Hey there, fellow dreamers! Today, I want to explore a question comes from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions: Would you be willing to endure a year of terrifying nightmares for extraordinary wealth? The allure of immense riches can be enticing, but for me, there's one thing I hold too dear to give up – … Continue reading Question of the Week #347
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Question of the Week #346
Greetings, my fellow borrowers and lendees! Today, we're delving into a topic that's as relatable as it is amusing: the subtle art of "borrowing" from family and friends, only to unintentionally transform it into a temporary donation. So grab your reading glasses and a cushion for a bit of laughter, as we navigate through the … Continue reading Question of the Week #346
Sunday Scribblings #135
Welcome to Sunday Scribblings on The Confusing Middle! Each Wednesday I’ll provide you, my blogging friends, with a new prompt. Once you see what the prompt of the week is, head over to your blog and write something in response. There are no rules for what you write. It can be fiction. It can be non-fiction. It … Continue reading Sunday Scribblings #135
Question of the Week #345
Greetings, my fellow debaters and masters of verbal skirmishes! Today, we dive into the curious case of the mid-argument hang-up—a situation that has left many of us wondering whether to redial or not to redial. So, gather 'round as we dissect the quandary and sprinkle it with a pinch of dry wit that's drier than … Continue reading Question of the Week #345
Question of the Week #344
Ladies and gentlemen, and all the brilliant minds in between, after a nearly year-long hiatus, it's with great excitement that I reintroduce the much-awaited "Question of the Week" segment! It feels like a reunion with an old friend—albeit a friend who keeps asking the most thought-provoking and slightly perplexing questions. So, without further ado, let's … Continue reading Question of the Week #344
Question of the Week #343
Do you think that living as if you control your own destiny is a good idea? Do you live that way? It's called free will, y'all. I absolutely live this way. *The Question of the Week can be found in The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock, Ph.D.
Question of the Week #341
Would you rather die peacefully among friends at age 50, or painfully and alone at age 80? Give me the peaceful death at 50, please and thank you. I know it's pessimistic... But this is a crappy world that we live in. And it's not gonna get any better. Sure, there are a lot of … Continue reading Question of the Week #341
Question of the Week #340
If you could travel into the past but not return, would you? Where would you go and what would you try to do if your goal was to reshape history? Well... For the first question, no. I like to think of time travel, if it were possible, as a tourism sort of deal. It's like … Continue reading Question of the Week #340
Question of the Week #339
You and someone you love deeply are placed in separate rooms, each with a button next to you. You each know that you both will be killed unless one of you presses your button in the next 60 minutes. You also know that the first to hit the button will save the other, but immediately … Continue reading Question of the Week #339
Question of the Week #338
If you were sentenced to hear one of the following all morning, every morning for the next year, which would be worst: a baby crying, someone screaming, someone cursing drunkenly, or the song "It's a Small World" played over and over and over again? I feel like the annoyance of "It's a Small World" would … Continue reading Question of the Week #338
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