34 posts tagged “qotd”
Which off-the-air television show would you like to see revived?
There are several, but some of my all time favorites include Duckman (all four seasons are now available on DVD), Cow and Chicken featuring one of the greatest naked devil characters of all time, Lance Sackless; and I Am Weasel (which is where we got the name of one of our cats) with Michael Dorn. Basically, Cartoon Network rules.
What are you doing to "give back" during the Christmas season?
Submitted by jacolily.
I've been thinking, on and off for a long time, about what my personal response should be to panhandlers. There are lots of people on the street asking for money. I'm a bleeding heart and always want to help, but how do you know know they're for real? How do you know they're not going to use the money for drugs or alcohol? It's one thing to help someone get shelter for the night or a meal, it's entirely another to supplement their heroin (or whatever) habit.
The solution I finally came up with is gift certificates. I go to McDonald's or Burger King (they're ubiquitous) and stuff my wallet with gift certificates. The days of the actual $0.50 or $1.00 gift certificate are long gone. Now everything's electronic. They sell you gift cards -- minimum value $5.00, which makes this a bit of an expensive proposition. But I buy three or four and keep them in my wallet. When I see someone who looks really desperate (and my definition of desperate is highly subjective, based largely on my mood at the moment) I give them one of the gift cards. I get some pretty strange looks ("Yeah, sure there's money on this. Right") but at least this way I know it's going to be used towards food.
What part of your childhood do you miss the most?
Submitted by Maretta.Good question. So many memories, mostly fond, but some not. Most people can probably say the same about their childhood.
My mom has always been a good and prolific cooker (chef?). Back when I was in grade school she leaned more towards baking. I used to walk into the house after school to the smell of home made chocolate cake, or chocolate chip cookies. And when I say home made, I don't mean sliced from a frozen roll of dough and baked. These were made from scratch, old fashioned mom style. And they were gooooood. I finally got her trained right on the cookie front -- use just enough dough to hold the chocolate chips together. Took a while before she came around, but she finally saw the light in that regard. With a big glass of cold milk. Yummmmm....
When you travel, do you use a guidebook so that you're well prepared, or do you go without much prior knowledge so that you're surprised?
Submitted by Jack Yan.
I want to be prepared so I at least have some idea where I'm going and have a list of sites/museums I want to visit. I just don't want to do all the work it takes to be prepared. Therein lies my great dilemma. I'm looking for a way to effortlessly acquire the knowledge.
What's the meanest thing you've ever said to someone?
I've got a doozy on this. Preamble: This was said a long time ago and I was a very different person back then. Much younger. And desperate.
"I don't really like you, but can we continue to sleep together?"
Do you think real love can last throughout any distance, or will long distance end most relationships?
Submitted by Miss Joy.
This is actually a good question. I used to watch this all the time in college. The boy/girl in question would have a boy/girlfriend at another school, but be active in the local social scene, and inevitably meet another boy/girl. Then came the moment of truth -- Mr./Ms. Right, or Mr. Right Now. Most often, the local person won. Or at least got in there once or twice until the out-of-towner came back for a weekend.
As a grown up, it's much more complicated. I haven't seen anyone try to make a go of this (e.g., he lives in L.A, she lives in S.F.). Personally, I don't think I could do it for a long time.
What food item would you miss the most if it were removed from your diet and recipes?
Submitted by scorpion1116.
I know I'm a day late and a dollar short on this one, but that 's the story of my life right now. Since I've been off my puppy uppers (and off my rocker) I've had a hard time just completing the basic tasks necessary to get through a day. Work, shopping, make dinner, put away my laundry. Everything takes too much energy right now, but that's a different story.
My big food kick right now is dried fruit. I carry a bag around with me all day and just nibble on them like candy. Mostly cherries (although they're exorbitantly expensive) and cranberries, but I'm branching out to the more traditional apricots. I love dried cranberries in a salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Whole Paycheck has some great dried fruit in their bulk section. The ones from Trader Joe's aren't as good. Their apricots, are like eating strips of leather. Which is surprising, because I like almost everything else they make, but avoid the apricots. Trust me on this.
Oh, and just yesterday I added dried prunes to the mix. We'll see if it helps my digestion in the usual way. I can eat almost an entire bag of cranberries at a sitting, but I'm afraid to have more than two or three prunes at a time.
Who is ringing in the New Year with you?
My Wife.
Who do you wish could be with you, but isn't there?
All nine members of the Supreme Court. Boy, would I have a thing or three to say to them!
It's easier to forgive someone for being wrong, than for being right.
From Can't Say It Like I Mean It by Alison Moyet. Remember her from the momentarily hip 80s band Yaz and the album Upstairs At Eric's?
Finish this sentence: "I am glad to say that I have never ___."
Submitted by chl*.
Once again, too many choices:
- Voted Republican
- Killed someone
- Almost killed someone (although I've thought about it once or twice, but usually it's the asshole ahead of me in traffic).
- Been killed by someone (knock on wood).
- Been divorced (knock on wood)
- Been a parent. No little Grumpy Geeks running that I know of. But we're working on that.
- Fallen off a roof. That just sounds painful.
- Broken an arm or leg (weird, considering I used to climb trees like a monkey when I was young)
- Seen the movie Mary Poppins. I hate musicals.
- Thrown a dish or plate in anger.
- Thrown a cat in anger.
- I have never gone skinny dipping, but I would under the right circumstances, which would include much begging and cajoling.
