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Welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, February 16, 2014. I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend despite the crazy weather we’ve been having in some parts of the world.
Today’s Questions:
If money were no object, would you move somewhere else?
Where would you like to live, and why?
If you are happy where you are living now, where would you like to have a second home, such as a pied à terre in the city, a cottage by the lake or a cabin in the woods? Again, money is no object.
What will you do for enjoyment when you visit your second home?
Bonus Questions:
What is your favorite position to sleep in?
Do you like a hard, medium or soft pillow (or do you have no preference)?
Do you have any bedtime rituals?
Just for Fun:
What made you feel grouchy today? (Come on, now, spill. There must have been something!)
Today in History
600 – Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying “God bless you” is the correct response to a sneeze.
1659 – First known check in the amount of £400 (now on display at Westminster Abbey).
1677 – Earl of Shaftesbury arrested and confined in the Tower of London.
1751 – First publication of Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard.”
1804 – Lt. Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor and burns Navy frigate “Philadelphia” after pirates seize it.
1838 – Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under certain conditions.
1848 – American Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
1857 – Gallaudet College, a national college for deaf-mutes, forms in Washington, D.C.
1859 – French government passes a law setting the musical note A above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, an attempt to standardize the pitch.
1868 – Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms.
1878 – Silver dollar becomes U.S. legal tender
1883 – “Ladies Home Journal” begins publishing.
1892 – Jules Massenet’s opera “Werther,” based on a novel by Goethe, premieres in Vienna.
1914 – First airplane flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
1923 – Howard Carter finds the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen.
1937 – DuPont Corp. patents nylon.
1942 – German submarines attack Aruba oil refinery.
1945 – US forces land on Corregidor.
1950 – Longest-running prime-time TV game show, “What’s My Line,” premieres on CBS.
1959 – Fidel Castro names himself Cuba’s premier after overthrowing President Fulgencio Batista.
1960 – US nuclear submarine USS Triton sets off on underwater round-the-world voyage.
1961 – China uses its first nuclear reactor.
1964 – Beatles’ second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
1968 – George Harrison, John Lennon and their wives fly to India to study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
1980 – Continuous traffic jam extends 176 km (109.3 mi) north of Lyons, France.
1991 – Figure skater Tonya Harding wins US Ladies’ Championship.
1999 - O. J. Simpson’s 1968 Heisman trophy sold for $230,000 to help settle a $33.5 million civil judgment against him in the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
2005 – The Kyoto Protocol, an environmental treaty among industrialized nations to reduce greenhouse gases, comes into effect after its signing by Russia.
Example: "It's a bit unsettling here seeing slides, climbing structures, and the like lost in lone, lorn decay." - from a photography exhibit review by Mark Feeney in The Boston Globe, December 2, 2011.
Today Is:
Kyoto Protocol Day
Do a Grouch a Favor Day
National Almond Day
Daytona Pole Day
Quote of the Day:
“Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.”
Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams
Default Question of the Day for Sunday, February 16, 2014
Welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, February 16, 2014. I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend despite the crazy weather we’ve been having in some parts of the world.
Today’s Questions:
If money were no object, would you move somewhere else?
Where would you like to live, and why?
If you are happy where you are living now, where would you like to have a second home, such as a pied à terre in the city, a cottage by the lake or a cabin in the woods? Again, money is no object.
What will you do for enjoyment when you visit your second home?
Bonus Questions:
What is your favorite position to sleep in?
Varies from time to time.
Do you like a hard, medium or soft pillow (or do you have no preference)?
Do you have any bedtime rituals? Yep ! Jump in bed and close my eyes. Hope for the best!
Just for Fun:
What made you feel grouchy today? (Come on, now, spill. There must have been something!) Wife and everyone else!
Today in History
600 – Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying “God bless you” is the correct response to a sneeze.
1659 – First known check in the amount of £400 (now on display at Westminster Abbey).
1677 – Earl of Shaftesbury arrested and confined in the Tower of London.
1751 – First publication of Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard.”
1804 – Lt. Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor and burns Navy frigate “Philadelphia” after pirates seize it.
1838 – Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under certain conditions.
1848 – American Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
1857 – Gallaudet College, a national college for deaf-mutes, forms in Washington, D.C.
1859 – French government passes a law setting the musical note A above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, an attempt to standardize the pitch.
1868 – Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms.
1878 – Silver dollar becomes U.S. legal tender
1883 – “Ladies Home Journal” begins publishing.
1892 – Jules Massenet’s opera “Werther,” based on a novel by Goethe, premieres in Vienna.
1914 – First airplane flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
1923 – Howard Carter finds the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen.
1937 – DuPont Corp. patents nylon.
1942 – German submarines attack Aruba oil refinery.
1945 – US forces land on Corregidor.
1950 – Longest-running prime-time TV game show, “What’s My Line,” premieres on CBS.
1959 – Fidel Castro names himself Cuba’s premier after overthrowing President Fulgencio Batista.
1960 – US nuclear submarine USS Triton sets off on underwater round-the-world voyage.
1961 – China uses its first nuclear reactor.
1964 – Beatles’ second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
1968 – George Harrison, John Lennon and their wives fly to India to study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
1980 – Continuous traffic jam extends 176 km (109.3 mi) north of Lyons, France.
1991 – Figure skater Tonya Harding wins US Ladies’ Championship.
1999 - O. J. Simpson’s 1968 Heisman trophy sold for $230,000 to help settle a $33.5 million civil judgment against him in the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
2005 – The Kyoto Protocol, an environmental treaty among industrialized nations to reduce greenhouse gases, comes into effect after its signing by Russia.
Example: "It's a bit unsettling here seeing slides, climbing structures, and the like lost in lone, lorn decay." - from a photography exhibit review by Mark Feeney in The Boston Globe, December 2, 2011.
Today Is:
Kyoto Protocol Day
Do a Grouch a Favor Day
National Almond Day
Daytona Pole Day
Quote of the Day:
“Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.”
Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams Thanks BA 4!
If money were no object, would you move somewhere else?
~ Yes! In two shakes of a lamb's tail!
Where would you like to live, and why?
~ Georgia. I love Georgia for many reasons. It is a good location for my lifestyle and for my love of natural sciences. Runner ups: rural Texas, western North Carolina mountains, outskirts of Greenville, South Carolina and upstate New York, in Phoenicia (Catskill mountains).
If you are happy where you are living now, where would you like to have a second home?
~ I just told you, you dummy. ..................
What will you do for enjoyment when you visit your second home?
~ Sitting her, on City-Data with you!
What is your favorite position to sleep in?
~ Skipping saying other naughtier things, I will say: however I can fit between my cats because we sleep together.
Do you like a hard, medium or soft pillow (or do you have no preference)?
~ Thin pillow so that my head and neck are well aligned. But I like many pillows.
Do you have any bedtime rituals?
~ Just go get in bed, call the kitties and go to sleep.
What made you feel grouchy today? (Come on, now, spill. There must have been something!)
~ ? Absolutely nothing. Sounds to me like you should do the bean spilling.
~ Thank you, dear Bay. That was fun, now I can think about the pancakes that I will make this morning. Then, later today, I will go to market like the pig did and get some pleasant victuals to cook up. I ate so much Chinese buffet yesterday that I couldn't think about food until this morning.
Happy Sunday to you all! I wish you the best, with extras!
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Today’s Questions:
If money were no object, would you move somewhere else? Probably, though I'm happy where I'm living now!
Where would you like to live, and why? Ideally I'd like to move back to Sydney. I moved to this country town because I wanted to retire. With real estate prices in Sydney I couldn't afford to live there AND retire. Up here I can own a home and be retired.
If you are happy where you are living now, where would you like to have a second home, such as a pied à terre in the city, a cottage by the lake or a cabin in the woods? Again, money is no object. Money no object, I'll keep this house, buy a swish apartment close to the harbour in Sydney, and I'll be greedy and also buy an apartment in Manhattan.
What will you do for enjoyment when you visit your second home? I'll go to Sydney when I get cabin fever in my sleepy country town, to catch up with friends and get some decent night life!
Bonus Questions:
What is your favorite position to sleep in? On my side with one arm hanging down outside the bed.
Do you like a hard, medium or soft pillow (or do you have no preference)? I like a flattish pillow - if it's too 'boofy' I get neck ache.
Do you have any bedtime rituals? Sort of. I don't go to bed until I'm really, really tired. Put the telly on when I get in, turn it off less than 5 minutes later (doesn't matter how good the program is, TV makes me sleepy). And then it's morning.
Just for Fun:
What made you feel grouchy today? (Come on, now, spill. There must have been something!)
The genealogy site I was working with today kept crashing... grrrrrrr.
Welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, February 16, 2014. I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend despite the crazy weather we’ve been having in some parts of the world.
Today’s Questions:
If money were no object, would you move somewhere else?
doubtful
Where would you like to live, and why?
here because I'm too lazy to move again. I am sooo sick of moving.
If you are happy where you are living now, where would you like to have a second home, such as a pied à terre in the city, a cottage by the lake or a cabin in the woods? Again, money is no object.
I used to but not any more. Live where you want to be and there you are.
What will you do for enjoyment when you visit your second home?
Bonus Questions:
What is your favorite position to sleep in?
Usually on my back.
Do you like a hard, medium or soft pillow (or do you have no preference)?
hard. My fat head, er I mean large brain smooshes a soft one to nothing.
Do you have any bedtime rituals?
not really
Just for Fun:
What made you feel grouchy today? (Come on, now, spill. There must have been something!)
well, since it's only 3:30 in the morning, nothing. Yet. But wait for it: grouchy will happen.
Example: "It's a bit unsettling here seeing slides, climbing structures, and the like lost in lone, lorn decay." - from a photography exhibit review by Mark Feeney in The Boston Globe, December 2, 2011.
Today Is:
Kyoto Protocol Day
Do a Grouch a Favor Day
National Almond Day
Daytona Pole Day
Quote of the Day:
“Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.”
Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams
Busy day in history. Whatever happened to Alaskan Mutt anyway?
Thanks, BA4.
Have a great day, everyone. And if you're grouchy, someone just may do you a favor!
Welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, February 16, 2014. I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend despite the crazy weather we’ve been having in some parts of the world.
Crazy hot here in Texas, again....
Today’s Questions:
If money were no object, would you move somewhere else? On the spot!
Where would you like to live, and why? Overseas. Quality of life.
If you are happy where you are living now, where would you like to have a second home, such as a pied à terre in the city, a cottage by the lake or a cabin in the woods? Again, money is no object. Small, secluded house directly on the beach, perhaps...
What will you do for enjoyment when you visit your second home? Seclusion. I am tired of people...
Bonus Questions:
What is your favorite position to sleep in? On the right site.
Do you like a hard, medium or soft pillow (or do you have no preference)? Very hard and very flat. Down, no "plastic".
Do you have any bedtime rituals? Sure: change clothes, slip under the covers, read 10-15 minutes, turn off the light, close my eyes and fall asleep...
Just for Fun:
What made you feel grouchy today? (Come on, now, spill. There must have been something!) Nothing really. And being a single AND living by myself helps to feel sane, and happy, everyday!
Today in History (wow!! many things happen today in history!)
600 – Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying “God bless you” is the correct response to a sneeze.
1659 – First known check in the amount of £400 (now on display at Westminster Abbey).
1677 – Earl of Shaftesbury arrested and confined in the Tower of London.
1751 – First publication of Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard.”
1804 – Lt. Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor and burns Navy frigate “Philadelphia” after pirates seize it.
1838 – Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under certain conditions.
1848 – American Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
1857 – Gallaudet College, a national college for deaf-mutes, forms in Washington, D.C.
1859 – French government passes a law setting the musical note A above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, an attempt to standardize the pitch.
1868 – Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms.
1878 – Silver dollar becomes U.S. legal tender
1883 – “Ladies Home Journal” begins publishing.
1892 – Jules Massenet’s opera “Werther,” based on a novel by Goethe, premieres in Vienna.
1914 – First airplane flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
1923 – Howard Carter finds the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen.
1937 – DuPont Corp. patents nylon.
1942 – German submarines attack Aruba oil refinery.
1945 – US forces land on Corregidor.
1950 – Longest-running prime-time TV game show, “What’s My Line,” premieres on CBS.
1959 – Fidel Castro names himself Cuba’s premier after overthrowing President Fulgencio Batista.
1960 – US nuclear submarine USS Triton sets off on underwater round-the-world voyage.
1961 – China uses its first nuclear reactor.
1964 – Beatles’ second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
1968 – George Harrison, John Lennon and their wives fly to India to study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
1980 – Continuous traffic jam extends 176 km (109.3 mi) north of Lyons, France.
1991 – Figure skater Tonya Harding wins US Ladies’ Championship.
1999 - O. J. Simpson’s 1968 Heisman trophy sold for $230,000 to help settle a $33.5 million civil judgment against him in the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
2005 – The Kyoto Protocol, an environmental treaty among industrialized nations to reduce greenhouse gases, comes into effect after its signing by Russia.
Example: "It's a bit unsettling here seeing slides, climbing structures, and the like lost in lone, lorn decay." - from a photography exhibit review by Mark Feeney in The Boston Globe, December 2, 2011.
Today Is:
Kyoto Protocol Day
Do a Grouch a Favor Day ( I think, Da Grouch is married - so , only with permission of his wife )
National Almond Day
Daytona Pole Day
Quote of the Day:
“Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.”
Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams
Happy Sunday, everyone.
Thank you for the questions, Bayarea!!
Today’s Questions:
If money were no object, would you move somewhere else? I would stay in the same area I live in now.
Where would you like to live, and why? I love where I live and have never been anyplace I would rather be. I would love to have the money to buy a custom made home here.
If you are happy where you are living now, where would you like to have a second home, such as a pied à terre in the city, a cottage by the lake or a cabin in the woods? Again, money is no object. I would like to have a beautiful home in Tuscany, Italy overlooking everything.
What will you do for enjoyment when you visit your second home? Mostly relax, but also taste the local cuisine and meet people.
Bonus Questions:
What is your favorite position to sleep in? On my back sitting up about halfway.
Do you like a hard, medium or soft pillow (or do you have no preference)? Medium.
Do you have any bedtime rituals? When I start feeling tired I use the restroom, turn the lights off, cover up with my favorite blanket and watch tv until I fall asleep.
Just for Fun:
What made you feel grouchy today? (Come on, now, spill. There must have been something!) Actually I wasn't grouch at all today.
Welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, February 16, 2014. I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend despite the crazy weather we’ve been having in some parts of the world. Just crappy weather here, its barely winter at all . Although of course I'm glad we're not getting the crazy weather!
Today’s Questions:
If money were no object, would you move somewhere else? Well I'd move to a bigger house for sure but I doubt I'd move out of this town. I like it.
Where would you like to live, and why? Just possibly I'd move back to Tampere as its a better place for an English-speaker to live but still, unlikely
If you are happy where you are living now, where would you like to have a second home, such as a pied à terre in the city, a cottage by the lake or a cabin in the woods? Again, money is no object. I'd have the traditional mökki (cottage) by the lake - something like this http://www.kontio.fi/mallisto/esitte..._mss_kuva3.jpg
What will you do for enjoyment when you visit your second home? Fish, pick berries, go to sauna and then swim in the lake straight from the sauna. Just relax and spend time in nature
Bonus Questions:
What is your favorite position to sleep in? On my side with my leg and arm resting on my body pillow
Do you like a hard, medium or soft pillow (or do you have no preference)? Softish. And a body pillow too. Before I got the body pillow I had to have one pillow between my knees and one pillow to hug!
Do you have any bedtime rituals? Not really
Just for Fun:
What made you feel grouchy today? (Come on, now, spill. There must have been something!) Waking up after not enough sleep and not being able to fall back asleep again cos my toddler was awake
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