Interview the person below you: 3 is a magic number

[RosieB]

Crest because I can still buy the plain old basic toothpaste with no whitener and no tartar control (I react to both) and it doesn't taste gross like the brands in the health food store do.

Dishwasher or wash them yourself?

 

[Funky Ghost]

I have no choice. I wash em myself. if I HAD a dishwasher ... I wouldn't bust suds. I've just never justified the cost of installing one. That sentiment is changing the older I get though

What house hold luxury would you never do without?

 

[MatticusMania]

Me - A bed
The wife - the TV


How many rooms are there in your place of residence?

 

[Funky Ghost]

3 bedrooms

Do you have a yard, and if so do you have it landscaped?

 

[RosieB]

Half acre lot. Have flowerbeds and garden, but it's not "landscaped," though the dogs try to do their own landscaping occasionally.

Do you have a garden and if so, what do you grow? (Apartments count too. I grew vegetables in windowboxes on my balcony for a few years.). If not, what would you grow if you did?

 

[MatticusMania]

I have a small garden in our patio, growing Jalapenos and Little Yellow Tomatoes that I dont very much care for.


Whats the biggest thing youve grown (non-mammal-wise)?

 

[Funky Ghost]

The sunflowers my daughter and I planted 2 years ago. They keep coming back and are STUPID huge now. Also started a Goliath tomato plant ... they were not kidding.

What's your favorite tomato?

 

[RosieB]

Roma. They keep coming back, too. Year after year after year...

Do you replace buttons, or replace the garment?

 

[MatticusMania]

If I can find the button, I'll ask my mother to sew it back on. My main gig shirt has only 2 of the 4 buttons left.



Whats your main "gigwear"?

 

[Funky Ghost]

I refuse to answer as the last time I "gigged" was in the late 80's Some things are best left in the past.

Sooooo did you ever wear parachute pants or Lycra?

 

[RosieB]

No, but I use corning ware. (Lol, sorry. Couldn't resist!)

Friends did but my mom wouldn't buy for me. I did get painters pants though.

Is August a bad allergy season in your part of the country?

 

[Funky Ghost]

I saw that and nearly died... I hate when I make a dumb typos like that ..grrr!

Oh my yes! Birthday month and miserable during it. Sacramento is the worst for Alergies I have ever been in. El Paso .. ZERO allergies.

What's for lunch?

 

[Chebass88]

Pork cooked in the crockpot in homemade BBQ sauce, banana, an apple, and iced tea (unsweetened).

Do you think people have become weaker with modern conveniences?

 

[MatticusMania]

Yes.


Whats youre favorite modern convenience?

 

[Chebass88]

The spell-checker.

In my current graduate course, we have to turn in 80% of the homeworks or get an F for the course. None of them are graded, other than a precursory look to see if we are attempting them. Is this a ridiculous request from the professor? After all, if I demonstrate mastery of the material on an exam, what difference does it make whether I did a 30-page assignment or not?

 

[MatticusMania]

Dont get me started. I always felt that homework was useless, so long as one can master the material. If schools ascribed to my point of view, Id have graduated at the top of my class. But, since homework usually made up anywhere from 35 - 60% of the grade, my grades were not quite so hot. So, is it a ridiculous request? Yes, if youre going to assign homework, then have someone grade it.


What your least favorite part of formal education?

 

[Chebass88]

I dislike being lumped in with everyone else. The teacher has to teach at a given speed, which is typically to the middle percentage of the class, or the slowest student. While I'm not always the fastest, it can be annoying to have a slow lecture. A better solution would be to have a list of material, the student learns it on his/her own, and then demonstrates mastery, with assistance from the professor as needed.

Do you engage in self-destructive behavior?

 

[MatticusMania]

Enage? Indulge might be a better word. Ive toned it down a hell of a lot compared to how I used to be, but yes, I can be pretty self-destructive at times.


Whats your biggest vice?

 

[Funky Ghost]

Being Newtonian. When I'm in motion I tend to stay in motion. When I stop... it's all down hill from there.

What quirk about your significant other do/did you absolutely love?

 

[MatticusMania]

I wont go into detail, but she is very openminded.


What personality trait is a deal killer for you?