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Happy Monday January 22, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Today’s Question:
If you have a portable/mobile device (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.), does it have a case/shell/holder-
and/or a screen protector (transparent material, to cover the front) ?
How do you carry it around-in a bag with strap or handle, clipped to belt loop, in your pocket, or other ?
Extra Credit:
How many types of apples do you know the name of ?
How many of those have you tried ?
Is there a particular apple variety that you like best ?
Which kind have you eaten most recently, if you know ?
Do you prefer apples with-or without-the peel/skin ? LINK —>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apple_cultivars
Bonus:
Which kinds of laundry (clothing you wash) do you avoid putting in the dryer, and let air dry instead ?
Just for Fun:
Have you ever witnessed tumbleweeds tumbling, in real life ?
Have you seen a snow fence or sand fence
(made of webbed orange plastic, or wood & wire-to minimize or redirect drifting accumulations) ?
LINK —>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_fence Today in History:
1947: KTLA in Los Angeles becomes first licensed commercial broadcast tv station west of the Mississippi River
1949: Birth of singer-songwriter Steve Perry (Journey)
1965: Birth of actress Diane Lane (Under the Tuscan Sun, Trumbo)
2002: Kmart Corporation (chain of big box dept. stores) files for bankruptcy Today’s Word:
votary /ˈvōdərē/ (n.): Narrowly, someone who has dedicated him or her self to a life in service to a religious order.
Broadly, a devotee, an adherent to or promoter of a philosophy/lifestyle/cause, admirer or worshipper of a venerated figure.
Today Is:
National Blonde Brownie Day -this week is- International Hoof-Care Week
Today’s Picture: Entrance & exit are at lower middle-
Thought for the Day:
“Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.” -Robert Louis Stevenson
Wishing all y’all out in C-D land a glorious and delicious Monday
Happy Monday January 22, everybody-and welcome to QOTD. Happy to you too cloven.
Today’s Question:
If you have a portable/mobile device (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.), does it have a case/shell/holder-
and/or a screen protector (transparent material, to cover the front) ?
How do you carry it around-in a bag with strap or handle, clipped to belt loop, in your pocket, or other ? I don't have any of this/that stuff.
Extra Credit:
How many types of apples do you know the name of ? Many.
How many of those have you tried ? Many.
Is there a particular apple variety that you like best ? Honeycrisp.
Which kind have you eaten most recently, if you know ? Honeycrisp.
Do you prefer apples with-or without-the peel/skin ? With.
LINK —> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apple_cultivars
Bonus:
Which kinds of laundry (clothing you wash) do you avoid putting in the dryer, and let air dry instead ? Have no idea, laundry is not my job here, I'm not allowed to cook or do laundry for safety sake. I do other things to make up for it.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever witnessed tumbleweeds tumbling, in real life ? Yes, they're all around me here in the desert. One of my favorite songs is "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" by the Son's of the Pioneers.
Have you seen a snow fence or sand fence Yes both kinds.
(made of webbed orange plastic, or wood & wire-to minimize or redirect drifting accumulations) ?
LINK —> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_fence
Today’s Question:
If you have a portable/mobile device (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.), does it have a case/shell
/holder- and/or a screen protector (transparent material, to cover the front) ?
No, no, no and no. How's that for negativity?
How do you carry it around-in a bag with strap or handle, clipped to belt loop, in your pocket, or other ?
Have carried a phone on a belt clip or in a pocket.
Extra Credit:
How many types of apples do you know the name of ? 8.5
How many of those have you tried ? 3.25
Is there a particular apple variety that you like best ? Granny Smith
Which kind have you eaten most recently, if you know ? No idea.
Do you prefer apples with-or without-the peel/skin ? With.
Bonus:
Which kinds of laundry do you avoid putting in the dryer, and let air dry instead ?
Anything that says "Dry Clean Only" that can be washed in cold water.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever witnessed tumbleweeds tumbling, in real life ?
What do you mean? Like
Have you seen a snow fence or sand fence?
Seen the describe fences, but not in use to control snow, sand, or leaves.
Wishing all y’all out in C-D land a glorious and delicious Monday And to you.
If you have a portable/mobile device (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.), does it have a case/shell
/holder- and/or a screen protector (transparent material, to cover the front) ?
Tablets and phones yes to both a protective rubber case and screen protector purely because I am extremely clumsy
How do you carry it around-in a bag with strap or handle, clipped to belt loop, in your pocket, or other ?
Both tablet and phones in my cavernous handbag - no wonder it weighs a ton!
Extra Credit:
How many types of apples do you know the name of ? Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Pink Lady, Granny Smith
How many of those have you tried ? All of the above
Is there a particular apple variety that you like best ? Golden Delicious, everytime!
Which kind have you eaten most recently, if you know ? Golden Delicious, always available in my local store
Do you prefer apples with-or without-the peel/skin ? Preferably without, more so when in conversation with someone face2face and you accidentally spit one out at them!
Bonus:
Which kinds of laundry do you avoid putting in the dryer, and let air dry instead ? rugs & mats; and whatever the washing label recommends
Just for Fun:
Have you ever witnessed tumbleweeds tumbling, in real life ? Yes, whilst holidaying in South Africa out in the middle of nowhere
Have you seen a snow fence or sand fence? Snow fences hardly at all, but sand fences yes
Today’s Question:
If you have a portable/mobile device (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.), does it have a case/shell/holder-
and/or a screen protector (transparent material, to cover the front)? Yes, I have both, although the screen protector wore out and needs to be replaced.
How do you carry it around-in a bag with strap or handle, clipped to belt loop, in your pocket, or other? Normally it's carried in my handbag. At the gym I carry it in a waist pack.
Extra Credit:
How many types of apples do you know the name of? I can think of nine off the top of my head:
Spoiler
Red Delicious, Jonathan, Winesap, Macintosh, Honeycrisp, Fuji, Cameo, Pink Lady and Granny Smith
How many of those have you tried? All but two.
Spoiler
Cameo and Winesap
Is there a particular apple variety that you like best? I like Fuji apples best because they're juicy and very crisp..
Which kind have you eaten most recently, if you know? Over a lifetime I'd have to say Red Delicious because those were the default eating apple when I was growing up. There were only two kinds of apples that I knew of back then - red or green. Nowadays I mostly buy Fujis.
Do you prefer apples with-or without-the peel/skin?
It doesn't matter. I like apples with or without peel.
Bonus:
Which kinds of laundry (clothing you wash) do you avoid putting in the dryer, and let air dry instead? Anything knit or delicate; washable wool shirts; cotton shirts that had better not shrink one single millimeter or they won't fit me any more.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever witnessed tumbleweeds tumbling, in real life? Possibly as a child. We used to live in Southern California, which is basically a desert, and I saw lots of desert flora and fauna such as jackrabbits, yucca trees and that sort of thing. I may have seen a tumbleweed then, but I really don't remember.
Have you seen a snow fence or sand fence
(made of webbed orange plastic, or wood & wire-to minimize or redirect drifting accumulations)?
I think I've seen those at Lake Tahoe.
Thanks, cloven!
Last edited by Bayarea4; 01-22-2018 at 01:47 AM..
Reason: Forgot to answer two of the Qs. Also, spacing.
[quote=cloven;50777073]Happy Monday January 22, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Today’s Question:
If you have a portable/mobile device (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.), does it have a case/shell/holder-
and/or a screen protector (transparent material, to cover the front) ?
How do you carry it around-in a bag with strap or handle, clipped to belt loop, in your pocket, or other ?
I have a laptop, but it sits plugged in on a shelf for emergencies when the desktop gets sick. The poor wretch never gets to travel.
Extra Credit:
How many types of apples do you know the name of ? Maybe a half dozen, though I grew up in an area where apple orchards were cash crops.
How many of those have you tried ? Probably a dozen I would guess.
Is there a particular apple variety that you like best ? Pink Lady
Which kind have you eaten most recently, if you know ? Pink Lady
Do you prefer apples with-or without-the peel/skin ? With LINK —>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apple_cultivars
Bonus:
Which kinds of laundry (clothing you wash) do you avoid putting in the dryer, and let air dry instead ?
Everything goes on a clothesline. Dryers are unusual where I live, mostly foreigners and better off locals aping foreigners have them.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever witnessed tumbleweeds tumbling, in real life ? Once, in California in the mid-Sixties...it just came tumbling across the road.
Have you seen a snow fence or sand fence All my life. I have always lived in snowy country or in sandy areas. My first memory is of a wooden snow fence.
(made of webbed orange plastic, or wood & wire-to minimize or redirect drifting accumulations) ?
LINK —>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_fence Today in History:
1947: KTLA in Los Angeles becomes first licensed commercial broadcast tv station west of the Mississippi River
1949: Birth of singer-songwriter Steve Perry (Journey)
1965: Birth of actress Diane Lane (Under the Tuscan Sun, Trumbo)
2002: Kmart Corporation (chain of big box dept. stores) files for bankruptcy Today’s Word:
votary /ˈvōdərē/ (n.): Narrowly, someone who has dedicated him or her self to a life in service to a religious order.
Broadly, a devotee, an adherent to or promoter of a philosophy/lifestyle/cause, admirer or worshipper of a venerated figure.
Today Is:
National Blonde Brownie Day -this week is- International Hoof-Care Week Mine sure need it.
Thought for the Day:
“Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.” -Robert Louis Stevenson
Wishing all y’all out in C-D land a glorious and delicious Monday
Igual. It is getting warmer earlier in the day....at last.
Happy Monday January 22, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Today’s Question:
If you have a portable/mobile device (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.), does it have a case/shell/holder-
and/or a screen protector (transparent material, to cover the front) ?
How do you carry it around-in a bag with strap or handle, clipped to belt loop, in your pocket, or other ? My older laptop which is now sort of retired has a carrying case. My current laptop is bigger and does not fit in the case so I just shove it in my book bag. My cellphone goes in my pocket.
Extra Credit:
How many types of apples do you know the name of ? A few
How many of those have you tried ? A few
Is there a particular apple variety that you like best ? Not really
Which kind have you eaten most recently, if you know ? Been years since I last ate an apple
Do you prefer apples with-or without-the peel/skin ? Not a fan of apples
LINK —> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apple_cultivars
Bonus:
Which kinds of laundry (clothing you wash) do you avoid putting in the dryer, and let air dry instead ? When it comes to laundry everything goes in one load and all gets dried in the dryer.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever witnessed tumbleweeds tumbling, in real life ? I have. Any tumbleweed you see blowing along is heading for Pasco Washington. The two summers I worked at the Pasco airport I spent a lot of time burning tumbleweeds.
Have you seen a snow fence or sand fence
(made of webbed orange plastic, or wood & wire-to minimize or redirect drifting accumulations) ? Lots of them in Alaska
Today’s Question:
If you have a portable/mobile device (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.), does it have a case/shell/holder-
and/or a screen protector (transparent material, to cover the front) ? Yes, a mini iPad, a laptop and iPhone--all have cases to protect them.
How do you carry it around-in a bag with strap or handle, clipped to belt loop, in your pocket, or other ? Unless I am traveling somewhere, the laptop stays home. The iPhone and mini iPad stay in my handbag.
Extra Credit:
How many types of apples do you know the name of ?
How many of those have you tried ? Lots, at the Farmers' Market they always have lots sliced up so one can try the different varieties. We have quite a few Apple Orchards around here.
Is there a particular apple variety that you like best ? I like sweet, crisp apples--Honeycrisp, Fuji, Gala
Which kind have you eaten most recently, if you know ? Gala
Do you prefer apples with-or without-the peel/skin ? With, provides a bit more nutrition. LINK —>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apple_cultivars
Bonus:
Which kinds of laundry (clothing you wash) do you avoid putting in the dryer, and let air dry instead ? Easier to say what goes in the dryer--towels, bedsheets, undergarments, socks, sleepwear. Pretty much everything else gets hung to dry, the dryer is evil to clothes!
Just for Fun:
Have you ever witnessed tumbleweeds tumbling, in real life ?
Have you seen a snow fence or sand fence
(made of webbed orange plastic, or wood & wire-to minimize or redirect drifting accumulations) ? Of course!
LINK —>[/i][/color] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_fence
Today’s Question:
If you have a portable/mobile device (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.), does it have a case/shell/holder-
and/or a screen protector (transparent material, to cover the front) ?
How do you carry it around-in a bag with strap or handle, clipped to belt loop, in your pocket, or other ?
Recently got the phone which was unexpected.
For now in my pocket, no cover.
Extra Credit:
How many types of apples do you know the name of ?
How many of those have you tried ?
Is there a particular apple variety that you like best ?
Which kind have you eaten most recently, if you know ?
Do you prefer apples with-or without-the peel/skin ?
I can name some but I do not buy or like them. I've tried several...
Bonus:
Which kinds of laundry (clothing you wash) do you avoid putting in the dryer, and let air dry instead ?
A couple of nightshirts.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever witnessed tumbleweeds tumbling, in real life ?
Have you seen a snow fence or sand fence
(made of webbed orange plastic, or wood & wire-to minimize or redirect drifting accumulations) ? - No to this part.
Today’s Question:
If you have a portable/mobile device (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.), does it have a case/shell/holder-
and/or a screen protector (transparent material, to cover the front) ? School techs put a plastic protector on the cover of teachers' laptops and something called a mCover over the keyboard.
How do you carry it around-in a bag with strap or handle, clipped to belt loop, in your pocket, or other ? I have a laptop at home & one at school; don't carry either far.
Extra Credit:
How many types of apples do you know the name of ? Nine
How many of those have you tried ? All. The trees in my favorite orchard are labeled, so people know what they're picking.
Is there a particular apple variety that you like best ? Honeycrisp or Macoun
Which kind have you eaten most recently, if you know ? The last half bushel picked in the fall had a variety, so no idea what I ate last.
Do you prefer apples with-or without-the peel/skin ? Either, no preference LINK —>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apple_cultivars
Bonus:
Which kinds of laundry (clothing you wash) do you avoid putting in the dryer, and let air dry instead ? Anything that needs to lay flat when drying
Just for Fun:
Have you ever witnessed tumbleweeds tumbling, in real life ? Haven't
Have you seen a snow fence or sand fence
(made of webbed orange plastic, or wood & wire-to minimize or redirect drifting accumulations) ? Many snow fences; a few sand fences on the Cape.
LINK —>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_fence Today’s Word:
votary /ˈvōdərē/ (n.): Narrowly, someone who has dedicated him or her self to a life in service to a religious order.
Broadly, a devotee, an adherent to or promoter of a philosophy/lifestyle/cause, admirer or worshipper of a venerated figure.
Today Is:
National Blonde Brownie Day -this week is- International Hoof-Care Week
Today’s Picture: Entrance & exit are at lower middle-
Thought for the Day:
“Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.” -Robert Louis Stevenson
Wishing all y’all out in C-D land a glorious and delicious Monday Thanks, cloven!
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