Answers and stuff

Shadow asked - what is your favourite topic of conversation?

Aside from the range of usual topics shared by all men - Sex, baseball, football, soccer, golf, Sex, women, cars, motorcycles and Sex - my favourite topic is Science - all forms and flavors of Science, but especially Physics, Geology and Archeology. Glad you asked?

Christy asked - How do you feel, as a Vietnam Vet, about McCain?

As a Viet Nam vet, I am not influenced one way or the other by the fact the John McCain is a fellow vet. Other than that, I will no longer talk about politics on my blog or in my comments. Nor religion, either.

witchypoo asked - Will you write more about Vietnam? I loved your piece about Puff.

Viet Nam was a painful place to be, physically, mentally and emotionally. I rarely, RARELY talk about it, but when I do, I try to keep the conversation geared toward the memories which are least difficult to go to. There aren't a whole lot. I guess the answer is 'Maybe'.

myst_72 asked - Do you find it hard talking/writing about Viet Nam?

Yes - see the answer above.

Do you think your life would be different if you hadn't gone - and if so in what way?

I am certain it would have. I came home with some real issues and it took many years and a failed marriage to get past them. Had I not gone into the service, and not gone to Viet Nam, I might have stayed the course and pursued my career in theater.

Employee No. 3669 asked - Do any of your family or friends read your blog? If so, what do they think?

No one I know reads my blog regularly - that I know of. However, my cousin Diane reads it at least once in a while, apparently, because the time I outted Grannie about her flatulence, it got back to her - and the source was Diane. There are some people I know who watch my other blog (the Art blog), but as far as I know, they don't read this one.


Loraine asked - Questions? How do YOU feel about the Large Hadron Collider machine thing? Will it toss the Earth out of orbit??

Whenever there is a new science or scientific device out there, ready to be tested for hte first time, there will be people convinced that use of that science or device is going to end the world. It has happened before (A-Bomb, for example), it will happen again. And no, the LHC ain't gonna get us.

Joyce-Anne asked - My questions for you, do you enjoy music? Do you sing and/or play an instrument?

I love music - I write with the mood established by listening to music. Years ago I played some guitar and I used to sing in choir, but not any longer.

Holly at Tropic of Mom asked - OK, here's a question -- how did you meet and/or fall in love? (with your wife, a grandchild, anyone)

Annie and I met on October 8th, 1976. I was the bus driver. She was a passenger. As she was getting off the bus I asked her if she wanted to go to a Paul Stukey concert at Concordia College the following Saturday evening. She said 'Yes". The rest, as they say, is history. Someday I'll tell the whole story in a post - but I never saw any of the four women I was going out with at the time, again.

Honeybell asked - My question: Does your wife read your blog, and if so, what does she think about it?

Annie does not read my blog. She knows about it, and I often discuss some of the stuff from 'out here' with her, but she does not read it. She does not read my email, either nor do I read hers.
Even within a 31 year marriage, there is room for 'personal space'.

Sandy C asked - a bunch o' questions - My questions:
- What is your dream job? And why?

My dream 'job', if you could call it that, would be that of a 'Writer' or 'Author". Why? Because I could speak and get my whole point across.

- If there is 1 thing in the past that you had a chance to "do over," what would it be?

There are things I wish I had done differently - but nothing that I would change. If I changed anything, the thread of my life would unravel and there would be no way to know where I would be now. And I LIKE where I am now.

- If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Right across the street from you.

- Blondes or Brunettes? Morning or night? Coffee or tea?

Brunettes (although I wouldn't kick a Blond out of bed for eating crackers). Morning, Noon AND Night. Coffee.

- If a renowned, talented plastic surgeon offered you 1 free service, would you do it?

No. I like me just as I am, thank you.

abritdifferent asked a bunch, too - 1. What's your fave board game? Trivial Pursuit
2. What's your fave meal/comfort food? 3 minute eggs, over bread, with salt, pepper and butter.
3. What household chore do you hate doing? yardwork.
4. What's your fave colour? blue. But it was Red when I was a wee lad.
5. Are you REALLY going to blog every day next year too? I'm sure as hell going to try.

Kelley from MagnetoBoldToo asked some, as well - Questions?

OK, scrunch or fold of toilet paper? Fold - when you scrunch, your finger pokes through.
Have you ever bitten your nails, fingers or toes? Yes. All of them. Toes as a child.
And nipple rings. Do you have them or would you consider? I do not. And Annie won't let me.

witchypoo asked -
Question: Is Annie so secure that your outrageous cyber flirting doesn't bother her?

I emailed this question to Annie. Her answer follows. Keep in mind - her answer is colored by her reaction to the word 'outrageous' in the question. She didn't know whether the word should be accompanied by a frown or a smiley face. Oh - and the last thing she refers to is a conversation in which i told her about Tiff's Ivy and the Internet Petition. Her answer:
Answer: Yes, I am more than secure when it comes to Lou. I trust who he is as well as how he is (even though I have to remind him that it can make those who don't know him well enough to feel uneasy). He has not really changed in the last 30+ years. He has always been a huge flirt who is known for his outgoing personality. Oddly enough, this is how he acts towards friends, and as far as I can remember, not towards me. Towards/with me, he has been/is gentle and calm. While Lou flirts energentically towards other women, he gives me massages to help me sleep at night. He hugs and kisses/'pecks' my friends who know he is loyal to me. He winks and even has a 'routine' with the hostess at a restaurant we frequent. My only concern, which I remind him of and which I truly hope all of you understand, is that you know it is all in fun. It is just a way in which he expresses he really cares. He NEVER means to make anyone uncomfortable, and if this is the case, one needs to tell him. So, to answer the question...Yes, I am secure when it comes to my relationship with Lou. I just hope he is not making anyone uncomfortable with his "outrageous cyber flirting". Down deep, Lou cares so much about all of you 'blogging friends'....so much so he got emotionally choked up at dinner last night talking about you and yours (which he is not prone to doing).

Mike from ayewonder asked - Question: Chicken or the egg?

The egg, Mike. The Egg. All things come from the egg.

Hyphen Mama asked - My Question: Are you serious? I mean, with the part at witchy's site today where you said you slept on your right side...for the first time since you hurt your ribs?

Perfectly serious. I slept on my right side for the first time since I hurt my ribs.

And, lastly, Tara asked - The only question I could think of was: "boxers or briefs?"

Actually, they're boxer-briefs. Boxers are loose - too loose. Briefs are too tight. Thank God for boxer-briefs.

I was thinking about linking back to each questioner - but I am dead tired. This post must publish in 36 minutes - and I just got home from work. Long day. Forgive me, please, the lack of linkage?

Peace.