For $20,000, would you go for three months without washing, brushing your teeth, or using deodorant? Assume you could not explain your reasons to anyone, and that there would be no long-term effect on your career. Seriously? $20,000 to basically do nothing? Where do I sign up? I mean, sure, I'll probably be unpleasant to … Continue reading Question of the Week #79
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Question of the Week #77
If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living? Wow. This question seems eerily similar to Question of the Week #75. Except that was about thinking you were going to die and then finding out a few days later you actually weren't. … Continue reading Question of the Week #77
Question of the Week #77
Do you feel ill at ease going alone to either dinner or a movie? What about going on a vacation by yourself? I do dinner and movies by myself all the time. Well, not all the time. Money gets tight from time to time. But I have no problem with it. Sure, these things are … Continue reading Question of the Week #77
Question of the Week #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? First I'd have to get super dramatic and start smacking the window with my open palm, yelling at the dog and telling him … Continue reading Question of the Week #76
Question of the Week #75
After a medical examination, your doctor calls and gravely says you have a rare lymphatic cancer and only a few months to live. Five days later, she 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 … Continue reading Question of the Week #75
Question of the Week #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. I do like my alone time. I'm picturing some kind of shipwrecked, tropical island setting. There are times when I go a day or two without contact with another … Continue reading Question of the Week #74
Question of the Week #73
Would you be willing to go to a slaughterhouse and kill a cow? Do you eat meat? No, I wouldn't be willing to go to a slaughterhouse to kill a cow. I'm not sure I'd even want to witness it being done. Of course I eat meat, but that doesn't mean I want to fully … Continue reading Question of the Week #73
Question of the Week #72
If you could have free, unlimited service for five years from an extremely good cook, chauffeur, housekeeper, masseuse, or personal secretary, which would you choose? I would choose housekeeper. I hate cleaning. I mean, I'm not messy or anything. But I'm not exactly good about vacuuming the carpets as often as is probably needed. I … Continue reading Question of the Week #72
Question of the Week #71
Would you be willing to have horrible nightmares every night for a year if you would be rewarded with extraordinary wealth? No, I wouldn't. Nightmares can drive people crazy. What's fun about being insanely rich if you're driven insane in the process? Though, I guess if you have a lot of money at the end … Continue reading Question of the Week #71
Question of the Week #70
When did you last yell at someone? Why? Did you later regret it? I do the vast majority of my yelling in either the safety of my car or in order to be heard over a large group of small humans. In the car, I feel like it's okay to yell because the idiot driver … Continue reading Question of the Week #70
The Confusing Middle 