Your Birthdate: June 24 You understand people well and are a natural born therapist. A peacemaker, people always seem to get along when you are around. You tend to be a father or mother figure to friends, even to those older than you. You enjoy your role, and you find that you are close toContinue reading “On my Birthday”
Tag Archives: Memes
On the Songs I Love
Stolen shamelessly from Bill Leisner: Favorite Beatles song: “In My Life” Favorite solo Beatles song by John Lennon: “#9 Dream” Favorite solo Beatles song by Paul McCartney: “Live and Let Die” Favorite solo Beatles song by George Harrison: “What Is Life?” Favorite solo Beatles song by Ringo Starr: “Photograph” Favorite Rolling Stones song: “Paint itContinue reading “On the Songs I Love”
On another Movie Meme
I saw this on Mags L. Halliday’s blog–a movie meme! 🙂 Total number of films I own on DVD/video:DVD: over 150VHS: over 300 The last film I bought:Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. I have this feeling that I’ve bought something since then. I’ve no idea what, though. The last film I watched:On TV:Continue reading “On another Movie Meme”
On Political Typology
The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press have posted on their website a political typology test. The survey breaks the American polis into nine groups: Enterprisers Social Conservatives Pro-Government Conservatives Upbeats Disaffecteds Conservative Democrats Disadvantaged Democrats Liberals Bystanders Where do I stand? Liberal Based on your answers to the questionnaire, you mostContinue reading “On Political Typology”
On my authorial tendencies
As seen on several blogs in the past day, most recently Bill Leisner’s, which science fiction author am I? I am: Philip K. Dick The brilliant yet trashy master of the reality warp always left you unsure of what was real, but never forgot compassion. Which science fiction writer are you? That didn’t surprise me,Continue reading “On my authorial tendencies”
On My Republicanism
Seen on Bill Leisner‘s blog, a test to measure your Republican percentage! Let’s take a look, shall we? I am: 7% Republican. “You’re a complete liberal, utterly without a trace of Republicanism. Your strength is as the strength of ten because your heart is pure. (You hope.)” Are You A Republican? I tend to thinkContinue reading “On My Republicanism”
On another Book Meme
Seen on Keith’s LiveJournal: You’re stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?Sadly, yes. What are you currently reading?Star Trek: Captain’s Blood, by William Shatner and Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens The last book you boughtContinue reading “On another Book Meme”
On my Papacy
Little sleep last night. Woodrow was anxious, and he ran into my room several times, sat on my chest, screamed in my face, and tried to pull down the venetian blinds. He’s calm now, but this morning he kept trying to get out through the bedroom window, tangling himself up in the blinds. He’ll doContinue reading “On my Papacy”
On a Linguistic Profile
I’m not surprised by this: Your Linguistic Profile: 55% General American English 20% Dixie 20% Yankee 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern What Kind of American English Do You Speak? Given the time I’ve spent both above and below the Mason-Dixon line, plus a brief sojourn in Chicago in my younger years, it’s of no surpriseContinue reading “On a Linguistic Profile”
On a Book Meme
I received this on an e-mail list this morning– Here are the rules: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 123. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog (or to this mailing list) along with these instructions. Don’t you dare dig for that “cool” orContinue reading “On a Book Meme”