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 … Continue reading Question of the Week #94
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Question of the Week #93
While in the government, you discover the President is committing extortion and other serious crimes. By exposing the situation you might bring about the President'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 … Continue reading Question of the Week #93
Question of the Week #92
Is there something you've dreamed of doing for a long time? Why haven't you done it? I want to write a book. I guess part of the dream would be to have it published and become a household name. But I'd really settle for knowing that I have the ability start and finish a full … Continue reading Question of the Week #92
Question of the Week #91
Would you rather play a game with someone more or less talented than you? Would it matter who was watching? I'd rather play with someone who's better than me. That way I can constantly be learning how to improve whatever it is I'm doing. In theory, that's the best way to learn. And then when … Continue reading Question of the Week #91
Question of the Week #90
If you could choose the sex and physical appearance of your soon-to-be-born child, would you do it? Absolutely not. I mean, it would be nice to know the kid's gender before he or she is born. And apparently they have newfangled medical equipment that makes it possible to see these things at certain stages of … Continue reading Question of the Week #90
Question of the Week #89
Where would you choose to be if you could place yourself 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? This 1-10 scale doesn't really make a lot of sense. At all. I feel like if you have … Continue reading Question of the Week #89
Question of the Week #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 … Continue reading Question of the Week #88
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
The Confusing Middle 