{"id":525,"date":"2008-12-04T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dljones.com\/?p=525"},"modified":"2008-12-04T01:30:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-04T01:30:00","slug":"wacky-wednesday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dljones.com\/?p=525","title":{"rendered":"Wacky Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw this list of “Have you ever” questions floating around the web and figured it was a fun no brainer for Wacky Wednesday. I’m not sure where it originated. I traced it back at least four generations with no hint of the original author. Without further ado, here are my answers. (The questions I answered in the affirmative are in bold<\/span>.)<\/p>\n

1. Started your own blog<\/span> – you bet.
2. Slept under the stars<\/span> – yes.
3. Played in a band<\/span> – yes – HS marching band was the last.
4. Visited Hawaii<\/span> – yes.
5. Watched a meteor shower<\/span> – yes.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity – close.
7. Been to Disneyland\/world<\/span> – yes – was disappointed in Disneyland.
8. Climbed a mountain – I’ve walked up a hill, does that count?
9. Held a praying mantis<\/span> – yes – even had one as a pet for a while.
10. Sang a solo – NO – even my lovely wife prohibits my singing anywhere within 20 miles.
11. Bungee jumped – NO – 300 lbs + people do not generally bungee and blog about it.
12. Visited Paris – no – but my spouse has.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea<\/span> – yes – but only from shore.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch<\/span> – yes – if spool knitting counts.
15. Adopted a child – no.
16. Had food poisoning – no.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty<\/span> – yes – once.
18. Grown your own vegetables<\/span> – yes.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France – no.
20. Slept on an overnight train – no.
21. Had a pillow fight<\/span> – yes.
22. Hitch hiked<\/span> – yes – once. Discovered that no one picks up a big ugly mean looking guy.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill<\/span> – yes.
24. Built a snow fort<\/span> – yes.
25. Held a lamb<\/span> – yes – mainly at county fair time.
26. Gone skinny dipping<\/span> – yes, many a time in my younger days.
27. Run a Marathon – no.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice – no.
29. Seen a total eclipse<\/span> – yes, once.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset<\/span> – yes, countless times.
31. Hit a home run\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>– yes, more than 40 years ago.
32. Been on a cruise – no.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person<\/span> – yes. In the middle of winter on the way back to college. Coldest I have ever been in my life.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors<\/span> – yes, some of them. Many of the sites are within 40 miles of here.
35. Seen an Amish community<\/span> – yes, driving through Penn.
36. Taught yourself a new language<\/span> – yes – but only if computer languages count. I managed to survive the language requirements for my degrees, but it was a struggle beyond belief for me to lean a language.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied<\/span> – yes – I just wish it was now.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person – no.
39. Gone rock climbing<\/span> – once. My college buddy convince me to try it once. Never again!
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David – not in real life.
41. Sung karaoke (badly) – no – see #10 above.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt – not in person.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant – only by accident.
44. Visited Africa -no.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight<\/span> – yes!
46. Been transported in an ambulance<\/span> – yes, in college once.
47. Had your portrait painted – not by anyone other than offspring.
48. Gone deep sea fishing – went out with a group but didn’t fish – does that count?
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person – no.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris – no.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling<\/span> – yes, in Hawaii.
52. Kissed in the rain<\/span> – yes.
53. Played in the mud<\/span> -yes – even played in “mudbowl” game once.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater<\/span> – yes.
55. Been in a movie – no. I’ve been on set and helped arrange access for film makers, but never in front of the camera.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China – no.
57. Started a business<\/span> – yes! More times than the fingers on one hand.
58. Taken a martial arts class – no.
59. Visited Russia – no.
60. Served at a soup kitchen – no.
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies<\/span> -no. I have sold Boy Scout Popcorn.
62. Gone whale watching<\/span> – yes.
63. Got flowers for no reason – no.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma – no. I suffer from a chronic condition that prevents donation. My spouse on the other hand gives often and has a rare blood type.
65. Gone sky diving – no. See #11.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp – no.
67. Bounced a check<\/span> – yes, by accident.
68. Flown in a helicopter<\/span> – yes.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy<\/span> – My favorite childhood book (Digger Dan) still hangs out here.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial<\/span> – yes.
71. Eaten Caviar<\/span> – yes. Much prefer fried American catfish eggs.
72. Pieced a quilt – helped some with Mom and the quilting ladies, but not on my own.
73. Stood in Times Square<\/span> – yes.
74. Toured the Everglades<\/span> – yes, for about 3 hours whilst attending a conference at FSU.
75. Been fired from a job<\/span> – yes.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London – no.
77. Broken a bone<\/span> – yes – at least twice. Compound fracture of arm in grade school and crushed humerus a few years ago.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle<\/span> – yes. Mostly by accident when I pulled back on the throttle on a friends bike.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person<\/span> – yes.
80. Published a book – no, closest was my PhD thesis.
81. Visited the Vatican – no.
82. Bought a brand new car<\/span> – yes.
83. Walked in Jerusalem -no.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper<\/span> – yes. Happened a lot when I played football and now that I am mayor it happens all the time – many times for no real reason.
85. Read the entire Bible<\/span> – yes.
86. Visited the White House<\/span> – yes.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating<\/span> – yes.
88. Had chickenpox<\/span> – yes.
89. Saved someone’s life<\/span> – yes. At least that’s what he claimed. I always thought of it as being a friend.
90. Sat on a jury – questionable – I have been empaneled, but when the defendant walked in and saw us in the jury box, he turned to his attorney and plead guilty.
91. Met someone famous<\/span> – yes. Many famous scientists, some pro football players, some politicians, etc.
92. Joined a book club<\/span> – yes. Both Science Fiction and Mystery clubs at one time.<\/p>\n

93. Lost a loved one <\/span>– yes. My grandparents and my spouse and my fathers are deceased.<\/div>\n
94. Had a baby<\/span> – Well, we (my spouse and I) have. I’d be really famous if I had one.<\/div>\n
95. Seen the Alamo in person – I can’t remember. I’ve been in San Antonio, but don’t remember the Alamo as a highlight.<\/div>\n
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake – walked along the shore in fall, never swam.<\/div>\n

97. Been involved in a law suit <\/span>– yes.
98. Owned a cell phone<\/span> – yes.\u00c2\u00a0Unfortunately.
99. Been stung by a bee<\/span> – yes. Multiple times.<\/p>\n

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I saw this list of “Have you ever” questions floating around the web and figured it was a fun no brainer for Wacky Wednesday. I’m not sure where it originated. I traced it back at least four generations with no hint of the original author. Without further ado, here are my answers. (The questions I … Continue reading Wacky Wednesday<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,527],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dljones.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dljones.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dljones.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dljones.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dljones.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.dljones.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dljones.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dljones.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dljones.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}