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Happy Monday November 3, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Today’s Question:
Have you ever:
served as a lifeguard ?
gone surfing, water-skiing, or used a jet-ski ?
ridden a snowboard ?
worn rollerblades or roller-skates ?
Extra Credit:
How recently (if ever) have you been on a sled (sliding on purpose, for fun) ?
Have you ever been in a horse-drawn sleigh or carriage ?
Bonus:
Where you live, do beverage containers have a deposit that you can redeem for a few cents ?
Have you ever visited/been to:
a recycling facility ?
a wastewater/sewage treatment plant ?
a fish farm ?
Just for Fun:
Have you ever bobbed for apples ?
Have you watched any low-budget monster movies, of the Godzilla/Mothra/Gamera sort ?
See definition at link below-Japanese “strange creature” film genre: Kaiju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today in History:
1903: Panama formally becomes a separate nation (independent of Columbia)
1933: Birth of English actor Jeremy Brett, who played “Sherlock Holmes” from 1984-1994 (d.1995)
1946: Birth of American actor & stuntman Tom Savini
1954: Release of the first “Godzilla” movie, debut of the character
1959: Birth of American writer & director Hal Hartley
1964: First time residents of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) are allowed to vote in presidential election
(after passage of the 23rd amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1961)
1971: Birth of Irish actor & writer Dylan Moran
1973: NASA launches unmanned Mariner 10 space probe to survey and photograph planet Mercury
Today’s Word:
interpolate /inˈtərpəˌlāt/ (vb.): Interject, insert, or introduce additional material to an existing work.
Today Is:
Independence Day (Micronesia, Dominica)
Culture Day (Japan)
Traffic Directors Day
Cliche Day
Sandwich Day
and the start to
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
Today’s Picture:
Thought for the Day:
“Environment matters. It is the backdrop upon which our lives are lived; we both form and are formed by it.”
-Laurel Braitman
Today’s Question:
Have you ever:
served as a lifeguard ? LOL nope - I can't even swim!
gone surfing, water-skiing, or used a jet-ski ? Nope, for same reason
ridden a snowboard ? Nope - no snow
worn rollerblades or roller-skates ? Yup, roller-skates when I was a kid.
Extra Credit:
How recently (if ever) have you been on a sled (sliding on purpose, for fun) ? Never
Have you ever been in a horse-drawn sleigh or carriage ? Yup, in New Orleans, and various other places.
Bonus:
Where you live, do beverage containers have a deposit that you can redeem for a few cents ? I don't think so.
Have you ever visited/been to:
a recycling facility ? Yup - our local dump has all manner of recycling stuff going on.
a wastewater/sewage treatment plant ? Nope
a fish farm ? Yup - a trout farm in New Zealand
Just for Fun:
Have you ever bobbed for apples ? Yes, at birthday parties when I was a little kid.
Have you watched any low-budget monster movies, of the Godzilla/Mothra/Gamera sort ?
See definition at link below-Japanese “strange creature” film genre: Kaiju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nope - not my choice of film genre!
Default Monday's Questions: November 3, 2014
Happy Monday November 3, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Today’s Question:
Have you ever:
served as a lifeguard ?
gone surfing, water-skiing, or used a jet-ski ?
ridden a snowboard ?
worn rollerblades or roller-skates ?
Extra Credit:
How recently (if ever) have you been on a sled (sliding on purpose, for fun) ?
Have you ever been in a horse-drawn sleigh or carriage ?
Bonus:
Where you live, do beverage containers have a deposit that you can redeem for a few cents ?
Have you ever visited/been to:
a recycling facility ?
a wastewater/sewage treatment plant ?
a fish farm ?
Just for Fun:
Have you ever bobbed for apples ?
Have you watched any low-budget monster movies, of the Godzilla/Mothra/Gamera sort ?
See definition at link below-Japanese “strange creature” film genre:
Kaiju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today in History:
1903: Panama formally becomes a separate nation (independent of Columbia)
1933: Birth of English actor Jeremy Brett, who played “Sherlock Holmes” from 1984-1994 (d.1995)
1946: Birth of American actor & stuntman Tom Savini
1954: Release of the first “Godzilla” movie, debut of the character
1959: Birth of American writer & director Hal Hartley
1964: First time residents of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) are allowed to vote in presidential election
(after passage of the 23rd amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1961)
1971: Birth of Irish actor & writer Dylan Moran
1973: NASA launches unmanned Mariner 10 space probe to survey and photograph planet Mercury
Today’s Word:
interpolate /inˈtərpəˌlāt/ (vb.): Interject, insert, or introduce additional material to an existing work.
Today Is:
Independence Day (Micronesia, Dominica)
Culture Day (Japan)
Traffic Directors Day
Cliche Day
Sandwich Day
and the start to
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
Today’s Picture:
Thought for the Day:
“Environment matters. It is the backdrop upon which our lives are lived; we both form and are formed by it.”
-Laurel Braitman
Have a bright shiny Monday, everyone. Thanks Cloven!
Happy Monday November 3, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Today’s Question:
Have you ever:
served as a lifeguard ?.................................. Yes Youth Camp
gone surfing, water-skiing, or used a jet-ski ? ... Surf ... Water Ski... in my youth many many moons ago
ridden a snowboard ?................ Nope
worn rollerblades or roller-skates ? The old metal clamp on with a key as a kid
Extra Credit:
How recently (if ever) have you been on a sled (sliding on purpose, for fun) ? Used a hood of a car when I was a kid...
Have you ever been in a horse-drawn sleigh or carriage ?........ In my youth
Bonus:
Where you live, do beverage containers have a deposit that you can redeem for a few cents ? .. Nope
Have you ever visited/been to:
a recycling facility ? ................ I am the Tin Man... I need spare parts.. plus I do art work with junk..
a wastewater/sewage treatment plant ? While in college many years ago.. I serviced the sewage lift station in Florida... waste deep in Cra
a fish farm ?........ A tilapia fish farm in Florida along with fresh water shrimp
Spent several weeks here back in the 1970's... learning basics of aquaculture.. FAU - Harbor Branch
Today’s Question:
Have you ever:
served as a lifeguard ? No.
gone surfing, water-skiing, or used a jet-ski ? No. ridden a snowboard ? No.
worn rollerblades or roller-skates ? Skates.
Extra Credit:
How recently (if ever) have you been on a sled (sliding on purpose, for fun) ? Not recently.
Have you ever been in a horse-drawn sleigh or carriage ? Yes.
Bonus:
Where you live, do beverage containers have a deposit that you can redeem for a few cents ? We recycle.
Have you ever visited/been to:
a recycling facility ? Many times.
a wastewater/sewage treatment plant ? No.
a fish farm ? Not a farm, no. I've seen stocked ponds.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever bobbed for apples ? Yes.
Happy Monday November 3, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Today’s Question:
Have you ever:
served as a lifeguard ? I've served but not as a lifeguard. gone surfing, water-skiing, or used a jet-ski ? No.
ridden a snowboard ? Yes when I was a kid.
worn rollerblades or roller-skates ? Roller skates when I was a kid.
Extra Credit:
How recently (if ever) have you been on a sled (sliding on purpose, for fun) ? 60+ years ago. Have you ever been in a horse-drawn sleigh or carriage ? Only a horse drawn hay wagon.
Bonus:
Where you live, do beverage containers have a deposit that you can redeem for a few cents ? Nope. But they have recycle places that buy them back by the pound. After a years supply of beer cans I usually get about $15.00 for them.
Have you ever visited/been to:
a recycling facility ? Yes.
a wastewater/sewage treatment plant ? Yes.
a fish farm ? Yes, last was a salmon farm in Alaska. Twas a neat experience.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever bobbed for apples ? When I was a kid.
Have you watched any low-budget monster movies, of the Godzilla/Mothra/Gamera sort ? Embarrassed to say, yes.
See definition at link below-Japanese “strange creature” film genre:
Kaiju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today’s Question:
Have you ever:
served as a lifeguard? No
gone surfing, water-skiing, or used a jet-ski? No
ridden a snowboard? No
worn rollerblades or roller-skates? Yes, roller skates
Extra Credit:
How recently (if ever) have you been on a sled (sliding on purpose, for fun)? Have never done that.
Have you ever been in a horse-drawn sleigh or carriage? Have never done that but have ridden in a stagecoach.
Bonus:
Where you live, do beverage containers have a deposit that you can redeem for a few cents? Yes, but I recycle all my cans and bottles.
Have you ever visited/been to:
a recycling facility? No
a wastewater/sewage treatment plant? No
a fish farm? No
Just for Fun:
Have you ever bobbed for apples? No
Have you watched any low-budget monster movies, of the Godzilla/Mothra/Gamera sort?
See definition at link below-Japanese “strange creature” film genre: Kaiju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I have seen bits of some of those films when they're on TV, but Japanese monster movies are really not my thing. I like the classic Universal horror films of the 1930s and 40s such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy and Wolfman.
Happy Monday November 3, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Today’s Question:
Have you ever:
served as a lifeguard ?
gone surfing, water-skiing, or used a jet-ski ?
ridden a snowboard ?
worn rollerblades or roller-skates ?
Extra Credit:
How recently (if ever) have you been on a sled (sliding on purpose, for fun) ? Never, nd to change that!
Have you ever been in a horse-drawn sleigh or carriage ? Several times
Bonus:
Where you live, do beverage containers have a deposit that you can redeem for a few cents ?
Have you ever visited/been to:
a recycling facility ?
a wastewater/sewage treatment plant ?
a fish farm ? Fresh cat-fish farm
Just for Fun:
Have you ever bobbed for apples ? but my kiddos/grand-kiddos have
Have you watched any low-budget monster movies, of the Godzilla/Mothra/Gamera sort ?
See definition at link below-Japanese “strange creature” film genre: Kaiju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today in History:
1903: Panama formally becomes a separate nation (independent of Columbia)
1933: Birth of English actor Jeremy Brett, who played “Sherlock Holmes” from 1984-1994 (d.1995)
1946: Birth of American actor & stuntman Tom Savini
1954: Release of the first “Godzilla” movie, debut of the character
1959: Birth of American writer & director Hal Hartley
1964: First time residents of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) are allowed to vote in presidential election
(after passage of the 23rd amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1961)
1971: Birth of Irish actor & writer Dylan Moran
1973: NASA launches unmanned Mariner 10 space probe to survey and photograph planet Mercury
Today’s Word:
interpolate /inˈtərpəˌlāt/ (vb.): Interject, insert, or introduce additional material to an existing work.
Today Is:
Independence Day (Micronesia, Dominica)
Culture Day (Japan)
Traffic Directors Day
Cliche Day
Sandwich Day
and the start to National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
Today’s Picture: New design on your maze, very nice cloven!
Thought for the Day:
“Environment matters. It is the backdrop upon which our lives are lived; we both form and are formed by it.”
-Laurel Braitman
Today’s Question:
Have you ever:
served as a lifeguard ? No.
gone surfing, water-skiing, or used a jet-ski ? No.
ridden a snowboard ? No.
worn rollerblades or roller-skates ? Yes, roller skates when I was a kid.
Extra Credit:
How recently (if ever) have you been on a sled (sliding on purpose, for fun) ? Never.
Have you ever been in a horse-drawn sleigh or carriage ? When I visited my grandparents and other relatives in the Philippines, I rode in horse-drawn carts called kalesas. Kalesa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bonus:
Where you live, do beverage containers have a deposit that you can redeem for a few cents ? Yes.
Have you ever visited/been to:
a recycling facility ? Once when I lived in Sacramento in the early 90s.
a wastewater/sewage treatment plant ? No.
a fish farm ? Not to my knowledge.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever bobbed for apples ? No.
Have you watched any low-budget monster movies, of the Godzilla/Mothra/Gamera sort ?
See definition at link below-Japanese “strange creature” film genre: Kaiju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oh, sure, I've seen my share of those. It's funny to watch the Japanese human actors talking Japanese but with English words coming out of their mouths.
Happy Monday November 3, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Today’s Question:
Have you ever: NO... No... no... noooooooooo to ALL !!!
served as a lifeguard ?
gone surfing, water-skiing, or used a jet-ski ?
ridden a snowboard ?
worn rollerblades or roller-skates ?
Bonus:
Where you live, do beverage containers have a deposit that you can redeem for a few cents ? Sadly, no. Texas unsuccessfully attempted to introduce a bottle bill into legislation in 2011. We are very slow with recycling here.
Have you ever visited/been to:
a recycling facility ? <<< Yes. In Germany.
a wastewater/sewage treatment plant ? <<< Yes. In Germany.
a fish farm ? <<<No.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever bobbed for apples ? No.
Have you watched any low-budget monster movies, of the Godzilla/Mothra/Gamera sort ? Yes, but those are not my kind of movies.
See definition at link below-Japanese “strange creature” film genre:
Kaiju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today in History:
1903: Panama formally becomes a separate nation (independent of Columbia)
1933: Birth of English actor Jeremy Brett, who played “Sherlock Holmes” from 1984-1994 (d.1995)
1946: Birth of American actor & stuntman Tom Savini
1954: Release of the first “Godzilla” movie, debut of the character
1959: Birth of American writer & director Hal Hartley
1964: First time residents of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) are allowed to vote in presidential election
(after passage of the 23rd amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1961)
1971: Birth of Irish actor & writer Dylan Moran
1973: NASA launches unmanned Mariner 10 space probe to survey and photograph planet Mercury
Today’s Word:
interpolate /inˈtərpəˌlāt/ (vb.): Interject, insert, or introduce additional material to an existing work.
Today Is:
Independence Day (Micronesia, Dominica)
Culture Day (Japan)
Traffic Directors Day
Cliche Day
Sandwich Day
and the start to
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
Today’s Picture:
Yay!!! Another great maze. Now I have to print five copies for work. People love it!!
Thought for the Day:
“Environment matters. It is the backdrop upon which our lives are lived; we both form and are formed by it.”
-Laurel Braitman
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