Saturday 6

Episode 121

1. How many different time zones have you lived in? Which one would you most like to live in?

I've lived in two: Central and Mountain. I prefer Mountain. The scenery's better.

2. What is the current setting of your home's thermostat? Do you adjust it up or down based on the time of day, or leave it at one setting at all times?

We have a fancy thermostat that does everything but tap dance for us. At night it's set at 72 or so. During the day, when we're gone (usually) it's set at about 80. First thing in the morning and from 5 to 10 p.m. it's set at about 75.

I'd prefer it were warmer, but it's easier for me to throw a blanket on my lap than for Beast to cool off when he's hot.

3. Go to your bedroom closet (or the closet in which you keep the majority of your clothes. Take a quick glance: what color do you see the most of? Is this color your favorite color? If not, why do you have more of it than your favorite color?

It's all about blue. And yes, it's my favorite color.

4. Take the quiz: What kind of house are you?

Take the quiz:
What Kind of House Are You?

Apartement House
You're an excellent multi-tasker, though at times you feel as through you are pulled in a dozen directions at once. Take things easy for a while and try to simplify your life. Maybe subdivide.

Quizzes by myYearbook.com -- the World's Biggest Yearbook!

Relatively accurate, tho' I surely wouldn't choose this building!

5. Imagine your dream house: how many stories would your ultimate home have?

I'm actually living in my dream house. It has two stories plus a basement.

6. Ripped from the Headlines: An underage teenager decides he does not want to undergo a particularly rough regimen of chemotherapy to treat his cancer. With his parents' blessing, he decides to pursue an alternate treatment to be supervised by a clinic that is outside of the country. Should a court intervene and force the teen to undergo the "traditional" treatment? How much does the prognosis for successful treatment with the chemotherapy affect your judgment?

There are some variables here, and I haven't read the story myself. How old of a teen: 13 or 18? Has he had chemo before, and how successful was it? Has he researched this alternative treatment, with or without his parents?

If he's an older teen, and if he's really researched it, and if he's had chemo before and knows the drill...they I'd say he's free to make any decision he wants to. It's his life, his body, and he has his parents behind him. Courts have more important things to do than getting involved in "quality of life" issues, especially when they haven't been invited to get involved by anyone.

Probably not good to get me started on government involvement in our daily lives....