I admit as a kid I loved those movies so I would not say he should have left it with one but maybe there were more then need be.
What is your favorite meal of the day ( breakfast, lunch, dinner etc.)?
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I admit as a kid I loved those movies so I would not say he should have left it with one but maybe there were more then need be.
What is your favorite meal of the day ( breakfast, lunch, dinner etc.)?
He might not even have had to make the first one, but it became a habit really quickly. (too slow!)
Brunch
Mark Twain?
breakfast is my favorite meal. I love it!
I like mark twain---huck finn, a Connecticut yankee, prince and pauper---all enjoyable---but ive got a few more twain to read still, so ask me in a few years?
if you've seen the rocky movies---what's your favorite scene from any of them? or some memorable scenes?
I like the scene when we and Apollo became friends and they are racing down the beach. I also like the training montages with using the meat as a punching bag. Of course the fights are always good.
Since we are on Stallone
Do you think he should have made more than one Rambo movie?
I like the Rocky movies up to the one where he fights his protege on the street, that one was pretty bad.
I've never seen a Rambo movie actually.
How important are looks to you considering a potential relationship partner?
uuum, character and personality are much more important thank looks- I suppose i'm like most guys...
Do you have periods of time where you are very active on litnet then periods when you are inactive?
How many did he make? One less would have been perfect. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Muse
Should Harrison Ford have left it at one Indiana Jones movie? (Or at least should the subsequent movies been a lot better)?
EDIT: I've been pretty active since joining, although sometimes I actually read books. :)
I really liked all the Indiana Jones movies except the newest one, that one should never have been made.
Should they keep making more Star Wars movies?
I'll tell you after I see the next one. George Lucas though, should definitely not be making any new Star Wars movies.
What is your opinion of the Star Wars original trilogy?
If there's still a market (and there is) they should keep making them. Not for me, but hey.
How important is money to you in choosing a life partner?
Edit: First movie was good, second was meh, third was reasonably good. Jabba was funny, though.
Not important at all, though it would be nice. If I get married we will just open a daycare, easy money.
How much should the government subsidize parents who need childcare?
Sounds great, Clopin. You could get your own children's childcare taken care of that way, too. Now stick a good (painful) percentage of what you take in away in low to moderate risk investments, and retire rten to fifteen years early. Congratulations. :)
This is a very difficult question, and I don't really know the answer. When I lived in New Orleans, the standard practice was for poor girls to get pregnant as soon as they were physically able, drop out of school, and collect government checks while watching Oprah and letting Gramma raise the kid (Daddy being long gone). I'm not saying that practice was wide spread elsewhere in America--I don't really know. Pre-Katrina NOLA was an unusual and shocking place in many ways. But it was a really bad situation that led to children having children and lots of alienated and angry boys with no dads but plenty of gangs and guns.
So if a permanent violent underclass of destroyed lives is what it leads to then give nothing, because "nothing" would be better than that. But if there were accountability--genuine widespread accountability--then in my opinion it would be worth investing in; because "nothing" may be better than the nightmare I saw, but it's still not very good. And babies are innocent. So I don't know. It troubles me a lot, though.
Same question.
As much as the general population who subsidizes government is willing to pay.
How many large concerts have you attended in the last 5 years?
Zero--in almost 40 years.
How many baseball games have you attended in the last 20 years (approximately)?
0, then again we don't play baseball much in the Cayman Islands.
How many traffic tickets do you have in the last 10 years?
Several warnings, no tickets. It's the damnedest thing, Tony, but after a certain age they just let you go.
How many people have you known who have killed themselves?
None so far that I know of.Quote:
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How many eggs would you ideally have with breakfast?
Ideally? All of them. Practically, two (or so).
What should happen to frozen embryos a couple no longer needs?
Stem cell research, though I am absolutely and totally opposed to abortions past a certain date except in life threatening (for the mother) circumstances.
How many people do you know who have killed themselves? I was actually named after my dad's best friend who was a suicide.
3.
In what way are you most creative? And, which creative talent do you enjoy the most? (They may or may not be one in the same thing).
Were you named before he did it?
I've known four, by the way. One was a really good friend who I had lost touch with. I called last year and got his wife. "So where's -----?" I said. Awkward moment! The other three were neighbors. One was a "grown up" in the house across from the one where I grew up. Two were the son's of a neighbor after I grew up, about three years apart from each other. I always despised the guy, but no one deserves that.
If there's no next question, how about: do you have any severe allergies?
No, after.
I don't know where I'm most creative because I don't have any artistic ability yet. I think I'm relatively creative in my own thought though, often I'll read a sort of out there theory or something by Borges and know that it's something I've considered and thought of on my own.
Severe allergies? No, but I used to have what felt like life threatening asthma which was triggered by cats, dogs, dust and a few other things; when I was a kid we often had to go to the hospital so I could get some sort of vapour mask.
Should women be portrayed differently in video games?
no.
In what way are you most creative? And, which creative talent do you enjoy the most? (They may or may not be one in the same thing).
I answered already!
Okay I think I enjoy drawing/painting the most but I just started.
Sorry, only saw your first answer.
Does Buddhism appeal to you in some way?
I was 'born' a Buddhist - insofar as the majority of my family and ancestors were at least nominally Buddhist. Being born a Buddha or a Bodhisattva of course would be a different matter and a more daring claim. Unlike Hinduism, from which Buddhism draws both its theological pedigree and superstructure, the human is the agent of his own 'salvation'; that's a very attractive proposition, especially in the context of secular humanism which prevails in many elements of our societies the world over. Without necessarily allying myself with this mode of thinking, in that sense Buddhism is the only major religion that can answer to the existential crisis that follows the possibility that there is no Divine moral arbiter, i.e. 'God is Dead' (though of course that's not quite what Nietzsche meant).
I still feel very fond of the cultural objects related to Buddhism as a religion-in-practice. However, a religion's theological principles in-vacuum (if such a thing is even possible to construct), its practice in daily life, and its organisation in the form of religious denominations are of course separable things. As an analogy, what is the Scriptural or exegetical antecedent for the christmas tree? Whether it be Tibetan prayer-wheels (spin them faster for more-prayers-per-minute!) or the animist antecedents of Therevada Buddhsim in the Mekong Delta area (spirits living in trees festooned with coloured cloth), or the myriad wild and quixotic demons of the syncretic folk-Mahayana Chinese Buddhsim, I find it all very charming and I'm happy it makes people happy - but the common practice of praying to the Buddha doesn't strike me as faithful to Buddhism's essential tenets - then again, I am no authority to any man save myself. I also don't feel offended or proprietary regarding the rather hackneyed appropriation (and I use that term neutrally) of Buddhism in the 'Western World' - again my adage is 'whatever floats your boat', but that doesn't mean I can't find it a bit silly that I saw a giant Buddha head for sale in an outdoor Gardening superstore or that he (meaning the Buddha Siddharta Gautama) is often thought of as a portly Chinese chap. With that in mind, it begged the question: if, philosophically speaking, the essential tent is the paramountcy of human agency, what is the (strictly theological) purpose of all the other accouterments?
My question is: is it still possible to do a 'Great American Road Trip?' (not just literally)
Yes, if you are willing to get off the Interstates and take secondary roads. Secondary roads pass through interesting places. On the other hand, I went through the whole state of South Carolina on Interstate 77 headed for Augusta, Georgia, and saw nothing but Pine Forest and the occasional water tower or fast food sign above the trees.
Do you like to explore caves?
Yes, I have always found caves to be fascinating...Especially sea caves.
Would you go on a tour in the Sahara desert?
I've flown over it, and frankly no. To quote the character Alex Guinness played in Lawrence of Arabia: "There is nothing in the desert; and no man needs nothing." I love the American deserts, though. But they're bush league.
Would you rather explore the Amazon or Arctic/Antarctic wilderness?
That is a tough one I do like the cold a lot but I would love to explore the rainforest so I think I would choose Amazon.
What is your greatest phobia?
Driving over suspension bridges.
Same question.
Claustrophobia...with snakes a close 2nd.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Muse
Who is our greatest living director?
That's a tough one. I like Tim Burton
Why is education the thing that Congress always cuts when they complain about unskilled labor and social programs all the time?
The less educated people are, the better for their careers.
What was the smartest choice you ever made?
A conscious decision(a few years ago) to always pursue knowledge and my own artistic interests - it's made all the difference. (Backstory: I was previously following the herd of society, rather unhappily)
same question
Sounds like a good choice. Mine was to marry the woman I did. And, okay, if that's too trite, then to have planned early that Social Security wouldn't be there.
Did you ever foresee a disaster coming (and that actually came)?
No - and can be a worry wart.
What was the largest prize you ever won in a contest of any kind?
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I won some awards at work that I don't care about anymore (retirement will do that to you). But my all time favorite award was from when I was a Cub Scout and I got a ceramic plaque for being the best writer in my pack. 47 years later, and it is still on my desk. :)
Would you leave your country if there was a totalitarian takeover?
I won 3rd prize in an 8-10 surfing competition. Of course, there were only 6 people in my age-level. There were a few other competitors for my wife, so she has to be my largest prize, of which she reminds me often.
What was the scariest film you ever saw?
Rosemary's Baby.
Same question