...Quack, quack, quack!!! [mouseover captions]

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Joyce has these questions for us this week:

1. In what ways do you indulge yourself? Since retiring and the kids leaving home, it's pretty much doing what I want, when I want. That's my indulgence.

2. Have you ever taken a cooking class? Any interest? What type of class would you most like to try? No, never taken any classes; no desire. Tho, if I were to sign up out of necessity, I'm sure it would have to be for an ethnic/cultural class like, perhaps, Chinese cooking. I know I've cooked from 'Oriental' recipes that I've conjured up for myself after tasting something extraordinary at a restaurant, but I'm sure not only the recipes by my style of cooking; it is too Americanized.

3. What does it mean to be a good citizen? Simple... Living a life within the laws of the land. We are given rights as a citizen when we're born...no matter WHICH country we live in...and respecting those rights, adhering to those should be priority. A good citizen is just that....obeying the laws of the country/state/county/city/neighborhood makes an ideal citizen.

4. 'Tis the season of the political advert...do these ads influence your vote? Yay!!!! Once again, with no cable connection any longer for our TV, we are not inundated with politics. For that, I am soooooooo thankful. If I were to have this connection on politics, I would not be influenced in a positive outlook. From the past, those political ads were so negative and lies for the most part, I would 'shut them out' and always do my own research. The outcome from that has been erroneous for my vote many times from president down to city council. But, I still feel good [whether I become displeased with the incumbent], that I voiced my opinion and voted...wrong or right.

5. What's something you see today that makes you wish you were a kid again? The toys today. And the massive children's books that are printed. Especially the 'delicious' books for kids these days. I find myself, when I go to a book store, oftentimes I peruse the wonderful books for ages from pre-schoolers to teen books!!! I never EVER had that when I was a young'un!!!

6. What's your least favorite cliche? Lately, this cliché is very often used around here.... ' This country "HAS GONE TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET" ' - which makes me cringe 'cause as we arrogant Americans don't want to admit...we need to straighten up and fly right. But, here is a question for y'all who are reading my response. What is your take on this one? --- A stitch in time saves nine and comparing it to this one: "Gitter-done!!!" Which of the two just previously mentioned would be YOUR least favorite? I personally like the stitch in time reference as opposed to the over-used, modern version made popular by Comedy Central's "Cable Guy". I've been known to say "Gitter Done" often, very often in fact...but it's definitely my least favorite I think.

7. What percentage of your Christmas shopping has been completed? How does that make you feel? 0% This year, I have no overseas packages to send off...Any questions?

8. Insert your own random thought here. Last week's Halloween 'treat' is now moved to my sidebar if you'd care to pick it up to fill your 'treat bag' for the season. Just click on it and it should open up so you can save it to your hard drive. And as tradition holds true, the 2nd week's treat is here....

...again, just click on it to have it open and save if you'd like!!!

By the way, if you're viewing this blog post through a smart phone, I don't think the mouseover works, so the two birds in section above is, respectively, a Northern Shoveler and what I think is a Cinnamon Teal Duck. [not sure on the 2nd bird]

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