was visiting in her book ... and I would marvel at how it seemed to me that she could be sitting right there, and yet be so far away, all at the same time. That was a good chair.
6) Is there a book that's changed your mind on any subject?
I'll cite Terry Jones's Barbarians, not because it changed my mind on the specific subject (the demise of the Roman Empire), but because it's the best example of a book that showed me -- in an entertaining way -- that "history" is a matter of perspective. This, in turn, taught me to take a more analytical approach to ... well ... everything. You want to be careful simply casting a jaundiced eye on all you see. That can backfire on you. But a little healthy skepticism can be ... ummm ... healthy.
7) Musical theater: love or loathe?
Again, I wouldn't say "loathe." I prefer a traditional drama, but I can sit through a musical if it's not too obnoxious. That said, if anybody ever decides to revive Cop Rock, I'm gonna be right there in the front row. "Let's Be Careful Out There!!!"
8) Who do you think has most influenced your choices as an adult (for good or bad)?
Undoubtedly the woman in that green chair. Even now, all these years later, it occurs to me that the most important things I know, we learned together.
9) Is there a commercial jingle that gets stuck in your head?
Kars-4-kids. If you don't know, it's a "charity" that accepts donations of vehicles and property for tax-write-offs. I hear it occasionally throughout the year on the Clearchannel radio station I listen to most often. This time of year, tax season, it becomes so ubiquitous -- playing at virtually every station break -- that it occurs to me that a "charity" that already has enough money to advertise to the extent that it becomes annoying probably doesn't need any extra help from me ... or you. A cynical approach, to be sure, but "charities" with giant overhead just rub me the wrong way. It's all part and parcel of my least favorite thing in all the wide world: Organizations (and individuals) misrepresenting what they are.
10) Do you have a favorite animal? What and why?
I'm tempted to say elephant here, because as we all know, the elephant never forgets. Not ever. And that is very important. But it's bears. All different kinds of bears, but especially grizzly bears. I have this friend of Cree heritage who talks often about walking the Bear Path in her culture. The bear has little to fear from the natural world, and so has a freedom of spirit. In other words, he does whatever he wants. But there's an unpredictability about the bear. He's a giant in the forest who forages in seeming peace among the berries and the bees (although I think the salmon might disagree), but there is an inherent ferocity too ... if you provoke him in specific ways. More than any other animal -- to me -- the bear represents an incredible force that you need not fear ... unless, of course, you come into its domain and try to take something from it. I can get down with that. And plus besides ... bears get to sleep all winter, and -- really -- what's better than that?
Too many to remember. Or one, depending upon how we define it.
2) Cilantro: delicious or disgusting?
Got to be some middle ground on this one. I don't turn my nose up at cilantro ... but I don't go out of my way to get it, either.
3) Do you like to drive?
I love to drive and am probably not alone in believing I would love it a lot more if we could just do something about all the traffic. Like many aspects of this wonderful life -- and with a wink and a nod to Jean Paul Sartre -- it would be a lot better if it just wasn't for ... you know ... y'all.
4) Have you ever been surprised by liking something you were sure you wouldn't like?
Oh ... sure. Lots of things. But I'll say canteloupe, because that's the first one I remember. We had these neighbors where I grew up -- an older couple with no children of their own -- who liked to have kids around sometimes. As a boy I would often take supper with them. This would often happen on Sundays and the trade-off for getting a better dinner than I was likely to get at home (including dessert, which simply did not exist at our house), was that I had to be pleasant company while they watched The Lawrence Welk Show afterward. In any case, Mr. Yarnell drove a truck for the Lowell Fruit Company and he always had fresh fruit of varying kinds in the house. This one particular day I came upon Mr. Yarnell in his wife's kitchen slicing canteloupe (although I had no idea what it was at the time). He asked me if I would like some and I told him that I didn't care for ... that. Of course, he asked the obvious question: Had I ever tried it before? I hadn't, and said so, and immediately saw -- too late -- the trap I had fallen into. So I tried it, and it so happened that Mr. Yarnell -- as you might expect -- knew a thing or two about fruit. It was a good melon and just at peak ripeness and ... well ... it was delicious. I've been eating it ever since.
5) Do you have a favorite chair? Describe it.
Not so much anymore, but I did have one, once. It was a well-cushioned swivel-rocker upholstered in deep forest-green twill. It was a very comfortable chair and we kept it by the window where the best light was during the day. It was a reading chair. The funny thing is that I didn't get to sit in my favorite chair very often, because it was also my wife's favorite chair. Now I think of it, maybe it was my favorite chair because it was her favorite chair. I would catch myself sometimes watching her sitting in it, reading. She would have one leg curled up in her lap and her other foot on the floor, twitching back and forth. This would cause the chair to swivel in a very small arc ... just a few degrees in each direction. I would watch her and wonder if she was even aware she was doing it, while she was so engrossed in whatever world she was visiting in her book ... and I would marvel at how it seemed to me that she could be sitting right there, and yet be so far away, all at the same time. That was a good chair.
6) Is there a book that's changed your mind on any subject?
I'll cite Terry Jones's Barbarians, not because it changed my mind on the specific subject (the demise of the Roman Empire), but because it's the best example of a book that showed me -- in an entertaining way -- that "history" is a matter of perspective. This, in turn, taught me to take a more analytical approach to ... well ... everything. You want to be careful simply casting a jaundiced eye on all you see. That can backfire on you. But a little healthy skepticism can be ... ummm ... healthy.
7) Musical theater: love or loathe?
Again, I wouldn't say "loathe." I prefer a traditional drama, but I can sit through a musical if it's not too obnoxious. That said, if anybody ever decides to revive Cop Rock, I'm gonna be right there in the front row. "Let's Be Careful Out There!!!"
8) Who do you think has most influenced your choices as an adult (for good or bad)?
Undoubtedly the woman in that green chair. Even now, all these years later, it occurs to me that the most important things I know, we learned together.
9) Is there a commercial jingle that gets stuck in your head?
Kars-4-kids. If you don't know, it's a "charity" that accepts donations of vehicles and property for tax-write-offs. I hear it occasionally throughout the year on the Clearchannel radio station I listen to most often. This time of year, tax season, it becomes so ubiquitous -- playing at virtually every station break -- that it occurs to me that a "charity" that already has enough money to advertise to the extent that it becomes annoying probably doesn't need any extra help from me ... or you. A cynical approach, to be sure, but "charities" with giant overhead just rub me the wrong way. It's all part and parcel of my least favorite thing in all the wide world: Organizations (and individuals) misrepresenting what they are.
10) Do you have a favorite animal? What and why?
I'm tempted to say elephant here, because as we all know, the elephant never forgets. Not ever. And that is very important. But it's bears. All different kinds of bears, but especially grizzly bears. I have this friend of Cree heritage who talks often about walking the Bear Path in her culture. The bear has little to fear from the natural world, and so has a freedom of spirit. In other words, he does whatever he wants. But there's an unpredictability about the bear. He's a giant in the forest who forages in seeming peace among the berries and the bees (although I think the salmon might disagree), but there is an inherent ferocity too ... if you provoke him in specific ways. More than any other animal -- to me -- the bear represents an incredible force that you need not fear ... unless, of course, you come into its domain and try to take something from it. I can get down with that. And plus besides ... bears get to sleep all winter, and -- really -- what's better than that?
Weekly Survey 02/28/16
1. Do you wear pajamas?
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
3. When was the last time you blushed?
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
8. Soap or body wash?
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?
10. Do you like surveys?
1. Do you wear pajamas?
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
3. When was the last time you blushed?
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
8. Soap or body wash?
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?
10. Do you like surveys?
...well bloody heck!...I am way behind, so I'll just take a stab at the newest one...
1. Do you wear pajamas?-not since I was a small GNT, just undies now....
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?-Frank's Red Hot
3. When was the last time you blushed?-it happens rarely, but usually occurs if I get caught in one of my own wise-azz remarks, by the wrong company....
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?-before or after I destroy my iPhone?......
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?-"I know, right?"
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?-"are you my daddy?"
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?-cut myself with scissors, opening one of my action figure packages improperly, some eagle Scout I are...
8. Soap or body wash?-what are you trying to say?....*sniff*....oh!, soap.......
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?-awww sh*t....
10. Do you like surveys?-not like I like cookies....
1. Do you wear pajamas?-not since I was a small GNT, just undies now....
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?-Frank's Red Hot
3. When was the last time you blushed?-it happens rarely, but usually occurs if I get caught in one of my own wise-azz remarks, by the wrong company....
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?-before or after I destroy my iPhone?......
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?-"I know, right?"
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?-"are you my daddy?"
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?-cut myself with scissors, opening one of my action figure packages improperly, some eagle Scout I are...
8. Soap or body wash?-what are you trying to say?....*sniff*....oh!, soap.......
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?-awww sh*t....
10. Do you like surveys?-not like I like cookies....
1. Do you wear pajamas?
All the time if I am not going anywhere.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
Pepper.
3. When was the last time you blushed?
I can't remember.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
I don't. I have a built in alarm clock.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
You know, or Like.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
I don't know.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
None.
8. Soap or body wash?
Soap for my face, body wash for the rest.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?
Morning baby.
10. Do you like surveys?
Yes.
All the time if I am not going anywhere.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
Pepper.
3. When was the last time you blushed?
I can't remember.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
I don't. I have a built in alarm clock.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
You know, or Like.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
I don't know.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
None.
8. Soap or body wash?
Soap for my face, body wash for the rest.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?
Morning baby.
10. Do you like surveys?
Yes.
10) Do you have a favorite animal? What and why?
Domestic: used to be cats, but I haven't had one for a long time (DD#1 is allergic). Now I'd say dogs
I haven't been to a zoo in what I consider a good, long time, but the last time I went -- this in Gulf Breeze, FL -- I remember they had a platform to which you could climb and visit with the giraffes on their own level, so to speak. That was kind of cool ... in the context of a zoo, at any rate.
In my travels, I came across this image.
I love this sculpture for its intricacy, and the vision the artist must have had in order to create it. But I also love the simple idea of a thing being at least partially a construct of how you look at it. That ... and things (and people) which are not always what they appear to be intrigue me just on general principles.
Weekly Survey 02/28/16
1. Do you wear pajamas?
I wear PJs from the time I get out of bed until I get dressed for the day, but always sleep nude.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
Pepper
3. When was the last time you blushed?
Can't remember.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
Never. I'm up before the alarm.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
I hate "It is what it is".
And "outrage" when used in an exaggerated way (was anyone actually outraged about Starbucks' holiday cups???)
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
Oh jeez, my boy says strange stuff on a daily basis.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
I somehow sliced my finger opening a box of popcorn.
8. Soap or body wash?
Both for different parts.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?
"Good" (as in "good morning!" to my son).
10. Do you like surveys?
Apparently, I do.
1. Do you wear pajamas?
I wear PJs from the time I get out of bed until I get dressed for the day, but always sleep nude.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
Pepper
3. When was the last time you blushed?
Can't remember.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
Never. I'm up before the alarm.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
I hate "It is what it is".
And "outrage" when used in an exaggerated way (was anyone actually outraged about Starbucks' holiday cups???)
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
Oh jeez, my boy says strange stuff on a daily basis.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
I somehow sliced my finger opening a box of popcorn.
8. Soap or body wash?
Both for different parts.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?
"Good" (as in "good morning!" to my son).
10. Do you like surveys?
Apparently, I do.
1. Do you wear pajamas? No.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking? Salt
3. When was the last time you blushed? Too long to recall.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button? Never.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you? "It is what it is". I usually say at work "The situation is exactly as it appears to be", but no-one has made the connection yet.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you? Cannot recall.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid? Cannot recall.
8. Soap or body wash? Bar of soap. Irish Spring mostly.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning? Good morning my love.
10. Do you like surveys? Love hate relationship with surveys. I think they yield good information but are abused when it comes to 'statistics' or trend reporting.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking? Salt
3. When was the last time you blushed? Too long to recall.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button? Never.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you? "It is what it is". I usually say at work "The situation is exactly as it appears to be", but no-one has made the connection yet.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you? Cannot recall.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid? Cannot recall.
8. Soap or body wash? Bar of soap. Irish Spring mostly.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning? Good morning my love.
10. Do you like surveys? Love hate relationship with surveys. I think they yield good information but are abused when it comes to 'statistics' or trend reporting.
1. Do you wear pajamas?
Sometimes I wear what might be considered pajamas for lounging around the house, but I do not wear them when I sleep.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
"Always" might be overstating it a little, but I guess I use black pepper more than any other spice.
3. When was the last time you blushed?
It was yesterday. We were talking about bowling and I mentioned how knocking down the pins was my second-favorite thing about the game. Lindy -- who is four years old -- asked me what my first-favorite thing was and I could feel my ears turning red as I thought fast and said, "The stylish shoes they let you wear." Of course, that's not the actual answer. With the little ones, sometimes discretion is the better part of truth.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
I don't need an alarm clock anymore, but when I did I had to put it somewhere that actually required me to get up out of bed to shut it off, or I would simply keep hitting the snooze button until Shatterday.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
Anything that destroys language tends to annoy me, because ... illiteracy. And this is the thing that has been nagging at me most recently because ... agency. I didn't realize how ubiquitous this practice was because ... Luddite. But in researching the dubious role of "comment" sections in media because ... writer, I've come across this tendency to eliminate the prepositional phrase because ... hipster, and I probably blow it way out of proportion because ... intransigent. But I try not to get too upset about it because ... widening gyre.
Other than that, I don't have any strong feeling on the subject because ... internet.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
Another four-year-old. A boy, this time. Asked me what "properly bedded" meant (although what he said was "probably bedded"). I told him it meant going to sleep when it was bedtime. Then I went and found his mother and we had a different conversation.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
Friday night I was slicing some sharp cheddar for some appetizers and the knife slipped a little, and put a small nick on the tip of my left index finger. The good news is I discovered that it was time to buy more Band Aids.
8. Soap or body wash?
Body wash. I don't specifically remember when or why I made the switch, but I honestly can't remember the last time I bought a bar of soap.
9. What is the first word that comes out of your mouth in the morning?
Most day's it's "Good."
10. Do you like surveys?
These surveys are easily my favorite aspect of this forum.
Sometimes I wear what might be considered pajamas for lounging around the house, but I do not wear them when I sleep.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
"Always" might be overstating it a little, but I guess I use black pepper more than any other spice.
3. When was the last time you blushed?
It was yesterday. We were talking about bowling and I mentioned how knocking down the pins was my second-favorite thing about the game. Lindy -- who is four years old -- asked me what my first-favorite thing was and I could feel my ears turning red as I thought fast and said, "The stylish shoes they let you wear." Of course, that's not the actual answer. With the little ones, sometimes discretion is the better part of truth.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
I don't need an alarm clock anymore, but when I did I had to put it somewhere that actually required me to get up out of bed to shut it off, or I would simply keep hitting the snooze button until Shatterday.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
Anything that destroys language tends to annoy me, because ... illiteracy. And this is the thing that has been nagging at me most recently because ... agency. I didn't realize how ubiquitous this practice was because ... Luddite. But in researching the dubious role of "comment" sections in media because ... writer, I've come across this tendency to eliminate the prepositional phrase because ... hipster, and I probably blow it way out of proportion because ... intransigent. But I try not to get too upset about it because ... widening gyre.
Other than that, I don't have any strong feeling on the subject because ... internet.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
Another four-year-old. A boy, this time. Asked me what "properly bedded" meant (although what he said was "probably bedded"). I told him it meant going to sleep when it was bedtime. Then I went and found his mother and we had a different conversation.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
Friday night I was slicing some sharp cheddar for some appetizers and the knife slipped a little, and put a small nick on the tip of my left index finger. The good news is I discovered that it was time to buy more Band Aids.
8. Soap or body wash?
Body wash. I don't specifically remember when or why I made the switch, but I honestly can't remember the last time I bought a bar of soap.
9. What is the first word that comes out of your mouth in the morning?
Most day's it's "Good."
10. Do you like surveys?
These surveys are easily my favorite aspect of this forum.
Weekly Survey 02/28/16
1. Do you wear pajamas? Shorts and a T-shirt.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking? Don't cook much. When I grill burgers, I use this gourmet hamburger seasoning that gives them a really good taste. Can't remember the name of it.
3. When was the last time you blushed? I can't remember.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button? I get up when the alarm goes off.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you? Any phrase that involves the word "Facebook" or "Selfie".
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you? My eleven year old is always coming up with strange questions. It seems like he enjoys seeing the puzzled look on my face.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid? Stuck a screwdriver into my finger while mounting a bracket for a replacement doorbell.
8. Soap or body wash? Soap.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning? "I just closed my eyes. WTF?"
10. Do you like surveys? This is the only survey I ever take.
1. Do you wear pajamas? Shorts and a T-shirt.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking? Don't cook much. When I grill burgers, I use this gourmet hamburger seasoning that gives them a really good taste. Can't remember the name of it.
3. When was the last time you blushed? I can't remember.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button? I get up when the alarm goes off.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you? Any phrase that involves the word "Facebook" or "Selfie".
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you? My eleven year old is always coming up with strange questions. It seems like he enjoys seeing the puzzled look on my face.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid? Stuck a screwdriver into my finger while mounting a bracket for a replacement doorbell.
8. Soap or body wash? Soap.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning? "I just closed my eyes. WTF?"
10. Do you like surveys? This is the only survey I ever take.
Weekly Survey 02/28/16
1. Do you wear pajamas?
Usually.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
Salt & pepper. After that, it depends on the dish
3. When was the last time you blushed?
Can't remember
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
rarely, once.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
Amazing. Empowered. Dank. Hawt. Alpha male.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
You remind me of a dachshund. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
Probably a burn. I can't remember for sure--it's been quite a long time.
8. Soap or body wash?
Good old Ivory soap--I KNOW that one won't cause a bad skin reaction.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?
Hello, sweety. (whether it's a dog, a kid, or a husband I see first--lol)
10. Do you like surveys?
These ones, yes. Most others, it depends on the topic and how the info is used.
1. Do you wear pajamas?
Usually.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
Salt & pepper. After that, it depends on the dish
3. When was the last time you blushed?
Can't remember
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
rarely, once.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
Amazing. Empowered. Dank. Hawt. Alpha male.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
You remind me of a dachshund. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
Probably a burn. I can't remember for sure--it's been quite a long time.
8. Soap or body wash?
Good old Ivory soap--I KNOW that one won't cause a bad skin reaction.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?
Hello, sweety. (whether it's a dog, a kid, or a husband I see first--lol)
10. Do you like surveys?
These ones, yes. Most others, it depends on the topic and how the info is used.
Weekly Survey 02/28/16
1. Do you wear pajamas? No, boxers.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking? Garlic
3. When was the last time you blushed? Don't remember.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button? Never.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you? I've mentioned this in another post. 'Amazing'.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you? When I was younger I worked in a video store and a little girl told her mom that I looked like 'that cop in the Scream movie'. I laughed, but she was absolutely right. I have similar features as David Arquette, especially when I was younger.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid? Knicked while shaving.
8. Soap or body wash? Zest or Axe body wash.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning? I don't talk unless asked a question. I hate early morning chit chat. After coffee and a good thirty minutes of quiet time I'm usually adjusted.
10. Do you like surveys? I don't mind them. Everyone's favorite subject is their self right?
1. Do you wear pajamas? No, boxers.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking? Garlic
3. When was the last time you blushed? Don't remember.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button? Never.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you? I've mentioned this in another post. 'Amazing'.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you? When I was younger I worked in a video store and a little girl told her mom that I looked like 'that cop in the Scream movie'. I laughed, but she was absolutely right. I have similar features as David Arquette, especially when I was younger.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid? Knicked while shaving.
8. Soap or body wash? Zest or Axe body wash.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning? I don't talk unless asked a question. I hate early morning chit chat. After coffee and a good thirty minutes of quiet time I'm usually adjusted.
10. Do you like surveys? I don't mind them. Everyone's favorite subject is their self right?
Yes, I forgot "It is what it is" and "at the end of the day".
Weekly Survey 02/28/16
1. Do you wear pajamas? yes
2. What spice do you always use when cooking? garlic, pepper
3. When was the last time you blushed? can't recall
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button? Wake same time each AM
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you? labeling someone stupid
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you? Where doe the milk come from the cow
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?Pulled a hangnail
8. Soap or body wash?soap
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning? Thankful
10. Do you like surveys? SKMB yes, others no so much.
1. Do you wear pajamas? yes
2. What spice do you always use when cooking? garlic, pepper
3. When was the last time you blushed? can't recall
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button? Wake same time each AM
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you? labeling someone stupid
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you? Where doe the milk come from the cow
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?Pulled a hangnail
8. Soap or body wash?soap
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning? Thankful
10. Do you like surveys? SKMB yes, others no so much.
I forgot the term "bombshell" when referring to an attractive woman. It doesn't make sense.
Weekly Survey 02/28/16
1. Do you wear pajamas?
Yes
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
Salt and Pepper
3. When was the last time you blushed?
At work maybe.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
I turn of two or three alarms till I get up.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
The early bird catch the worm.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
Nothing comes to mind.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
A scratch on my finger do not know where I have it from.
8. Soap or body wash?
Both when I don't take a shower when I take a shower I guess it's body wash.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?
Morning to greet the bus driver or i sing while in the bathroom.
10. Do you like surveys?
Yes, good questions nn.
1. Do you wear pajamas?
Yes
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
Salt and Pepper
3. When was the last time you blushed?
At work maybe.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
I turn of two or three alarms till I get up.
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
The early bird catch the worm.
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
Nothing comes to mind.
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
A scratch on my finger do not know where I have it from.
8. Soap or body wash?
Both when I don't take a shower when I take a shower I guess it's body wash.
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?
Morning to greet the bus driver or i sing while in the bathroom.
10. Do you like surveys?
Yes, good questions nn.
GNT's better half is called Blond Bombshell on here.
I think it might come from the pictures of sexy girls soldiers would paint on planes and bombs, during WWII--your avi would be a great one