tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73634936341313786672024-03-14T13:49:07.797-05:00Lola's DinerWelcome to Lola's Diner.
At Lola's Diner we'll be sharing recipes and sharing conversation across a virtual lunch counter. Topics will be varied and can include current events, politics, parenting, mental health, and LGBTQ topics.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-80798632066862842022023-09-30T15:34:00.001-05:002023-09-30T15:36:59.518-05:00Sunday Stealing- The Last… <div><br></div><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stolen from SwapBot</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">1. the last song you heard. I don’t recall and I just got out of my car 20 minutes ago.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">2. the last food you ate. 1/2 a slice of toasted, buttered Greek toast.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">3. the last drink you had. Diet Pepsi. </span><span class="s2">🤢</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">4. the last line in a book/newspaper or magazine you read. I just looked at the grocery store add and saw pot roast was on sale.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">5. the last movie you saw. 50 First Dates. (I think I’ve seen it 5 times this week, but I’m reading while it’s on, so not really watching. My son keeps putting it on.)</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">6. the last tv-show you watched. The Drew Barrymore Show courtesy of the DVR.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">7. the last news you read about your hometown. I don’t really read news from my hometown. It’s in another state and I go there once a year or less.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">8. the last photo you took with your phone , with a little explanation. Covid test results. Negative. Yay! My daughter had symptoms a week ago and I masked up to take her to urgent care, which refused her. Headed to the ER, then got a call that a doc subbing for our doc would do a virtual visit. Picked up her meds on the way back.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img id="id_58f_8245_5558_a92d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/drive-viewer/AK7aPaCUNozY5OHrj47UMRrjgd6R-5cKomCR8smXRWXJTJ4Szdgb_gS8ej4E3S3xF9ybci8jwr2MlWbk1MjXqv-HB5K8sSVq" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">9. the last video you watched on youtube.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://youtu.be/n4QSYx4wVQg?si=9fAKZTvbdjsa90JJ" id="id_d871_3be1_2e22_b3fe">B52’s “Rock Lobster”</a><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">10. the last thing you brought in the supermarket. Bread.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">11. the last time you were on an airplane. 1996.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">12. the last long drive in a car. To Indianapolis to take my wife to see her Dad. 2.5 hours to get there, 6 hours to get home. Construction on the Hwy we were on and off-ramps to alternate routes were closed. I thought we’d never get home.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">13. the last telephone conversation you had. My wife.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">14. the last letter you wrote. I don’t do letters anymore. Email. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">15. the last concert you attended. Virtual Melissa Etheridge concert. Tried to watch Los Lobos Thursday, but couldn’t mirror it to my tv. (AARP virtual concerts.)</span></p></div><br><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2023</span></div><div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-679845477821052182023-07-01T17:30:00.001-05:002023-07-01T17:50:02.697-05:00Sunday Stealing <div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stolen from <a href="https://www.thepencompany.com/">The Pen Company</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">1. If your house was on fire, which three items would you save? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Presuming all people and pets have gotten out safely…photographs, laptops, at least 1 suit (takes forever to find one when I shop for one.) </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">2. What is the strangest or most awkward date you’ve ever been on? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">There were so many! I have to pick two. Video chatted a lot online with this woman in Canada. She decided to fly in for a date. I brought with me roses. (Big kiss of death in lesbian dating. No flowers until you’re in a relationship for months.) She brought a little bear. We find each other at the airport and the meet does not go well no matter how polite and charming I tried to be. I don’t know where her anger came from, but she was rude, mean, etc. She’d seen what I looked like on video and had seen photos, so I couldn’t figure it out. I was nothing but nice, friendly, etc. When I spoke to her in the car I said things like, if you’re not interested in a date, why don’t we do something touristy since you came all this way. Crickets. I decided on Navy Pier. She did not speak on the entire ride. When we got inside she wandered off. I later found out she changed her flight and wanted to take a taxi back to Midway. I politely offered to drive. (Stupid me! I should have bailed like she did but since I invited her I felt responsible for her return to the airport.) She didn’t talk the entire ride. Dropping her off she got out, threw the roses at me, slammed the car door shut and stormed off. I never heard from her after.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Other date, the woman picked me up and had a wing woman with her. It was Valentine’s Day, I brought roses (again, kiss of death for a lesbian date.) At the restaurant all she talked about was her ex. She even cried hysterically about her ex. After dinner she and her wing woman wanted to go to a gay bar. We walked to the next block where there was one. I had enough at this point, faked illness and did the long walk home alone. Yeah, it was cold, (February in Chicago) but the company was so much better. Just me.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">3. What are your biggest fears? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Pass.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">4. How do you spend your time when you are procrastinating? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Reading, watching tv. Doing nothing productive.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">5. What has been your most memorable birthday so far, and why? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">The year I turned 50 I invited 2 friends over, and my future wife invited a couple friends. Call me a weirdo, but I wanted the party to be like a kid’s backyard party. I bought a sprinkler and tried to get everyone to run through it. I thought it would be fun. I even went first. It was more than hot enough for it in July. The few ladies who refused got chased around with the sprinkler and got soaked anyway. It was all in good fun. Afterwards, we sat around the patio table, chatted and had drinks. I don’t remember who said it, but someone got indignant (fake) and accused me of wanting a wet t-shirt contest birthday party. Honestly it never occurred to me, but when I looked around the table at everyone I started laughing because that’s what it became. I swear my intentions were to have like a 5 year old’s birthday party in <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>my backyard, but I guess I got a bonus. We all laughed so hard and still do when birthday parties come up in conversation.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">6. What is your favorite snack? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Popcorn.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">7. What was your first pet? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Maxwell. An adorable Springer Spaniel Terrier mix I adopted my 2nd year in Chicago. I really miss him.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><img id="id_dddf_2da0_3db6_b22c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/drive-viewer/AFGJ81qCo4RYP1AFLtikXheMjq_BUuYelds9sn8NTawDUlXijr1zb7Qkp20zHfvvykvVyqhDD7RD7ImDbivgoTBBaQcoZYd5CQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">8. What’s your favorite city in your country? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Chicago. I lived there 17 years and it was the perfect place to come out later in life.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">9. Do you have a garden? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">We do now. This week we got 3 tomato plants to my wife’s delight. She wanted a full vegetable garden but we had so much going on it never happened. This week I found plants were being given away nearby and I sent her off to get what she wanted.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">10. What is your favorite thing about your home town? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It’s a lot like the suburb I live in now and it’s so nice to go back and visit. We are going in August and my whole family can’t wait!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">11. What was the last book you read? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Can’t say. Not exactly a genre for everyone.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">12. What is the best book you have ever read? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I don’t really have a favorite.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">13. Who is your favorite author? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">TB Markinson and Miranda Macleod, they are a writing team…and I just gave away the genre.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">14, Is there a food that you hate? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Super spicy food. I like spicy, but not the over the top spicy food my son eats.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">15. Do you get along with your neighbors? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It’s not really friendly around here. The guy the other side of my driveway is nice. He’s helped out many times with repairs. He mows my front and side yard. I have a rider that he rebuilt the engine for, but neither my wife or I should be riding around on it. I always pay him. The neighbor on the other side is a real douche bag. One weekend night he built a stage and had a concert in his backyard! Not kidding! Full rock band with amps and all. Wow was it loud.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">16. Do you have any tattoos or piercings? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No tats. Had my ears pierced twice but always had issues and let them close.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2023</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-10659094820633790812023-04-16T13:07:00.001-05:002023-04-16T14:38:34.605-05:00RandomnessI have been trapped in my house for over a month and I HATE IT! There is no public transportation here. At all! I need to go to the laundromat! The Blazer has been waiting for a repair appointment 04/20. A brake line is cracked and leaking and a gas line is cracked and leaking. It’s a 2000. Just normal wear and tear at that age. My wife has been driving my Buick multiple, numerous times back and forth to just this side of the IN border to take her Dad and brother to the divorce attorney and Zoom court appointments at his office in Chicago, as well as to all her Dad’s numerous doctor appointments. This leaves me with nothing safe to drive. I have doctor appointments to make and I can’t make them until my wife has the Blazer repaired. (Why are we waiting over a month for a repair appointment? Because he is our go-to mechanic, he loves us because we give him tons of referrals, his prices are reasonable, and we usually get discounts.)<div><br><div>The shit has really hit the fan with my father-in-law. He’s in the process of divorcing his horrible wife.</div><div>He was a passenger in a serious accident with my brother-in-law driving his clown car. Yeah, I can call it that, it’s a Chevy Trax…CLOWN CAR! I can also say this because the car that t-boned them was a Buick Enclave. Damage to the Buick? A little piece of the grill broke off. That’s it! Thank you God! So glad I bought a Buick Enclave! This confirms I made a safe choice. The clown car spun several times and popped up on the median. It was totaled. I’m tired of listening to my brother-in-law’s insistence that he will buy another Trax. When he talks about his totaled Trax it’s like it’s he’s talking about the death of his best friend. Maybe I’m the only one with this opinion, but if I’m in a car accident and sustained serious injuries, I’m going to rethink my next car purchase and get something bigger and safer. Maybe it’s just me?</div><div><br></div><div>My father-in-law was hospitalized for nearly a month because he had 7 broken ribs and a lacerated liver. He’s 79 years old, he’s not going to recover quickly.</div><div><br></div><div>Now on to the divorce. My father-in-law’s divorce can’t be soon enough from his soon to be Ex-wife/psycho. She is constantly antagonizing him. She comes home from work, in through the back door screaming, then slamming kitchen cabinets for 45 minutes. Who does that? She stands over him screaming for him to get out. (Until the order of protection, he could have stayed in the house until the divorce was final.) I stopped going there because she started yelling at me “Lola! Why don’t you like me?” with a fake southern drawl. (I can imitate it perfectly. It cracks up my wife.) I left out the back door, not answering her (because I don’t have to), and went as fast as I could to my car, got in, locked the doors. She chased me!!! Then proceeded to repeatedly scream at me “Why don’t you like me?”. </div><div><br></div><div>On Christmas Day she made a big deal out of making sure my brother-in-law was upstairs for the gift opening. She gave him an envelope with an eviction notice (not a legal one, some relative typed it up and it wasn’t filed with the court). But all her relatives there for Christmas dinner saw what happened and laughed at him.</div><div><br></div><div>She also later served him with 2 not quite legal eviction notices. Not quite legal because she served him with 30 day notices. Not quite legal because in Cook County an eviction notice can’t be for less than 60 days (rollover from Covid that hasn’t changed or expired). She therefore violated his rights twice, 3 times if you count the fake eviction notice.</div><div><br></div><div>Her next trick was filing an order of protection against my father-in-law. If anyone should have done that it should have been my father-in-law for elder abuse. He lost in court Wednesday and had to leave the house that same day. My wife had to find him a cheap weekly rate hotel. (Severe cat allergies, can’t live with us and no other siblings would step up.) The hotel is near us, so once the moving into storage finishes today we will no longer have to drive to almost the IN border to the psycho’s house. My wife is going to try to get him into a senior living place for low income. This is not a quick process. Please pray for him. 🙏🏻 </div><div><br></div><div>The eviction is moot now, because my brother-in-law is required to leave today per the judge from his Dad’s order of protection. Still, he must go to court to have it withdrawn, because if he does nothing, the eviction will be approved in his absence. He will then have an eviction notice on a background check. It will affect his ability to get a job, get an apartment, and it will wreck his credit. How do I know all this? I went down the Google rabbit hole Wednesday after my wife told me about her Dad’s court loss..</div><div><br></div><div>I want my Buick back and I just want to DRIVE!</div><div><br></div><div>I’ve experienced not having a car for over a year. I wasn’t irritable and distraught like I am now because back then I lived in Chicago and could walk out of my house at the time, walk to the corner and catch a bus. There is no public transportation here. 😭</div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2023</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-83463852698549626542023-03-24T22:45:00.001-05:002023-03-24T22:46:40.154-05:00Sunday Stealing-You Tube <div><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></div><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This came from a YouTube entry </span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">that no longer exists.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">1. Working on anything exciting lately? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I haven’t been able to do anything because of what’s been going on with my wife’s family. Her Dad is getting divorced from his evil, vindictive wife. The repeated phone calls from my wife’s Dad and brother are multiple times a day. There has been so much going on. My wife has had to take him to all of his many medical appointments. Last week we went down to 1 car because my wife’s car needs a brake line and gas line repaired. Our mechanic is swamped, so we wait. Meanwhile I’m trapped at home a lot, or at my daughter’s if I can get my wife to drop me off. I can’t start anything, and I’m constantly on edge because I have to hear about all the calls.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">2. What was the highlight of the day today? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">My wife had words with her Dad’s evil wife. We tried to leave before she got home but failed. We went over to help them pack.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">3. What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Saturday mornings we meet our couple friends for breakfast. We used to do it on a weekday, but because of all the drama, it’s been Saturdays. After our breakfast I like to go to my daughter’s to teach her my Mom’s recipes. Last month we made sauce (not gravy, my Mom’s family came from a different part of Italy). I froze it. It was for lasagna which we still haven’t been able to do. Sundays are my hang around the house and do nothing. I stay home, watch tv, and read. No leaving the house. It’s really hard to do, but I’ve successfully managed my Sunday plan since my 2nd bout of Covid.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">4. What are your favorite restaurants? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I find it hard to pick favorites because of the astronomical rise in prices at restaurants around us. If I had to pick, I’d say the Mexican restaurant near us.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">5. Do you follow any sports? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Baseball (Cubs), Football (da Bears). I occasionally watch hockey but have yet to understand the game, though I want to.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">6. What is your biggest fear? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Pass.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">7. What is your biggest regret? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Ever marrying my kid’s father. I should say sperm donor. He’s not a father when he lies to my son and tells him he wasn’t wanted and he wished he was never born. My son was ABSOLUTELY wanted by me and I definitely am so very happy he was born. Every time I hear one of my 2 special needs kids have talked to their father it makes me cry. I will be going back to court the next time I find out he’s been making contact with my kids. Yes, I call them MY KIDS because I am there for them 100%. Their father who lives less than an hour from us hasn’t seen them since a couple years before the pandemic.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">8. When you were growing up, what was your dream job? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Becoming an Accountant. Dream came true.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">9. Do you say ‘sherbet’ or ‘sherbert’? I say ‘sherbert’.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">10. Have you ever had a paranormal experience? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">A couple times at night I’ve seen a figure at the top of my stairs. Others who have stayed with us in between living arrangements have also seen it.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">11. What is your favorite food at a cocktail party? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Can’t say I’ve ever been to a cocktail party.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">12. Who is a book character most like you? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I wouldn’t say 1 character is most like me, but I’ve seen myself in several characters.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">13. Do you read reviews before you go to movies?? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">ABSOLUTELY! It’s too expensive to not look at the reviews.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">14. How do you feel about cilantro? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I like it.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">15. Have you ever cried in public? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Who hasn’t? Funerals, car crashes, much more I can’t think of at the moment.</span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2023</span></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-91464837598140418802023-01-27T18:35:00.001-06:002023-01-27T18:46:47.578-06:00Sunday Stealing-Pinterest <div><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="margin: 0px; position: relative; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 24.48px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Fontdiner Swanky"; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-weight: normal;">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "</span><a href="http://funnytheworld.com/" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Funny the World</a><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-weight: normal;">". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves! </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">intelligent questions. Cheers</span></h3></div><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">1. When did you last sing to yourself? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Today. If I’m in my car I guarantee I will be singing.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">2. If you’re male, would you ever rock black nail polish? if you’re female, would you ever rock really really short hair? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I already have really, really short hair. I think the shortest I’ve ever had. Stylist started at the back of my head with electric clippers. (Not gonna lie, I was freaking out with flashbacks from my worst ever haircut.) Usually the electric clippers are used at the end to clean up the back of my neck. Got it last week, I like it. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">3. What is the greatest accomplishment of your life? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">My children. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">4. What is the first happy memory that comes to mind, recent or otherwise? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Pass. Today has been rough. Maybe I’ll come back and answer.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">5. If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Pass.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">6. Do you have a bucket list? if so, what are the top three things? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">7. How do you feel about tattoos and piercings? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Nothing wrong with them.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">8. Do you feel you had a happy childhood? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Relatively happy overall. It’s rough as a kid being overweight. I think that’s still true now. Probably worse now.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">8. When did you last cry in front of another person? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Today.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">9. Who in the world would you most like to receive a letter from and what would you want it to say? <i>Can’t think of anything.</i></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">10. What is your night time routine? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Tv on for background noise, meds, Amazon Fire in my hand. I read every day. Ever do the Kindle Reading Challenge? You can start anytime. I finished 2022 in the top 3% of people that participated.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"></span><img id="id_f0e4_ba44_ade7_9ba5" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ZuTKyV79Gxz-p6onyYg1RGaTrr5tWiwB4i4tBtDa-t_Yr6RRUem27FAOanKZ0UGn12g" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">11. When was your last 3am conversation with someone, and who were they to you? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Probably my spouse. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">12. If you were about to die, and you could only say one more sentence to one person, what would you say and to whom? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Pass. Enough with the death questions.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">13. What is your opinion on brown eyes?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"> Brown eyes are great. I have them. If you really look at peoples eyes there are big variations in brown eyes, some have gold flecks in them.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">14. Pick a quote and describe what it means to you personally. </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Pass.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">15. What would you title the autobiography of your life so far? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Pass.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2023</span></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-75047002731291705922023-01-20T21:16:00.001-06:002023-01-21T12:03:50.811-06:00Sunday Stealing- High School <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hi! Your host is Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stolen from <a href="https://question-meme.tumblr.com/">the question meme</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">1. You are back in high school... what are you doing after school lately?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Senior year, driving to my part time job. I worked until 10pm.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">2. Do you do homework early or late?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Do you really study? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Mostly early. I’d get what I could done in study hall. The rest at work when it slowed down at work after 8pm. I studied for the classes I needed to.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">3</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">. a, Do you go to the games? Football? Basketball.. what is your favorite to attend? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I went to a few homecoming games. No basketball.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">b. Do you go to the dances? Prom? (what'd you wear?) </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I went to one dance in junior high. I wore a flannel shirt, jeans and Nike sneakers…what most of the girls wore to school everyday. It was our unofficial uniform in the ‘70’s.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">4.Lunch! What are we having today? What is your favorite lunch?</span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"> Today? BLT. I usually don’t eat lunch, but I have Covid for the 2nd time, so I haven’t left the 2nd floor since Sunday. So I’m not out and about like I usually am. I’m also at the mercy of my spouse and my son. Usually my son gears up with a mask and a gaiter and sometimes gloves to deliver meals. He usually hangs out +6 feet between us to watch television.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">5. What kind of music do you like the best?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Classic rock.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">6. Does the radio play in your car and if so what station or kind of music plays? Does music play in your home often? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Yes. I have SiriusXM radio in my car. 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, Pop Rock, Classic Rock and about 3 similar channels. I also have a jazz channel saved for when I need to chill. I also played the jazz channel when I was bringing my cat Irish to the vet. It seemed to calm her. I miss her. Now my cat Maddux is sneezing. I’m praying it’s nothing, but I did spend about 20 minutes with him the day I went to the doctor, other than that I have isolated myself from the two cats.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">7. What do you think of the music played in restaurants or stores? Do you find it relaxing or annoying?</span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"> I don’t mind it. Funny story…several years ago my spouse and I went to Kmart during their closing sale. TLC’s “Wannabe” came on over the speakers so my spouse and I started singing. Next thing you know there’s a woman with a toddler in her cart nearby and she starts singing with us…(her first line was “so tell me what you want what you really really want). She sang the entire rest of the song with us, then disappeared like it was a dream. Most fun I ever had in a Kmart.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="https://youtu.be/gJLIiF15wjQ"><font size="5">https://youtu.be/gJLIiF15wjQ</font></a></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">8. What part has music played in your life? What kind of music played at your wedding or at parties you have been to? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I always listen in the car. Much to my kid’s’ embarrassment, I sing along in the car. At stop lights I’ve also been known to car dance or do an air drum solo. It’s so much fun watching them try to pull their jackets over their heads to hide from cars passing by us.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">9. Is the farm for you? How about a ranch, a village or a city? Which is your choice and why? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Not really a farm fan. Those ranches on “Yellowstone” look pretty good. I lived in Chicago 17 years, so I’m over the big city thing. Probably a nice house on the outskirts of town with lots of space between houses, and a nicely equipped SheShed or barn for chillin’ or crafting.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">10. A short auto trip for the weekend with friends or a long vacation? Where would you go? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Weekend trip or a few days during the week. Probably go back to WI, hit some favorite spots. Might see my sister if she can fit us into her busy (not really) schedule. I haven’t done long vacations since before my car accident when we’d go camping for a week. Can’t really afford a long vacation, but if we could, maybe glamping or spend longer on a trip to WI. Last trip was 3 days, 2 nights and it was much more enjoyable than 2 days and 1 night. We got to relax the first night. So much better.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">11. The quiet life at home with a cuppa and TV or a good book or a night out with friends? Which sounds good today? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I guess I’m really old cuz we meetup with friends for breakfast. Really missing that while I’m on quarantine because I have Covid for the 2nd time. The city I live in now has only ONE bar and surrounding cities have maybe a few more. NOTHING like where I grew up near Milwaukee where there was a bar on every corner outside of the residential areas. Now when I’m the passenger I find myself counting bars in surrounding cities. (I’m Irish…what can I say?) It’s really odd having no nightlife. There is none unless you count Cooper’s Hawk and although I like wine, that place is out of my budget. I also like to go to my daughter’s apartment and drink lattes and watch tv.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">12. You have a choice of dinner and a movie or a game of cards and snacks at the neighbors. Where are you going tonight? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Dinner and a movie at home or at my daughter’s apartment. NOTHING with the neighbors. None of them are social with any other neighbors. I only know 1 neighbor and that’s because he’s my handyman for things my spouse and I can’t handle (which is a lot now.) He got my riding mower fixed this summer, but then ended up mowing my front and side yards most of the time.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">13. Is there a hero or character on TV, in a book or a movie .. or even on all three, that you are especially like? What do you find attractive about them?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Maybe the 2 female actresses in “Bound”. Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">14. Was there a book that was better in movie form? How about a movie you thought didn't live up to the book? </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I really enjoyed 11/22/63, both the book and the movie. I enjoyed the book more because it went into greater detail. I did feel that James Franco was an excellent choice for the main character in the series. I heard it was going to continue, but then they said it was unlikely even though Stephen King had an idea on how to continue. </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">11/22/63 the book was better than the movie, as was Under The Dome. Both Stephen King.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">15. When you choose a book, program or movie which subject it is most likely to be: science fiction, mystery, romance, comedy, documentary, etc.? What draws you to a particular book or movie? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Romance, Romcom, documentary not necessarily in that order.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2023</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><br></span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-89067493421454186942022-12-05T00:23:00.001-06:002022-12-05T12:50:03.512-06:00Sunday Stealing-Queen of Memes<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNlCCYBs_jHBrTVq2w7d9DH4Tt0H2yb_ePORB-WajMpPiB292QQjTSEKNVsYm3BWx0xP_Dq2oBcWLaFbbrf-jwOV7ypi7DHgo8Ne-r07XCojfkYAhAFbQj2c6NsK5C6jb9L84wJ6H4CaJBvEnXvomoZNesbNIPMt6m_bdSHHl-H5F6qPE1k63NqCB/s232/queen.jpg"><img src="blob:null/4d07c46b-5b6c-4471-adf4-d9b3f4e768e5" alt="queen.jpg" id="id_d051_a912_be00_7aee" style="width: 124px; height: auto;"></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stolen from the<a href="http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/2022/12/The%20Queen%20of%20Memes%20https://mimiqueenofmemes.blogspot.com"> Queen Of Memes</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">1. What do men really want in a woman? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I’m the wrong person to ask considering I’m a lesbian.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">2. Should marijuana be legalized? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It’s been in Illinois for several years. Both medical and recreational. I have a medical card.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">3. Why did the cow jump over the moon? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">To get to the other side? No wait…that’s the chicken crossing the road.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">4. What do women really want in a man? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Again, the wrong person to ask, my being a lesbian. However, I could use a plumber, electrician, roofer, and hvac guy, so I have my checklists for each.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">5. When you are having a really good day, what usually makes it good? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Spending time with my family. My wife, my son that lives with us, and my daughter who lives less than 2 miles from us. When everyone is getting along it’s wonderful.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">6. What can make your good day turn into a bad day?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"> Lately it’s been the sh*t storm that’s been going on with my in-laws. Divorce, orders of protection, eavesdropping devices. That hit all weekend, every day. I really don’t want to hear anymore of it.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">7. If you could "start from scratch" and turn back the clock for a re-do, what would you re-do? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I’ve said it many times, divorce my exhb AFTER I had my son (my second child) and move far away. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">8. Do you make a list when you go grocery shopping? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I’m really twisted…I have several shopping lists. One for Sam’s Club, 2 for Meijer (in Notes and in the app). I keep a running list in notes •••in front of something means I need to buy it. ‘ in front of something means I already bought it.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">9. Do you buy more groceries when you're hungry? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No, but my blood sugar is usually low and I end up buying something to eat before I leave the parking lot. Depending on the store we could be there 3-4 hours. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">10. Coupons. Use 'em? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I clip coupons in the store app and iBotta.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">11. Have you ever complained to the manager of your grocery store? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Yes. It’s one of the many reasons why we are going to be shopping at that chain in a city a little further away. Tired of pallets full of merchandise in the aisles, tired of bare shelves, tired of nasty produce…I could go on. The manager over there is a lier and a cheapskate. If you are offering a gift card because of a lousy shopping experience, you can cough up more than $10.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">12. Do you like to buy groceries at huge chain stores like WalMart? Or do you shop exclusively at food stores? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I don’t like Walmart. 2 near me pulled nearly all non-food merchandise off the website so people can’t Christmas shop online and pickup. The store nearest me had ONE item in the Big Mens category. I’m pretty sure if I drive over there that section will be packed. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">13. What do you typically have for lunch? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I’m bad. I nearly always skip lunch.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">14. If you work outside your home, do you pack your lunch?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"> I’m retired, but when I did work, I brought a can of soup, raw veggies, and my Crockpot Lunch Warmer to heat the soup while I worked. No stove and only 1 microwave oven for at least 30 people.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">15. Tell us about your last lunch date and what made it special. </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It was more brunch. It starts out breakfast at 10am and goes til 1:30/2pm. We have an older couple who befriended my wife at her last job. We meet several times a month. It’s my only social time outside of my family.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><br></span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-38589538998597421742022-09-16T13:37:00.001-05:002022-09-16T13:37:03.338-05:00Sunday Stealing-Staying up late <div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">NOTICE!!!!! Bev's computer is dead and she has no way to create new Sunday Stealings. I am guest hosting until she is back online. ~Kwizgiver</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hi! I'm your host Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Do you have any Pepto-Bismol in your house?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No. I can’t even recall the last time I had it in my house.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Do you have a favorite flavor of vodka?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I prefer vodka flavored vodka. I don’t get why all these flavors are needed. Back in the day when I discovered flavored schnapps I thought anything beyond peach was ridiculous.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Is your backyard big enough to fit a trampoline?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I could probably fit 4-5 trampolines in my backyard and 2-3 in my side yard.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">When was the last time you had eggs?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I wish I could say today. I’ve been craving them, it’s been several weeks because I have Covid and I’ve been having smoothies to get my vitamins because I can’t take vitamins in pill form.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">How often do you blow dry your hair, and what color is your blow dryer?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I don’t have enough hair to need a hair dryer. My hair is cut very short, so towel drying for a minute takes care of it.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Have you ever gone to bed later than three AM?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Quite often.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Have you been to a surprise party before?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Yes. The most recent was my own.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">What is your least favorite month?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">June. Not much going on in June.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Have you ever gone to see a movie the day it came out?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I have in the distant past, but I try not to. I haven’t been to the movies since before the pandemic. That was for a special showing of “The Big Lebowski” at Hollywood Blvd movie theatre. Some of the streaming services I have show movies that are in theaters at no extra cost. Since I have Covid and can’t leave the house, that works for me. I think this weekend we are watching the new Jurassic Park movie after we binge watch the earlier ones.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Do you like movies/books about drugs, and why or why not?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Movies I don’t mind. They let you see how people wreck their lives. I prefer other genres of books.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Do you have scrap paper by your computer desk? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I most likely do.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Have you ever kept a bag from a store because you liked it?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Yes. I’m pretty sure I have a few Bloomingdale’s bags from when I worked on the 17th floor at 900 N Michigan. I shopped the clearance sales on my lunch if I was bored or needed a gift.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Was the last thing you drank carbonated? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Caffeine Free Diet Coke.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Do you own any yellow clothing? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I can’t think of any.</span></li><li class="li1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Last person you argued with? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Could be any or all of my family members. All but 1 of us have Covid and we’re super cranky.</span></li></ol></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-69134077565009070532022-06-17T21:20:00.001-05:002022-06-17T21:22:12.711-05:00Sunday Stealing-From Danielle Selander<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stolen from <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/dselander/_saved/">Danielle Selander</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 1. </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">If you could live in a house shaped like anything what would it be? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">It would be a mansion. Not sure of the shape. It would be a typical mansion with several roof peaks.<br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">2. What do you think is in outer space? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">It’s outta site.<br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">3. Where is the most wonderful place you’ve ever been?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Key West, FL. I with I could take a vacation there.<br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">4. If you were invisible for a day, what would you do? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I would people watch complete strangers. If I were to watch people I know that would be like eavesdropping. And what if it was people you know and they were naked and/or seeing someone bending the woman over a barrel and showing her the fifty states. Seeing strangers do that rather than people you know. I don’t think I could look them in the eye, and if one or both mentions some part of that scene. I would need to leave at that point because I would laugh hysterically.<br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">5. What is the worst smell in the world? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Baby #2. <br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">6. If you could, what animal would you be?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> A bear. Wouldn’t it be nice to hibernate?<br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">7. What is the greatest thing ever invented? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Indoor plumbing.<br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">8. What is your favorite word? Why?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> Clearance. </span><span class="s3">😂😂😂😂</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> I think it speaks for itself.<br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">9. Who is someone in history that you’d like to be friends with? Why? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Pass.<br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">10. If your pet could talk, what would it say? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Get off MY chair! I’m tired of picking human hair from it.<br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">11. Were there dinosaurs on Noah’s ark? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Wouldn’t they have to be? <br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">12. What makes you cry? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Just about anything.<br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">13. Have you ever played a joke on someone? What was it? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I worked at an insurance company for awhile. We all had cubicles. We’d chat through them or eavesdrop. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>A coworker, Catherine, was SUPER OCD. The coworker between her and I, Megan, would fill me in on anything I missed. We’d take turns making paperclip chains (Catherine hated that). When Catherine went on vacation I had a really good prank. Every day I would move every single thing on her desk about an eighth of an inch to the right. Nothing was out of place, just moved with everything else on her desk so everything was the same distance from each other. The day she came back we all waited with anticipation to see what she did. After everyone stopped by, welcomed her back, and chatted about her vacation she was alone in her cube. Megan could not wait. Catherine kept wheeling her desk chair back, looking around her cube. This went on for over an hour. Catherine was completely discombobulated. She knew something was different/wrong, but she couldn’t figure it out. Finally a group of us went to her cube and Megan told Catherine what had been done. <br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">14. What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Go through losing both my parents in my twenties. Being the oldest it was my responsibility to make the funeral arrangements. When my Mom died he brought me with him so I would know the process and be able to make his funeral arrangements. June 17th was the 37th anniversary of her death. <br></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">15. What is the most important appliance in your house? </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Dishwasher. We’ve had one for years. It’s waiting until we gave the money for an electrician. My life would be so much less stressful.</span></p><p class="p1" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-15204276808807852442022-05-29T09:48:00.001-05:002022-05-29T09:48:10.385-05:00Sunday Stealing-Love Me Some Surveys<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stolen from <a href="https://lovemesomesurveys.tumblr.com/archive">Love Me Some Surveys</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">1. Who was the last attractive person you saw? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">My wife.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>2. Do you have a tattoo? If not, are you going to get one? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No, but I always say I want one, but I have no idea what the tattoo would be, or where I would have it.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>3. Have you smoked a cigarette in the last 24 hours? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No cigarettes. Quit April 2015.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>4. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">That would depend what they did. If they stole a candy bar, then yes. If they murdered someone, then no.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>5. What is your favorite number?</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"> I don’t know that I have one.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>6. What time did you go to sleep last night? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Sometime after 1:30am, the last time I looked at my watch.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>7. Are you one of those people that always answer their phones? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No. I don’t answer numbers that are not familiar.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>8. If you died today would your life be complete? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>9. If you are being extremely quiet, what does that mean? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It usually means I have caught myself interrupting, so I choose to shut my pie hole until I hear an obvious break in the conversation.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>10. Do you know what high school your dad went to? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">My Dad didn’t go to high school.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>11. Last time you had butterflies in your stomach? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I don’t recall.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>12. Where is your cell phone? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">In my hand typing the answers.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>13. What is the nearest purple thing to you? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Hand towel.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>14. When did you last step outside? What were you doing? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Yesterday. I drove to my daughter’s apartment.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>15. What is the last thing you watched on TV? </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">“Workin’ Moms” on Netflix.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-85062518152341285422022-05-17T22:36:00.001-05:002022-05-17T22:42:55.684-05:00RandomnessNot been feeling well. For whatever reason the arthritis in my back and knee became extremely painful and I started having nearly constant cramps in my left calf and intermittent cramps in my left thigh. I walk like The Hunchback of Notre Dame. I try as best I can to force myself to straighten up and stand, walk upright, normal. When this started 3 months ago I had great difficulty getting up from the floor. This was after 2 falls. (I’m fine, I just have problems with balance.) To get upstairs I have to start out crawling up the stairs because they are angled and nothing to hold onto. I’ve just felt so old…useless. I’ve actually been seriously considering getting an upright walker. It forces you to stand upright instead of the hunched over your body insists on, and you can walk upright with really no fear of losing my balance. They are very expensive, so I haven’t pulled the trigger on that purchase.<div><br></div><div>I had been going to PT for the back, hip, knee pain. I battled through 2 visits and was in such pain after the 2nd visit that I started canceling appointments. The left calf and thigh cramps began after the 2nd visit. </div><div><br></div><div>I’ve had so many medical appointments every single week, until I started canceling PT and my doctors started stretching out follow up visits. That open time allowed me to catch up on paperwork and phone calls. I spent the entire day being referred to a different agency, then another, and another. Then I get referred back to the original, who referred me to the agency that referred me to them. I was so frustrated, but I was determined to get to an answer. The answer was that the state and federal do not play nice together in that they don’t share needed information, or they take their time sharing information. The other day’s calls still need follow up this week. GAH!</div><div><br></div><div>My body has calmed down somewhat, though the cramps are awful. It’s mostly at the end of the day that the back, hip and knee pain is really bad. I’ve been able to start the stairs standing instead of crawling. So that’s something. I’m standing slightly more upright and forcing myself further upright. I’m not going to get down on the floor to see if I do better getting up. Nope!</div><div><br></div><div>Potassium helps with cramps, but I’m not allowed to take vitamins or supplements because of my kidney issue. So, I start my day with a banana, and end my day with a serving of tonic water. (No gin. I’m no fun! I do love gin and tonics, but think it’s best to just do tonic.) Tonic water, after 4 weeks of daily drinks it is supposed to lessen cramps. I’m almost 2 weeks in, we’ll see.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-16099290455482494492022-04-17T21:21:00.001-05:002022-04-17T21:29:54.753-05:00Sunday Stealing-Silly Questions<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 3px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 38px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 23px; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "</span><a href="http://funnytheworld.com/" style="font-size: 23px; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Funny the World</a><span style="font-size: 23px; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 3px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 38px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 23px; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 3px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 38px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 23px; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stolen from </span><a href="http://swapbot.com/" style="font-size: 23px; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">SwapBot</a></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">1. What’s the weirdest smell you have ever smelled? </span><span class="s3">🤷🏻♀️</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br> 2. What would be the hat to end all hats? What could you wear on your head that would make people stop what they are doing and stare in awe and amazement? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Definitely a Carmen Miranda fruit hat.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img id="id_874b_febf_1ce8_a9cd" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ULQ4kC2oIbQGqIUfbLpKSiFge5cQpLPQw5rGVJFhLRrO0k35kWG1GQEW6iDiM8taLKU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 173px; height: auto;"><br></span><font face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"> 3. What is something that everyone looks stupid doing? </font><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Walking down a hospital hallway wearing a gown that never quite closes in the back.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br> 4. In 40 years, what will people be nostalgic for? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dining in restaurants? With all the various delivery services people seem to already be dining out less. </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br> 5. How do you feel about putting pineapple on pizza? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">It’s great with Canadian Bacon.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br> 6. If animals could talk, which would be the rudest? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cats. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 7. What’s the best type of cheese? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Blue cheese or Brie.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br> 8. Where is the strangest place you’ve urinated or defecated? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">When I was a kid we ice skated where water pooled and froze in a field not far from my house. It wasn’t a pond. Anyway, I needed to go and I wanted to walk home, no one would go with me, so I had to go behind a tree.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br> 9. In one sentence, how would you sum up the internet? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A necessity.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br>10. Which insect could you happily do without seeing for a good long time? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mosquitos. When I get bit I blister, so I don’t only deal with itching.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>11, What is the most embarrassing thing you have ever worn? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Do I have to admit this? In junior high I had a pair of plaid wide leg cuffed pants. If you’ve heard of and seen the Bay City Rollers, they wore plaid pants just like them. Mine were a red, yellow, blue plaid. Note the wide cuffs. I was really styling!</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><img id="id_ab0d_bf51_16e1_f15f" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/RTi1J1ILlVtUVH9pLDC1yEvoKcXptsuJCdwsNbHCRSBZT7MB-67lsv_sU7ISaMyEOZI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 207px; height: auto;"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="UICTFontTextStyleBody">12. What’s the weirdest thing a guest has done at your house? </font></span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I can’t think of anything.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">13. Is cereal soup? Why or why not? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">No. Soup has a broth. Cereal is either dry or with milk.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>14. What is the sexiest and least sexy name? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pass.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>15. What fictional character is amazing in their book / show / movie, but would be insufferable if you had to deal with them in mundane everyday situations? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I saw someone said Sheldon from Big Bang Theory. Sheldon from Young Sheldon is more insufferable.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: large; text-align: right;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: large; text-align: right;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-35432607125853988582022-04-01T23:49:00.001-05:002022-04-01T23:49:05.316-05:00Sunday Stealing-From Bun Toting Librarian <div><br></div><div><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aMYDToyff5c/Yau9BEp3uvI/AAAAAAAAmEs/vCAqNicp1AIAW1ShbfsYuzjOodtp01fFQCNcBGAsYHQ/s500/sunstealing.jpg"><img src="blob:null/5710c86c-ba34-4a45-812b-ce889bcfe0d5" alt="sunstealing.jpg"></a></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hi! Your host is Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgepH_CStot51IazPdYxWvl75IN4CJ-TemzExtzRzZiQqaeESq5fKxdT6uzXVLmfPZNkB9Gp_KfYiFX9hZ57y9AFR86zXtAeamWR8cV_kAY-hABrBsbEDqaWk-TlpQCdqoTgbEk5mkNzF-JORYjFvjrw5nbfcK5hkAFDxiD8AUiHDiWa5MHBftjKaAO=s245"><img src="blob:null/bd1b6686-a66a-4839-82a9-c3fc055dc850" alt="AVvXsEgepH_CStot51IazPdYxWvl75IN4CJ-TemzExtzRzZiQqaeESq5fKxdT6uzXVLmfPZNkB9Gp_KfYiFX9hZ57y9AFR86zXtAeamWR8cV_kAY-hABrBsbEDqa.jpg"></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stolen from bun <a href="https://buntotinglibrarian.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/monday-meme-20-questions/">Toting Librarian<br></a>(Thanks, Bud!)</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I look tired.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">2. What shirt are you wearing?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I’m wearing an old Sponge Bob Square Pants t-shirt. It’s seen better days, so it’s either my night shirt, or my cleaning shirt.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">3. Do you label yourself?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I’m gay.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">4. What does your watch look like?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It’s an Apple 7 iWatch with a blue band.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">5. What were you doing at midnight last night?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Actually sleeping. I went to bed at 11:30pm, which is early for me. It had been 1:30am/2am, but for the past month I’ve gotten on a more reasonable sleep schedule. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">6. Last furry thing you touched?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">My cat Maddux. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">7. Favorite age you have been so far?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> About 40. That’s when I came out to myself.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">8. What is your current desktop picture? </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedItalicBody; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Desktop?</span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"> I don’t work, so I don’t have a desk to put pictures on. I do have a desk at home, but I hang my pictures on the walls.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">9. If you had to choose between $1,000,000 or to be able to fly what would it be?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Dumb question. Why would I want to fly? I’d basically be a target in the sky. Besides, with the money I could fly anywhere in the world, I could charter a plane. I’ll take the $1,000,000 in cash please.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">10. The last song you listened to?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No clue.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">11. What time of day were you born?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I don’t know. It’s been awhile since I’ve looked at my birth certificate. I can tell you what time of day my kids were born.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">12. Where did you live in 1987?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">In Wisconsin with my Dad. I was getting ready to move to Chicago in 1988, so I was buying things I knew I’d need a bit at a time.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">13. What do you do when vending machines steal your money?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Sometimes I feed more money in, in an effort to dislodge my selection that didn’t drop. If it just plain stole it, I might cuss.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">14. Would you move for the person you loved?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Yes.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">15. Name three things that you have on you at all times?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Wallet, keys, cell phone.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">16. What’s your favourite town/city?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I think the place I grew up. It seems like it’s been forever since I’ve visited.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">17. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Wrapping paper and a bow at Dollar Tree.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">18. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It was some time last year. I tried looking up a friend I hadn’t been in touch with, found an address and wrote a letter and mailed it. Didn’t get a reply.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">19. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It’s been a few years before the pandemic. We attended a wedding. I think I wore a blouse, blazer, and slacks.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">20. Does anything hurt on your body right now?</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Do ya really want to go there? I haven’t done these posts for awhile because when I attempt them, they turn into a pity party. The steroids for my kidney condition have worsened the arthritis in my lower back and hips tremendously. It’s really painful to try to stand up straight, walk, use the stairs. It’s constant and very different from the pain I had from the car accident and back surgery. This pain is much, much worse. I’ve also had 2 falls last weekend.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; min-height: 29px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-69492039705030865652022-01-29T20:17:00.001-06:002022-01-29T20:19:45.846-06:00Sunday Stealing-Blabbermouth<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 36px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px;">Hi! Your host is Bev Sykes of the blog "</span><a href="http://funnytheworld.com/" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px;">Funny the World</a><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px;">". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stolen from </span><a href="http://mimiqueenofmemes.blogspot.com/" id="id_787a_565_981d_be40" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The Queen's Meme</a></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> <br>1. January usually has ample amounts of snowfall in parts of the world. Did you ever make snow cream as a kid? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>2. January is one of the months with 31 days. What are you going to do with that extra day? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Hopefully something fun.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>3. In medieval times superstition dictated that the 1st day of January was significant for prosperity, or lack of it, in a person's life. Farmers put a flat cake on the horns of a cow and they danced and sang songs around the cow until the cake was thrown to the ground. If it fell in front of the cow that meant good luck; it if fell behind the cow that meant bad luck for the rest of the year.<br>Do you have strange New Year customs in your household? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">We’ve done Hoppin’ John (Emeril Lagasse’s recipe) and Collard Greens for years. Supposed to bring good luck. Not so much. We took a chance this year and skipped it.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>4. On January 14, 1986 motorists were required for the first time to wear seat belts? Do you always buckle up? Why or why not? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Nearly always. Gas station is a block and a half from my house, sometimes I don’t buckle up on the ride home. Which is stupid, because statistically, I aren’t most accidents close to home? That’s always been my experience anyway. Also, the 2000 Blazer has driver seat belt connections that are near impossible to latch. Twist, turn, jam, stab, it sometimes takes me 20 minutes unless I ask my passenger to give it a go. I used to have a GM Seatbelt extender and I’m thinking that would work perfectly. Click that thing into the seatbelt and leave it there and then just click the seatbelt into the extender. I have no idea where it is, and I’ve looked for one online and haven’t found one.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>5.. Have you ever blabbermouthed something to a significant other that in hindsight you really should have kept to yourself? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I probably have, but I don’t recall what it was.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>6. Have you ever written anything on your blog that you wish you could take back? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Of course! That’s when I change the status from Publish to Draft and bam! It’s not on my blog page.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>7. Are you the blabber or the blabbee? Tell us your most embarrassing blabbermouth moment. </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I was having an estate sale at my Dad’s house. A woman got to talking to me about housing prices in the area. There was a very small ranch with an above ground pool that sold on the very high side for its size. It was in the comps the realtor showed me. I made a comment about how that was high and how the buyer was foolish to pay that (or words to that effect). Guess who I was talking to? The buyer of that house! I wanted to crawl in a hole and die. I made such a big deal about the price being too high. I lived in Chicago at the time, so the embarrassment was relatively short-lived.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>8. Who is the biggest blabbermouth tattletale in your household? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Growing up? Not me. I didn’t have many friends and kept to myself, so I wasn’t in a position to get gossip, nor was I in a position to spread it.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>9. You are the Blog Paparazzi! Which blogger's real photograph are you most interested in getting? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Not interested. The bloggers I’ve known since the beginning, my regular commenters, I’ve met in person. We had a coffee get together, and a blogger I had already met with one I hadn’t, met in downtown Chicago when the blog convention was there. I didn’t go to the convention. I think I met up with them after work. I worked downtown.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>10. If you could hire the loudest and most skilled blabbermouth in the universe to do your talking for you and advertise it well, what message would you like to spread to humanity? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Pass. Not my thing.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>11. Are you always on time or just a tad late? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I’m typically always early for medical stuff, late for our lunches with my father-in-law. (He doesn’t live close and wants us there by 10am. I just can’t do it.) We always were late for breakfast with our older couple friends, but the last 4 breakfasts we got there before they did. Yes!!!</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>12. Is there someone in your life that irritates you regularly about not being on time? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">See #11 and connect the dots.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>13. Can you think of a time when you were late for something and it was REALLY a big deal? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I can’t recall. Back when I was working I made sure I was early for anything. The lateness has just been as stated in #11.</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>14. If you were on your way to work and had five minutes to get there, would you stop in the road to rescue a crossing turtle? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I don’t work. But if a turtle crossed the road this time of year I’d wonder how it got there. It’s below freezing. I’d drive around when it was safe to do so for the turtle, myself, and surrounding traffic, if I really couldn’t wait. </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><br>15. Have you ever had to actually punch a time clock? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Yes. All my jobs in WI I punched a time clock. I don’t think I punched a time clock at any jobs since I moved to IL.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><br></span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-56213929847731152462022-01-21T22:24:00.001-06:002022-01-21T22:24:26.978-06:00Sunday Stealing-LEP = 2 <div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioZBE7F4sqdqa_2A8ti6gXzjOFPt2R0mfMMWP5KA2yExRHtdb4tK-dLdX1Fc24gN8pGrYrCjjl7k-8yhTLjEz5wCcte7iZXKbAKTL9RocgzLy4sBCth3DpCiny84LQZJjLNvW743bZm5ywhzPt542IJmtqT2r9UaNHwt-1pMehZLyvAIY8obteqnVl=s200"><img src="blob:null/dc190c2d-4c84-4703-8216-c919a66d5951" alt="AVvXsEioZBE7F4sqdqa_2A8ti6gXzjOFPt2R0mfMMWP5KA2yExRHtdb4tK-dLdX1Fc24gN8pGrYrCjjl7k-8yhTLjEz5wCcte7iZXKbAKTL9RocgzLy4sBCth3Dp.jpg"></a></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stolen from<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/548293045195724"> League of Extraordinary Pen Pals</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br><u>1. Would you rather be the guest or the host?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Even though it’s more work, I’d rather be the host. I enjoy entertaining but haven’t out of an abundance of caution with the pandemic. </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>2. What do you like to wear when you feel fancy?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">OMG! This is so sad! Normally I wear a track suit or sweat pants and a hoodie. If I’m feeling fancy I will put on a pair of blue jeans. If I’m feeling really, really fancy, I’ll wear my olive green skinny jeans.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>3. How often do you try something completely new?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It’s probably been a long time.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>4. Do you enjoy weddings?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I didn’t used to. Kind of hated them. Then I had my son and he’s been my dance partner at weddings since he was 3 years old. He danced with me the entire reception when I married my wife. He saved me from a drunken night and bad hangover. He kept my mind off the fact that none of my family attended (other than my adult children). And we both had a blast!!!</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>5. Have you ever had something customized?</u> <i>Yes. For my first wedding I had my Mom’s wedding and engagement rings customized/changed up. I’m sure there are other things that I can’t think of now.</i><br> <br><u>6. Do you cook spontaneously or meal plan?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">We plan, but not in detail. Grocery shopping I’ll buy meats and vegetables. Then the day before or day of we decided how to prepare the meat and vegetables.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>7. Books you like to read over and over.</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I tend not to read books over and over. I do stick to a genre, but I don’t read the same book more than once.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>8. What are you really good at?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">A lot of things </span><span class="s3">😉</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"> </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>9. Do you sleep with windows open or a fan on?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Heck no! We still don’t have a working furnace, so oil filled radiators heat our home and raise our electric bills to ridiculous amounts. Windows are covered in plastic and have thermal curtains. No fan because I can’t tolerate it with my chronic back and shoulder pain.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>10. What is the easiest recipe you know?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Probably an omelette. Can’t go wrong with that, and you can change up the ingredients.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>11. Are you comfortable starting conversation with strangers?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Not completely comfortable, but I’ve gotten tremendously better at it since I’ve become my Mom. Lol! </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>12. Do you prefer quiet, or ambient noise when you relax?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Either is fine.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>13. Who is your most adventurous or exciting friend?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Don’t really have one.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>14. What do you eat when you can’t decide what to eat?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Depends how hungry I am. If I need a snack, pb on no salt top saltines. For a meal hunger…quesadillas. Super fast and tasty when served with salsa and/or sour cream.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br> <br><u>15. Do you have any funny pet stories?</u> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Yes. I’ll give one dog and one cat story. Dog story: A year after I moved to Chicago I moved to a larger apartment that allowed pets, so I got a puppy. Springer Spaniel/Terrier mix, black and white. He was so shy at the shelter, hiding behind his siblings. He was the one! One day I came home from work to a blizzard of torn up foam from my vintage sofa. Cleaned up, packed the bigger pieces into the cushions and zipped them shut figuring I would get new foam that weekend. Came home the next day to another blizzard. Cleaned up, examined the cushions and saw no tears, cuts or holes. That meant he was UNZIPPING the cushions to get to that fun foam. After I got replacement foam and cut it to size, stuffed the cushions, I sewed the zipper pulls to a cushion corner for each. No more foam blizzards!</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Cat story: Our gray American shorthair had been disappearing for long periods. (This was days before I had her scheduled to be “fixed”.) I had my son go in search of her in the early hours of the day the procedure was scheduled and took her to the clinic for her appointment. Vet didn’t say anything was out of the ordinary, did the procedure and I picked her up late that day. Got home, she took off the minute she got out of the carrier and disappeared. A short while later my son said he kept hearing meowing, and he went in search of the sound in the den. Turns out she had a litter of kittens sometime between a week to a few days before her surgery. This was not at all intentional. I had no idea she was pregnant. All the cats ended up being healthy.</span></p></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-21669166252968128482022-01-21T21:15:00.001-06:002022-01-21T21:32:19.548-06:00This and that <div>This week has been busy with medical appointments and so will next week.</div><div><br></div><div>Ok, most recent first.</div><div>Took the Blazer to the shop Wednesday. Grinding brake noise and slipping. Our mechanic drove it last week and didn’t detect any brake issues. Wednesday he picked me up and we went for a ride and he said to let him know when it starts doing either or both. For awhile, nothing. Then I started to hear it and pointed both out, and he did feel the slip. So the Blazer spent another day in the shop. I kept telling my wife that it either needs new brakes, has a broken caliper, or needs the wheel bearings replaced and repacked. Late in the day I get a call. I got 2 out of 3! New brake pads (under warranty), and the wheel bearings on one side had to be replaced and repacked. At least we didn’t have to pay for the brake job.</div><div><br></div><div>I paid the bill and left to run an errand. My wife lagged behind a bit chatting. Then I get a call from the mechanic’s number, it’s my wife, she left her phone in the Buick, can she meet me where I am. Yes. Then it takes forever for her to do a 5 minute drive. Turns out she was in a car accident. 4 way stop intersection. My wife had the right of way and was fully in the intersection when a lady blew the stop sign, did not even slow down. She just caught the passenger bumper. My wife was lucky she didn’t get spun around or flipped. This is the extent of the damage to the Blazer:</div><div><img id="id_8c97_b836_38dd_49e9" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/nsl-5D6eD5fEcMIJpq6Vks-r00d7L3he9PLoascNt7iOW_NqHCYc97OL9NiijUYRpA0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 186px; height: auto;"><br><br>Yup! That’s it. The other car? License plate came off the bumper, bumper covering came off, passenger front quarter panel all smashed up.</div><div><br></div><div>It was very hard to find time to make any calls or get any chat customer service. Last week I spent at least 2 hours on AT&T chat to try to resolve my totally screwed up bill. First, I already had a 4 device protection plan that covers any 4 devices in your home. We’ve used it several times. When I bought 2 Apple 7 iWatches on Christmas Eve (1 for me, 1 for my wife), that’s when the changes were made. The sales person (at a Corporate store) removed my 4 device protection plan and put all 4 iPhones and 2 iWatches on individual protection plans. That person also did not put my wife’s iWatch on the account, and instead added an iPhone 8 (never had one, never saw one, never touched one). THIS is why I have been unable to pair her iWatch to her iPhone. This means I paid for service that I never got because that iWatch’s IMEi number isn’t on my account. Also, I discovered that even though I continue to have the data plan that gives you $10 off per line, they removed ALL my credits from my iPhones and they’d never applied that credit to the iWatches. I still need to contact them to get all of this straightened out. They are wasting a ton of my time with this screwing around with my account. And…my wife has yet to use her Christmas present! Grrr!</div><div>#AT&TWIRELESSCUSTOMERSERVICESUX</div><div>#AT&TWIRELESSNEEDSTOTRAINEMPLOYEESNOTTOCHEATLONGTIMECUSTOMERS</div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-55244831084494354752022-01-14T22:27:00.001-06:002022-01-14T22:30:55.633-06:00Sunday Stealing-From LEP<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 36px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;">From LEP</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioZBE7F4sqdqa_2A8ti6gXzjOFPt2R0mfMMWP5KA2yExRHtdb4tK-dLdX1Fc24gN8pGrYrCjjl7k-8yhTLjEz5wCcte7iZXKbAKTL9RocgzLy4sBCth3DpCiny84LQZJjLNvW743bZm5ywhzPt542IJmtqT2r9UaNHwt-1pMehZLyvAIY8obteqnVl=s200"><img src="blob:null/9a5b6e7d-af28-42a3-b8a4-c1b3749a5f06" alt="AVvXsEioZBE7F4sqdqa_2A8ti6gXzjOFPt2R0mfMMWP5KA2yExRHtdb4tK-dLdX1Fc24gN8pGrYrCjjl7k-8yhTLjEz5wCcte7iZXKbAKTL9RocgzLy4sBCth3Dp.jpg" id="id_eb3_8b9d_d008_351f" style="width: 1028px; height: auto;"></a></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stolen from</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/548293045195724" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> League of Extraordinary Pen Pals</a></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">1. Do you buy things when you want them or wait for sales? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I nearly always wait for sales, unless I have an urgent need for something that’s not on sale.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 2. Do you think time moves slowly or quickly? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Too quickly.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 3. How often do you spend time alone? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Quite a bit with all the quarantining I’ve had to do the last several weeks due to medical procedures.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 4. What’s something that has changed in the last month? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I got word Thursday that my kidney issues are taking to the treatment my doctors prescribed.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 5. What’s the best part of your job, profession? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">That it made me smart enough to purchase short term disability insurance. It helped tremendously after my car accident before it rolled over to long term disability that the company paid for. I was an accountant.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 6. How many pens do you have? </span><span class="s4">🤣🤣🤣</span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I have no way of knowing.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 7. What are your healthiest habits? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Reverently reading nutrition labels when deciding what to buy. Now I’m looking at sodium levels. When I first found out I had kidney problems I was looking at phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium. Now it’s just sodium.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 8.. Do you have a favorite postage stamp? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 9. Who did you talk to the most this week? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">My wife. Probably always my wife. I did actually call my sister to give her the news about my Dr appointment. I usually get super irritated (</span><span class="s4">😡</span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">) because when she knows I have medical stuff going on she hounds me the day of. She didn’t do that this time, so I called her. I guess my wife really gave her a piece of her mind the last time my sister was hounding me.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 10. What’s on your bedside table? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Bottle of water, Candles, medications.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 11. How often do you try something new? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Whenever something appeals to me. So however often that happens.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 12. What are some of your grocery list staples? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Cereal, coffee, veggies-fresh, frozen, canned, soups or soup ingredients to make my own soup, keto bread or white bread (can’t have wheat bread), or bagel thins.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 13. Do you have a favorite poet? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">My son. </span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 14. What interesting fact do you know? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I’m sure more than my fair share.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> 15. Do you fold laundry right away or do it later? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I fold it when I feel well enough and have the time. With the back pain and now all the pain of 2 falls (Tuesday and Friday), I can only do things in short bursts, or wait for tomorrow to be less pain.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-79907881988676821432022-01-07T22:10:00.001-06:002022-01-07T22:48:26.644-06:00Sunday Stealing-How Far Will You Go?<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="margin: 0px; position: relative; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 24.479999542236328px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Fontdiner Swanky";">How Far Will You Go?</h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5398413718412949040" itemprop="articleBody" style="width: 353px; position: relative; line-height: 1.3; font-size: 15.84000015258789px; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aMYDToyff5c/Yau9BEp3uvI/AAAAAAAAmEs/vCAqNicp1AIAW1ShbfsYuzjOodtp01fFQCNcBGAsYHQ/s500/sunstealing.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="500" height="139" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aMYDToyff5c/Yau9BEp3uvI/AAAAAAAAmEs/vCAqNicp1AIAW1ShbfsYuzjOodtp01fFQCNcBGAsYHQ/s280/sunstealing.jpg" width="280" style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); position: relative; padding: 8px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 280px; height: auto;" id="id_ac86_d555_e55_41b1"></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pODGAO3wKOg/YbELYiEpyCI/AAAAAAAAmJU/Q_Voo-7gtWMw2AnBk7AqKOV_6ObsMY6hQCNcBGAsYHQ/s500/howfar.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="482" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pODGAO3wKOg/YbELYiEpyCI/AAAAAAAAmJU/Q_Voo-7gtWMw2AnBk7AqKOV_6ObsMY6hQCNcBGAsYHQ/w193-h200/howfar.jpg" width="193" style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); position: relative; padding: 8px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 193px; height: auto;" id="id_c1bd_d5b1_13a2_f231"></font></a></p><br><p>Stolen from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Far-Will-You-Questions/dp/0375502424" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">How Far Will You Go</a>?<br></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">1. What was the warmest welcome you’ve ever received? <i>I don’t know…maybe my surprise birthday party in 2021. There were guests that I never expected would go so far out of their way to attend.</i><br><br>2. What was the best thing about your youth? <i>My Mom. Not only was she a great Mom to my sister and I, she was also Mom of the neighborhood. She was a SAHM, one of the few left on our block. She kissed boo boos, gave hugs, gave treats, and tried to impart some coping skills, or better ways to handle what made them upset.</i><br><br>3. Who is the most interesting person you’ve ever met? <i>Our couple friends. They both worked for a utility and have fascinating stories. Some of them about near Chernobyl events.</i><br><br>4. What is the least you’ve ever worn in public? <i>A bathing suit.</i><br><br>5. What was the worst vacation you ever took? <i>In order to answer this I would actually have to take vacations. I’ve been to Florida twice. The 2nd time was uncomfortable and painful, but I wouldn’t classify it as a “worst vacation”. My sister and I drove to Florida and the Keys. At the end of the stay in the Keys I had a dental issue that required a root canal. We drove all the way back to Wisconsin where I had to find a dentist. </i><br><br>6. What room in your home do you spend the most time? <i>Master bedroom.</i><br><br>7. Who made the strongest first impression on you? <i>I don’t know that I could think of one.</i><br><br>8. What was the most surprising action you’ve ever taken. <i>Oh there have been many. I’ll list the most obvious…coming out to myself first, then to my grade school aged children. Children understand more than you know and they really don’t have the preconceived notions adults do on the subject, and it just rolls off them like you just told them tomorrow is Saturday. They don’t seem to feel it affects you or them any differently. (Of course that is if you raised your children right and never marginalized, were hateful towards LGBTQA people, or spoke in bad hateful terms about the subject.)</i><br><br>9. When was your life most out of control? <i>Right now seems like it. Too many health things going on at the same time. Doctors only telling you worst case scenario’s, not even mentioning what the not so worrisome things it could be until after test results are available. I think they should tell you both to be both prepared for the worst, but also cognizant of the not so bad things it could be. It certainly would have saved me a lot of angst and lost sleep. I never knew what the best case scenario was. And I was fortunate enough to find out that my test results were the best case scenario.</i><br><br>10. What would you be best at, were you to change careers? <i>I did go to college for accounting and spent my entire career doing some type of accounting for different types of businesses. I always thought that if I would change careers I would want to get involved in social work, or working at a place like my daughter receives services at. Both my kids illness have taught me a lot of stuff you don’t learn in college and taught me to recognize the crackpot providers. (Of which there are many. I always used to say that some mental health providers come by their profession from personal/family experience. Quite a few were more messed up than the patients.) In addition to my kid’s illnesses, I’ve been exposed to other illnesses while visiting my kids daily during hospitalizations and I got to see a lot of kids with different illnesses, how they presented, and how staff handled situations.</i><br><br>11. What is the cruelest thing a person has ever said to you? <i>The</i> <i>very cruelest thing I think I’ve blocked out, but generally it was nasty comments and belittling me for being a fat kid.</i><br><br>12. What is the best thing you ever won as a prize? <i>Let me go check…well…I can’t say it’s a big lottery jackpot, but I won $1 Thursday and Friday night. I know I’ve won other things, but I don’t think I’d refer to any of them as “the best”.</i><br><br>13, What is your strongest argument against capital punishment? <i>In general I am for capital punishment, however, it concerns me a lot when I see in the news stories about sloppy convictions. The ones that bothers me the most are the cases of the mentally ill, or people with learning disabilities (previously referred to as mentally retarded). Those 2 classes of prisoners shouldn’t be rushed through the courts, and in some cases should be changed to life in prison, or rehabilitation and release (where possible).</i><br><br>14. What have you been most ignorant about in life? <i>The selfishness of others. Right now you could say we have a pandemic of selfishness.</i><br><br>15.Where would you most hate to be pierced? <i>Umm…my lady bits. I’ve heard from some people that their experience was not one of pain. But who can be sure what anyone’s personal experience will be before going through with being pierced?</i></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5398413718412949040" itemprop="articleBody" style="width: 353px; position: relative; line-height: 1.3; font-size: 15.84000015258789px; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br></i></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5398413718412949040" itemprop="articleBody" style="text-align: right; width: 353px; position: relative; line-height: 1.3; font-size: 15.84000015258789px; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5398413718412949040" itemprop="articleBody" style="width: 353px; position: relative; line-height: 1.3; font-size: 15.84000015258789px; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br></i></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5398413718412949040" itemprop="articleBody" style="width: 353px; position: relative; line-height: 1.3; font-size: 15.84000015258789px; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br></i></span></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-32457889449832381512021-12-31T23:31:00.001-06:002021-12-31T23:41:05.856-06:00Sunday Stealing-The End of The Year<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 36px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 28px; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "</span><a href="http://funnytheworld.com/" style="font-size: 28px; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Funny the World</a><span style="font-size: 28px; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I don't remember where <br>I found these questions </span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">1. Something that made you cry this year? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">The health scare I had this year. Not cancer, a weird kidney disease (that’s treatable) that only 10% of adults are diagnosed with. (Lucky me, right?)</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">2. Something you want to do again next year? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Have breakfast out with our older couple friends on a regular basis. (Providing it doesn’t become unsafe. Oh bonus with the disease? My immune system is compromised during treatment.) We met up with them about once every other month. Twice a month or weekly would be better. We have so much fun hearing their stories. Today’s topic…their trips to Mexico. Lots of laughs and very much needed.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">3. Talk about a new friend you made this year? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I don’t have any new friends. With all my medical stuff I missed a coffee talk group I’ve been wanting to check out after our library opened after the lockdown. Hopefully I will be able to attend one soon.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">4. How was your birthday this year? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Awesome! My wife and our couple friends threw me a surprise party at my father-in-law’s house. I was so surprised to see our friends there, since they live near us, and my father-in-law’s house is a 45 minute drive from us.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">5. Favorite book you read this year? </span><span class="s4">☺️</span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"> I couldn’t really say. But I could hint. Like lesbian “50 Shades of Gray”.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">6. What’s a bad habit you picked up this year? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Reading those books. Lol!</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">7. Post a picture from the beginning of the year.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><i>Photos not posting properly.</i></span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">8. Post a picture from the end of the year</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><i style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Photos not posting properly.</i></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">9. A memorable meal this year?</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><i style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Photos not posting properly.</i></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Hospital vegetarian meal. The vegetarian quesadilla was </span><span class="s4">🤢</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">10. What are you excited about for next year? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Finishing my treatment for MCD.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">11. What’s something you learned this year? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Decorating my daughter’s first apartment was fun.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">12. What’s something new about your place of residence (room, home, or general location) now vs the start of the year? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">The new microwave oven to replace the not that old one that blew up and burned up the front of the old microwave oven.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">13. Favorite place you visited this year? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I don’t have one. I really didn’t venture out from my usual places.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">14. Did you keep any New Year’s Resolutions? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No need. I don’t make them.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">15. Will you make New Year's Resolutions for 2022? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Nope. I don’t make them. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><font size="4">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2022</font></span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-1064984789806871072021-12-24T23:45:00.001-06:002021-12-24T23:45:40.591-06:00Sunday Stealing-Holiday Questions <div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 36px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhexB9stwMzq26mnKMd4Eaur6n1r_8nNqkkYmBf7nNy0rc3fLdNCZA23lEAu9tR1ImBW8gkDLYrUdCKVHfa_SH06mZVYg1Hpj6zH_m8sfzA_5i0bA6vXZfweCV22IR9fP5U-rAXeF9Yvyte_jmxqdLk_303uv-yGd9Hf2kXJ5W7XWgEyA6_p6qB2Fc=s508"><img src="blob:null/6c5c317f-cb7c-46f3-bbd8-f49b6064ed76" alt="AVvXsEjhexB9stwMzq26mnKMd4Eaur6n1r_8nNqkkYmBf7nNy0rc3fLdNCZA23lEAu9tR1ImBW8gkDLYrUdCKVHfa_SH06mZVYg1Hpj6zH_m8sfzA_5i0bA6vXZf.jpg"></a></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. 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</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">1. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Spending time with my family.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">2. What’s the most annoying thing about this time of year? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Trying to figure out what to get my wife for Christmas. Usually I’ve culled a lot of ideas just by paying attention and putting a note in my phone. I guess last year I checked everything off the list.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">3. Who do you celebrate the holidays with? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">My immediate family. We’ll do a meal with my in-laws one day before the 2nd of January.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">4. Do you travel during the holidays? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No. I never have.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">5. Do you prefer giving or receiving gifts? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I’m good with both.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">6. Who is the hardest person to buy a gift for? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">My wife. (See #2 above.)</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">7. What is your traditional holiday meal? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It’s usually ham. Last year we had a rib roast. I will be eating sides and salmon. (I guess you could say I’m a pescatarian instead of a vegetarian, but I only have salmon a couple times a month.) The family will have ham. </span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">8. Does your town get decorated for the holidays? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Yup. They spent a fortune on a huge Santa.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="blob:null/83cc2a52-004b-4ef0-b85b-efde6dbd88c9" alt="Image.jpeg"></span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">9. Do you have a Christmas tree? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Yes. It’s a small silver tree.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">10. If you have a tree, what is on top of it? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Nothing. I don’t think it could handle the weight of a tree topper.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">11. Do you decorate the outside of your house with lights? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">No. I have a huge spruce tree (I think that’s what it is.) When I first moved here I put lights on it. Then a year or two later I ran over the cord with the mower. Didn’t take down the lights because the tree is huge and it was difficult enough putting lights up that high.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">12. What is your favorite holiday memory as a child? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I can’t think of one.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">13. What is your favorite holiday dessert? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">My Mom’s cheesecake. Shoot! I should have made it Christmas Eve, but instead I actually wrapped gifts this year. I’ll have to get over to my daughter’s early to make it so it can set in the fridge.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">14. Do you have a favorite holiday movie? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Not just one. The original 1938 B&W “A Christmas Carol”, The original B&W: “Miracle on 34th Street”, “It’s A Wonderful Life”, “Christmas in Connecticut”; “A Christmas Story”, “Jingle All The Way”, The Santa Claus movies.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 34px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">15. What is your favorite holiday tradition? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It’s always been making sfincione, but this year we didn’t have the ingredients. All we had was flat bread so we made vegetable pizza with no sauce because we didn’t have any. Lol!</span></p></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: large; text-align: right;"> Lola’s Diner © 2008-2021</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-85366653178759413792021-12-03T21:14:00.001-06:002021-12-03T21:21:50.146-06:00Sunday Stealing-League of Extraordinary Penpals<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 36px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOfLi2XBldk/YGo12HTuaeI/AAAAAAAAf9Y/tt30wz8Br9cIvJzwvdHe_OruwVQHlD4xQCLcBGAsYHQ/s616/newsundaystealing.jpg"><img src="blob:null/ba41fdd4-1245-4e3d-bd90-2efd1b0bdf96" alt="newsundaystealing.jpg" id="id_2c80_98ad_f2ca_5e3e" style="width: 281px; height: auto;"></a></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><font size="4">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YqV2OvnAPZM/YYBRgs-_svI/AAAAAAAAln4/LaPSCfZS5eIivOV8AVkWJPs7IMmgpiB2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/league.jpg"><font size="4"><img src="blob:null/61722921-c0bf-4374-984b-a23bfa706cfe" alt="league.jpg" id="id_639b_8039_d34e_86bd" style="width: 129px; height: auto;"></font></a></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><font size="4">Stolen from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/548293045195724">League of Extraordinary Penpals</a></font></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><font size="4"> </font></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">1. What are your plans for December? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Fun medical stuff. Took the wife to the ER Wednesday because her tongue was swollen and she had trouble talking. She was discharged Thursday after IV antibiotics. Went home with 10 days of antibiotics. She has an odd infection. Today was my annual brain MRI, tomorrow Covid test, then quarantine until Tuesday when I will have a biopsy and spend the night at the hospital. Then specialist appointments to get the results. The rest of the month I just want to chill. I don’t need this kind of excitement.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>2. How do you celebrate your wins/success? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Usually starts with “Woot! Woot!”. Then whatever seems appropriate and affordable.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>3. Are holiday movies only for the holiday season? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I prefer to watch them during the holiday season, however I started watching them in October. Usually I don’t start until Thanksgiving. I’m already complaining about how often The Hallmark Channel is repeating the same movie several times a week.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>4. What would you consider a waste of money? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">The amount DirecTv and AT&T charge monthly for tv and internet. This month it went up $8. Why? I didn’t get more tv or internet.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><font size="4"><br>5. What do you like to eat for breakfast? Every now and then grits with either cheese and hot sauce or butter and hot sauce. Denver omelette, but no more because I’m vegetarian. So, Spinach and Feta omelette.</font></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>6. How do you feel about poetry? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">It’s ok. I can’t write any myself.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>7. Are you shy? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Used to be.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>8. Do you take time to reflect on your goals? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Pass.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>9. Something you are curious to know more about? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Pass.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>10. Something that makes you feel fancy? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Dressing up.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>11. How you’re still handling the pandemic? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Not well. The new strain has me very concerned and I’ve been to the hospital 3 times this week, will be there Saturday and Tuesday, Wednesday. I was in the ER Wednesday for over 12 hours with my wife. Her tongue was so swollen she couldn’t talk. They had people staying in the hallways waiting for rooms. A nurse told my wife they had 25 people waiting 2 days for rooms. Supposedly Covid isn’t bad here, but what are all these people in the ER for?</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>12. A close friend you’ve never met in person. </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">One of the first women who I chatted with on AOL or MSN chat after I came out to myself. We had once started to make plans to meet, but something came up. She lives in NY and lived for awhile lived in Berlin.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>13. Do you get in on trends early or later? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">I don’t do trends. I buy what I like that I can afford.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>14. What is something you do on a regular basis? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">Grocery shopping.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font size="4"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br>15. Do you enjoy spending time with family? </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;">That depends on what family members we’re talking about. The ones I don’t enjoy spending time with: The relative who wrote a book. It was to be a memoir that included loss and being “saved” by “her” God. (Only “her” God is the right God.) She also left out half her family in her book, as if they didn’t exist. She also talks in this “I’m better than you tone.” My brother-in-law that treats my sister badly. My step-mother-in-law who treats my father-in-law badly. Once she refused to call for an ambulance when he had very low blood sugar. All she kept saying in her fake southern drawl was “well I don’t know what to do”. My wife was on the phone telling her to dial 911 and she refused. She also ruined every one of our wedding photos that she was in. She’s got a nasty resting b***h face. I very much enjoy spending time with my immediate family and the friends that have become family.</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><font size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><font size="4">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2021</font></span></span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-48078035962158892472021-11-08T19:00:00.001-06:002021-11-08T19:36:40.937-06:00Why did no one notify my wifeMy wife has been helping her Mother’s 80 year old friend, Cathy. She picks up her mail from her post office box, shops for her groceries, delivers them, and puts them away. She has a key to her apartment and had to sign for the key with the apartment manager.<div><br></div><div>My wife heard from her a couple of times a month when she needed groceries. She hadn’t heard from her in a month and had been calling her cell phone, never reaching her. Not unusual, because Cathy would often forget to charge her cell phone, or it was out of reach. Before the last shopping trip she hadn’t heard from her and drove over to see if she was ok. She had fallen, couldn’t get up, and couldn’t reach her phone. My wife came home, got my son, and asked another tenant to help get her off the floor. I know what you’re thinking, she should be in a nursing home, retirement community, or living with someone. Cathy was stubborn and wanted to live in her own apartment, alone. Whenever she did get sent to a nursing home for Rehabilitation, she would get kicked out because she wanted to do what she wanted to do. She’d been kicked out of 3 nursing homes…that I know of.</div><div><br></div><div>My wife shopped for her about a month ago and hadn’t heard from her, couldn’t reach her since. Today I drove my wife over there to do a wellness check on our way to the store. Cathy’s car was parked where it had been. My wife knocked on the door, no answer, so she used her key. She opened the door to find Cathy’s belongings gone, and another tenant’s there. She immediately locked the door and we went to the rental office. It was closed, but she reached someone by phone who would not tell her anything. My wife has no contact information for any relatives. She had met Cathy’s sister when Cathy moved from a condo to this apartment, but didn’t think to exchange contact information.</div><div><br></div><div>What do you do in this situation? Thinking the worst, I started Googling. For future reference, if you want to find out if someone has passed away, go to </div><a href="https://www.legacy.com/" id="id_579c_f113_1f0d_6b27">Legacy.com</a>. It didn’t take long to find the obituary. Since her name was kind of common I used the listing of those who passed away before her, looking for her husband’s name. I did find the correct obituary. She passed away a month ago on October 9, 2021. The funeral home service was October 15th. Why couldn’t the rental office call my wife??? Or the nursing home that she apparently was at? The obituary listed her as having lived in a NW suburb, but her apartment was in a SW suburb, so she must have been in a nursing home. My wife still has a key to that apartment.<div><br></div><div>My brother-in-law has insisted for years that Cathy said she was leaving him some property in her will. I’m sure Cathy did say that, but that doesn’t mean it was true. She owned a lot of properties in the SW suburbs and at least one property we know of in Michigan. For years my wife took my son to one of the properties after every snowfall to shovel and salt the sidewalk. I’m sure if Cathy bequeathed any property or money to my brother-in-law or my wife her attorney would be required to find them and notify them.</div><div><br></div><div><div>It’s just really sad and frustrating. Had we known that she was in a nursing home we would have at least called her and asked about visitation rules and to ask if she needed anything. We had done that when she had been at other nursing homes. Cathy was in a nursing home during the early part of the pandemic, and had gotten kicked out and moved to a different one. Each time Cathy moved my wife regularly contacted her.</div></div><div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2021</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-75471219474423600462021-11-05T21:56:00.001-05:002021-11-05T23:40:10.766-05:00Sunday Stealing-Family <div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both;"><a href="http://funnytheworld.com/" target="_blank" id="id_cb13_e8b8_8c96_eb8d" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: arial; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Funny the World</a><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><font color="#ffffff">".</font>Welcome to Sunday Stealing.This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dinWfd55aMQ/YXM7aNP0KJI/AAAAAAAAljY/vt47qQGvEFUAufyH_hdVYn-91VleIri8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s257/family.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="257" height="196" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dinWfd55aMQ/YXM7aNP0KJI/AAAAAAAAljY/vt47qQGvEFUAufyH_hdVYn-91VleIri8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/family.jpg" width="257" style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); position: relative; padding: 8px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 185px; height: auto;" id="id_a011_fa05_68a1_645e"></a></span></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 15.84000015258789px; font-family: arial;"><br></span><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"></p><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 15.84000015258789px; font-family: arial;"></span><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stolen from </span><a href="https://printdiscuss.com/family-conversation-questions/" target="_blank" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Print/Discuss</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1. How big is your immediate family? Who are the members? <i>Four. Myself, my wife, and my 2 adult children.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2. Who are you closest to in your family? What kind of relationship do you have with that person? Is it like friendship? <i>I would say all the members of my immediate family. That would be because I don’t speak to any members from my Mom’s side of the family and I have no idea where my Dad’s side of the family is. We used to see them infrequently when I was a kid, but after my Dad passed away and we sold the house we grew up in, no one had stayed in touch. </i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3. Which day of the year are you most likely to spend with your family? <i>Since my daughter got her apartment we have been doing Sunday dinners there. My son wants Game Night this Sunday too.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. As a child, did you go on family trips? What do you remember about those vacations? <i>I only went on 1 family trip with my family. My Dad took us to meet a 99 year old woman who I don’t know who she was to my Dad. I did go on vacation to Florida with 2 aunts, a cousin, my sister, and my step grandmother. While Disney World was fun, I felt terribly uncomfortable because my Mom gave us explicit instructions not to ask for any souvenirs, or expensive food. Of course those people who took us insisted on buying us souvenirs. My Mom was a very proud woman and really didn’t want us going on the trip because it wasn’t something she could afford to pay for. I have no idea how the trip came to happen, nor do I know if my Mom contributed money for the trip. It was fun since we’d never gone there, but it felt really uncomfortable the entire trip because we really didn’t know those people other than seeing then at holidays.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">5. Is there a black sheep in your family? What is different about them? <i>Probably me. Because I’m a lesbian, and because I moved from a suburb of Milwaukee to the North side of Chicago. To my extended family on my Mom’s side Chicago was gangsters, Al Capone, etc. When I was growing up no one really stuck out to me as a black sheep…unless you count the aunt who had a child out of wedlock. Back then it was scandalous.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">6. Do you know your extended family? How many of them have you met? <i>I did up until the family reunion in 2015 that was the month before my gay wedding (which none of them attended even though all were invited). On my Mom’s side I met most of her step family. Grandma, aunts, uncles, 1st cousins, and maybe just a few 2nd cousins.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">7. Have you ever been to a family reunion? How was it? <i>I went to Anastasia’s family reunion and helped plan it. At least her family was friendly. The reunion on my Mom’s side was very uncomfortable. I took my wife and both of my adult children. We were gawked at the entire time. It was another scene of ‘watch the lesbians out of their element at a family reunion as the rest of the relatives ignore them.’ (Imagine a man’s voice from “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom”) </i></span><i style="font-family: arial;">We felt like caged animals at a zoo. Even my wife brought it up, so it wasn’t just me that felt it. Funny thing is, the only relatives who talked to my wife was the mother of the reunion planner who had dementia and only spoke Italian, and an aunt of mine who also had dementia. My wife only speaks and understands English.</i></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">8. Who are you most proud of among your relatives? Who do you look up to? <i>I’m very proud of my daughter. She moved into a group home 7 years ago Monday, and moved into an apartment in an independent living community in July of this year. She lives alone, but they have community rooms with tv’s, pool tables, and a patio where everyone gets together. She know almost all the residents. A few of them keep to themselves. Her ex boyfriend lives there and has tried to get back with her, but she stands up for herself, says no, and has reported him to staff. All on her own. I found out after the fact. I looked up to my parents and miss them very much. The things my Mom did during hard times taught me what to do when I ran into hard times. I had more episodes than she did, but I learned from her how to get through them.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">9 What characteristics have you inherited from your parents? Do you look like them? Do you behave like they do? <i>Characteristics I inherited from my parents: How to get through hard times, how to talk to anyone (my Mom always chatted up people at the store or bus stop. Never thought I’d ever do that, but I’ve been doing it for years now). How to be generous (I was never the Mom of the block, and never passed out treats and hugs to neighbor kids-not a safe thing in Chicago, but when my daughter lived in the group home I did all kinds of things…inexpensive Christmas gifts, I did a ball of gifts wrapped in cling wrap where you draw cards and pass it along unwrapping goodies until you lose your turn and pass it on, craft supplies, baking supplies, pizzas for parties.) I would say I look more like my Dad…facial features, so does my son. My Mom had olive skin, my sister and I were white as ghosts just like my Dad. </i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">10. Does your family have any heirlooms? Will you inherit anything that has been in the family a long time? <i>My parents passed away in 1984 and 1990. I took whatever I wanted to keep (my sister had already taken things without my knowledge, so after my attorney told me to change the locks to stop her, I took what I wanted. I didn’t even get the jewelry my Mom left to me in her will). I did get some great things, more sentimental value, which my sister wouldn’t have wanted anyway.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">11. What happens to old people in your family? Do they live with younger family members or move to a retirement home? How would you prefer to spend your old age? <i>Both of my parents passed away when I was in my 20’s. My Mom died suddenly, my Dad had cancer and went in to hospice care until he wanted to come home and live his last days at home with us. I have 1 aunt who went to a very nice retirement home that had dementia care. I would like to think I could spend it in my home, however, since I have a 2 story house I may need to sell and move to a 1 story house.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">12. If you are married, how well do you get along with your in-laws? <i>I get along with those that count. My father-in-law (whose 2nd wife is not a nice person, so I avoid her). I get along well with my brother-in-law. My wife’s step sister, who lives less than 2 miles from us has nothing to do with us. She fancies herself better than family and most other people. Her friend card was full when I tried to make friends with her. She thinks she’s better than everyone else. If you watched any of her videos on Facebook you would agree. My wife’s younger sister is on the outs with the rest of the family and I don’t have contact with her fiancée, who was my BFF until she didn’t plan my birthday party one year where she promised to arrange the entire thing, which my wife relied upon, and we ended up at home, just my wife and me, no party. You don’t tell someone’s spouse that you will take care of everything for a birthday party and then not do anything. She also made plans with me and ghosted me a lot. She played the I’m gonna see what else I could do, pick the best thing and not even bother to let me know she was canceling. She would basically hang out with me when she had nothing better to do. That’s not respectful and I don’t deserve to be treated like that. </i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">13. What do people mean when they say, “you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family”? <i>You are born into your family, you don’t choose them. Friends come along and you mutually decide to be friends (unless your friend card is full. Bitter much? Yes, with reason. I’ve had 2 people actually use those words. One, my sister-in-law, the other a co-worker. It’s not like I expect to be joined at the hip, but hanging out once in awhile would be nice. It would also be respectful.) I don’t have any of my own friends. Out of all of my wife’s friends, there is an older couple that I am friends with. We had breakfast with them Friday and were invited for dinner and hanging out around the fire pit Saturday.</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">14. If you live far away from some members of your family, how do you keep in touch? How often do you communicate? <i>🤣🤣🤣 My sister still lives in Wisconsin. Apparently the road does not go from her house to mine, but it works fine my house to a restaurant near hers. I’ve never been in this house because…well…I think her husband is afraid of me. (I know he doesn’t like me because I showed up at their apartment about 30 years ago to get my sister because he wouldn’t let her leave. I stuck my foot in the door, pushed my way in, nearly knocking over his drunk ash and I got in his face. I ended up calling the police instead of getting my baseball bat out of my car. He seldom talks to me when I see him and he always leans back, like he’s afraid I’m gonna punch his face in. It’s really quite funny.) My sister sends me a message on Messenger once in awhile, but it’s not to chat, she’s either got information for me, or is checking up on a health concern of mine. She talks to my kids all the time, sometimes daily. I almost sent her a message after my doctor appointment Tuesday to tell her how it went and when I get the results of my 3rd round of blood work, but I stopped myself because if she doesn’t immediately hear from me after an appointment, she calls, texts, sends messages on Messenger, all multiple times. My wife has had to call her and tell her to stop it because twice I had surgery and I wasn’t even coherent and she was blowing up my phone. She is really obnoxious. My life is stressful enough without her pestering me. By the way, I feel completely justified in what I do because she didn’t even tell me last month that she was having surgery until 2 days before. No doubt because she didn’t want me pestering her. I don’t do that. If I don’t hear back in a reasonable amount of time, I attempt contact once.</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">15. Are you so close to any of your friends that you consider them to be like family? <i>The only family I talk to on my side is my sister. I stopped speaking with my Mom’s side of the family after that offensive reunion, and none of them attended my wedding or reception. I’d say I’m pretty close to my wife’s side of the family (except for the nasty step mother-in-law, but my wife feels the same way about her).</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>(I guess I got kind of wordy because I haven’t participated in awhile.)</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: right; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2021</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-58812338065777564592021-10-23T15:20:00.001-05:002021-10-23T15:21:07.846-05:00Sunday Stealing-Mosher’s Blog<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 36px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOfLi2XBldk/YGo12HTuaeI/AAAAAAAAf9Y/tt30wz8Br9cIvJzwvdHe_OruwVQHlD4xQCLcBGAsYHQ/s616/newsundaystealing.jpg"><img src="blob:null/748c24b3-3567-4848-bb04-4f23844b5acc" alt="newsundaystealing.jpg" id="id_f380_2e7_558a_757a" style="width: 260px; height: auto;"></a></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Hi! Our host is Bev Sykes of the blog "<a href="http://funnytheworld.com/">Funny the World</a>". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 9px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-abSEGt62xUg/YUjARAVERqI/AAAAAAAAgyQ/7GCM-FUC6qE_MdE09jH-ujP1r-3fDypQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s140/lastwords.jpg"><img src="blob:null/c7f7ea0f-708e-4cfa-90bf-aa16e50c81e1" alt="lastwords.jpg" id="id_4d39_8554_7711_a952" style="width: 155px; height: auto;"></a></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Stolen from <a href="http://www.moshblog.me.uk/">Mosher’s Unimaginatively Edited Blog</a></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">1. First thing you wash in the shower? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">TMI.</span><span class="s2"><br><br>2. What colour is your favourite hoodie? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">Green. The inside is lined with Sherpa fabric which makes it warm and toasty.</span><span class="s2"><br><br>3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">Absolutely! It was my wife.</span><span class="s2"><br><br>4. Do you plan outfits? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">Sort of. In the warmer months it’s tshirts and cargo shorts, so I just have to coordinate colors. In the winter months I plan for warm days, typical days, and cold days. In the morning I pick the outfit accordingly.</span><span class="s2"><br><br>5. How are you feeling RIGHT now? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">Not fabulous. Wednesday I failed to look behind me to insure the chair was behind me. It was not, so I went down on my right hip/butt. It still hurts and makes it painful to sit in certain chairs. </span><span class="s2"><br><br>6. What’s the closest thing to you that's red? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">A Sterlite tub filled with clothes.</span><span class="s2"><br><br>7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">I haven’t been dreaming lately. I only remember one in the last month where I woke up scared. I don’t remember the circumstances, just that I woke up scared.</span><span class="s2"><br><br>8. Did you meet anybody new today? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">Unless you count the waitress at the restaurant where we had breakfast, then no.</span><span class="s2"><br><br>9. What are you craving right now? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">I don’t really have a food craving now. </span><span class="s2"><br><br>10. Do you floss? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">Sometimes.</span><span class="s2"><br><br>11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">Skinny soup. It’s that soup recipe that was all over Facebook last year. Every vegetable you have on hand, plus a can of diced tomatoes. Of course that includes cabbage. I can’t wait to make it. </span><span class="s2"><br><br>12. Are you emotional? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">I can be. Depends on what’s going on or what the situation is.</span><span class="s2"><br><br>13. Have you ever counted to 1,000? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">I’m sure I have. I count sheep or bottles of beer on the wall when I can’t sleep. Sometimes it’s more than 1,000.</span><span class="s2"><br><br>14. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">Why would I bite into ice cream? Unless it’s an ice cream novelty like ice cream sandwiches, ice cream bars…why?</span><span class="s2"><br><br>15. Do you like your hair? </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">Yes. I’m in need of a haircut now. I will probably cut it at home.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: right; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2021</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;"><br></span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363493634131378667.post-35718877394831678642021-10-07T22:51:00.001-05:002021-10-07T22:57:46.285-05:00Random stuffI took my daughter to a funeral yesterday. A woman from their Day Program passed away. They had a small service outside at a park district Pavillion. Today while I was out grocery shopping with the kids my daughter got a call from the guy that runs programs and activities for her apartment complex. He told her to stop by the office, he needed to see her. When we got back to her place she went to see him right away. More bad news. An older gentleman on her floor passed away. We think from Covid because he stopped hanging out on the first floor right about the time flyers were put on all the tenants doors that 1 person in the building had Covid. Such a nice guy. I always made sure I greeted him when I came and went from the building. He would hang out in the sitting area by the entrance most of the day. I think he was lonely. Other tenants hung out with him, sometimes they played cards.<div><br></div><div>I need to stop consulting Dr Google. It’s just making me freak out. I’m having symptoms of kidney function issues. Tomorrow I go for more labs and see my PCP Monday, and a Nephrologist on Wednesday. This is the reason I became a vegetarian 2 months ago next Wednesday. Plant protein is supposed to be easier on your kidneys. (Not a speck of meat has passed these lips.) I’ve also been analyzing food labels and looking up nutrition information on produce. I literally spent 4 hours at the grocery store today and didn’t buy much. I’m looking for foods that are low in all of the following:</div><div>Sodium </div><div>Potassium </div><div>Phosphorus </div><div>I also continue to look at carbs and fiber. I probably spent over 20 minutes analyzing labels for tortillas. It’s insane how much sodium some of them had. I went with corn street taco size tortillas and made quesadillas with queso cheese. I had 2 street taco sized quesadillas and a cup of red seedless grapes for dinner. Not joking. The only other things I had today were 1 blueberry muffin and a Matcha Green Tea drink at Starbucks. The medium size, whatever that’s called.</div><div>So labs tomorrow and they will send me home with a jug to collect…you know. After my labs we are meeting 1/2 of the older couple we are friends with at a Mexican joint. We have the same PCP, and he also has kidney issues, but he’s been told his diagnosis. I haven’t. I think he is further along with tests, nephrologist, and nutritionist appointments. I have to call the nutritionist Friday. I’ve just been going by what I’ve read, and really need to have the nutritionist educate me.</div><div><br></div><div>I got notification yesterday that my driver’s license was reinstated. First thing I did after I opened the mail was grab my shoes and the Buick keys and left the house solo! Now that I can drive the Buick, the Blazer has a flat tire that can’t be repaired. Gah! Supposedly my brother-in-law is coming on Sunday to put the spare on so I can buy a pair of tires Monday. Neither my wife, nor I can change it because of back and knee issues. If I could remember how to use a scissors jack, I would instruct my son to do it. If I see my neighbor tomorrow I’ll ask if I can borrow his hydrologic jack. He’ll probably change it for me, and I will happily pay him. </div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: large;">Lola’s Diner © 2008-2021</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0