Here’s my question for this edition: We’ve all had friends over the years with whom we somehow lost touch . . . perhaps there was a disagreement or misunderstanding, perhaps…
Appetizer What is your favorite carnival/amusement park ride? Anything at Disneyland, especially Space Mountain, Big Thunder, the Matterhorn Bobsleds, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, and Indiana…
Here’s my question for this edition: When we walked out of my sister’s house last evening to head home, we noticed that a couple of her neighbors’ homes were brightly…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about comment moderation. Since then I have noted that the dialogue among bloggers about comments has intensified, but it is not limited to just…
Here’s my question for this edition: Do you shop on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving)? If not, why not? If so, what is your usual shopping pattern? Are you…
. . . Matthew!
Q1 – Request If you opened your email program and found two messages from a friend or co-worker, one with the subject line “Something You Should Know!!!” and the other with the subject line “DO NOT OPEN PREVIOUS MESSAGE, EVER,” would you open the first message?
A1 – No. I would delete them both.
Appetizer What was your first “real” job? The first job for which I earned money was working in the music department at my high school. I organized and filed music…
A Thirteen Question History Quiz for People Over the Age of 40
This is a history exam for people who want to see how much they remember about what has gone on during their lifetime. Everyone over the age of 40 should find it pretty easy.
1. When you were growing up, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches located?
a. On the floor shift knob
b. On the floor board, to the left of the clutch
c. Next to the horn
I am not participating in NaNoWriMo this year. The time commitment is simply too much at this point. Additionally, as I have mentioned before, I do not write fiction. Every…
I am delighted by the vigorous debate that my articles have inspired over the past couple of weeks. From such enthusiastic conversation, we all learn a great deal, not to…
My mother (the young girl on the right) and an unidentified friend posed for this photo sitting on a classic vehicle.
Here’s my question for this edition: Honolulu-based “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” the highest-rated reality show on cable television, has been pulled from the airwaves “for the foreseeable future” in light…
Appetizer How much money do you plan to spend this upcoming holiday season? Enough. My definition of “enough” is minuscule compared to what a lot of people spend, but I…