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 … Continue reading Question of the Week #88
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Question of the Week #87
Which of the following restrictions could you best tolerate: leaving the country permanently, or never leaving the state in which you now live? I'd rather be stuck permanently in Virginia than permanently leave the United States. Not sure if that makes me patriotic or just lazy. *The Question of the Week can be found in … Continue reading Question of the Week #87
Question of the Week #86
How do you picture your funeral? Is it important for you to have people mourn your death? Think, Michael Jackson's televised memorial service, times infinity. Yeah, that's how my funeral should go. I know this doesn't exactly carry the weight of a last will and testament, but these are my wishes. Please, respect them. I … Continue reading Question of the Week #86
Question of the Week #85
Would you like to be famous? In what way? Heck yeah, I want to be famous. I want people all over the country to go into work each day and stand by the water cooler and say, "Man, did you read what Aaron put on his blog yesterday? Classic!" Do they give out a Pulitzer … Continue reading Question of the Week #85
Question of the Week #84
Would you have one of your fingers surgically removed if it somehow guaranteed immunity from all major diseases? Do I get to choose which finger? Looking at my hand, I can't think of which one I'd rather get rid of, but I think I'd like to have that choice if that time came. So yeah, … Continue reading Question of the Week #84
In the Words of a Non-Parent
Today's blog post comes as an idea from my friend Jessica. She suggested that it would be interesting to hear parenting advice from someone who isn't a parent. With as much time as I've spent among families and working with kids, she felt that I could offer some unique insights into the art of raising … Continue reading In the Words of a Non-Parent
Question of the Week #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. When I was a kid, maybe 2nd or … Continue reading Question of the Week #83
Question of the Week #82
Is it easy for you to accept help when you need it? Will you ask for help? Sometimes it's easy to accept help when it's needed. I guess it all depends on the situation. Asking for help isn't something I do often. And even though I don't care to admit it, I guess that's a … Continue reading Question of the Week #82
Question of the Week #81
If you were to discover that your closest friend was a heroin dealer, what would you do? First I would demand a piece of that action. Dealer's gotta be pullin' in some pretty big cash. Okay, really I wouldn't do that. First I'd tell this friend that he or she is being incredibly stupid, then … Continue reading Question of the Week #81
Question of the Week #80
Would you rather die peacefully among friends at age 50, or painfully and alone at age 80? Assume that most of the last 30 years would be good ones. Ugh... never assume. And if I choose to die peacefully among friends at 50, I'm more than halfway into those last 30 years. Not that I'm … Continue reading Question of the Week #80
The Confusing Middle 