Monday Quiz About Me

Questions:
1. According to the source I use for strange and wonderful days, today is Occult Day - are you a believer?

I believe in Heavenly Father, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I don't worship any "oogie-boogies", though I do believe that there are spirits and demons out there among us.

2. Have you ever attended an auction? Did you win what you were bidding on?

No, I have never attended an auction, though I used to hear them all the time. There was an auction house near the house where we lived in South Carolina. It was kind of creepy actually because there was a cemetery between us and the auction house. It was easy to imagine the dead were the ones doing all that talking!

3. Have you started your Christmas shopping? Finished it?

No and no. It involves a green thing that I do not have, nor will I have by Christmas. Thankfully, our children are old enough to know that it isn't all about material things, but about the Gift that Heavenly Father gave us when He sent His Son to be our Redeemer.

4. How's your weather?

Freaky. I think that our winter is over for the year. We had a week or so of wonderfully cool weather. Now, we're back to ultra-muggy warm-to-hot weather.

Bonus question to be answered in the comment section:

If you were a car, what kind do you think you would be? What kind does your spouse think describes you the best?

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The Questions:

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1. This Wednesday is National Canned Food Day - do you eat canned food? What is your favorite?

Suzanne: Sometimes we have canned food. One of my favorites is Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup.

David: My favorite is rutabagas.




2. Are you dressing up for Hallowe'en next week? Are you doing anything special for this holiday?

Suzanne: No and not anything particularly special. Maybe we'll make Ghosts in the Graveyard and Gremlin Guts again this year, but I don't know for sure.

David: No.

3. Have you ever taught someone to drive? What advice do you have to give to Wayne who is teaching Robyn to drive?

Suzanne: No, I haven't, and I am too much of a chicken to do so. I am a good driver but a horrible passenger even with an experienced driver at the wheel.

David: Yes, I taught Suzanne. Advice to Wayne: Don't do it!

4. What bad habit do you need to break?

Suzanne: I analyze things to the inth degree. Some folks see that as a bad habit or a fault. Personally, I don't see it as a bad thing.

David: My bad habit is not paying attention to what I am doing. Sometimes I am so focused on one thing that I don't notice other things that need my attention as well.

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Did you go out to watch the Orionid meteor shower Sunday night/early Monday morning? Did you have a good viewing or was it a dud in your viewing area?

Monday Quiz About Me

Questions

1. It's Customer Service week - do you think customer service is getting better or worse now than it was five years ago?

I think that, like most other things out there, it is just getting worse. There are many times that clerks do not even speak to their customers and that is not the way it is supposed to be.

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2. October 1st is also World Vegetarian Day - have you ever spent time as a Vegetarian? Do you have regular meatless meals?

Yes, we have had times where we were vegetarian and even vegan. We often have meatless meals.






3. What reality show would you like to be a part of?

None of them. Especially not any of them that require eating a rat.

4. Are you planning to watch the Baseball post-season? Who will win the World Series?

No. The only World Series that I am interested in is the College World Series when The University of South Carolina is in it. Our team won the last one at the old ballpark and the first one at the new ballpark.

Bonus question for you to answer in the comment section:
When it seems that everything you touch goes wrong, what do you do to keep from just giving up?

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1. Next Saturday is "Ask a Stupid Question Day"... in preparation for it, please share a stupid question you've been asked or would like an answer to...

Suzanne: The first stupid question that comes to my mind is the one that people asked me during each of my pregnancies after the first one: Do you know what causes that? YES! My mama had that talk with me when I was about eleven years old!

David: I am legally blind and have been for a long time. The most stupid question that I ever get asked related to that is: Do the closed captions on the television help you?

2. Do you believe that workplace dressing has become too casual?

Suzanne: Yes, but I think that most everything has gotten too casual. Some people can't even be bothered with putting clothes on to go shopping. They go in their pajamas. OY!

David: Absolutely! You go into offices that are supposedly professional and the women there are dressed as if they are going into one of those bars that my daddy warned me about and the men dress as if they've just come in from playing golf.

3. What technology is on your wish list? Is there a technology that hasn't been invented yet that you want to see happen?

Suzanne: I would love to have a state of the art embroidery/sewing machine with all of the bells and whistles. (Any recommendations, anyone?) I would also love to have a computer with more power, more memory, and a much larger hard drive than this one has. The technology that I would love to see be invented is similar to what David has in mind, only it would be a lie detector ray. It would pop a person in the nose when they told a lie so that their ever-larger nose would be a reminder of the hurt they are causing the ones they are lying to.

David: I would like a large, flat screen television that is Roku-ready. Technology that I would like to see invented would be some sort of stun beam that would zap people when they do something stupid. Of course, that one would come back to bite me quite a bit.

4. September is Honey Month - are you a fan of honey? How do you use it?

Suzanne: I love honey. I don't use it very often. I do like the tea that David makes with it, but I love it best on buttered biscuits.

David: Absolutely. I like to use it in a tea that helps to fight off infections and prevent allergic responses.


Bonus question for you to answer in the comment section:

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Have you ever been compelled to do something that you didn't like because for some reason you were drawn to it? One example would be eating vinegar and salt potato chips. They have this weird twangy taste, that when you taste it is nasty. After a couple of minutes, you think "Those chips sure were nasty. I think I'll have another."


Suzanne: Aside from the chip example above, I can't think of anything at the moment.

David: For me, this is sort of like watching Bob's Burgers on television. I think it is the stupidest show I've ever seen, but for some reason, I watch it and enjoy it.

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Questions for today:

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1. September 15th was Chicken Lover's day - what is your favorite way to prepare chicken?

I love baked chicken, but I also really like fried chicken. Our found a recipe not too long ago in which you bake the chicken, then fry it. It reduces the time the chicken is in the oil and it is done all the way through. It made me brave enough to try to cook fried chicken again.


2. It is 99 days until Christmas... what are you planning to ask Santa for?

There's not much point in asking him for anything this year, but if I could, I would as for the kids to get everything that they wanted because it has been too long since that has happened. For myself and David, I would just hope for better health and no hospital incarcerations!


3. How long should company stay?

It really depends on who the company is. For some folks, five minutes is way too long and for others five days isn't long enough.


4. What do you consider to be a long trip?

Since I'm the one doing all of the driving, anything over 200 miles is a long trip for me right now.





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Questions
1. September is Better Breakfast month - if time, money, calories etc. were no object, what would you have for breakfast?

Probably bacon, breakfast potatoes like they used to have at the Shoney's back home in South Carolina, eggs (as long as I didn't have to go somewhere!), and biscuits.

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2. How often do you do a major clean out?

Not often enough. I still have boxes waiting to be unpacked and we've been in this house almost nine years now!







3. What makes you feel appreciated?

It makes me feel appreciated and valued when someone puts my needs ahead of their wants and doesn't begrudge the doing of it.


4. If you had the choice, would you employ someone to help around your home/life? Maid, Nanny, Cook, Butler or some other form of help?

No. I would just rather have the energy and necessary supplies/equipment to do a good job of it myself.


Bonus question to answer in the comment section:
What is your favorite type of music?

I love an eclectic mix of music, from Celtic to country to classical...and gospel, rock 'n roll, jazz, and some heavy metal.

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 Questions:

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1. September is National Library Card month - when was the last time you checked a book out of the library?
We last got a couple of books from our local library at the end of July. We make a lot of use of the inter-library loan program. They weren't able to get the last two books that I wanted. They were genealogy books on one of my family lines back in South Carolina.







 2. What are you most looking forward to about autumn?
I am looking forward to potentially cooler weather. One can hope, can't she?

3. Has the word Christmas entered your vocabulary yet?
Not really, aside from answering questions in the memes. Thanksgiving is my preferred holiday.

4. Do you care that Football season is starting? Who is your team?
I wouldn't even notice if football season didn't happen! I am not a sports fan.

 Bonus question to be answered in the comment section:
What would you do if you were approaching your driveway to find a car speeding through your front yard and out your driveway?

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  Questions:

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1. Yesterday (August 25th) was Kiss and Make Up Day... when was the last time you had to kiss and make up?

While there are often "discussions" around here, we don't have an official kiss and make up session. It just kind of blows over after one or both of us decides to just be quiet, whether anything was actually resolved or not.

2. Are you doing anything special for Labour Day weekend?

Nothing really. I'll just be trying to psych myself up for the ultrasounds that I'm going in for on the 5th. On the 4th, David has his next appointment and, depending on how the cellulitis is, he may or may not be re-admitted to the hospital.

3. If you could go back to school, what would you major in?

I would want to be a Genealogy major, specializing in Irish and Southeastern US history. The only school that I have found that offers the program that I want is Brigham Young University. It isn't offered online, just via ground campus, and I can't see moving all the way to Utah just to go to school.

4. How much rain did you have this summer?

We had apparently just enough to grow the grass and cotton, but not enough for the corn to survive.

Bonus Question to answer in the comment section:

Most of us have, on at least one occasion, been involved one way or another with a two-faced person. How do you cope with them?

Monday Quiz About Me

Questions:    

1. Apparently today is International Homeless Animal Day. Have you ever adopted an animal friend for your household?

We've never officially adopted an animal and have only once in our life bought one. Well, okay, it was two that we bought. We bought one kitty and I couldn't stand the thought of the other one being left there in the pet store all alone with no other kitty friend, so we bought the second one. And then there were the fish... Otherwise, every cat or dog we've ever had has adopted us, not the other way around. Stray cats in the neighborhood have adopted our carport as the birthing center, so we always have a new crop of kitties around here. Unfortunately, all of the recent litters have died with the exception of two little ones. No matter where we've lived, our house/yard has been the neighborhood birthing center for cats.

Here is one of our babies from the past. His name was Wes.




2. How do you adjust to changes in your daily routine?

I like to have things planned. I don't like surprises or changes. It generally frustrates me and throws me off course when changes come along.


3. Which social media platform do you like best? Which one do you like least?

I like the blogging platform best. Although I have a Facebook account, I despise FB. It wouldn't hurt my feelings if it just disappeared over night. I also have Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn accounts. I use Twitter for prayer requests and posting blog links. I pin blog posts, but mostly I'm repinning other folks' pins. I have a LinkedIn Profile, but don't have a clue what to do with it.

One thing that I detest about any of the social media platforms is the constant changes that they make. They wait until I'm used to how the platform works and then they change how it looks and/or works and it just totally messes me up. It takes me forever to get it figured back out, so in the case of non-essentials like Facebook, I just quit using it.


4. How do you decide, 'what's for dinner?'

I decide by what we have, what we have the money for if we don't have anything in the house, what David is in the mood for, and how tired I am already. If I'm tired, it will be something that is quick and easy. If I'm feeling okay, it might be something more time and energy consuming.


Bonus Question, which you are welcome to answer in the comment section:
Are you a naturally inquisitive person or do you take things at face value, no questions asked?

Monday Quiz About Me

Questions:
1. What is your favorite 'G Rated' activity that you like to share with your SO or BFF?

I like to play games with David, most especially card games and trivia and word games.

2. Do you buy summer clothes at the end of season clearance sales?

No. I pretty much wear the same type of clothes year round. It rarely gets cold enough here to warrant the purchase of winter clothes, so basically my whole wardrobe, such as it is, would qualify as summer clothes. When I need something, I get it then, whether it is on sale or not. However, I do my best to avoid having to do clothes shopping for myself. I can't stand it!

3. August 13th is national left-handers day. How many left handed people do you know?

I've met many in our convenience store dealings, but I don't remember their names. The closest that I can get to someone that I know/knew personally was my grandma, and she was both left- and right-handed - ambidextrous.

4. When you go swimming do you: a) jump into the pool; b) gently move into the pool; or c) dive in?

I don't go swimming anymore and if I did, at this point in my life, someone would have to throw me in, because I wouldn't go in willingly!

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Bonus question to answer in the comment section:


Most families have a skeleton or two in the closet. Have you ever discovered a deep, dark, family secret? What did you do with it when you found it? Have you shared it with other family members, or have you opted to keep it to yourself?

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Today's Questions:
1. Do you prefer brain games or games of chance?

I love them both, but I am partial to puzzles, trivia, and word games.


2. How often do you misplace your keys?

Very rarely. I always keep them in my pocketbook when they are not in use. I am trying to be more consistent with where I put things. It reduces the whole "I can't find this or that" a great deal!


3. It's National Clown Week! If you were a professional clown what would your name be?

I would not, could not be a clown. However, if I were to be a clown, my name would have to be "Iscare Myself". I do not like clowns and never have. They give me the creeps. My children feel the same way about them.

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4. What is the strangest conversation you had last week?

I can't think of any strange ones that I've had, but I overhear lots of strange ones. They are mostly between my husband and our youngest daughter. She comes up with things just to shock his shorts, things that I could never have discussed with my own daddy. We've raised our children with the idea that they can talk to us about anything and everything. This girl has taken it to heart and keeps us on our toes!

    Bonus Question to answer in the comment section:
What was your favorite thing to do in the summertime when you were a child?

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  Questions:
1. What is your favorite pair of shoes?

My all-time favorite pair of shoes was my suede boots. They came to just above my ankles and were the most comfortable pair of shoes I've ever had. The seams started coming apart; I sewed them back together. I didn't want to let them go. Well, there's only so many times that you can sew a pair of shoes back together before there's no point in it anymore. I sure miss those shoes!

My current favorite pair of shoes is a black pair of sandals with a very pink liner on the toe strap.


2. Do you get embarrassed easily?

YES! I always have been easily embarrassed. I am a very shy person, so I guess it just comes with the territory.



3. What makes you cringe?

The first thing that comes to mind is the way people dress these days. Since when did a bra become outerwear or something that was meant to be seen?

4. July 29th is National Lasagna day... are you celebrating? What kind of lasagna do you prefer?

We celebrated a day early, not realizing that today was going to be Lasagna Day. My favorite lasagna used Prego sauce with the really, really chunky veggies in it. I can't find that sauce anymore and haven't been able to find it in years.

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Bonus Question:
Did your parents wait a long time after they were married to start their family, or did they want to start a family right away? Did you feel the same way about starting your own family?


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Questions:
1. Wednesday, July 24th is Drive Thru day - do you have any drive thrus that you have a hard time passing?

No, not really. We have the usual Sonic, McDonald's, and What-a-Burger drive-thrus here, but they are easy enough to resist. Now, if there was a drive through Olive Garden or Red Lobster, I'd have a hard time passing those! I'd have to anyway, because they are out of my budget right now. But, I would have a hard time passing them by. I might just have to pull over and sniff them for awhile. :)

2. Other than signing your name, when was the last time you physically wrote something?

The last time my son and I went to Walmart, he went into the store and I waited in the car. While he was inside, I wrote down a few recent dreams in my journal. Boy, is my handwriting awful, thanks to over fifteen years of typing!

Regarding signing my name, I can't even seem to do that anymore. I keep signing with my maiden name (Gunter) instead of my married name (McClendon) and we've been married almost twenty-nine years!


3. What was the first movie you saw in a movie theater? the latest one?

I have no clue the name of the first movie that I saw in a theater, though it was probably one of those summer movies that the theaters used to show for free to the local school children. The very first movie that I remember seeing was at a drive-thru and I really don't think that it was one that my parents intended for me to see, though they were the ones that took me. I would like to think that they didn't realize what type of movie was playing at the drive-in that night.

The last movie that I saw in a movie theater was The Lion King in 3-D. That was pretty cool. I thought that Zazu was going to fly into me; it was that realistic at one point. I couldn't catch Zazu any better than I ever could catch the flies in the ophthalmologist tests, either.

4. Have you ever visited Disney?

No, I haven't, and I don't have any plans to ever go there. I have a hard enough time walking to the mailbox, forget walking for hours at a theme park anymore.




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What is something that you would love to learn more about? Or, what is your area of expertise?


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Monday Quiz About Me

Questions:
1. July is National Ice Cream month - are you celebrating?

Yes! We will be having ice cream today, but not because it is National Ice Cream Month. Today is our daughter Dorian's birthday. She was stillborn twenty years ago, on this date in 1993, in Greenwood, South Carolina.


2. What is your favorite rainy day activity?

I like to read and crochet. Sometimes I draw or do digital painting or create fractal images. If it is storming to the point that it is unsafe to have the computers on, we watch television and I crochet while we're watching television.


3. What is the one book from High School that you remember reading most? Why?

We had to read A Tale of Two Cities in the ninth grade. I remember it because it was probably the longest and most confusing book that I'd read up to that point. I was further amazed to find out that my grandma had to read it in the third grade! This further goes to prove the dumbing down of America to me. If the elementary school children of the 1920s were expected to comprehend it, then why shouldn't the third graders of the 1970s or the 2010s also be expected to read and understand it? Somehow this is progress? I don't think so. I think that the children of today (and in my day, too!) are being underestimated. If they are treated like they can't do something, what reason do that have to be able to do it? Give them the challenge and just maybe they'll rise to the challenge!


4. Have you ever visited Charleston, SC?

Oh yeah! I grew up in Anderson, South Carolina, pretty much the entire state away from Charleston. I was blessed to go there on several occasions. My husband and I took the harbor tour out to Fort Sumter and boy was that an experience. The water and the wind didn't even want to let the boat get to the dock, but we finally made it onto the island. Later, we were blessed to be able to take our children there so that they could see the awesomeness of the city that survived Hurricane Hugo and learn more about its history. It was a wonderful time.

A friend of our family took this picture on one of her visits to Charleston and allowed me to do a digital painting of it.

Photography ©2010 Linda Crawford, Painting ©2010 Linda Crawford and Suzanne McClendon

Bonus question for you to answer in the comment section:

Do you know anything about the history of your home or the land that it is on?

Monday Quiz About Me

Questions
1. What is your favorite summer activity?

Now that we live in Texas, my favorite summer activity is staying indoors with the air conditioner going full Arctic blast!

2. Do you have a honey-do list? or a to-do-list of your own?

We have plenty to do around here, but no list of things to do.

3. Would you go for a massage? Facial? Spa treatment?

No, on all counts. If I want a massage, my hubby is right here to do it. I wouldn't be comfortable with someone else doing it. I have too many allergies to risk facials and the like with unknown "remedies".

4. What was the last song you danced to?



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Thinking back to the last time you got extra or "bonus" money, what did you spend it on? Was it on something necessary or something from your "I want it!" list?


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Here are the Questions:

1. June 26th is Forgiveness Day - will you be participating? Forgiving someone else or asking for forgiveness?

Both, actually. I'm forever asking Heavenly Father to forgive me and to help me to forgive those that hurt or wrong me. Some people make that nearly impossible to do.


2. Do you play card games? Which ones are your favorite?

Yes, I love to play card games. My husband and I invented one that we call "Bobalated". It is based on Rummy. We also like to play a Dr. Pepper version of Crazy Eights. Heaven help us if we're ever in an official version of one of these games. We would have a hard time doing that after playing our own versions.

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3. What is your favorite flavor of Birthday Cake?

I love chocolate and my favorite chocolate cake is a Black Forest cake, loaded with cherries and whipped cream.







4. Do you like amusement park rides? What is your favorite? If not, why not?

I love to ride roller coasters, but haven't in years. I'm just (feeling) too old for all of that snatching around. But, I love the speed and the sudden drops and twists and turns. I've never been brave enough to let go of the bar, though. However, I did ride one particular coaster several times before anyone let me know that there was a shoulder strap type seat belt that was supposed to be worn. It's a wonder that I didn't fall out of the thing!


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What is your favorite book of all time?


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Here are the Questions:

1. June 17th is Eat Your Vegetables Day... do you need a special day to celebrate veggies? Your favorite veg?

No, I don't need a special day for veggies. I love them anytime I can get them. I love most all kinds, but some of my favorites are Brussels sprouts, asparagus, broccoli, and baby carrots.

2. How did you spend your Father's Day? Or for those who don't have Father's Day on June 16th, what did you do this weekend?

To be quite blunt, I spent it crying and struggling to come up with a post that could express how I felt about my daddy on this first Father's Day after his death, but that also was realistic about the fact that he was human, too. I never was able to come up with anything inspiring or perfect on my own, so I searched for quotes about fathers and daughters and then did a collage that included a picture of me with my daddy and me with my father-in-law on my wedding day. Both of them are gone now, my father-in-law passing away in 1987, not quite a year after our first baby was born, and my daddy passing away this past December. I just felt so at a loss for words.

3. June 18th is National Splurge Day... if you were (are) going to participate, what would/will you splurge on?

If I could afford it, I would eat a bazillion langostinos, but I can't so Ramen soup will have to do. :)

4. What is the farthest you've ever traveled from home?

I think about a thousand miles is the farthest I've been away from home and now that is my home. We came out here to the Texas Gulf Coast from the upstate of South Carolina.

 Bonus Question

They say that the true character of a person isn't made by what they do when they can be seen by others, but by what they do when no one is watching. What do you do when no one is watching?







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Here are the Questions:

1. June 10th is Iced Tea Day - do you drink iced tea? Sweet or unsweet? Flavoured?

Yes! We love iced tea. My Granny and another lady that we called Granny (a family friend) made it the best of anyone that I know. It was super sweet. It was almost guaranteed to put a diabetic into a coma. I sure miss it! Since my husband is a diabetic, we use artificial sweeteners, so I don't drink iced tea so much anymore. He drinks a gallon or two a day!

2. What would be an essential for you to survive a long airplane flight?

A hammer. My claustrophobia has significantly increased over the years and I couldn't stand being stuck in a plane for a long trip. To be quite honest, I probably couldn't stand it for a short trip these days either. I would have to be knocked out cold for a long trip.

3. How do you explain wanting an iron to someone who does not speak English?

Perhaps it would work to play a game of charades to explain it, but the most sure way would be to take them to an ironing board and show them. Ooops! I misread the question! If charades didn't work, maybe drawing a picture of an iron would.

4. Should smoking be allowed in restaurants?

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No, it should not. My right to breathe supersedes another's right to pollute the air that we are all entitled and forced to breathe. I grew up with asthma and around people that smoked. I now have COPD for a stupid habit that I never took on. I do my best to avoid cigarette smoke as much as possible. Okay, so people want to smoke. They should confine it to their own homes (preferably not exposing other innocent children to the poison) and keep it out of the public air space. This goes for lots of other things, too, but the question was about smoking.

I have the right to live. No one has the right to kill me. But, because of big money tobacco companies and people that have no self-control, I will spend my last days gasping for breath, forced to deal with an oxygen tank, all the while knowing that each passing day means less and less lung power, losing the ability to talk because all lung power will go to just breathing, until finally I gasp my last.


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Do you cook out during the summer? If so, what is your favorite thing to cook out?

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Questions:
1. May is National Asparagus Month - do you like it? Haves a favorite recipe?

I love asparagus! I like steamed asparagus, but no particular recipe.

2. May is also National Salad month... what's your favorite salad?

I like a classic iceberg salad with red onions, garlic, croutons, and bell peppers added to it. To top it off, I love ranch dressing. Ken's Buttermilk Ranch is the best we've found in the stores around here.

3. Laundry Question: Fabric Softener yea or nay? How do you keep your clothes soft and static free?

I don't use fabric softener. We're having to line dry the clothes for now and so they are stiff and crunchy. I don't know that a fabric softener added to the wash would do any good.

4. Do you speak more than one language? What language would you love to learn?

English is the only language that I'm anywhere close to speaking fluently. What I would love to learn is Gaelic!

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Have you been a victim or a benefactor of parental favoritism? Are you guilty of it yourself?

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 Here are this week's questions: 1. Who do you like to quote? It varies. Zig Ziglar, Mark Twain, Einstein, the Bible...I can't limit it to just one.  

2. Have you ever made something you wore out in public? Yes. In home economics in high school, I made a shirt and a skirt. I was totally uncomfortable wearing the skirt as it was a wraparound skirt and it always managed to be windy when I was wearing it!  

3. When was the last time you used a telephone (not a cell phone)? Recently, very recently. I used our old 500 series rotary dial phone to help locate one of our cell phones. We found it at The Emporium in Glen Flora, Texas. Here is a picture of it.


The phone number was already there when we bought it. It only cost us $10! I had missed the sound of a rotary dial phone so much that I was ecstatic when we found this!  

4. What was the first recording you bought with your own money? I didn't get an allowance as a child nor did I have a job until I was with my husband, so whatever I got it was with him. David says that he thinks it was the Moody Blue album by Elvis Presley. I can't remember for sure, but Elvis is always a safe answer when it comes to music. :)



Now, for the 5th question for my bloggy friends to answer: 

5. Where did you go on your first date? I went to see Endless Love on my 16th birthday with the man that I eventually married and have been married to since 1984, David.

Disclosure: The text links to Moody Blue and Endless Love are affiliate links. Your purchase of this album helps to support my genealogy research. :)