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When visiting with Diane, she invited anyone who wanted to participate in this meme to do so. I loved her answers. These are a wonderful way of getting to know the person behind the keyboard, don’t you think? Here are mine—
“The Unnamed Meme!”
In your entire life, have you ever…
gone on a blind date? Ya, kinda sorta. I knew the kid in high school, but never talked to him nor dated him. I ended up leaving with him from a dance and we parked! Nothing came of it, the guy was on one ego trip that was bound to no-man’s land! Ewwwwwwww!!!
skipped school? All the time! In my high school years. Now, let me expand on this. At Junior High level, I had all my credits needed to get a high school diploma! EXCEPT, with having electives in Jr. High of all the 4 yrs high school math [I was always and still do excel in Math]—The only thing I needed in my years in high school was the required 4 years of English and History credit. Which I took from 7:30 in the morning ’til 9 a.m. Then, in all technical educational terms for the school district, I was doing fine. Yes, I was a straight “A” [I was a whiz in Science, Math, English, PE, etc. etc.] student–except for Honors History! I barely passed that one…the teacher I had in high school skipped more classes than the students!!! Seriously. He’d show up to take ‘roll call’ and leave, never to be seen for the hour; I soon learned to leave just after he did. I actually learned to hate the man. So, it was boring for me. AND…he ‘threatened’ to fail me, but I had one up on him…I in turn told HIM that I’d report his class absence; with back-up of all the other students. I took some electives the first year, got a part time job that started for me at noon in my sophomore year when I was old enough –the age 16 was the breaking age for being able to work more than 4 hours a day at the time. My Jr. and Sr. years, it was really a ‘goof off’ time for me, other than still working part time and doing my English and History credit classes. A lot of times I didn’t even bother to go to school all day, until May of my graduation year. There just weren’t enough classes that kept my interest. I ended up LOVING English Literature, never missed that class.
watched someone die? I was at my mother’s bedside when she passed! I sometimes find myself going back in time and reliving that day. SAD!
been to Canada? No. Would love to go tho.
been to Mexico? Yes, MANY times. Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Nogales, Rocky Point [where the Sea of Cortez begins and farther south, the Pacific ends], Agua Prieta, Tijuana, Matamoros, Juarez, —all over the ‘border’ sections.
been to Florida? Yes, but I really didn’t care for the area I was driving through. Very marshy, and stinky. If I could chose to go to ‘touristy’ destinations, I’d go back.
been on a plane? Oh yes!!! And I love to fly. Well, I used to. My brother even had his own plane. I have pictures of him with it too…I’ll have to look it up and scan it. I flew with him to Vegas one winter, and we had to fly back through a storm! I even took the controls a couple of times while flying over the flatlands of Colorado. Flown over the Pacific in a jumbo jet…flown many times! Love it!!
been lost? For just a few minutes…”I’m thinking now about the ‘X’ marks the spot, “You are Here!” type thing. But when driving around Houston, even, I can get lost. Thank goodness for cell phones and our son. LOL
been on the opposite side of the country? Yes…from the east coast clear across the Pacific to Hawai’i! From Texas to the Canadian border.
gone to Washington, DC? Yes, several times.
swam in the ocean? Does wading count? Swimming, that’s not important. LOL The Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Gulf of Mexico…wading, yes.
had your booze taken away by the cops? Are you kidding me? No….it, at the time, was well hidden!! Before they got smarter.
lettered in a high school sport? No, but I was part of the Booster Club with letter jacket! [Not a sport participation letter tho!]
cried yourself to sleep? Yes…after deaths in the family, while Irene was going through a rough marriage, while our first grandson had open heart surgery, with pride at our son getting his Master’s Degree…lots of times.
played cops and robbers? Not that I recall, playing DOCTOR was more fun.
played dolls? Yes, I recall a lot of times my neighbor friend, Pat, had Barbie Dolls…in all honesty it was boring, I’d much rather have been out in the street riding my bike or playing ball with the boys!! Climbing trees was more my style.
recently colored with crayons? No
sang Karaoke? Yes. I’m a beer drinkin’ party animal. [NOT!] But, I have attempted it.
paid for a meal with coins only? Not that I can recall.
done something you told yourself you wouldn’t? I’m bloggin’ aren’t I? I said a long time ago…’what’s the point of a blog, anyway?’……..here I am.
cheated on an exam? No.
made prank phone calls? No…well, ya probably. But I can’t recall any right now. If I did, it would have been to a family member. I’m a tease, remember?
laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose? All the time….it happens frequently…what does that tell you? Hmmmmmm.
caught a snowflake on your tongue? Sure, but not in a long time. I live in an area that there is NO snow!!
danced in the rain? Yes….and I love to splash the puddles too! “I don’t wanna grow up!”
written a letter to Santa Claus? Every year!!!!
been kissed under the mistletoe? Sure…probably, but don’t recall who kissed me. Guess it wasn’t a cool stud monkey dude!
watched the sunrise with someone you care about? Almost every weekend…on the beach!!
been arrested? No…but I’ve bailed out my brothers a few times!!!
blown bubbles? Yes….got some now I can play with? Do ya, huh?
gone ice-skating. No…no, and no!!
been skinny dipping outdoors? No….um, if you know me, I’m not a swimmer.
had a nickname? Yes…wanna know it? It’s Goomba. My dad called me that, and my sister even today will call me that sometimes.
been to Africa? No…would I like to? Let’s say back before all the security stuff and the dropped flights and the unrest in the country there, I’d say “Let’s go!”…
eaten cookies for dinner? AFTER dinner, yes. For a meal…no!
been on TV? Yes, interviewed for a local news segment, CNN Obama Rally just this past Spring, and a TV movie extra.
stolen any traffic signs? No…but that is not saying I won’t in the future. I’d still love to have the sign “slippery when wet” above our headboard. [Kidding!!!]
been in a car accident? NO….knock wood.
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What is your….
mother’s name? Our daughter’s name…I named her after my mother —IRENE
favorite drink? Water with a twist of lemon!
favorite alcohol? Tequila, straight up with a salt chaser and a lime slice! [I learned this in Mexico...so darned good!]
birthplace? Nebraska
favorite vacation spot? Home! Retired! Always on vacation now!
favorite salad dressing? Zesty Italian
favorite pie? Anything but custard! [all fruit pies!! ---no, wait. I don't like peach or strawberry. Gimme apple, cherry, blackberry, raspberry...and I'm a friend for life!]
favorite number? my age!
favorite movie? Still, after nearly 40 years, I never tire of watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Recently tho, it’d have to be National Treasure.
favorite holiday? Halloween really isn’t a ‘holiday’…but I do love the decorations of that day! So, I would say Christmas.
favorite food? Hmmmmm, right now? Anything that lowers cholesterol. A greasy slice of pepperoni pizza or a cheeseburger USED to be my favorites. Now, it’s Asian salads!!
favorite day of the week? All of them…I love life.
favorite brand of body wash? I don’t use body ‘washes’….just plain soap and water.
favorite toothpaste? I use Rembrandt. Not that it’s a favorite…to me, toothpaste is toothpaste.
favorite smell? Avon’s oldie but goodie room freshener and drawer/closet sachet….Rose Geranium. How I wish they’d come back with this vintage stuff. [and for a more odor than anything...I LOVE the smell of bread baking!]
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Do you have any…
tattoos? One
body piercings? Ears…two in each lobe
Do you drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? Mine is a two door sedan.
What do you do to relax? Crochet or read, sports on TV or movies on DVD/and I still have some VHS oldies that we watch too.
How do you see yourself in 10 years? I barely look towards the NEXT year, let alone ten!! But I guess if I have to think that far ahead, I see myself “More wrinkled and older”.
Aren’t they adorable? Of course Bud thought they were cute…at least he 
Both still have the ‘regular’ price tags on them, and each has a little booklet that tells about their life and what their wishes are….”Once upon a time there was a magical place called Candyland where mountains were made of chocolate and rivers flowed with milkshakes….” “…stood a cute house made gingerbread…and in this house lived a gingerbread boy and girl.”
“The gingerbread cookies loved Candyland where each day was a sweet adventure. But deep down in their hearts they dreamed of finding a real home where they’d be loved and cared for….” “One day Santa came to visit…they prepared some sweet treats for him. He was so pleased he granted them one wish….”
“….We want to be loved, and the things children love most are toys. Can you turn us into toys?” Santa granted their one wish…the gingerbread cookies were now gingerbread kids. They jumped with joy.” The gingerbread girl said to Santa – “Take us with you tonight….”
“They flew away in Santa’s sleigh and Santa took them to a special house where he knew they’d be loved and cared for….” “….But that is not the end of the story. It’s only the beginning. —–Lots of love both ways, and they will fill your home with the sweet smell of gingerbread!!”
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BLOGGER NEWS FLASH –
Finally, the day has arrived [after I've attempted so many ways and 'know-hows' with help of friends who know xlm coding and are known to me as 'experts' because they continually put up with me and my questions and helping me online {mainly my son's girlfriend who programs computers} trying to help me adjust and redo several things with Blogger's layout]. Especially the commenting section. I have never cared for their comments either opening up in a pop-up window OR a whole new window. My preference has always been the inline commenting as you find with WordPress Blogs. But either I could get the comment to be on the blog entry itself —and it would work, then something ELSE with Blogger’s xml wouldn’t work properly.
NOW!! Blogger has heard our voices and pleas! With Blogger you can now chose to embed your comments UNDER your blog’s entry!
If you have tweaked your blog’s layout in any way, it may take some ‘doing’ on your part to get it to work properly. It’s supposed to now open your blog’s entry and the clicking of the comment link will take you directly below the blog post to the comment window itself. ALL on one page. It’s still not WordPress, but it’s getting there! [I am trying yet to figure out how some of blogspot's bloggers have the comments right in view of the blogpost without clicking. I will continue to see if I can get it to be exactly like WordPress. Someday.]
But for now, it’s quite simple.
BACKUP YOUR ORIGINAL TEMPLATE/LAYOUT FIRST!!!!
You need to go to Blogger’s Dashboard Draft [while logged in of course], Settings, then go to comments tab. You will then see three options under ‘COMMENT FORM PLACEMENT’ —
It should then have the comments/and comment window directly below the day’s blog post! Good luck!!
If for some reason, it doesn’t work, you have your backup layout to re-ad to the edit html
…and now, on to the
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