Catching up on Memes, Part the First

Thursday Threesome

::A Day in the Rain::

Onesome: A Day-- or so ago? Oops, wrong meme. Wait, that might be cool... "A Day or So Ago, I saw......." You fill it in {g}!

...a brief flicker of reality. And then my life flashed back in front of my eyes.

Twosome: in-- case of rain, do you carry an umbrella? ...or do you just hoof it in a hat?

Can you hoof it in a hat? I wear my hats on my head... :-)

OK, here's the deal: I have an umbrella in the car. I never have it where I need it, and I almost never wear a hat for rain-related purposes (I'm not usually outside long enough to need one). I'll just wait out the rain, or get wet. It's only water; I won't melt.

Threesome: the Rain-- in Spain? Nah, how about locally: has the rainy season kicked in for you yet? Snow? Nothing? Come on, it's almost Thanksgiving here in the States!

It snowed last month, the earliest ever recorded around here, and there have been flurries since then. This week has been gray skies and chilly, but no moisture. Pretty typical of November. I suspect this winter will bring a bit more snow than we've had recently. But I may just be gloomy.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Four for Friday
Q1 - Thanksgiving: Eleven percent (11%) of Americans admit to unbuttoning their pants before, during, or after their Thanksgiving day meal. How about you...do you keep it buttoned up or do you enjoy a little extra room when eating a hearty meal?

I don't eat enough to have to loosen my pants! Or, looking at it another way, I don't wear tight enough pants for this to be an issue! Thanksgiving is one of those days when I think I actually break even on the intake and output of calories. There's a lot of standing, walking, bending, lifting, and straining, not to mention laughing and talking.

Q2 - Education: How well do you think math and science is being taught in American schools?

I think it depends on the school. Judging by my son's teacher right now and several teachers in the high school whom I know, I think it's pretty good at least locally. I think it's definitely one of those subjects that people have to work hard to get anything out of, and most kids don't want to put in the time and effort. And their parents don't always see value in studying science.

Q3 - Politics: If you could choose the major candidates for the 2008 U.S. presidential race, who would you designate to run, and who you like to see win out?

I don't want Hillary to run. Otherwise, I'd just like to see a clean race between people who are less politicians and more honest. I'm sick to death of the underhandedness of most candidates.

Q4 - You're in Charge: If you could run any corporation, college or university, or organization in the world for one month, which one would you choose and what sorts of changes do you think you'd make?

In reality, I don't think I could change anything in a month. However, I'd really like to take over the running of Wal-Mart and force them to stop using sweatshop products and undercutting the market.

_____________________________________________________________________________

According to Blogdrive Insanity, Wednesday was Pikes Peak Day. I have no idea why, and I'm from Colorado. So instead of that, they did this game:

Tell me what each word makes you think of.

Star...light
Dumb ...Luck
Blue ...Note
Stop ...Look, and Listen
Give Receive
Hey ...Good-Lookin'
Just a ...Gigolo
Let's ...Go

_____________________________________________________________________________

You Passed Your Driver's Test

Congratulations, you got 8/10 correct. You're a good driver - at least, when you want to be.

Are You a Good Driver?

What's a "right away" in regards to driving?

_____________________________________________________________________________

Booking Through Thursday

1. So, last week we asked you if you kept a list of books that you're interested in, wanting to read, wanting to buy, etc. This week, we want to know--do you keep a list of the books you've READ?
   Yep.


2. If so, how? In a journal? A notebook? On the computer?
   See my book blog. But I've been doing this for about 16 years; I have printouts of all my reading journals, and a cardfile I keep updated annually.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Curious as a Cat--Week Number Forty-Three:

Name one event that changed your relationship with your family the most.

The death of my sister. Family dynamics have been whacked ever since.

What is your favorite smell?

"Clean." I like the smell of clean. The closest scent to this that is purchase-able is "linen" or cleaning products.
I also really love pine, but only the real stuff, not fake pine. Too chemical. There's something about pine trees outside in the winter, a combination of pine and cold, crisp air, that is just the best.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Five on Friday

List five things you are thankful for and tell us why.
My husband and son--Family.
My house--Shelter.
Friends
God
Pharmaceutical companies, without which I'd be dead.