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
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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
The 5 Talkers You Meet at the Movies
It happens almost every time I try to go see a movie. According to statistics that I'm making up on the spot, one out of every 250 people is a movie talker. I'm referring, of course, to someone who likes to talk while they're watching a movie. It happened to me just the other night … Continue reading The 5 Talkers You Meet at the Movies
Questions of the Week #68 & 69
Well kids, I was out of town last weekend and did not have a chance to post the Question of the Week on Saturday. I also did not take the opportunity to post it a day late on Sunday, which I typically do when I'm unable to get it out on the regular day. Since … Continue reading Questions of the Week #68 & 69
Question of the Week #67
Without your kidney as a transplant, someone close to you will die within one month. The odds that you will survive the operation are only 50 percent, but should you survive you would be certain of a normal life expectancy. Would you consent to the operation? Uh... How close are we talking? If it's a … Continue reading Question of the Week #67
Question of the Week #66
Do you feel that advice from older people carries special weight because of their greater experience? I'm gonna say no. I think there are a lot of situations that can come up in our lives that someone somewhere has to have been through before. But just because they've been through something similar doesn't necessarily mean … Continue reading Question of the Week #66
Question of the Week #65
When you tell a story, do you often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why? Of course I do. Life's more fun when you embellish. But, seriously, you've probably read my blog... I'm sure it's not difficult to pick up that a lot of the stories on here are exaggerated to some degree. Not all … Continue reading Question of the Week #65
The Confusing Middle 