Question #630

Not so much a question .... more of a THANK YOU to everybody who brought me gifts and attended the Super Bowl/Birthday party yesterday!! I had a great time!! Everyone looks so good! I am very proud of all my friends who are joining gyms and working out and dieting and being successful. Keep it up!!

Thank you for coming!! Thank you for the gifts!! Thank you all for being wonderful people!

Question #629

Have you ever bought anything from "infomercials"? Or "as seen on TV"? How did it work out? Was it as good as advertised?

Question #628

Do you have anything to Whine about this week?

Do you have anything to Shout Wooo-Hoo!! about this week??

Question #627

What are you eating for breakfast these days?

What would you LIKE to be eating for breakfast these days??

Are you on a diet of some sort? If so, how is it going?

Question #626

Do you or your spouse/SO try to do your own home repairs/fix-ups ... or do you call a professional? Why?

Question #625

It's a Blustery Day here in North Texas .... which made me wonder ... do you have a favorite Children's Book or set of characters from your youth?

Question #624

Did you get a 'Flu Shot this season? Do you ever get 'Flu Shots? Why or why not? How long has it been since you have had the 'Flu?

Question #623

What are 5 things you like to do when it is miserable outside and you are unable to leave the house?

Question #622

What 5 things would you consider yourself to be rather bad at?

Question #621

What are 5 things you consider yourself to be good at?

Question #620

Everybody needs to email Tom/Bronco/Rantmaster and tell him how much you miss him on this BLOG ... tmackinnon@firsthorizon.com .... his work won't allow him in here, but he CAN get in here from home ... he just forgets to .... he has missed a lot of great questionsthat he would have enjoyed answering!

How do you feel about the Writer's Strike?

Question #619

Okay ..... so say you were to wake up tomorrow with the body you had when you were 21 .... but everything else is the same .... your heart is 21, your liver is 21, to pancreas is 21, your eyes and brain and face and hair and everything ... 21! But you still have the home, the job, the family you have now.

What woud you do differently from this day forward?

Question #617

If you were offered the chance to become 21 again, NOW .... just POOF! ... you are 21! Would you take it?


Why or why not?

Question #616

How did you feel about the Cowboy's loss on Sunday?

Question #615

What is your favorite Fast-Food Burger??

What is your favorite Fast-Food Restaurant??

How often do you eat there??

Question #614

How are those New Year's Resolutions going for you?

Question #613

How Gross are YOU??

Take this Quiz .... Gross Quiz .... and then select the Plain Text Code and copy and past your results ....

Question #612

How many pets do you have at home now? What are they? How old are they? Would you like to have any more?

Question #611

I have not seen the movie, but I would like to .... The Bucket List ... The characters make a list of things they would like to do before they "kick the bucket" ...

What would be on YOUR Bucket List?

Question #610

If you had $30 million in the bank from the lottery .... all taxes, etc have been paid .... how would you handle the money? Would you share with family and friends? Would you move? Feel free to add to your answer as you dream about having $30 million in the bank!

Question #609

How often do you care for your fingernails and toenails? Do you do Spa treatments? Do you chew your nails? Do you keep them short or long?

Question #608

What do you do when you are in a bad mood??

How do you treat the people around you??

How often are you in a bad mood?

Question #607

What are you reading lately??

Seen any good movies?

Question #606

Do you plan to make any New Year's resolutions for 2008?? Now is a time to record them for all to see ...

Here is a link to your resolutions last year .... how did you do? 2007 Resolutions ...

Question #605

How much of your job depends on computers? Would you be able to do your job without a computer?

What year did you first get your own PC or Mac for personal use??

Question #604

Any big plans for New Year's Eve this year??

Question #603

How was everybody's Christmas?? Didja get what you wanted?? Didja eat too much??

Question #602

I haven't asked this in awhile .... How's your life?


Merry Christmas and All that Jazz!!

Question #601

How do you serve your main Christmas meal?? Is it usually turkey and the fixin's .... or something else??

Question #600 !!!!!

Christmas Gifts .... do you wrap only? Use gift bags? Wrap with ribbons and bows? Leave it in the Wal-Mart sack (but remember to take the receipt out)? Does everything coordinate and look pretty under the tree or do you use all kinds of things for a big jumble of color?

Question #599

What movie is your Christmas most like??

Same directions as yesterday .... I thought the results were pretty accurate !!! Good Job!!

http://www.blogthings.com/whatmovieisyourchristmasmostlikequiz/

Question #598

What Christmas Ornament are you?

Please go take this quiz .... http://www.blogthings.com/whatchristmasornamentareyouquiz/ .... and when you get the results ask for the Plain Text Code .... then post the results in your comments ..... or not!! But I wish you would!

Also ... see my Christmas card to you below .... the paintings are by an Illinois artist who used my childhood farm and the cattle we raised as subjects for her paintings ....

Merry Christmas to ALL!!!

Question #597

Do you like Egg Nog? Why or Why Not??

Question #596

When the "weather outside is frightful" and you have nowhere to go .... what do you like to do at home? ((This should help you prepare for Saturday ...))

Question #595

If you could plan the perfect Christmas Day gathering .... who would be at it??? Where would it be? Yes .... you can include people now passed on ....

Question #594

Do you have a favorite Christmas Movie?? If so, what is it?

What movies do you like to see this time of year?

Question #593

Christmas Trees .... Artificial or real?? Which do you have? Which do you prefer? Why?

Question #592

When you were growing up .... did you have "stockings hung by the chimney with care"? If so .... what kind of treats did you get in those stockings?

Did you believe in Santa ?? For how long??

Question #591

Do you consider yourself a good driver? What drives you crazy about other drivers on the road??

Question #590

Do you enjoy Christmas music this time of year? Do you have certain CD's you like or do you listen to the "Official Christmas Music Station" in your area? Do you sing with the music or in church? Do you have a fave song?

Question #589

Christmas is 3 weeks from today!! What are your plans for family and friends and Christmas Day?

Question #588

Do you own an MP-3 player? If so, what brand is it? When do you wear it? If not, is there some reason why?

Question #587

How much of your Christmas shopping will you do online this year??

Question #586

How do you feel about calculator and computer use in America's High Schools?

Do you use a Calculator or a Computer in your job?

Do you use a Calculator or a Computer in your home life?

Question #585

Have you decorated your home for Christmas yet? How much decorating do you plan to do and when do you plan to have it done? Inside? Outside?

How much do your neighbors do?

Question #584

If you could re-do part or parts of your home without worry of the expense, what would you have done?

Question #583

How was your Thanksgiving Holiday? What did you do? Where did you go?? Who did you see? What did you eat?? Are you glad to be going back to work today??

Question #582

What would you consider to be the perfect temperature and weather for your ideal location?

Do you want four real seasons or something else?

If you were Mother Nature .... how would you do things?

Question #581

What are you thankful for?

Question #580

Okay .... so today I guess I will just ask you to list your favorite Thanksgiving desserts in order .... instead of just asking what your favorite dessert is!?!?

Question #579

What is your very favorite side dish with Thanksgiving Dinner ??

Mashed Potatoes?
Stuffing/Dressing?
Cranberries?
Green bean Casserole?
Yams?
Something else?

We will talk desserts later ....

Question #578

What are your plans for Thanksgiving and for Christmas this year? Going anywhere? Hosting any gatherings??

Question #577

Does anybody else miss Gumdrop???

Question #576

At what age did you get your first car? How did you get it? Wiil you/Did you do things the same way for your children? Why or why not?

Question #575

How do you feel about the possibility of ET's and UFO's?

Do you think Earth has been visited by UFO's?

Do you think Aliens (as in not of earthly origin) might be here living amongst us?

Question #574

What new invention would you like to see come on the market soon?

Question #573

What book or books are you reading lately?

Question #572

I love Fridays and weekends!! Don't you?

What are your plans for this weekend??

Question #571

Is there anything that you carry or wear for Good Luck? If so, what is it? Do you carry or wear it all the time or only when you are worried about a certain situation? Does it work?

Question #570

Happy Halloween!!

Do you plan to hand out treats tonight to Trick-or-Treaters? If so, what will you be giving out? If not, why not?

Question #569

Do beans belong in Chili??

What do you like your chili served with? Or on?

Question #568

Do you have a morning routine? If so .... what is it? Is your weekday morning routine different from your weekend morning routine? When you retire, how will this change?

Question #567

Is there anything you do that might be seen as a bit obsessive or compulsive? Do you HAVE to do it, or can you control it? Any idea why you do it?

Question #566

What else do you have on your keychain besides keys?

Question #565

What is in your car CD player right now?

((I got tired of the Book of Questions ...))

Question #564

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #95

If by sacrificing your life you could contribute so much to the world that you would be honored in all nations, would you be willing to do so? If so, would you make the same sacrifice knowng that someone you thoroughly disliked would receive the honor while you went unrecognized?

Question #562

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #94

On a busy street you are approached apologetically by a well-dressed stranger who asks for a dollar to catch a bus and make a phone call. He says he has lost his wallet. What would you do?

If approached in the same way by a haggard-looking stranger claiming to be hungry and unable to find a job, what would you do?

Question #561

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #93

While in the government, you discover the Speaker of the House is commiting extortion and other serious crimes. By exposing the situation you bring about the Speaker's downfall, but your career would be destroyed because you would be framed, fired, and publicly humiliated on other matters. Knowing you would be vindicated five years later, would you blow the whistle? What if you knew you would never be vindicated?

Question #560

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #92

Is there something you've dreamed of doing for a long time? Why haven't you done it?

Is it better to have dreams that will never come to pass, or to have no dreams at all?

How much better would your life be if the things you dream of doing or having were granted to you?

Question #559

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #91

Would you rather play a game with someone more or less talented than you? Would it matter who was watching?

Question #558

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #90

If you could choose the sex and physical appearance of your soon-to-be-born child, would you do it?

To ensure that your baby would be born bright, attractive, and healthy, would you use safe medical procedure to genetically alter the developing embryo?

Question #557

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #89

Where would you choose to be if you could place yourself anywhere on a scale from one to ten, where one is hardship, struggle, and extraordinary accomplishment and ten is comfort, peace of mind, and no accomplishment.

Why?

Where are you now?

Question #556

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #88

You, your closest friend, and your father are on vacation together, hiking in a remote jungle. Your two companions stumble into a nest of poisonous vipers and are bitten repeatedly. You know neither will live without an immediate shot of anti-venom, yet there is only a single dose of anti-venom and it is in your pocket.

What would you do?

PS .... I have always hated this question ....

Question #555

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #87

Which of the following restrictions could you best tolerate: Leaving the USA permanently, or never leaving the state in which you now live?

Question #554

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #86

How do you picture your funeral? Is it important for you to have people mourn your death?

Question #553

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #85

Would you like to be famous? In what way?

Question #552

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #84

Would you have one of your fingers surgically removed if it somehow guaranteed immunity from all major diseases?

Question #551

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #83

If you were helping to raise money for a charity and someone agreed to make a large contribution if you would perform at the upcoming fund-raising show, would you? If so, what would you like to perform? Assume the show would have an audience of about 1,000.

Question #550

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #82

Is it easy for you to accept help when you need it? Will you ask for help?

Question #549

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #81

If you were to discover that your closest friend is a Heroin dealer, what would you do?

Question #548

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #80

Would you rather die peacefully among friends at age 55, or painfully and alone at age 80? Assume that most of the last 25 years would be good ones.

Question #547

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #79

(this was one of my fave questions to ask in class ...)

For $40,000 would you be willing to go for 3 months without washing, brushing your teeth, flossing, or using deodorant? Assume you could not explain your reasons to anyone, and that there would be no long-term effect on your career.

Question #546

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #78

If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living?

Question #545

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #77

Do you feel ill at ease going alone to either dinner or a movie? What about going on a vacation by yourself?

Question #543

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #76

One hot summer afternoon, while walking through a parking lot at a large shopping center, you notice a dog suffering badly from the heat inside a locked car. What would you do?

Question #543

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #75

After a medical examination, your doctor calls you in and gravely says you have a rare lymphatic cancer and only a few months to live. Five days later, he informs you that the lab tests were mislabeled; you are perfectly healthy.

Forced for a moment to look death in the face, you have been allowed to turn and go on. During those difficult days you would certainly have gained some insights about yourself. Do you think they would be worth the pain?

Question #542

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #74

Would you enjoy spending a month of solitude in a beautiful natural setting? Food and shelter would be provided but you would not see another person.

Question #541

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #73

Would you be willing to go to a slaughterhouse and kill a cow? Do you eat meat?

Question #540

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #72

If you could have free, unlimited service for five years from an extremely good cook, chauffer, housekeeper, masseuse, or personal secretary, which would you choose?

Question #539

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #71

Would you be willing to have horrible nightmares every night for a year if you would be rewarded with $20,000,000 at the end of that year?

Question #538

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #70

When did you last yell at someone? Why?? Did you later regret it?

Question #537

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #69

If a friend were almost always late, would you resent it or simply allow for it? Can you be counted on to be on time?

Question #536

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #68

When has your life dramatically changed as the result of some seemingly random external influence? How much do you feel in control of your life? Does living as though you control your own destiny lead to a more powerful life?

Question #535

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #67

Would you risk your life for someone close to you out of feelings of obligation or out of feelings of love? For instance .... would you donate a kidney to them? Would it matter if you could refuse without anyone ever knowing? What if the person asked you not to risk your life?

Question #534

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #66

Do you feel that advice from older people carries a special weight because of their experience?

Question #533

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #65

When you tell a story, do you often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?

Question #532

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #64

You and a person you love deeply are placed in separate rooms with a button next to each of you. You know that you will both be killed unless one of you presses your button before 60 minutes pass; furthermore, the first person to press the button will save the life of the other person, but will immediately be killed.

What do you think you would do?

Question #531

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #63

Assume there were a technological breakthrough that would allow people to travel as easily and cheaply between continents as between nearby cities. Unfortunately, there would also be 100,000 deaths a year from the device.

Would you try to prevent its use?

Question #530

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #62

If you walked out of your house one morning and saw a bird with a broken wing huddled in some nearby bushes, what would you do?