How many ...?

re: definition of "favorites!" - lol, my bell curve of favorites is very flat.

re: I can't eat this list - hot peppers, anything on the "hot" spectrum: however many that is.

How many libraries within about a 10 mile/16 km radius of you ?

There is the big Biblioteca Mário de Andrade at a five minutes walk. And maybe there is also one at the Jewish Museum around the corner.

Same question.

two libraries, mayyyyyybe three. maybeeeeeeeeee four. one about 4 miles away in the village of the town where I live, and another right at the edge of your 10 mile radius in the city I grew up in. there is 3rd heading east in a very small village that is probably 10ish miles, and the 4th in another village heading north. now that im thinking about it, there might be a 5th about 10ish miles away heading south just over the Pennsylvania border.

the one north of here has book sales where on the last day they would have a bag sale for 2 dollars. they have since raised their prices. I used to have an "in" with the woman who ran the sale, and after it was over, I would get all the leftover books they weren't keeping, for free.

I visit the one in the village relatively frequently. the high speed internet is nice and I also get a lot of movies on dvd, some from them, most from interlibrary loan. the county I live in and the county directly to the west, has all their libraries tied in together and a couple of drivers that make trips two days a week to move requested materials from one to the other.

I was at the city library recently and took out a book there---probably the first one since I was ten years old.

what the problem with hot things tailor?

how many hours a day do you sleep and how many hours a day would you like to sleep?

Anything between 6 and 8. I wake up refreshed, so I reckon I'm getting the sleep I need.



How many images on the wall facing you ATM?

re: "what the problem with hot things tailor?" Maybe a better term for 'hot' things is overly spicy... can't handle .

11

How many days until your favorite holiday ?

do they wreak havoc on your stomach tailor?

I think when youre a kid and you have family, its hard to beat Christmas as the favorite holiday. in general so many holidays are family and friend oriented but the older I get and the more isolated I get, the less holidays matter. from a purely intellectual and spiritual point of view however, it has to be easter, which is the calendar tells me is 90 days away. but its not like something your put into terms like "I cant wait until easter!"

how many countries outside of your own have you been to?

dag nab double posting!

Peppers 'burn' my mouth and throat... last attack happened after eating what I thought was a mild jalopy pepper; I became panicked because I couldn't catch my breath.

re: "but its not like something your put into terms like "I cant wait until (E)aster!""... (lol) I can't wait :)

Other countries = 0 :( I am going to Italy before my demise... hopefully via England and France :)

How many coins are in your pocket/purse/other ?

ive been to England bunches tailor, and france a few times. both great places to visit. do you have anything in particular there youd like to see or do?

oh that's tough---I love peppers and would miss them if I couldn't have them. although the really hot ones can be a challenge. and I love hot sauce too. I just bought bunches on 50% off Christmas clearance.

zero coins in my pocket. I faithfully deposit them in an antique jug I have sitting nearby. when its full I hope to donate half somewhere, and use the rest for something else I don't know what yet. I do however keep one spare quarter out, in my car, in order to use the grocery carts at aldi.

thinking ahead, give your best guess of how many books you'll likely read this year?

England... I still have family somewhere in the Twickenham - London general area; I haven't any contacts though my Sister does and she's going either this year or next on the way to visit my Brother's villa in Italy... I think she has to pay the renewal fee for my Grandfather's grave. My Mother talked of great gardens she frequented. Supposedly I'm remotely related to the Spencers... would like to do some family history while there and also check out where my maternal Grandfather retired, somewhere on the (I assume East) coast seaside.

France... I studied French 2nd, 6th-9th grades (German 10th-12th), and developed an appreciation of the art scene in Paris... museums, cafes, etc.

Pay for grocery carts ?????? I have a jar that tallies my coins after they come out of my pockets which is rare; though my Son-in-law scans every coin anyone ever gets first for rare coins.

What thread is this ? Oh, how many...

How many red bricks in your home ? (round to the nearest 100 or 1000 or ____ if needed)

hunting up family ties sounds fun.

of course there is the louvre, but if I can encourage you, make sure to hit up the rodin museum.

if youre liking gardens, you probably know about Kensington gardens, and then in france, Versailles is worth hitting up, not right in paris, but close enough.

and don't forget to hit up the sherlock holmes museum at 221B baker st!

if you can time your visit to france to coincide with catching a stage of the tour de france, its awesome.

yes, aldi locks their carts, they cost 25 cents to unlock and use, and if you bring it back to the store and lock them back up, you get your 25 cents back. that arrangement stops people from leaving cars all over the lot and the store having to pay people, no matter where they get left, from having to retrieve them.

however, im convinced a homeless person could make at least 5 bucks a day from all the carts that STILL don't get returned, or locked up once they do.

no red bricks in my home, nor any bricks. although my house is red.

thinking ahead, give your best guess of how many books you'll likely read this year?

At an average of 3 a week, lets say 150.



How many (and which) countries would you go to if expense was not an issue?

spike you are a reading machine!

heck I think id visit every country in the world if expense wasn't an issue...AND if I didn't have to fly!

but more narrowly, in no particular order: back to france to watch the tour de france and to ride lots of the mountain stages, Ireland to ride my bike around the circumference, eastern Europe seems to attract me so id want to visit the whole swath of countries there (Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, etc), probably turkey, the northeast parts of canada (nova scotia, pei), and then mayyyyybe a semi pacific Asian swing---japan, korea, china, Thailand, etc.

without consulting an atlas, id say that puts the number around 30.

how many different kinds/flavors of tea do you have in your house?

One: Peppermint :)

How many bags of recyclables do you have lying around that need to be redeemed ?

holy cow tailor, you want I should send you some tea?

if we are talking nickel deposit type things, then only one small bag.

if we include cans, jars/bottles, paper, plastic, cardboard, and metal, then 3-4 more.

how many degrees of temperature warrant wearing shorts?