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1.. Have you ever ridden in a hot air balloon? Would you ever consider it if you haven’t?
No, and no. It was considered very safe for a while. Then there were a few fatal accidents in the Midwest (One involving the comedian Flip Wilson, who was considered a good balloon pilot), and people stopped talking about hot air balloon jaunts there.
2. Do you like the design of your kitchen? What would your ideal kitchen look like?
I wish I had my kitchen from before I moved to Tucson. Nice big island, big pantry, everything convenient. Still my current kitchen is much better than the very old one I had in Missouri, which had almost no counter space and no dishwasher.
3. Have you any favorite phone apps you use regularly? Are there some you have to use in your area (e.g. for parking your car)?
I have a cell phone now, but just use it for texting family. Cell phones are a poor substitute for a computer with a real keyboard and a nice big readable screen.
4.. Do you organize your banking online, or do you prefer to go to the bank in person?
Organize? In what way? I do banking both online (most bills), and in person at the bank. At the bank isn't super convenient anymore, but it gets me out of the house.
5. Have you ever played snooker, billiards or pool?
Only pool, but didn't do it enough to get good at it. Does anyone actually play snooker in the States?
6. It’s World Coconut Day - what’s your favorite way to eat coconut?
I like it right out of the shell, but other ways too.
7. Do you like Welsh Rarebit? Have you ever made it?
I never made it. Long ago, my mother made it every so often. I liked to eat it, but I recall I'd have nightmares after eating it (and I wasn't the only one who said that).
8. What is your favorite tree?
I grew up in the woods. Asking me to pick a favorite tree is a bit like asking someone to pick their favorite child. I liked maples, oaks, dogwoods, redbuds, hackberries, fruit trees, walnut trees, all for different reasons.
9. Sheets and blankets or a duvet with a cover (or some other combination)?
It's too hot for anything but sheets here in the summer. In the winter I use a cover and a blanket.
10. It’s World Beard Day - do you know anyone with a beard?
My neighbor across the street has one. My grad school girlfriend wanted me to grow one, but in those days I had a bare spot along my jaw line and it just didn't work for me. (I've had a mustache since I was an undergrad. Otherwise I let my cat be the hairy one.)
11. In the US it’s Grandparent’s Day. How many grandparents were still around when you were growing up? Have you any special memories of your grandparents?
My mother's mother died before my parents were married. My father's father was still alive when I was very young, but I don't remember him. So, I had one grandmother (my father's mother) and one grandfather (my mother's father) while I was growing up. My grandmother was a very quiet person, I look like her and act a bit like her. My grandfather was a bit of a character, couldn't seem to keep a job when my mother was little, but was a Justice of the Peace late in life. I know my grandpa had quite a temper, but I never experienced it personally. My grandmother was a fine cook though she didn't make what you'd call healthy meals, lots of fat-fried food. My grandpa always wanted to take pictures of us when we were about to leave for home. He could never remember where he'd put his film. It always held us up, but we always got the pictures taken.
shadowkat1.. Have you ever ridden in a hot air balloon? Would you ever consider it if you haven’t?
No, and no. It was considered very safe for a while. Then there were a few fatal accidents in the Midwest (One involving the comedian Flip Wilson, who was considered a good balloon pilot), and people stopped talking about hot air balloon jaunts there.
2. Do you like the design of your kitchen? What would your ideal kitchen look like?
I wish I had my kitchen from before I moved to Tucson. Nice big island, big pantry, everything convenient. Still my current kitchen is much better than the very old one I had in Missouri, which had almost no counter space and no dishwasher.
3. Have you any favorite phone apps you use regularly? Are there some you have to use in your area (e.g. for parking your car)?
I have a cell phone now, but just use it for texting family. Cell phones are a poor substitute for a computer with a real keyboard and a nice big readable screen.
4.. Do you organize your banking online, or do you prefer to go to the bank in person?
Organize? In what way? I do banking both online (most bills), and in person at the bank. At the bank isn't super convenient anymore, but it gets me out of the house.
5. Have you ever played snooker, billiards or pool?
Only pool, but didn't do it enough to get good at it. Does anyone actually play snooker in the States?
6. It’s World Coconut Day - what’s your favorite way to eat coconut?
I like it right out of the shell, but other ways too.
7. Do you like Welsh Rarebit? Have you ever made it?
I never made it. Long ago, my mother made it every so often. I liked to eat it, but I recall I'd have nightmares after eating it (and I wasn't the only one who said that).
8. What is your favorite tree?
I grew up in the woods. Asking me to pick a favorite tree is a bit like asking someone to pick their favorite child. I liked maples, oaks, dogwoods, redbuds, hackberries, fruit trees, walnut trees, all for different reasons.
9. Sheets and blankets or a duvet with a cover (or some other combination)?
It's too hot for anything but sheets here in the summer. In the winter I use a cover and a blanket.
10. It’s World Beard Day - do you know anyone with a beard?
My neighbor across the street has one. My grad school girlfriend wanted me to grow one, but in those days I had a bare spot along my jaw line and it just didn't work for me. (I've had a mustache since I was an undergrad. Otherwise I let my cat be the hairy one.)
11. In the US it’s Grandparent’s Day. How many grandparents were still around when you were growing up? Have you any special memories of your grandparents?
My mother's mother died before my parents were married. My father's father was still alive when I was very young, but I don't remember him. So, I had one grandmother (my father's mother) and one grandfather (my mother's father) while I was growing up. My grandmother was a very quiet person, I look like her and act a bit like her. My grandfather was a bit of a character, couldn't seem to keep a job when my mother was little, but was a Justice of the Peace late in life. I know my grandpa had quite a temper, but I never experienced it personally. My grandmother was a fine cook though she didn't make what you'd call healthy meals, lots of fat-fried food. My grandpa always wanted to take pictures of us when we were about to leave for home. He could never remember where he'd put his film. It always held us up, but we always got the pictures taken.
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