I am celebrating the return of the master thief, Mr. Lance, who actually came back last week, but whatever. So, I'll do the short 11 question one for this week, FIRST!
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"Today we ripped off a blogger named @markedforpower from the blog The Story Addict. she states she got it from Khaula. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!"
1. What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten in public? I was talked into eating a piece of deep fried rubber band, otherwise known as Calamari. Blech!
2. If you had to go on an adventure, with elves, dwarves, or hobbits, who would you take and why? Elves win hands down. This is because they are archers. I would take three quivers of arrows and my best bow, an extra bow string, and some cheese (string of course) and bread and favorite spring water. Since we would sleep in the trees I'd probably bring a bug net and a hammock.
3. You are at a rural retreat lodge somewhere deep in Wisconsin or Canada. You are approached by a taxidermist who hands you a stuffed badger and asks you to put it in your lap. What do you do next? Scream? I like badgers and, by God, I'd have that Taxidermist's hide!
4. If you were given biscotti, would you prefer it with coffee, tea, or hot chocolate? Coffee, please. Is this a marketing question? I always ask that.
5. In your opinion, who is the funniest man or woman alive today. I think that Tina Fey is pretty darn funny. She gets my vote.
6. If you were given thirty seconds on television to say something, what would it be? I would ask people to learn more about a program called "Shelter me". You can read more about it HERE They provide trained service dogs for disabled people and also for Veterans of the two wars. The beauty is that they use shelter dogs, some of which are trained my inmates of prisons. Wonderful program. Is that thirty seconds?
7. What is your idea of the most romantic date setting ever? A rustic little cabin in the woods by a wonderful lake.
8. If you could go on one date with a movie or television star, who would it be and why? Orlando Bloom, because I think he's one of the most interesting, and cutest, guys around.
9. What is the worst song you have ever heard? It has to be, "Puberty Love"
10. If you could live anywhere else, where would it be? I would live in Santa Cruz County. I want to live there in my next life.
11. Who- in your opinion- was the greatest person to ever live? Oddly, I think I've answered this question before. Rachel Carson is. It's because she literally saved the birds, if not the amphibians, too. Time will tell if mankind, or Monsanto, are smart enough to not undo all her hard work.
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5000 Question thinga.... Part four. 301 to 400
According to the rules I'm supposed to tell where I stole this. I took it from HERE because I'm ahead of the roll call at Sunday Stealing. I'm just going to forge on with the 5000 question MeMe.
Some questions in this thing are not appropriate for my blog (children read here) so rather than answer, I' ll just be "eeeeeeeeeee" ing them out and moving on. Sorry folks. The title is now right. It's part four.
Part Four
301. List 5 things you have not experienced that you would like to experience before you die.
1. I would like to drive a Maserati Grande Cabrio Sport in a closed course.
2. I would like to adopt from three to five quite small dogs, all at the same time, and train them cute circus tricks so we could perform for nursing homes and at the fair.
3. I want to see the rest of the North American Continent which I've not seen.
4. I'd like to hear a live concert by Pepe and/or Angel Romero.
5. I'd like to see Puccini's "Tosca" performed at the Met.
302. Will you try to accomplish any of these things within the next year?
Not likely, these are just unreachable dreams.
303. What do you feel controlled by?
The Space-Time continuum, and a lack of the readies.
304. If Jesus appeared to you and told you that the moon was made of green cheese would you believe him?
If someone, calling themselves "Jesus", "appeared" to me and said that, I'd have to be feeling the affects of medication.
305. What is one thing you are sure of?
I have no doubt whatsoever that there is other dimensions more "real" than this one.
306. At what part of the day do you feel the most alert?
Anytime I'm awake.
307. Have you ever played in a band?
No, I did sing though, solos at school, and sang in choirs and other choral groups when I was in high school. Did one amazing impromptu duet with a guitar player. He taught me to sing harmony. It was heavenly.
308. Have you ever stared into the ocean thinking 'early creatures crawled outta that'?
Actually, I love the ocean and stare at it a lot. I'm an artist so I stare at things, and Geology was my second major, so I'm completely aware that the ocean now is far different than the one out of which early creatures crawled, so the answer is , "No".
309. If not, what do you think of when you are staring into the ocean?
I'm actually noticing the tiny details about waves, water, and the sand that tend to make a seascape look alive; also I'm listening to the sounds of the water, and those of the wind. If I think anything, it's that, in the eternity of Time, this ocean actually had a birth, just as we did, and it evolved, too.
310. Do you like the mental challenge of chess or other games? Yes. I like to play Chess Titans and Free Cell on line but like other card games too. I'm not that good at chess but, hey, who cares if you win it? Just keep attacking!
311. Do you ever think of where your atoms were before they were in you?
I know that some of them are stardust, and that gives me peace. Bodies replace atoms all the time. I like to think of this when some international banker or despot thinks they are just too hot to lose.
312. Do you ever think about where your atoms will go after they have been in you?
No, the fact that they will return to the Great Mix, back where they came from, is comforting.
313. If you didn't know that people couldn't fly do you think that you could?
As a tiny child I knew I couldn't fly, even though I had flight dreams.
314. Are you someone that others call when they're having a problem and want to talk about it?
No. Well, there are a couple of friends and my daughters who do.
315. When it comes to literature, do you see beyond the writing and into the meaning intended by the author? Why read if you can't do this?
316. Is there anything you can take apart completely, and then put back together, and have no left over parts? Lamps. I can repair them, and make them. I just got a new one to repair yesterday, from a free box, well, sort of. Someone already put it in the trash.
317. What are your feelings about the death penalty?
Though there are obviously people who need to die for their horrible crimes, too many innocent people are convicted. Lock them all up and let people outside work on setting the innocent free as soon as is humanly possible. Nothing could be worse than being put to death wrongfully, and doing such a thing, in a society that values justice, is murder. Take the time to let the innocent be set free!
318. If there was a god and you could ask him/her one question what would it be?
Will Love win this horrid experiment thinga here on Earth?
319. Do you believe that life will be found on other planets?
If it does, I have little hope we three dimensional people will ever find it.
320. What is something worth suffering for?
An education from a great school. And taking care of, or teaching, a bunch of little kids so they can have better lives.
321. If you could put an extra eye on your body anywhere you wanted, where would you put it?
I have no need of more than two, unless it's a spare one inside my body, or something. Spare eyes can come in very handy at times. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to grow our own spare parts?
322. Are you in touch with the earth and nature?
Yes, and no one alive today, not a single one, is not in touch. Many are just out of tune with earth and nature, like Monsanto. The work they do should not exist.
323. Would you rather live simply or extravagantly?
Simply suits me. I do like to make many different things, so that sort of clutters up my life. I guess it sounds nicer if you say that it decorates one's life, eh?
324. Have you ever been camping?
We have done lots and lots of camping. Tent camping ruled! We love it.
325. Is your heart open when you meet someone new?
Always. And, being this way, I got the shock of my life when I met some important new relatives in my life. Brrrr!
326. Are you able to have conversations with and become friends with people who are not like you and are interested in different things than you are?
Yes.
327. Are strangers more beautiful or frightening to you?
Beautiful, though I do remember question 325 issues now.
328. What stops you from doing everything you want to do?
Age, energy and money.
329. Can you think of three adjectives that do not apply to you at all?
Aggressive
Mean
Passive
330. How do you feel about Jeremy Jaynes, who got a nine year prison sentence for spamming people with junk email (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Jaynes )?
I don't like spam but I do have the option of stopping it. I'm dumfounded that a person IN THE UNITED STATES could be convicted under such a law and receive a nine year sentence. What a waste of resources. Happily he is not behind bars because another court came to it's senses.
331. Do you know who the current premier of China is?
No, not anymore, and I don't care who it is, either. They are not elected in a fair election. (It's our own elections I've begun to worry about. )
332. Are you very active?
As much as I can be.
333. Is there a city that reminds you of the landscape of your brain?
Do you know what the inside of a human brain looks like? How it works? I have to say that no human city looks like that. Now a circuit board. Those look like little cities.
334. Have you ever loved someone who has loved you back?
Yes, only once.
335. Is it really being 'in love with' someone if the other person doesn't love you?
Loving a person and being in love are not the same. Yes, you can love people who don't love you. (See 325) You just love them anyway. It keeps your own heart from icing up and failing on you.
336. Do you believe that there is someone perfect for everyone or that people just fall in love with who ever they are with at the time?
There are people who were meant for each other. Sometimes they meet but a lot of times they don't and that is a great sadness for them and the world. Mostly I think we find that imperfect people for us, if there is enough love in the mix, can work out well, too.
337. Do you know secret things? Yes, and I keep them that way, too.
338. Have you ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have? No. Even though I was crazy in love, all through grammar school and part of high school - even when I'd moved away - with one boy. And there was nothing wrong with that. It is part of growing up.
339. How do you overcome your fears?
My anxiety? I remember what my Sensei told me about fearful thoughts, and I calm myself down.
340. What can you do better than anyone you know?
There is always someone, sometimes my hubby, sometimes the daughters, sometimes friends, who can do anything I can do and do that thing better. I don't really care because I can paint and draw well enough, and still sing a bit. So, all the things I love I can do well enough to be happy. I used to be a very fast, and I do mean fast,fast runner. Hardly anyone, including boys could catch me. I feel a little proud of those swift and fleet days.
341. Would you benefit from a wilder existence?
I would love to live more in the country and gather wild herbs and grow lots and lots of stuff around my little cottage which would be built just big enough for hubby and me to have the kids over, like they do in Italy, for meals outside in good weather. I would roam the hills taking snaps of grassland birds. Too "Sound of Music" is it?
342. Does it seem to you like the range of socially acceptable behavior is getting smaller or larger?
Do you mean dress, because that's part of social behavior. Clothes have always sent a message. I'm not sure what this question actually means.
343. Have you ever fired a gun?
Yes.
344. Are people becoming more afraid of each other?
Yes, and that's why we see them arming themselves like a war is coming. I'm worried about what policemen will have to face if this hysteria doesn't abate!
345. If you had to choose the percentage of freedom vs. safety what ratio would you decide on (ex: 100% free 0% safe)?
No one is ever 100% safe. It's a totally unrealistic goal to think about.
If this is a gun question, I'm not answering to that, but I will say that mountain roads, and all buildings or bridges should not be let get unsafe so far as to fail.
Also, people should not carry fire arms onto a plane, and no one should be able to buy a firearm without a legitimate background check being done.
No parent should have a gun laying around for a two,three,four or fourteen year old to find. Handguns are dangerous and serious weapons. They should be respected for what they are, weapons to kill people mostly. Why every Tom, Dick or Harry - sorry Harry- should be allowed to have one is beyond me.
Rifles are something like a Rite of passage in the West. Most fathers who hunt make sure they train their kid with this firearm before letting them loose with it. We should make sure handguns get the same respect. Registered, trained, responsible.
346. Does safety stifle you?
By safety, you are asking how far am I willing to see freedoms stifled to make it safer to live in the U.S.? I'm sick of the uses to which "Homeland Security" laws have been put. Also, I don't think we need to take all the guns away, if that's what you are asking, but I would like to see our children and policemen be able to be safer. So, whatever we can do toward that end, as a Nation, we should do.
347. Who or what needs to be stopped?
A Club that Shall not be Named. They should keep their big-money noses out of the handgun problem because it is a VERY big problem we ALL have to work together to solve. Looking at the handgun deaths in the US, it is appalling that a so called, civilized, "First World" nation would not have done something about it before now.
348. Are human beings becoming more domesticated?
Kinder, more inclusive and compassionate? I think so, but I've been wrong before.
349. Do you follow the lives of the British Royal Family?
Not much, since Diana died. Though I do like that great comic, Flip.
350. How did the death of Pope John Paul II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II ) affect you?
Again, not much, though I did like him. Now the new Pope, I adore!
351. Have you ever lost something and never found it?
Many times. I think it may be Karma for being a used car salesman in another life - or several.
352. Do you listen to any talk radio shows?
No, sometimes I will listen to NPR but I mostly like silent sources of news or opinion. Written so I can read it without all that hysteria and bombast crashing into my ears.
353. Who do you trust more, your friends or your parents?
My parents are long gone out of my life. I have a few friends I trust completely.
354. Would you ever date someone outside of your race or religion?
If I dated I'd have no problem with that at all. If someone of another race can give my family their life's blood, they should be able to date one of us. We are all ONE people.
355. Which of the 7 deadly sins in the worst (gluttony, greed, pride, lust, envy, wrath, sloth)?
They are ALL deadly, right? Wrath is likely to be deadly to other people, so if I picked one of the SEVEN DEADLY, it would be that one as worst. Well, they are all bad. There is no worst. I take my pick back.
356. Which one are you most guilty of?
I'm too old to be guilty of anything but sloth.
357. Are you afraid to be alone with yourself?
No, I'm never really alone. I have a playmate. lol Remember what George Carlen said, "It's never too late to have a happy childhood". It was George, right?
Do you try to avoid thinking?
I try to live within the Mind of Tao, no easy task in modern America. "Right Thought" is how Buddhists put it. I think all the time, If I am awake, I'm thinking.
358. Would you venture to tell someone you loved him or her if they didn't say it first?
If I love someone I tell them so. Love is not just for romantic couples, it's a universal force that surrounds us. We should express this when we feel it.
359. What are you the most sensitive about?
How people treat animals, children and other people.
360. What can you talk about for hours?
For Hours? Nothing. My sister and I can talk a long time but not for hours.
361. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
We talk about how to make things, and ideas. We also talk about animals and nature, or anything funny we've seen or heard. chit chat.
362. Do you believe that spell casting can work?
Not really, not in real life. With this proviso: Spells can be a lot like prayers, and insofar as they are like prayers, I do believe they can have profound and beneficial affects. They still, if they do that is, come out of the Heart of Love, and that gives the potential to be very affective.
363. Are you a fan of The Legend of Zelda games?
Don't know what those are.
364. What old movie would you go see if it were re-released in the movie theaters?
It would have to be a theater where I could stop the movie when I wanted to so that I wouldn't miss any of it. if I could see "The Life of Pi" in a theater, I'd go.
365. Is there a celebrity that you would be too starstruck to talk to if you met them?
No, but I'd sort of like to meet that old jokester, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. I might call him Flip.
366. Have you ever left a mean unsigned note?
No, The Deity knows all these secret, hurtful things, and is not well pleased.
367. Do you think it's cheesy to paste things you didn't write into your diary?
I don't keep one but if I did I'd fill it with anything that I liked. It's my diary, after all. Anything goes!
368. What are three things that you try not to think about?
I try not to think about children getting killed by bombs from the sky and/or being sold into slavery or mistreated. Also, I try not to imagine the hopeless animals who are so innocent who die in their millions, unseen or mourned. It breaks the heart.
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370. inappropriate question?
Yes, very. There's no reason to ask such things, is there?
371. What is expected of you that you feel is unnatural or not right?
Nothing in my own quiet life, but......Though I live in a country that upholds freedom of speech as a right, I'm getting more anxious about actually speaking my mind. All of my life, I haven't feared it until the 2001. I feel that the Government has been prosecuting activists unjustly, and that it's clear they intend to squelch Americans who want to resist it's efforts to limit rights. When I say government, I am talking about the same thing that Eisenhower warned about, that shadow government, that Permanent Bureaucracy that exists as a revolving door in the Pentagon, the CIA and the Congress. The Big Money Boys, ya know?
372. Do you sometimes place your own expectations on other people?
Government, yes. They are paid by the people and I expect them to always be honest, and have good ethics. After all, why would we hire them to be crooks?
For others, I don't do this because they have their own path in life, though I do discuss ideas with others. I will ask people what they think about events if I need more info to form an opinion. My daughters are all thinkers, so I would like to talk to them more than I get to. Besides my hubby, I have another friend I like to talk about stuff with because he is very well educated and grounded.
373. Do you sometimes act overeager to make friends when you are around strangers?
No, I have always been shy enough to be calm and I try to be pleasant, and smile, so that if someone wants to talk they can feel at ease.
374. Do you take everything that is said literally?
It's pretty bad with me -notoriously so. I don't get jokes sometimes because I'm so darn earnest.
375. Do you take most things others say seriously?
I'm usually saying what I feel so expect they are also. I don't get that people are teasing me sometimes.
376. Do you have a quick wit?
I'm good at one liners, but I'm very careful around some in-laws. I've learned to be quiet and smile, mostly, as they like to tease each other and it's fun to hear, mostly. But I keep out of it. My bro and sis and I have a jolly good time kidding and joking.
377. Do you believe in the need for political correctness?
In some places, yes. For the sake of World (and Familial ) Peace, I won't talk about politics at most family gatherings, or religion. I try to keep truly religious and political things off this blog, too. When it's the environment, racial equality, animal rights, healthcare or the treatment of women, it's not politics. It's Human rights or Animals rights, or to be honest, we are all animals. Anyway, it is also worth risking a dust up, and I'll rip right into it.
378. Do you have strong opinions and beliefs?
Oh yes. But I have had my eyes opened a few times. No one is ever right all the time and every one has a right to an opinion whether you and they can come to terms, that fact is the most important thing. People have opinions and should be able to express them if they can do it within the bounds of human decency. There I said the Grandma thing.
379. If yes, can you still hang out with and be friends with people who disagree with you?
I do it all the time. As a social justice advocate, living in the reddest dot in California, if I want friends, I have to hang out with the people who call me leftist. They don't know what they are talking about in that regard but actually I like being left of them.
380. Are you uptight?
Wound tight? As a tiny child I was fine, then my paternal unit came sailing back into my life and ripped it around. After leaving home I once again became very calm, and serene. Then, a horrific event occurred in our neighborhood, and it changed me radically. I didn't have time to deal with it, so developed a rather severe anxiety problem from it. I've learned to relax again in the last 15 or so years, with the help of meditation, talks with DH, my daughters, and my friend, G. Believe me, if you go through something that is really bad, get help right away! Talk, talk, talk to someone!
381. Do you sometimes do risky things?
I used to run around in old mines. It was terribly exciting! I didn't stop until our rockhound friends found out about this dangerous proclivity, and they started telling me about the dangers hidden in the dusty shafts. There was that, and the fact that Hantavirus came into public eye about the same time.
382. Could just about anyone hold your interest in a conversation for at least ten minutes?
Yes, people are interesting, even when they are shy. Even someone considered a pompous ass can hold my attention for ten minutes, I have to admit. I like to study them.
383. Are you self-conscious?
I used to be very shy. I still am, to a certain extent, but working in retail sales for a few years, and with the homeless for several more, I gradually got over it.
384. What would be your ideal destination for a Saturday afternoon?
Santa Cruz, with DH, to have a meal and a chin wag with our daughters!
385. Does anyone have a video tape of you doing something embarrassing?
I really doubt it. My life is quite peaceful and did I say, Dull.
386. What is Kevin Smith’s(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Smith ) best movie?
Blat! Marketing Question! Anyway, who is that? I only know of the Running Back.
387. Where do you like to go on Friday or Saturday nights?
Nowhere! Blissful stay at home nights! I spent my life up to 65 running a business and with club work, having to be somewhere or do something constantly. If we were in Santa Cruz, we'd go have a pizza and some beer with the kids somewhere nice.
388. Do you like your friends to act the same way all the time or do you accept their moods and changes?
Accept it. Life's more fun with friends who need to vent, cry on shoulders, hang out and chill. It's good.
389. Do you often feel like other people are judging you?
Less than one would imagine.
390. What do you think other people judge you to be like?
Old and not worth bothering with. When you get old you also get invisible. Trust me on this. It's sort of fun to be invisible.
391. Are you quick to judge others?
No I am not, normally. On the other hand, if they are waving a knife or gun around or are otherwise obviously "packing", I get out of the way and make the call.
392. When you have a fight with someone do you want to talk about it right away or calm down first and then talk?
I never fight with anyone but DH, no one else can get to me. I cool down and then want to talk.
393. Some say love is a river (according to the old song). What do you say love is?
Love is the true Force that drives the Universe, seen and unseen parts, it permeates the entire Universe, things like Indra's Gorgeous Web!
394. What is the worst fault a person can have?
Failure to love enough, it is the worst fault, as that lack will allow a person to become a tool of those who are bigoted, aggressive or greedy.
395. Do you have it?
I'd stake my life on not having it.
396. Which do you think has more impact on a person’s character, genetics or environment?
Environment. That sucker can ruin even the best genetics without some sort of intervention.
397. Who was your first best friend?
V was my first best friend
398. If you are not best friends anymore, what came between you?
She was blond and blue eyed. I was not. (Heck I didn't know; my mother was a blue eyed blonde!) Anyway, someone, maybe an adult, told her something regarding my questionable "race", and one day she wouldn't speak to me, at all, just said we couldn't be friends anymore. We had been best friends for three years. L.A. county was rife with racial bigotry.
399. Who have you read a biography about?
Most recently, John Adams. Further on back in time, are George Elliot, and Mango Elephants in the Sun; Robert Frost by Lawrence Roger Thompson, several others over the years. I can't remember all the books I've read anymore.
400. What would your own autobiography be called?
Saved by the Dance
This was taken from the following places:
"Today we ripped off a blogger named @markedforpower from the blog The Story Addict. she states she got it from Khaula. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!"
1. What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten in public? I was talked into eating a piece of deep fried rubber band, otherwise known as Calamari. Blech!
2. If you had to go on an adventure, with elves, dwarves, or hobbits, who would you take and why? Elves win hands down. This is because they are archers. I would take three quivers of arrows and my best bow, an extra bow string, and some cheese (string of course) and bread and favorite spring water. Since we would sleep in the trees I'd probably bring a bug net and a hammock.
3. You are at a rural retreat lodge somewhere deep in Wisconsin or Canada. You are approached by a taxidermist who hands you a stuffed badger and asks you to put it in your lap. What do you do next? Scream? I like badgers and, by God, I'd have that Taxidermist's hide!
4. If you were given biscotti, would you prefer it with coffee, tea, or hot chocolate? Coffee, please. Is this a marketing question? I always ask that.
5. In your opinion, who is the funniest man or woman alive today. I think that Tina Fey is pretty darn funny. She gets my vote.
6. If you were given thirty seconds on television to say something, what would it be? I would ask people to learn more about a program called "Shelter me". You can read more about it HERE They provide trained service dogs for disabled people and also for Veterans of the two wars. The beauty is that they use shelter dogs, some of which are trained my inmates of prisons. Wonderful program. Is that thirty seconds?
7. What is your idea of the most romantic date setting ever? A rustic little cabin in the woods by a wonderful lake.
8. If you could go on one date with a movie or television star, who would it be and why? Orlando Bloom, because I think he's one of the most interesting, and cutest, guys around.
9. What is the worst song you have ever heard? It has to be, "Puberty Love"
10. If you could live anywhere else, where would it be? I would live in Santa Cruz County. I want to live there in my next life.
11. Who- in your opinion- was the greatest person to ever live? Oddly, I think I've answered this question before. Rachel Carson is. It's because she literally saved the birds, if not the amphibians, too. Time will tell if mankind, or Monsanto, are smart enough to not undo all her hard work.
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5000 Question thinga.... Part four. 301 to 400
According to the rules I'm supposed to tell where I stole this. I took it from HERE because I'm ahead of the roll call at Sunday Stealing. I'm just going to forge on with the 5000 question MeMe.
Some questions in this thing are not appropriate for my blog (children read here) so rather than answer, I' ll just be "eeeeeeeeeee" ing them out and moving on. Sorry folks. The title is now right. It's part four.
Part Four
301. List 5 things you have not experienced that you would like to experience before you die.
1. I would like to drive a Maserati Grande Cabrio Sport in a closed course.
2. I would like to adopt from three to five quite small dogs, all at the same time, and train them cute circus tricks so we could perform for nursing homes and at the fair.
3. I want to see the rest of the North American Continent which I've not seen.
4. I'd like to hear a live concert by Pepe and/or Angel Romero.
5. I'd like to see Puccini's "Tosca" performed at the Met.
302. Will you try to accomplish any of these things within the next year?
Not likely, these are just unreachable dreams.
303. What do you feel controlled by?
The Space-Time continuum, and a lack of the readies.
304. If Jesus appeared to you and told you that the moon was made of green cheese would you believe him?
If someone, calling themselves "Jesus", "appeared" to me and said that, I'd have to be feeling the affects of medication.
305. What is one thing you are sure of?
I have no doubt whatsoever that there is other dimensions more "real" than this one.
306. At what part of the day do you feel the most alert?
Anytime I'm awake.
307. Have you ever played in a band?
No, I did sing though, solos at school, and sang in choirs and other choral groups when I was in high school. Did one amazing impromptu duet with a guitar player. He taught me to sing harmony. It was heavenly.
308. Have you ever stared into the ocean thinking 'early creatures crawled outta that'?
Actually, I love the ocean and stare at it a lot. I'm an artist so I stare at things, and Geology was my second major, so I'm completely aware that the ocean now is far different than the one out of which early creatures crawled, so the answer is , "No".
309. If not, what do you think of when you are staring into the ocean?
I'm actually noticing the tiny details about waves, water, and the sand that tend to make a seascape look alive; also I'm listening to the sounds of the water, and those of the wind. If I think anything, it's that, in the eternity of Time, this ocean actually had a birth, just as we did, and it evolved, too.
310. Do you like the mental challenge of chess or other games? Yes. I like to play Chess Titans and Free Cell on line but like other card games too. I'm not that good at chess but, hey, who cares if you win it? Just keep attacking!
311. Do you ever think of where your atoms were before they were in you?
I know that some of them are stardust, and that gives me peace. Bodies replace atoms all the time. I like to think of this when some international banker or despot thinks they are just too hot to lose.
312. Do you ever think about where your atoms will go after they have been in you?
No, the fact that they will return to the Great Mix, back where they came from, is comforting.
313. If you didn't know that people couldn't fly do you think that you could?
As a tiny child I knew I couldn't fly, even though I had flight dreams.
314. Are you someone that others call when they're having a problem and want to talk about it?
No. Well, there are a couple of friends and my daughters who do.
315. When it comes to literature, do you see beyond the writing and into the meaning intended by the author? Why read if you can't do this?
316. Is there anything you can take apart completely, and then put back together, and have no left over parts? Lamps. I can repair them, and make them. I just got a new one to repair yesterday, from a free box, well, sort of. Someone already put it in the trash.
317. What are your feelings about the death penalty?
Though there are obviously people who need to die for their horrible crimes, too many innocent people are convicted. Lock them all up and let people outside work on setting the innocent free as soon as is humanly possible. Nothing could be worse than being put to death wrongfully, and doing such a thing, in a society that values justice, is murder. Take the time to let the innocent be set free!
318. If there was a god and you could ask him/her one question what would it be?
Will Love win this horrid experiment thinga here on Earth?
319. Do you believe that life will be found on other planets?
If it does, I have little hope we three dimensional people will ever find it.
320. What is something worth suffering for?
An education from a great school. And taking care of, or teaching, a bunch of little kids so they can have better lives.
321. If you could put an extra eye on your body anywhere you wanted, where would you put it?
I have no need of more than two, unless it's a spare one inside my body, or something. Spare eyes can come in very handy at times. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to grow our own spare parts?
322. Are you in touch with the earth and nature?
Yes, and no one alive today, not a single one, is not in touch. Many are just out of tune with earth and nature, like Monsanto. The work they do should not exist.
323. Would you rather live simply or extravagantly?
Simply suits me. I do like to make many different things, so that sort of clutters up my life. I guess it sounds nicer if you say that it decorates one's life, eh?
324. Have you ever been camping?
We have done lots and lots of camping. Tent camping ruled! We love it.
325. Is your heart open when you meet someone new?
Always. And, being this way, I got the shock of my life when I met some important new relatives in my life. Brrrr!
326. Are you able to have conversations with and become friends with people who are not like you and are interested in different things than you are?
Yes.
327. Are strangers more beautiful or frightening to you?
Beautiful, though I do remember question 325 issues now.
328. What stops you from doing everything you want to do?
Age, energy and money.
329. Can you think of three adjectives that do not apply to you at all?
Aggressive
Mean
Passive
330. How do you feel about Jeremy Jaynes, who got a nine year prison sentence for spamming people with junk email (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Jaynes )?
I don't like spam but I do have the option of stopping it. I'm dumfounded that a person IN THE UNITED STATES could be convicted under such a law and receive a nine year sentence. What a waste of resources. Happily he is not behind bars because another court came to it's senses.
331. Do you know who the current premier of China is?
No, not anymore, and I don't care who it is, either. They are not elected in a fair election. (It's our own elections I've begun to worry about. )
332. Are you very active?
As much as I can be.
333. Is there a city that reminds you of the landscape of your brain?
Do you know what the inside of a human brain looks like? How it works? I have to say that no human city looks like that. Now a circuit board. Those look like little cities.
334. Have you ever loved someone who has loved you back?
Yes, only once.
335. Is it really being 'in love with' someone if the other person doesn't love you?
Loving a person and being in love are not the same. Yes, you can love people who don't love you. (See 325) You just love them anyway. It keeps your own heart from icing up and failing on you.
336. Do you believe that there is someone perfect for everyone or that people just fall in love with who ever they are with at the time?
There are people who were meant for each other. Sometimes they meet but a lot of times they don't and that is a great sadness for them and the world. Mostly I think we find that imperfect people for us, if there is enough love in the mix, can work out well, too.
337. Do you know secret things? Yes, and I keep them that way, too.
338. Have you ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have? No. Even though I was crazy in love, all through grammar school and part of high school - even when I'd moved away - with one boy. And there was nothing wrong with that. It is part of growing up.
339. How do you overcome your fears?
My anxiety? I remember what my Sensei told me about fearful thoughts, and I calm myself down.
340. What can you do better than anyone you know?
There is always someone, sometimes my hubby, sometimes the daughters, sometimes friends, who can do anything I can do and do that thing better. I don't really care because I can paint and draw well enough, and still sing a bit. So, all the things I love I can do well enough to be happy. I used to be a very fast, and I do mean fast,fast runner. Hardly anyone, including boys could catch me. I feel a little proud of those swift and fleet days.
341. Would you benefit from a wilder existence?
I would love to live more in the country and gather wild herbs and grow lots and lots of stuff around my little cottage which would be built just big enough for hubby and me to have the kids over, like they do in Italy, for meals outside in good weather. I would roam the hills taking snaps of grassland birds. Too "Sound of Music" is it?
342. Does it seem to you like the range of socially acceptable behavior is getting smaller or larger?
Do you mean dress, because that's part of social behavior. Clothes have always sent a message. I'm not sure what this question actually means.
343. Have you ever fired a gun?
Yes.
344. Are people becoming more afraid of each other?
Yes, and that's why we see them arming themselves like a war is coming. I'm worried about what policemen will have to face if this hysteria doesn't abate!
345. If you had to choose the percentage of freedom vs. safety what ratio would you decide on (ex: 100% free 0% safe)?
No one is ever 100% safe. It's a totally unrealistic goal to think about.
If this is a gun question, I'm not answering to that, but I will say that mountain roads, and all buildings or bridges should not be let get unsafe so far as to fail.
Also, people should not carry fire arms onto a plane, and no one should be able to buy a firearm without a legitimate background check being done.
No parent should have a gun laying around for a two,three,four or fourteen year old to find. Handguns are dangerous and serious weapons. They should be respected for what they are, weapons to kill people mostly. Why every Tom, Dick or Harry - sorry Harry- should be allowed to have one is beyond me.
Rifles are something like a Rite of passage in the West. Most fathers who hunt make sure they train their kid with this firearm before letting them loose with it. We should make sure handguns get the same respect. Registered, trained, responsible.
346. Does safety stifle you?
By safety, you are asking how far am I willing to see freedoms stifled to make it safer to live in the U.S.? I'm sick of the uses to which "Homeland Security" laws have been put. Also, I don't think we need to take all the guns away, if that's what you are asking, but I would like to see our children and policemen be able to be safer. So, whatever we can do toward that end, as a Nation, we should do.
347. Who or what needs to be stopped?
A Club that Shall not be Named. They should keep their big-money noses out of the handgun problem because it is a VERY big problem we ALL have to work together to solve. Looking at the handgun deaths in the US, it is appalling that a so called, civilized, "First World" nation would not have done something about it before now.
348. Are human beings becoming more domesticated?
Kinder, more inclusive and compassionate? I think so, but I've been wrong before.
349. Do you follow the lives of the British Royal Family?
Not much, since Diana died. Though I do like that great comic, Flip.
350. How did the death of Pope John Paul II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II ) affect you?
Again, not much, though I did like him. Now the new Pope, I adore!
351. Have you ever lost something and never found it?
Many times. I think it may be Karma for being a used car salesman in another life - or several.
352. Do you listen to any talk radio shows?
No, sometimes I will listen to NPR but I mostly like silent sources of news or opinion. Written so I can read it without all that hysteria and bombast crashing into my ears.
353. Who do you trust more, your friends or your parents?
My parents are long gone out of my life. I have a few friends I trust completely.
354. Would you ever date someone outside of your race or religion?
If I dated I'd have no problem with that at all. If someone of another race can give my family their life's blood, they should be able to date one of us. We are all ONE people.
355. Which of the 7 deadly sins in the worst (gluttony, greed, pride, lust, envy, wrath, sloth)?
They are ALL deadly, right? Wrath is likely to be deadly to other people, so if I picked one of the SEVEN DEADLY, it would be that one as worst. Well, they are all bad. There is no worst. I take my pick back.
356. Which one are you most guilty of?
I'm too old to be guilty of anything but sloth.
357. Are you afraid to be alone with yourself?
No, I'm never really alone. I have a playmate. lol Remember what George Carlen said, "It's never too late to have a happy childhood". It was George, right?
Do you try to avoid thinking?
I try to live within the Mind of Tao, no easy task in modern America. "Right Thought" is how Buddhists put it. I think all the time, If I am awake, I'm thinking.
358. Would you venture to tell someone you loved him or her if they didn't say it first?
If I love someone I tell them so. Love is not just for romantic couples, it's a universal force that surrounds us. We should express this when we feel it.
359. What are you the most sensitive about?
How people treat animals, children and other people.
360. What can you talk about for hours?
For Hours? Nothing. My sister and I can talk a long time but not for hours.
361. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
We talk about how to make things, and ideas. We also talk about animals and nature, or anything funny we've seen or heard. chit chat.
362. Do you believe that spell casting can work?
Not really, not in real life. With this proviso: Spells can be a lot like prayers, and insofar as they are like prayers, I do believe they can have profound and beneficial affects. They still, if they do that is, come out of the Heart of Love, and that gives the potential to be very affective.
363. Are you a fan of The Legend of Zelda games?
Don't know what those are.
364. What old movie would you go see if it were re-released in the movie theaters?
It would have to be a theater where I could stop the movie when I wanted to so that I wouldn't miss any of it. if I could see "The Life of Pi" in a theater, I'd go.
365. Is there a celebrity that you would be too starstruck to talk to if you met them?
No, but I'd sort of like to meet that old jokester, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. I might call him Flip.
366. Have you ever left a mean unsigned note?
No, The Deity knows all these secret, hurtful things, and is not well pleased.
367. Do you think it's cheesy to paste things you didn't write into your diary?
I don't keep one but if I did I'd fill it with anything that I liked. It's my diary, after all. Anything goes!
368. What are three things that you try not to think about?
I try not to think about children getting killed by bombs from the sky and/or being sold into slavery or mistreated. Also, I try not to imagine the hopeless animals who are so innocent who die in their millions, unseen or mourned. It breaks the heart.
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370. inappropriate question?
Yes, very. There's no reason to ask such things, is there?
371. What is expected of you that you feel is unnatural or not right?
Nothing in my own quiet life, but......Though I live in a country that upholds freedom of speech as a right, I'm getting more anxious about actually speaking my mind. All of my life, I haven't feared it until the 2001. I feel that the Government has been prosecuting activists unjustly, and that it's clear they intend to squelch Americans who want to resist it's efforts to limit rights. When I say government, I am talking about the same thing that Eisenhower warned about, that shadow government, that Permanent Bureaucracy that exists as a revolving door in the Pentagon, the CIA and the Congress. The Big Money Boys, ya know?
372. Do you sometimes place your own expectations on other people?
Government, yes. They are paid by the people and I expect them to always be honest, and have good ethics. After all, why would we hire them to be crooks?
For others, I don't do this because they have their own path in life, though I do discuss ideas with others. I will ask people what they think about events if I need more info to form an opinion. My daughters are all thinkers, so I would like to talk to them more than I get to. Besides my hubby, I have another friend I like to talk about stuff with because he is very well educated and grounded.
373. Do you sometimes act overeager to make friends when you are around strangers?
No, I have always been shy enough to be calm and I try to be pleasant, and smile, so that if someone wants to talk they can feel at ease.
374. Do you take everything that is said literally?
It's pretty bad with me -notoriously so. I don't get jokes sometimes because I'm so darn earnest.
375. Do you take most things others say seriously?
I'm usually saying what I feel so expect they are also. I don't get that people are teasing me sometimes.
376. Do you have a quick wit?
I'm good at one liners, but I'm very careful around some in-laws. I've learned to be quiet and smile, mostly, as they like to tease each other and it's fun to hear, mostly. But I keep out of it. My bro and sis and I have a jolly good time kidding and joking.
377. Do you believe in the need for political correctness?
In some places, yes. For the sake of World (and Familial ) Peace, I won't talk about politics at most family gatherings, or religion. I try to keep truly religious and political things off this blog, too. When it's the environment, racial equality, animal rights, healthcare or the treatment of women, it's not politics. It's Human rights or Animals rights, or to be honest, we are all animals. Anyway, it is also worth risking a dust up, and I'll rip right into it.
378. Do you have strong opinions and beliefs?
Oh yes. But I have had my eyes opened a few times. No one is ever right all the time and every one has a right to an opinion whether you and they can come to terms, that fact is the most important thing. People have opinions and should be able to express them if they can do it within the bounds of human decency. There I said the Grandma thing.
379. If yes, can you still hang out with and be friends with people who disagree with you?
I do it all the time. As a social justice advocate, living in the reddest dot in California, if I want friends, I have to hang out with the people who call me leftist. They don't know what they are talking about in that regard but actually I like being left of them.
380. Are you uptight?
Wound tight? As a tiny child I was fine, then my paternal unit came sailing back into my life and ripped it around. After leaving home I once again became very calm, and serene. Then, a horrific event occurred in our neighborhood, and it changed me radically. I didn't have time to deal with it, so developed a rather severe anxiety problem from it. I've learned to relax again in the last 15 or so years, with the help of meditation, talks with DH, my daughters, and my friend, G. Believe me, if you go through something that is really bad, get help right away! Talk, talk, talk to someone!
381. Do you sometimes do risky things?
I used to run around in old mines. It was terribly exciting! I didn't stop until our rockhound friends found out about this dangerous proclivity, and they started telling me about the dangers hidden in the dusty shafts. There was that, and the fact that Hantavirus came into public eye about the same time.
382. Could just about anyone hold your interest in a conversation for at least ten minutes?
Yes, people are interesting, even when they are shy. Even someone considered a pompous ass can hold my attention for ten minutes, I have to admit. I like to study them.
383. Are you self-conscious?
I used to be very shy. I still am, to a certain extent, but working in retail sales for a few years, and with the homeless for several more, I gradually got over it.
384. What would be your ideal destination for a Saturday afternoon?
Santa Cruz, with DH, to have a meal and a chin wag with our daughters!
385. Does anyone have a video tape of you doing something embarrassing?
I really doubt it. My life is quite peaceful and did I say, Dull.
386. What is Kevin Smith’s(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Smith ) best movie?
Blat! Marketing Question! Anyway, who is that? I only know of the Running Back.
387. Where do you like to go on Friday or Saturday nights?
Nowhere! Blissful stay at home nights! I spent my life up to 65 running a business and with club work, having to be somewhere or do something constantly. If we were in Santa Cruz, we'd go have a pizza and some beer with the kids somewhere nice.
388. Do you like your friends to act the same way all the time or do you accept their moods and changes?
Accept it. Life's more fun with friends who need to vent, cry on shoulders, hang out and chill. It's good.
389. Do you often feel like other people are judging you?
Less than one would imagine.
390. What do you think other people judge you to be like?
Old and not worth bothering with. When you get old you also get invisible. Trust me on this. It's sort of fun to be invisible.
391. Are you quick to judge others?
No I am not, normally. On the other hand, if they are waving a knife or gun around or are otherwise obviously "packing", I get out of the way and make the call.
392. When you have a fight with someone do you want to talk about it right away or calm down first and then talk?
I never fight with anyone but DH, no one else can get to me. I cool down and then want to talk.
393. Some say love is a river (according to the old song). What do you say love is?
Love is the true Force that drives the Universe, seen and unseen parts, it permeates the entire Universe, things like Indra's Gorgeous Web!
394. What is the worst fault a person can have?
Failure to love enough, it is the worst fault, as that lack will allow a person to become a tool of those who are bigoted, aggressive or greedy.
395. Do you have it?
I'd stake my life on not having it.
396. Which do you think has more impact on a person’s character, genetics or environment?
Environment. That sucker can ruin even the best genetics without some sort of intervention.
397. Who was your first best friend?
V was my first best friend
398. If you are not best friends anymore, what came between you?
She was blond and blue eyed. I was not. (Heck I didn't know; my mother was a blue eyed blonde!) Anyway, someone, maybe an adult, told her something regarding my questionable "race", and one day she wouldn't speak to me, at all, just said we couldn't be friends anymore. We had been best friends for three years. L.A. county was rife with racial bigotry.
399. Who have you read a biography about?
Most recently, John Adams. Further on back in time, are George Elliot, and Mango Elephants in the Sun; Robert Frost by Lawrence Roger Thompson, several others over the years. I can't remember all the books I've read anymore.
400. What would your own autobiography be called?
Saved by the Dance
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