Here, I invited all comers to ask me any three questions. I've provided some results and have discovered that I'm kind of boring. I like it that way, however. (See questions to Darmon C. Thornton and his answers here.)
Monkey asks:
1) What person, dead or alive, would you choose to sit down with, un-interrupted, for 3 hours, to speak with, learn from, etc?
You see this question often and I was going to give one of the usually suspects, but I have to be honest. However content I may be to learn from their lives or what they’ve written, do I want to hang out with most of them? Probably not.
I want to run around town with Steve H. and Val Prieto.
2) If you were sitting behind that big powerful desk in the Oval Office, do you believe you'd do a good job?
I might do a decent job as long as I could say whatever I felt like saying, ala Frank J’s version of Donald Rumsfeld in the In My World Pentagon press conferences. I wouldn’t make a good politician; too low of a BS tolerance; hard time hiding my thoughts.
3) Name each object on your computer desk at this current time.
Roladex, bucket o’ writing utensils, basket of little hard candies, various sets of earrings; computer stuff also.
Sheila asks:
1. If you could have a date with any celebrity - who would it be? (I feel like Barbara Walters suddenly)
That’s a difficult one. It was easy to give this answer when I was younger. If all I required was sheer babeliciousness, it would be Derek Jeter. However, old broad that I am, I need a little bit more than eye candy. Let's go with Tony Snow for now, but I'm kind of fickle. :-D
2. What's a book you have read that has changed your life?
After the Bible, I’d say:
“The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale
“1984” by George Orwell
3. What country have you not visited that you feel you must see before you die?
Kenya (obvious reasons); as I always say, however, I look so like the natives I’m afraid that, if I go, they won’t let me leave.
Sorry about my double-trackback pings!
No need to be. It happens often.
Kong asks:
1) Name a guy you regret blowing off, and why.
Not going there. :-)
2) What would be your ideal vacation, and why have you not done it yet?
Any tropical paradise will do; the right male companion is essential.
3) Where is the place you most want to live?
Washington DC area or in the South close to a coast but far enough away that my house doesn’t get flattened by a hurricane every year.
Francis W. Porretto asks:
1) If God were to appear to you and condemn your favorite sports franchise without offering an explanation, would you change allegiances, religions, or both?
I have no favorite sports team, not anymore. I used to be a big football and basketball fan but watching both has lost its luster. Athletes are starting to behave as if what they do is as important as curing cancer or what my trash man does, for that matter. It ain’t.
2) Assume there are Plutonians. Assume there are Elves. If the Elves attacked Pluto without warning, whose side would you be on?
Depends on who had the tastiest cuisine. Probably the Plutonians. (Fran, the specter of a nuclear engineer smoking a big spliff is disturbing. :-) (Yes, I know. "Plutonians" is probably a reference to some sci fi novel I haven't read.) So Fran. What's the proper response if an Ooloi walks up to you?
3) Define "universe." Give two examples.
An environment with little exchange from other environs; any egress causes upheaval of varying degrees.
Example One: A balloon filled with anything.
Example Two: A male of our species has his attention focused on a task, be it building a house or watching a sports team on the tube. His mate interrupts said task. The male is disoriented for a bit and PO’d to boot. When a man is focused on something, he shuts out other things, creating a temporary universe; any abrupt change causes disorientation.
Torchy asks:
1) What happened to the comments of King Buzz (Kill)? They aren't loading and I wanted to use his definitons of sovereignty to allay his concerns over the June 30 deadline for Iraqi independence.
I have told King Buzz that you are clamoring for his hide awaiting another missive from him. He’s a little swamped right now.
2) Any recent additions to your pet peeves?
"Ghetto red" hair
3) Are you happy, why and/or why not?
Yes. Faith in God makes me happy. Oh, sure, there are things I’d like to change, but, overall I feel good. Except in the morning.
Disregard question 1) above.
I wanted to answer it anyway to get out the information.
For some odd reason, perhaps this bookmark, http://baldilocks.typepad.com/baldilocks/weblogs/index.html , my puter only loaded this thread and the next comment was from Apr 2nd. So I've missed a bunch of comments since King Buzz comments are no longer on the main page, sigh. My replacement question is:
1) Have you read any good fiction lately, what was the title and author?
I’ve been reading a lot of non-fiction lately. Last fiction was “The Silmarillion” by J.R.R. Tolkien. It definitely takes the “halo” off the elves.
Dean Esmay asks:
1) What size shoe do you wear?
10 medium. I leave a large imprint on the world.
2) Do you own any guns and if so what kind?
I don’t own one (yet), but there are a couple in the house that belong to my great aunt. Old ladies are nothing if not resourceful.
3) If you could have a magical power, which would you choose: to be able to turn invisible, or to be able to fly? Answer what you'd really choose vs. what you think you should say.
I’d want to be able to transport myself to any location desired in the blink of an eye. Second choice: I'd give myself a flat stomach.
Ith asks:
What's the first movie you remember seeing?
I *think* it was Cinderella.
What was the first record you ever bought?
Jackson 5 “I Want You Back,” sadly enough. (via Allah)
Will we see you Sunday? (slipping that one right in there)
Yes! :-)
