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Old 01-20-2017, 08:24 PM
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Today's Periodic Paving Questions:
Are there any stepping stones where you live/lived or at a nearby park or garden?

If you walked a path with stepping stones,
would you make an effort to walk on them or just step where you want?

Betcha made an effort if . . . Have you walked across water on stepping stones?

Are you familiar with the Monkees song "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone?"


Bonus:
Do you remember the Katzenjammer Kids cartoon?
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Katzenjammer_Kids

What cartoon strips, past or present, do you enjoy?

Do you check out cartoon strips online or do you still look at them in a newspaper?


Foodie Questions:
Choose your dipping sauce(s):
-Barbecue?
-Honey mustard?
-Marinara
-Ranch?
-Sweet and sour?
-Others?

As many, as much as you like - whatcha gonna dip in your dipping sauce(s)?


Just for fun:
I saw a tie today with initials on it. Do you have any clothes with your name or initials on it?


First Published on This Day:
1789 1st American novel, W.H. Brown's "Power of Sympathy"
1846 1st issue of Britain's "Daily News" edited by Charles Dickens

Today Includes:
New England Clam Chowder Day
Grandmother's Day in Poland

Today's Quote:
"Lives based on having are less free than lives based on doing or being."
~ William James, American philosopher

Today’s Word:
katzenjammer [kat-suh n-jam-er] noun
1. the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover
2. uneasiness; anguish; distress
3. uproar; clamor
Origin: German, equivalent to Katzen (plural of Katze "cat") + Jammer discomfort,
Old High German jamar (noun and adj.); cf. yammer, to whine or complain

Today's Picture:
Stepping stones near Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, England.

Made freely available on flickr by Paul Stevenson

Step lively now - no whining - and have a great Saturday!
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Old 01-20-2017, 08:49 PM
 
Location: North Central Illinois
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[b]Today's Periodic Paving Questions:
Are there any stepping stones where you live/lived or at a nearby park or garden? Yes

If you walked a path with stepping stones,
would you make an effort to walk on them or just step where you want? I'd walk on them

Betcha made an effort if . . . Have you walked across water on stepping stones? No, but I would try

Are you familiar with the Monkees song "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone?" Yes


Bonus:
Do you remember the Katzenjammer Kids cartoon? No
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Katzenjammer_Kids

What cartoon strips, past or present, do you enjoy? Tom and Jerry. Road Runner. Looney Tunes.

Do you check out cartoon strips online or do you still look at them in a newspaper? Newspaper.


Foodie Questions:
Choose your dipping sauce(s):
-Barbecue?
-Honey mustard?
-Marinara
-Ranch?
-Sweet and sour?
-Others? Soy sauce.

As many, as much as you like - whatcha gonna dip in your dipping sauce(s)? I'd dip pot stickers and sushi in soy sauce. Chicken strips in ranch dressing. Hot wings in bleu cheese dressing.


Just for fun:
I saw a tie today with initials on it. Do you have any clothes with your name or initials on it? No
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Old 01-20-2017, 08:58 PM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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Today's Periodic Paving Questions:
Are there any stepping stones where you live/lived or at a nearby park or garden?



If you walked a path with stepping stones,
would you make an effort to walk on them or just step where you want?
I would most likely walk on them.
Betcha made an effort if . . . Have you walked across water on stepping stones?

Are you familiar with the Monkees song "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone?"


Bonus:
Do you remember the Katzenjammer Kids cartoon?
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Katzenjammer_Kids

What cartoon strips, past or present, do you enjoy?

Do you check out cartoon strips online or do you still look at them in a newspaper?


Foodie Questions:
Choose your dipping sauce(s):
-Barbecue?
-Honey mustard?
-Marinara
-Ranch?
-Sweet and sour?
-Others?

As many, as much as you like - whatcha gonna dip in your dipping sauce(s)?
I don't dip most things... Wings I suppose. More likely fries in ketchup though.

Just for fun:
I saw a tie today with initials on it. Do you have any clothes with your name or initials on it?


First Published on This Day:
1789 1st American novel, W.H. Brown's "Power of Sympathy"
1846 1st issue of Britain's "Daily News" edited by Charles Dickens

Today Includes:
New England Clam Chowder Day
Grandmother's Day in Poland

Today's Quote:
"Lives based on having are less free than lives based on doing or being."
~ William James, American philosopher

Today’s Word:
katzenjammer [kat-suh n-jam-er] noun
1. the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover
2. uneasiness; anguish; distress
3. uproar; clamor
Origin: German, equivalent to Katzen (plural of Katze "cat") + Jammer discomfort,
Old High German jamar (noun and adj.); cf. yammer, to whine or complain

Today's Picture:
Stepping stones near Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, England.

Made freely available on flickr by Paul Stevenson

Step lively now - no whining - and have a great Saturday!
Thanks BJH! Nice job!

Last edited by SATX56; 01-20-2017 at 09:56 PM..
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Old 01-20-2017, 09:02 PM
 
Location: Baltimore, MD
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Today's Periodic Paving Questions:
Are there any stepping stones where you live/lived or at a nearby park or garden?
- I've seen them before, yes.

If you walked a path with stepping stones,
would you make an effort to walk on them or just step where you want?
- Latter

Betcha made an effort if . . . Have you walked across water on stepping stones? - Never did that

Are you familiar with the Monkees song "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone?" - Yes, I remember when it came out.

Bonus:
Do you remember the Katzenjammer Kids cartoon?
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Katzenjammer_Kids

What cartoon strips, past or present, do you enjoy?

Do you check out cartoon strips online or do you still look at them in a newspaper?


Not a fan of them.

Foodie Questions:
Choose your dipping sauce(s):
-Barbecue?
- This
-Honey mustard? - And this
-Marinara
-Ranch?
-Sweet and sour?
-Others?


As many, as much as you like - whatcha gonna dip in your dipping sauce(s)? - Chicken strips

Just for fun:
I saw a tie today with initials on it. Do you have any clothes with your name or initials on it?
- Nope

Thanks, bjh.
Hope everyone has a good Saturday!
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Old 01-20-2017, 09:07 PM
 
Location: Looking over your shoulder
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Today's Periodic Paving Questions:
Are there any stepping stones where you live/lived or at a nearby park or garden?
Yes, most of the walkways at the house have stepping stones.
If you walked a path with stepping stones,
would you make an effort to walk on them or just step where you want?
They are all connected together you have to walk "on" them.
Betcha made an effort if . . . Have you walked across water on stepping stones?
Always,,, I dislike getting my shoes wet.
Are you familiar with the Monkees song "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone?"
Yes,,, I remember that song from a long time ago.......

Bonus:
Do you remember the Katzenjammer Kids cartoon?
No
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Katzenjammer_Kids

What cartoon strips, past or present, do you enjoy?
I don't think I read many cartoon strips....... I like just a one image cartoon - not a strip.
Do you check out cartoon strips online or do you still look at them in a newspaper?
No


Foodie Questions:
Choose your dipping sauce(s):
-Barbecue?
-Honey mustard?
-Marinara
-Ranch?
-Sweet and sour?
-Others?
any type with warm melted cheese and made spicy hot with peppers

As many, as much as you like - whatcha gonna dip in your dipping sauce(s)?
chips, buffalo wings, pretzels, fresh veggies, corn chips and potato chips.

Just for fun:
I saw a tie today with initials on it. Do you have any clothes with your name or initials on it?
None here.


First Published on This Day:
1789 1st American novel, W.H. Brown's "Power of Sympathy"
1846 1st issue of Britain's "Daily News" edited by Charles Dickens

Today Includes:
New England Clam Chowder Day
Grandmother's Day in Poland

Today's Quote:
"Lives based on having are less free than lives based on doing or being."
~ William James, American philosopher

Today’s Word:
katzenjammer [kat-suh n-jam-er] noun
1. the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover
2. uneasiness; anguish; distress
3. uproar; clamor
Origin: German, equivalent to Katzen (plural of Katze "cat") + Jammer discomfort,
Old High German jamar (noun and adj.); cf. yammer, to whine or complain

Today's Picture:
Stepping stones near Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, England.

Made freely available on flickr by Paul Stevenson

Step lively now - no whining - and have a great Saturday!

Last edited by AksarbeN; 01-20-2017 at 09:20 PM..
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Old 01-20-2017, 09:15 PM
 
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow in "OZ "
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Today's Periodic Paving Questions:
Are there any stepping stones where you live/lived or at a nearby park or garden? Plenty of stepping stones in are cricks her.. Big and small and cover with a very thick moss.. and very slippery

If you walked a path with stepping stones,
would you make an effort to walk on them or just step where you want? Need to walk on them.. or you get your feet wet..

Betcha made an effort if . . . Have you walked across water on stepping stones? I can't walk on water because I am tin..

Are you familiar with the Monkees song "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone?" Yes and also Day Dream Believer.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvqeSJlgaNk


Bonus:
Do you remember the Katzenjammer Kids cartoon? Yes in deed
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Katzenjammer_Kids

What cartoon strips, past or present, do you enjoy? Gary Larson and Far Side

Do you check out cartoon strips online or do you still look at them in a newspaper? Only on line...


Foodie Questions:
Choose your dipping sauce(s):
-Barbecue? ....................................... yes....... not sweet a little bite of vinegar only on Beef - Swine
-Honey mustard?
-Marinara
-Ranch? .......................................... yes only on vegetables -- onion rings
-Sweet and sour? ...............................yes only on chicken
-Others? .......................................... Ketchup .... some times fries

As many, as much as you like - whatcha gonna dip in your dipping sauce(s)? as above...


Just for fun:
I saw a tie today with initials on it. Do you have any clothes with your name or initials on it? Why yes TM that's what on the tag... TM as ©


First Published on This Day:
1789 1st American novel, W.H. Brown's "Power of Sympathy"
1846 1st issue of Britain's "Daily News" edited by Charles Dickens

Today Includes:
New England Clam Chowder Day....... Yes buckets and buckets of Real Good Chowder !!!!
Grandmother's Day in Poland

Today's Quote:
"Lives based on having are less free than lives based on doing or being."
~ William James, American philosopher

Today’s Word:
katzenjammer [kat-suh n-jam-er] noun
1. the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover
2. uneasiness; anguish; distress
3. uproar; clamor
Origin: German, equivalent to Katzen (plural of Katze "cat") + Jammer discomfort,
Old High German jamar (noun and adj.); cf. yammer, to whine or complain

Thanks BJH...... Have a great Happy Weekend
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Old 01-20-2017, 09:26 PM
 
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Today's Periodic Paving Questions:
Are there any stepping stones where you live/lived or at a nearby park or garden? At our urban home we have stepping stones (concrete pavers) running across the back yard to one barn.

If you walked a path with stepping stones,
would you make an effort to walk on them or just step where you want? I'd probably use the stepping stones if they fit my stride.

Betcha made an effort if . . . Have you walked across water on stepping stones? Stones in a creek, yes. Not always successfully.

Are you familiar with the Monkees song "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone?" Yep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCM7qcRyfKo


Bonus:
Do you remember the Katzenjammer Kids cartoon? Yes again.
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Katzenjammer_Kids

What cartoon strips, past or present, do you enjoy? Don't have the opportunity to read them anymore.

Do you check out cartoon strips online or do you still look at them in a newspaper? Sometimes I check out single cartoons online. Sometimes I've even been known to modify them,. . . somewhat.


Foodie Questions:
Choose your dipping sauce(s):
-Barbecue?
-Honey mustard?
-Marinara
-Ranch?
-Sweet and sour?
-Others? Louisiana Hot Sauce.

As many, as much as you like - whatcha gonna dip in your dipping sauce(s)? I love fried pork rinds not dipped in but with a drop or two of Louisiana Hot Sauce on them.


Just for fun:
I saw a tie today with initials on it. Do you have any clothes with your name or initials on it? Nope.


Good start to a weekend BJH.
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Old 01-20-2017, 09:41 PM
 
Location: Out there somewhere...a traveling man.
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Today's Periodic Paving Questions:
Are there any stepping stones where you live/lived or at a nearby park or garden? Yes, at all of those places.

If you walked a path with stepping stones,
would you make an effort to walk on them or just step where you want? If they are spaced correctly I walk on them.

Betcha made an effort if . . . Have you walked across water on stepping stones? Yes.

Are you familiar with the Monkees song "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone?" No, not a Monkees fan.


Bonus:
Do you remember the Katzenjammer Kids cartoon? Yes.
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Katzenjammer_Kids

What cartoon strips, past or present, do you enjoy? Mr. Magoo, Road Runner, Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny, Tom & Jerry, Tweety & Sylvestor, Woody Woodpecker.

Do you check out cartoon strips online or do you still look at them in a newspaper? Occasionally in the newspaper.


Foodie Questions:
Choose your dipping sauce(s):
-Barbecue?
-Honey mustard?
-Marinara
-Ranch?
-Sweet and sour?
-Others?

As many, as much as you like - whatcha gonna dip in your dipping sauce(s)? Anything that is dippable.


Just for fun:
I saw a tie today with initials on it. Do you have any clothes with your name or initials on it? Yes, handkerchiefs.


bjh
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Old 01-20-2017, 09:50 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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Today's Periodic Paving Questions:
Are there any stepping stones where you live/lived or at a nearby park or garden?
There are some in the side yard.
If you walked a path with stepping stones,
would you make an effort to walk on them or just step where you want?
I would try to walk on them because they're there for a reason.
Betcha made an effort if . . . Have you walked across water on stepping stones?
Yes, I've crossed small creeks that way.
Are you familiar with the Monkees song "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone?"
Yes

Bonus:
Do you remember the Katzenjammer Kids cartoon?
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Katzenjammer_Kids
I know about the strip but don't remember it personally.
What cartoon strips, past or present, do you enjoy?
I used to really like Cathy, Doonesbury, Farley, Bizarro, Life in Hell and The Family Circus.
Do you check out cartoon strips online or do you still look at them in a newspaper?
I rarely look at them any more. Sometimes Mr. Bay will show me a strip he thinks is particularly funny.

Foodie Questions:
Choose your dipping sauce(s):
-Barbecue?
<---- This one, but it depends on what's being dipped.
-Honey mustard?
-Marinara
-Ranch?
-Sweet and sour?
-Others?

As many, as much as you like - whatcha gonna dip in your dipping sauce(s)?
Grilled Chicken

Just for fun:
I saw a tie today with initials on it. Do you have any clothes with your name or initials on it?
No, I don't.


Thanks, bjh!

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Old 01-21-2017, 12:20 AM
 
Location: Southern California
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Today's Periodic Paving Questions:
Are there any stepping stones where you live/lived or at a nearby park or garden? None where I live or have lived in the past.

If you walked a path with stepping stones,
would you make an effort to walk on them or just step where you want? I would try to walk on them as much as possible.

Betcha made an effort if . . . Have you walked across water on stepping stones? No.

Are you familiar with the Monkees song "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone?" If I have, it's been ages since I last heard it.


Bonus:
Do you remember the Katzenjammer Kids cartoon? Yes.
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Katzenjammer_Kids

What cartoon strips, past or present, do you enjoy? I used to enjoy Peanuts, Garfield, Shoe, Archies, Family Circus, among others, back when I subscribed to a physical newspaper.

Do you check out cartoon strips online or do you still look at them in a newspaper? Neither.


Foodie Questions:
Choose your dipping sauce(s):
-Barbecue? <--This
-Honey mustard?
-Marinara
-Ranch?
-Sweet and sour? <--This
-Others? Teriyaki

As many, as much as you like - whatcha gonna dip in your dipping sauce(s)? Chicken strips/tenders or nuggets.


Just for fun:
I saw a tie today with initials on it. Do you have any clothes with your name or initials on it? Not anymore.

Happy Saturday! Have a great weekend.

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