Question #367

Do you have any New Year's Resolutions for 2007?

If so, which is the most important?

Question #366

Do you have any big New Year's Eve plans??

Question #365

When you see a tag sticking out of the back of a strangers shirt, does it bother you? Have you ever reached over and tucked the tag back in??

Question #364

So .... what did you get for Christmas?? Did you get anything cool?? What was your fave gift??

Question #363

How long do you leave your Christmas decorations up in your house and/or outside your house after Christmas ??

Oh .... and I have to share this site .... take a few minutes and enjoy .... http://ecard.ashland.edu/2004admission/index.html

Question #362

To those of you traveling this Holiday ... please have a very safe trip!!

How many times in your life have you been somewhere other than "Home" for Christmas?

Question #361

When you are "mad at the world" do you tend to take it out on the people closest to you?

Or do you just try to avoid people so that you can calm down without hurting anyone?

Question #360

Do you have a memory of a Best Christmas Present Ever?? Like a Red Ryder BB-Gun ...

Question #359

When you get a speeding ticket .... do you argue with the cop ... and then also fight the ticket?

Please explain ....

Question #358

Do you have a favorite Christmas Cookie? Who makes it? Do you have the recipe?

Question #357

Do you have a memory of a particularly bad or sad Christmas in your life? What made it that way?

Question #356

Do you have any Christmas Traditions that you try to keep each year??

If so, what are they?

Question #355

When looking at Christmas Lights .... do you prefer lights all the same color or a multi-colored display??

What color lights does your Christmas Tree have on it?

Question #354

Two weeks until Christmas ....

Have you decorated? Have you shopped? Have you mailed out Christmas Cards? Have you baked? Are you stressed? How's your health? Do you like my decorations on my posts?

Question #353

What is the first historical event which you PERSONALLY remember occurring?

What historical event had the biggest impact on you PERSONALLY?

Question #352

How do you feel about "store-bought" gifts vs. hand-made gifts for Christmas?

Consider both the GIVING and the RECEIVING viewpoints.

Have your feelings changed as you have aged?

Question #351

Do you have a favorite Christmas Song? What is it?

Do you have a favorite Christmas CD? What is it?

Question #350

If you had to spend Christmas someplace other than your home, where would you like to go and who would you like to have there with you?

Question #349

DANG ... it is only 3 weeks away!!

How many people do you get Christmas Gifts for ... and how much of that shopping do you have left to do??

Question #348

Happy Birthday GUMDROP!!!

Today is Gumdrop's Day ... take a moment to share a kind word or two with him!

Take a moment to reflect on the possibility of being 80 something yourself ... what year would that be ... what do you think the world will be like then ... ?

Question #347

What important decision in your professional life have you based largely upon your intuitive feelings?

What about your personal life?

Question #346

This week the weather forecasters have given us LOTS of warnings about approaching COLD and wintery weather .... how do you prepare yourself and your home for this event?

Question #345

If you had $1,000 which you had to use "charitably" before the end of the year .... how would you use it?

Question #344

And how was your Thanksgiving weekend???

Question #343

And it wouldn't be Thanksgiving if I didn't ask ....

What are you thankful for??

Please feel free to elaborate ....

Question #342

Tom and I are playing "retired" this week ... kinda ...

Anyway ... when you finally get to retire, what do you think you will do on your average weekday?

Question #341

Where do you plan to spend Thanksgiving this year?

Will you see any family??

Question #340

What is your favorite part of the Thanksgiving Meal?

What is your least favorite part?

Question #339

Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?

Question #338

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dessert?

Question #337

How do you feel about being put into a Nursing Home if you are "of an age" and your physical or mental health declines to the point where you would be a burden on your family?

Question #336

Do you like Oatmeal? Grits? Cream of Wheat?

If so .... how do you like them fixed??

How often do you have hot cereal for Breakfast?

Question #335

Do you have a lot of plants in your house?

Do you have a green thumb?

Question #334

Would you prefer to see the movie or read the book?

What movies have you seen that actually do justice to the book?

Question #333

Do you feel you have changed much in the last 10 years?

If so ... in what way(s) have you changed?

Question #332

Where and when is it okay to talk politics??

Where and when is it NOT okay??

Question #331

Do you prefer wearing shoes or being barefoot???

Question #330

Do you believe in FAIRIES?

Question #329

What temperature do you like to keep your home in the winter??

Does everyone who lives with you agree with that?

Question #328

HaPpY HaLlOwEeN!!!!

Will you be participating in it in anyway??

Passing out candy ??

Wearing a costume??

Question #327

Do you think that the USA needs to have Daylight Savings Time?

Since many of us aren't really sure what the history is ... here is a very interesting link ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time

Question #326

Do you plan to VOTE in the upcoming election?

Question #325

What kind of movies do you prefer to watch?

Do you prefer going to the theater or renting or PayPerView?

Question #324

2 MONTHS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!!

Have you started your shopping yet?

Question #323

Do you like Garage Sales?

Do you hold Garage Sales yourself?

Question #322

After watching the new TV show called HEROS I am wondering which of those featured powers you would like to have ... ?

Would you like to:

Be able to fly ...
Be able to heal your body ....
Be able to control time and teleport yourself ...
Be able to paint the future ...
Be able to read minds ...
or
If I am forgetting any of the powers .... fill in here ____________

And why or why not?

Question #321

If being kind to strangers makes us feel so good .... why do you think we don't do it all the time?

Question #320

WOW .... those were some great Stranger Stories!! Thanks for sharing!!

Today's Question ... What is the kindest thing you have ever done for a stranger??

Question #319

If you could name the single best deed a STRANGER has done for you in your lifetime, what would it be?

Question #318

Do you regularly wear a watch?

How often do you use it to check the time?

Question #317

What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day??

((It is raining in Texas!!! Yay!!!!))

Question #316

If you had to dress as a SuperHero for a Halloween Masquerade party, what Super Hero would you be?

Why?

Question #315

If you had to identify the one thing that destiny probably held in store for you, what would you say it is??

Why?

Question #314

If you could wear only one color along with black or white, which color would you choose ... and why??

Vote for Tom!!
http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/broncos/lct/

Question #313

If you had a guy named "Kinky Friedman" of "Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys" fame running for Governor of your state ... would you vote for him??

Question #312

If you could change places with one of your friends for ONE day ... which friend would you change with?

Why?

Question #311

If you could compile any three songs to wake up to every morning, what would they be, and in what order?

Question #310

If you had to name the most difficult period in your life, when would it be?

Why?

http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/broncos/lct/ VOTE FOR TOM!!

Question #309

There have been 3 school shootings in the past week .... any suggestions on what schools should do to prevent such things?

Question #308

How is life treating you? Any news??

Question #307

Have you ever given blood? Do you try to give on a regular basis or only during national crisissssssses?

What blood type are you?

Question #306

If you could have your be home either clean and neat all the time .... or jumbled and messy (but not dirty) all the time, which would you prefer?

Question #305

What is the most important thing you have to put on before you will go out in public? .... besides your clothes, you Morons!!!

Question #304

From "The KIDS Book of Questions" ....

If a good friend did something bad and you were asked if you knew anything about it, would you lie to keep your friend from getting into trouble?

Why or why not?

Question #303

Are the stars at night big and bright where you live?

Do you recognize any stars or constellations on sight?

Question #302

IN todays times .... with gas prices and flight hassles .... when you have to travel, would you prefer to fly or drive ??

Question #301

In your opinion ... which fast food restaurant makes the best burger??

What do you like on your burger??

Question #300 !!!!!!

WOW!! 300th Question!!!

Ummmmmm .....

Why is everyone so quick to answer questions about their food preferences, but often don't take the time to answer the deeply thoughtful questions?

Do you at least THINK about the deeply thoughtful questions??

Question #299

Do you read the Sunday Comics anymore? If so ... what is your favorite comic strip?

What is your all time favorite comic strip?

Question #298

How was your weekend?? Anything different happen??

Question #297

Are you coming to my DVD signing tomorrow? Noon-4:00 at Borders Books near Vista Ridge Mall ...

Are you coming to the party here afterwards?

Are you coming to BJ's tonight?

I hope to see you sometime this weekend!!

Question #296

What do you think about this article??

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/12/usaf.weapons.ap/index.html

You don't have to read the whole thing ... just the first paragraph or so ....

Question #295

What is your favorite cut of steak and how do you like it cooked?

Question #294

Today is more of a Statement than a Question ....

Today is TOM's BiRtHdAy!!! Everyone wish Tom a Happy Birthday!!

Also .... Tom is in a Sportswriting Contest for the Rocky Mountain News .... he made the initial cut of 17 out of 140+ ... and one person will be eliminated each week of football season ... so keep this link and vote for Tom Mackinnon ... you have to read his article to vote ... 10 is best .... the scoring is kind of confusing ... make sure you pick the 10 with thw word BEST by it ....

http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/broncos/lct/

Question #293

What are your remembrances from 9-11-01 ... ?

Question #292

Today is my son's 17th birthday ...

Do you have a favorite birthday memory??

Question #291

How is the weather where you are lately??

Question #290

A columnist in the Dallas Morning News wrote an article today about strange sandwich combinations .... like Peanut Butter and Miracle Whip ....

What is the strangest sandwich combination that you make and actually LIKE?

Question #289

What is your favorite homemade cookie?

What is your favorite store bought cookie?

(I was ordering cookies for the DVD signing reception .... from http://www.thebakerdude.com ... and I have cookies on the brain now ....)

Question #288

And following yesterday's question .... are you proud of who and what your parents are/were?


Explain ....

Question #287

From: The Kids' Book of Questions ....

Do you think that when you grow up your parents will feel you did better than they hoped you would or not as well?

Explain ...

Question #286

Are you happy?

Question #285

Should people pay more for their health insurance if they have certain bad habits or diseases?

Read Patr's response to yesterday's question for more info ...

Question #284

Are you now or have you ever been a smoker?

How long have or did you smoke?

If you have quit, how long ago was that?

How do you feel about smoking?

Question #283

Situation: It is 1:30am and your Smoke Detector goes off. Your house is filling with smoke and there is the smell of electrical burning, but no flames anywhere. You call 911 and have a few minutes before the firetrucks arrive ...

What items do you take out of the house with you?

Question #282

What, if anything, really gets on your nerves???

Question #281

What class or classes do you wish you had paid more attention in during High School or College?

Why??

Question #280

What type of music do you listen to most often?

What moods go with what music for you?

Question #279

Do you read a daily newspaper? What are your favorite sections?

Question #278

Do you have any hobbies?

What hobby would you like to spend the most time and money on, if you could?

Question #277

What color will your next car be?

Why?

Question #276

The Dallas Morning News has a new feature where they send out a "Question of the Week" and ask for email feedback .... Two or three sentences at most is what they want ... here is this week's question .... see if you can answer it in 2 or 3 sentences!!

Do public schools in your community give students what they need to be successful? Is public education headed in the right direction?

Question #275

When you lose a pet do you think it would be easier to have it just disappear and never return and you never know for sure what happened ....

OR ....

Would you rather be beside your pet as they pass into the next life?

Question #274

If you were to write a book .... what would it be about? Would it be fiction or Non-fiction?

Question #273

It's Friday!!! Yay!! In honor of today ...

Do you prefer ... BEER .... WINE ... or the Hard Stuff??

What type and why?

Question #272

What is the best temperature for your bedroom at night?

How many layers of covers do you use?

Do you sleep well?

Question #271

If you could see into the future, but NOT change it .... would you want to have that power?

Question #270

What would you consider to be your "area of expertise"? In other words .... what topics do you feel you could discuss intelligently and at length if you were called upon to do so?

Question #269

What do you think is your best physical feature?

Question #268

Is it important to you what kind of car you drive?

What is the make, model and year of the car you drive now?

Question #267

How do you think your life would be different if you were three inches taller? What about 3 inches shorter?

Question #266

From: The KIDS Book of Questions ....

If you could have either the ability to talk to animals OR the power to see into the future, which would you want?

Why?

PICK ONLY ONE!!! ((Some of you are big cheaters ...))

Question #265

If you couldn't watch TV (including movies) for a year, what do you think you would do with all of your extra time?

Do you think you would be better off if you watched TV more or less than you do now?

Why?

Question #264

If you HAVE TO exercise .... what is your prefered method of exercise?

Do you exercise on a regular basis??

Question #263

From "The KIDs Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock Ph.D.

Adults can do more but have more responsibilities; children can play more but are often told what to do. Do you think kids or adults have a better deal?

Question #262

Out of these 3 things .... HEALTH .... WEALTH ..... HAPPINESSS ..... which 2 of these things are most important to you?

Why?

Question #261

What State in the United States have you NOT been to, but would like to visit?

Why?

Question #260

What do/did you want to be when you grow/grew up?

Question #259

When was the last time you were generous to a stranger just because you wanted to be?

Question #258

What has been the high temperature in your part of the country this week?

Question #257

What do you think about the saying ... "Live each day as if it is your last"?

Do you try to practice this?

Question #256

What did people do before Air Conditioning??

How the heck did they cope??

Question #255

When you travel .... do you have a favorite place to stop for meals? If so .... what/where is it?

Question #254

Do you prefer Card Games or Board games? What are your favorite ones?

If not ... why?

Question #253

From: The KID'S Book of Questions by Gregory Stock Ph.D.


When was the last time you felt completely happy?

What made you feel that way?

Question #252

Summer is about 1/2 over here in Texas (back to school Aug. 14th) ... wherever you are ... how is your Summer going? Have you done anything fun yet?

Question #251

How do you feel about your cousins?

Were you friends growing up? Are you still friends?

Question #250

What is the longest Road Trip you have ever taken?

When was this? Where did you go? Who was with you? Is it a good memory?

Question #249

What is your favorite Salad Dressing?

Why??

Question #248

I am going to be traveling most of July ... which means I won't be doing the Q of the D on a regular schedule ... sorry about that!! I'll do it when I can!! If you miss it ... go back and read old questions and respond to them or to other's responses ....

Today's Question:

Do you have any plans for celebrating the 4th of July?

Question #247

Would you rather work for yourself or work for someone else?

Why?

Question #246

How are you?

Question #245

If you could have a wonderful new experience you could cherish or a great new possession, which would you want?

Why?

What would it be?

Question #244

If you had to choose .... would you rather be a DOG or a CAT or a BIRD?

Why?

Question #243

Okay!! Time for more recipes for Gumdrop!!

This time ... what is your fave Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad, or Egg Salad recipe??

What is you fave cool meal on a hot Summer day?

Question #242

Today is the Summer Solstice ... the first day of Summer ... and the longest Daylight of the year ...



Do you notice if your mood changes as the amount of daylight changes? Are you happier in the Spring and Summer .... and more melancholy in the Winter?

Question #241

Have you ever lived in a house without Air Conditioning or Heat?

Where?

Do you feel life was better then? or worse?

Question #240

PEF offers this question based on Whole Foods Market's decision to stop selling live lobsters ...

"Do you think the process of catching, packaging live lobsters and transporting them by air to markets around the world is cruel and inhumane treatment that traumatizes the lobster?"

Question #239

Where are you and what are you usually doing at 9:00pm on a normal weekday evening?

(I promise ... last time I ask one of these questions ... although response has been high! Thanks!!)

Question #238

What is your idea of the "Perfect Summer Day"? Includes activities, scents, sounds, temps, etc ...

Question #237

Where are you and what are you usually doing at 6:30pm on your average weekday?

Question #236

What are you usually doing at 3:00pm on a normal weekday?

Question #235

From: The KID's Book of Questions by Gregory Stock, PH.D.

If you became so sick that you would die if you didn't stay hooked up to a large life-support machine for the rest of your life, would you want someone to pull the plug?

Question #234

What are you usually doing at 9:00am on your average weekday?

Question #233

What are you usually doing at 6:30am on a normal weekday?

Question #232

From: The KIDS' Book of Questions by Gregory Stock PH.D.

Are you in a hurry to grow up?

What does it mean to be a "grown-up", and when do you think it will happen to you?

(Or in our case, when do you think it did happen to you?)

Question #231

From: The KIDS' Book of Questions by Gregory Stock PH.D.

What do you think your friends like most about you?

If you lost that quality, do you think they would still like you?

Question #230

What is your favorite magazine to read? Does it come to your home weekly or monthly? Or do you buy it at the store?

Why is it your fave?

Question #229

Dogs or Cats??

Question #228

From: The KIDS' Book of Questions by Gregory Stock PH.D.

If, by wishing it, you could have every person in the world wake up with the same skin color, would you want that to happen?

Question #227

Did you ever run away when you were a kid?

Where did you go?

Question #226

Okay Gumdrop ....

Gumdrop REALLY wants to know ... If you were to add Horseradish to gravy, how much would you add?

Has anyone ever done this?

Question #225

Do you normally do anything to celebrate Memorial Day?

What are your plans for this long weekend??

Question #224

From: The KIDS' Book of Questions by Gregory Stock PH.D.

Have you ever farted and then blamed someone else?

Question #223

From: The KIDS' Book of Questions by Gregory Stock PH.D.

Are you afraid to ask questions when you don't understand something? For example, do you sometimes fake a laugh when you don't understand a joke?

Question #222

From: The KIDS' Book of Questions by Gregory Stock PH.D.

If this Saturday you could do absolutely anything you wanted, what would you do?

Question #221

From: The KIDS' Book of Questions by Gregory Stock PH.D.

Do you have different personalities for when you are with your family, your friends, online, etc?

How So?

Question #220

From: The KIDS' Book of Questions by Gregory Stock PH.D.

If you liked someone who later turned out to be a liar, would you still want to be good friends?

Question #219

If you could eliminate one hereditary characteristic from your family, what would it be?

Question #218

If you could leave flowers on any one person's grave every week whether you knew them or not ... who would it be?

Okay ... you can pick more than one if you need to ...

Question #217

If you could have invented anything from history, what would it have been?

Why?

Question #216

If you could eat one food in any quantity for the rest of your life with no ill affects whatsoever, what food would you choose?

Question #215

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WINE FAIRIE!!

How much attention do you like to be given on your Birthday??

Explain ....

Question # 215

If you could have been any person from history, who would you want to have been?

Why?

Question #214

What is the single most valuable thing you have ever learned?

Explain ??

Question #213

If you could pick any author to write your biography, who would you choose?

Do you think it will be a best-seller??

Question #212

If you have a soft drink with a meal, what drink do you prefer?

Why?

Question #211

Time for an update .... How are things in your life?

Question #210

From: THE BOOK OF IF ... Questions for the Game of Life ...

If you could have lived during one period of time in past history, when and where would it be?

Why?

Question #209

From: THE BOOK OF IF ... Questions for the Game of Life ...

If you could have had the starring role in any film that has already been made, what film would it have been?

Why?

Question #208

From: THE BOOK OF IF ... Questions for the Game of Life ...

If you could eliminate any one type of insect permanently from the Earth, what would you get rid of?

Question #207

From: THE BOOK OF IF ... Questions for the Game of Life

If you could inherit a vacation home anywhere in the world in which you could spend as much time as you want ... but never sell ... where would it be?

Why?

Question #206

At what time in the evening is it TOO LATE to telephone someone?

What do you do when you receive a call past that time?

Question #205

What HOME page do you have on your computer? (When you open up Internet Explorer ... what page comes up?)

Why do you use that as your home page?

Question #204

Do you have a good and EASY recipe for "Comfort Food" like "mom used to make" for our 80 yr. old Gumdrop?

Question #203

Help!!

I am running out of questions!!! Or my creative mind is resting right now ...

Anyway .... any suggetions for questions??

Question #202

Do you use a "nickname" when you post here?

If so .... where did that nickname come from?

Question #201

Do you miss Totsie??

I believe she is still reading these ... tell her you miss her and to get her bo-hiney back in here !!!