Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing

1. Name the strangest place you've ever been.

A. When I was 12 we traveled across the country in a van. Somewhere out west we went into a very deep cave, one that had an elevator. It was very deep, so deep that animals that had found their way into it had petrified and looked like they did when they died. It was also so deep that no germs could live there. When I came out, my allergies/cold was all better.

2. What are unusual food combinations you enjoy?

A. I am pretty mundane when it comes to food. My husband likes peanut butter and mayonnaise, and potato chips and ketchup. I'm not that adventurous.

3. What is your best cure for hiccups?

A. Hold your breath and count to 10. If that doesn't work, put a pencil sideways in your mouth and drink 10 gulps of water.

4. Name something you have never done but would like to try.

A. I would like to fly an airplane. I'd also like to go on a cruise.

5. What is a routine you do every day without fail?

A. I get up and make tea.

6. Name something new you've recently learned.

A. I learned that declaring a "national emergency" gives the president of the United States enhanced powers and the ability to do a variety of things, including taking farmland. There are 136 statutory powers that come into play when the president declares a national emergency. A lot of these powers pertain to the military but others involve health care, imposition of fees on agricultural commodities, and the FCC can waive licenses for broadcasters. You can see a list of them all here. Boring reading, but also a little eyebrow-raising.

7. What is your keenest sense?

A. I can smell and hear things that other people cannot. For example, I can smell snakes. Black snakes smell like cucumber. Rattlesnakes smell like overturned earth. I have walked by trees and then stopped and told people to back away because I smelled a snake, and sure enough, there was a snake. My in-laws once had a TV with a terrible high-pitched squeal that no one else could hear but me. The thing eventually went bad and I was so glad because I couldn't stand to go over there because of that racket.

8. Do you prefer cooking or cleaning up?

A. I prefer eating out.

9. Where were you the last time you saw the sun rise?

A. Thursday morning I saw the sun rise as I stood in my kitchen.

10. Recall a recent time you were embarrassed.

A. I was embarrassed when I was talking to a person on the phone about an issue with our flooring and I started to cry because I felt overwhelmed by the discussion.

11. What is an everyday sound that delights you.

A. The sound of my husband's voice.

12. Tell about the last conversation you had with a stranger.

A. The checkout clerk at Kroger gave me a description of the "new construction" the store is doing, which actually more of a basic painting and sprucing up, with some much-needed restoration of 20-year-old restrooms. The store does need attention, but I think it needs a bit more attention than it's getting.

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