Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
It is okay and I don't mind it, but I didn't get my license until I was 27! (amazing, huh?)
Are you a very good driver? (I'm thinking Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man)
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Are you a very good driver? (I'm thinking Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man)
I have great potential.It is okay and I don't mind it, but I didn't get my license until I was 27! (amazing, huh?)
Are you a very good driver? (I'm thinking Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man)
Do you believe that there was a conspiracy behind the JFK assassination?
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
No - I think the theory put forth in 11/22/63 is probably correct.
Do you type with both hands?
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
No - well sort of - physically but not really mentally.
Do you ever take cat naps at odd times of the day? (or night?)
Yes, I seem to need to. About to do so in a minute, in fact.
What verbal "foreign" accent do you like most?
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Russian is good - I listen to one doctor at work who does EEGs - I like how he rolls his R's.
Do you know why there is a snake around a staff as a symbol for the medical profession?
Not for sure but I think it references an Old Testament Bible story about healing.
Are you a romantic?
Somewhat but I'm trying to kick the habit.
Bazaar of Bad Dreams - what did you make of it?
Bazaar of Bad Dreams - what did you make of it?
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
I have not bought it yet, but I will soon - sorry! (I would like to give you an opinion if I could).
When did you last have a bad dream?
Two nights ago, it always happens when I'm cold and yep! the duvet had disappeared to the other side of the bed.
How often do you sing?
How often do you sing?
Every time I hear Baby Can You Dig Your Man.
How many of your dreams have you made come true?
Up to now about four, I don't have a very long list and plenty of time.
Do you prefer fact or fiction?
Stay home alone.
Would you rather travel by train or plane (assuming time/money is no object)?
Would you rather travel by train or plane (assuming time/money is no object)?
It goes back to Greek mythology. Here's the explanation from LiveScience (one of my favorite sites
):The image of serpents wrapped around a staff is a familiar one in the medical field, decorating pharmaceutical packaging and hospitals
alike. Snakes bites are generally bad news, and so the animal might seem ill-fitting as the symbol of the medical profession, but the ancient emblem actually has a quite a story behind it.There are actually two versions of the symbol. The winged version is known as a caduceus, andthe stick is actually a staff that was carried by the Olympian god Hermes. In Greek mythology, Hermes was a messenger between the gods and humans (which explains the wings) and a guide to the underworld (which explains the staff). Hermes was also the patron of travelers, which makes his connection to medicine appropriate because, in the olden days, doctors
had to travel great distances by foot in order to visit their patients.In one version of Hermes' myth, he is given the staff by Apollo, the god of healing . In another version, he receives the staff from Zeus, the king of the gods, and it is entwined with two white ribbons. The ribbons were later replaced by serpents, as one story tells that Hermes used the stick to separate two fighting snakes , who then coiled around his staff and remained there in balanced harmony.
Another, earlier depiction of the medical
symbol is the staff of Asclepius, thought it has no wings and only one snake. The son of Apollo and the human princess Coronis, Asclepius is the Greek demigod of medicine . According to mythology, he was able to restore the health of the sick and bring the dead back to life.In one telling, Zeus killed Asclepius with a thunderbolt for disrupting the natural order of the world by reviving the dead, while another version states that Zeus killed him as punishment for accepting money
in exchange for conducting a resurrection. After he died, Zeus placed Asclepius among the stars as the constellation Ophiuchus, or "the serpent bearer."The Greeks regarded snakes as sacred and used them in healing rituals to honor Asclepius, as snake venom was thought to be remedial and their skin-shedding was viewed as a symbol of rebirth and renewal. Which is a good thing to keep in mind the next time you spot a medical alert bracelet featuring the seemingly sinister serpents.
Train. You see more and can stretch your legs when you want.
Do you like the mountains or beach more?
Mountains. So much that I moved to the mountains and I'm fine if I never go " down the shore" again.
Sand is highly overrated.
Country or city life?
Sand is highly overrated.
Country or city life?
Country. I have enjoyed fast times in cities but I'm country raised and it is there I call home.
Rockies or Smokies?
Rockies or Smokies?