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?