34 Questions.
By Rummuser. Filed in Uncategorized |Tags: Introspection.
Mitch at I am just sharing has an interesting post just answering 34 questions wondering if anyone else would be interested in doing so too. I am inspired to do so and here they are:
1. What Do You Do For A Living?
Living off my savings, pension and capital, I generate a bit of income from a small agency that I run from home and do some writing work too.
2. Who Do You Love?
The whole world.
3. Do You Have Enough Money?
Yes.
4. Are You Healthy?
Yes, if somewhat overweight.
5. Do You Think You Are a Good Person?
I do not know, but everyone else in my life seems to think so.
6. How Old Are You?
Sixty six.
7. Who is Your Best Friend?
I have so many that it is difficult to pick one to be my best friend.
8. What’s Was Your Childhood Dream?
Be a Beatnick.
9. How Often Do You Laugh?
I don’t seem to able to stop.
10. What Makes You Smile?
Ditto as for question 9.
11. Who’s Your Most Dangerous Enemy?
Sloth.
12. Where Do You Live?
Pune, India
13. Do You Think You’re Strong?
Mentally yes, physically, I can neither flee nor fight.
14. What Was The Most Important Thing You’ve Done So Far?
Took care of my semi invalid late wife for ten years.
15. What Was The Most Stupid Thing You’ve Done So Far?
So many that it is difficult to choose one that would qualify.
16. Do You Love Yourself?
You bet.
17. What Do You Fear The Most?
Fear.
18. What Is Your Favorite Word?
Perhaps.
19. When Was The Last Time You Cried?
Yesterday.
20. What Is The Best Thing That Could Happen To You Right Now?
Win the Irish Sweepstakes.
21. What Is The Worst Thing That Could Happen To You Right Now?
Popping off.
22. Picture Yourself In 5 Years From Now
The greatest Hippy in the world.
23. Do You Regret Anything?
So many that I have lost count.
24. What’s The First Thing You Do In The Morning?
Make and drink Tea
25. What Are You Thinking Just Before Going To Bed?
How to stop thinking.
26. What Was The Highest Point You’ve Ever Been To?
Leh, Ladakh, India
27. If There’s One Thing In Your Life You Want To Change Right Now, What Is It?
I would like to free of my current responsibilities.
28. What Are You Proud Of?
Pride? What is that?
29. Sum Up Your Life In One Sentence
Dash.
30. Name The Thing That Annoys You The Most
Telemarketers.
31. What Is Your No 1 Question To God?
Why?
32. Do You Have Secrets?
You bet!
33. What Makes You Laugh?
Mankind.
34. Are You Happy?
Don’t know how else to be.
I am grateful to Jean for this timely cartoon.
Sunday, November 22nd 2009 at 20:41 |
With each post we learn more about you.
The Irish Lottery replaced the IRISH HOSPITAL SWEEPSTAKES in 1988. I wish you luck!
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 18:23
I shall remember that for the next opportunity.
Sunday, November 22nd 2009 at 23:09 |
Nicely done, Rummuser. Certainly way less depressing than my answers.
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 18:22
Thank you dear inspiration.
Sunday, November 22nd 2009 at 23:16 |
1. What Do You Do For A Living?
Nothing
2. Who Do You Love most?
my husband & our children
3. Do You Have Enough Money?
Yes
4. Are You Healthy?
As best that I can manage at 76
5. Do You Think You Are a Good Person?
Not as good as my angel-pure husband
6. How Old Are You?
76
7. Who is Your Best Friend?
Jean Browman, Marti, snakelady (she has 50 snakes in her house she cares for)
8. What’s Was Your Childhood Dream?
Get married, have kids
9. How Often Do You Laugh?
A giggle once an hour
10. What Makes You Smile?
The giggles
11. Who’s Your Most Dangerous Enemy?
Sloth.
12. Where Do You Live?
Small town in New Mexico. (Is the Internet really dangerous?)
13. Do You Think You’re Strong?
I try my darnest but gets harder with the years.
14. What Was The Most Important Thing You’ve Done So Far?
Got married, had kids
15. What Was The Most Stupid Thing You’ve Done So Far?
I’m not telling
16. Do You Love Yourself?
Not always
17. What Do You Fear The Most?
Fear
18. What Is Your Favorite Word?
TOM–question follows
19. When Was The Last Time You Cried?
Yesterday if something sad on the news–Not the wars; I’m immune.
20. What Is The Best Thing That Could Happen To You Right Now?
Have the energy & strength I had when young—I’m working!
21. What Is The Worst Thing That Could Happen To You Right Now?
Popping off.Ramana’s word for dying–a word everybody hates.
22. Picture Yourself In 5 Years From Now
Still alive & strong.
23. Do You Regret Anything?
Nothing I will tell you.
24. What’s The First Thing You Do In The Morning?
Eat my breakfast concoction I made the night before–flaxseed, cocoa powder, 4more
25. What Are You Thinking Just Before Going To Bed?
“How to stop thinking.” THAT IS HARD TO DO.
“That’s all folks.”(Porky Pig) Going on my walk. (Bugs Bunny said “What’s up doc?”)
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 18:22
Thank you for taking the trouble BHB. I really appreciate it and I am glad to learn more about you.
Monday, November 23rd 2009 at 03:24 |
Rummuser and bikehikebabe,
Hey, what’s wrong with sloth? The sloth is my new role model.
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 18:12
Jean, I was not reading your blogs when you had posted the post under reference. Had I, I would have worded my answer differently!
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 18:19
Had I read your post before I wrote the reply, I would have not dared put it in there.
Monday, November 23rd 2009 at 06:45 |
Very interesting! I love reading the cartoon. He, his wife and grandson have such a great relationship. You know the commercial about “priceless”? That’s what the comments are, priceless. 50 snakes? WoW!
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 18:11
I found that fifty snake lady frightening too.
Monday, November 23rd 2009 at 15:14 |
It’s very important to laugh at oneself at regular intervals. Taking life too seriously takes all the fun out of it and bores other people. And life is so absurd it’s sometimes hard NOT to laugh.
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 18:10
Absolutely. I find just about everything capable of its humourous side. That is why, I am laughing all the time.
Monday, November 23rd 2009 at 15:43 |
Ramana, I will spill a bean or two:
1. What Do You Do For A Living?
I live on borrowed time
2. Who Do You Love most?
My son (bring out the violins)
3. Do You Have Enough Money?
No
4. Are You Healthy?
Yes, in rude health; though by rights I should be dead
5. Do You Think You Are a Good Person?
Leaving aside that one could discuss in some depth what constitutes a ‘good person’: Yes
6. How Old Are You?
I can only count to 3
7. Who is Your Best Friend?
Someone, how does he put it, I met in the sandpit
8. What Was Your Childhood Dream?
I had many, a few of which I am still chasing
9. How Often Do You Laugh?
Considering my circumstances apparently too often
10. What Makes You Smile?
The tiniest detail in the idiocy of what constitutes life
11. Who’s Your Most Dangerous Enemy?
I wish I knew – as they say, forewarned is forearmed
12. Where Do You Live?
South coast of England
13. Do You Think You’re Strong?
Yes, despite many a weakness
14. What Is The Most Important Thing You’ve Done So Far?
Giving life
15. What Is The Most Stupid Thing You’ve Done So Far?
I don’t know. You tell me.
16. Do You Love Yourself?
Yes
17. What Do You Fear The Most?
Nightmares
18. What Is Your Favorite Word?
In which language?
19. When Was The Last Time You Cried?
I can’t remember since I do shed the odd tear frequently
20. What Is The Best Thing That Could Happen To You Right Now?
Win the lottery, get that contract …
21. What Is The Worst Thing That Could Happen To You Right Now?
Not winning the lottery, not getting that contract …
22. Picture Yourself In 5 Years From Now
I don’t plan ahead
23. Do You Regret Anything?
Most definitely
24. What’s The First Thing You Do In The Morning?
I don’t have a routine
25. What Are You Thinking Just Before Going To Bed?
“Where is my bed?” that’s what I am thinking, if at all!!!!!!!!! My bed is not so much a place of rest and peace as an extension of the rest of my life, strewn with books, papers, notebooks, pencils, telephone – no wonder I can’t sleep
26. What Was The Highest Point You’ve Ever Been To?
I am not hot on geographical detail
27. If There’s One Thing In Your Life You Want To Change Right Now, What Is It?
My carpets
28. What Are You Proud Of?
I have never caused an accident
29. Sum Up Your Life In One Sentence
That sentence would have to be too long to hold anyone’s attention
30. Name The Thing That Annoys You The Most
Being put on hold and having to listen to the same tune over and over again
31. What Is Your No 1 Question To God?
I don’t ask anyone who doesn’t exist for an answer to anything
32. Do You Have Secrets?
I don’t know about ‘secrets’; but I certainly keep certain things to myself
33. What Makes You Laugh?
The obvious, the inane and myself
34. Are You Happy?
Yes
U
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 18:09
Wonderful! Try 29 again. I am a patient fellow.
Tuesday, November 24th 2009 at 11:11 |
Hey everybody,
Thank you for answering the questions from my interview (33 Questions For An Interview With Yourself). As I already wrote on Mitch’s website the reason behind this interview was that everybody is important. And you proved this to me more than once. If you want to meet more people with interesting stories just go ahead and read the original post linked above. If you take the interview don’t forget to add a link back to the original so I’ll know you took it.
Thank you all, you are wonderful
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 18:08
I am truly sorry that I did not give you your due link. Well made point and shall remember to do so the next time.
Wednesday, November 25th 2009 at 15:41 |
Well more power to the Greatest Hippy in the World!
Peace and love
from
The Second Greatest Hippy in the World
Its nice to know more about you!!
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 18:01
Thank you fellow Hippy. Hippies should not ideally have comparisons or best, second best etc, should they?
Kate Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 18:23
Of course not my friend but there is always the respect given to one’s elders
I believe that matters ( even if it is only a few years)
Rummuser Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 20:54
Accepted very graciously fellow Hippy. Nice to know that there are some benefits of being older! Thank you.
Thursday, November 26th 2009 at 10:47 |
According the Christian vision, God made mankind to enjoy eternal joyful life and good health, wealth etc. One of God’s creatures, a high ranking officer in the Heavenly host of angels, an angel of the Seraphic order named Lucifer, rebelled against God. Seems to have done so because of total jealousy of mankind. He left God’s kingdom, taking a lot of angels and heavenly beings with him, having led them astray. He surreptitiously won the confidence of mankind, to which God had given lordship of the earth. He persuaded Mankind to hand over lordship of the earth to him. He considers himself to be God’s opposite, but in fact he isn’t even halfway there. God is almighty and omnipresent. That creature is not. He can only be present at one place at a time and sends his underlings to do his awful work, and apparently, he even discovered he technology to make many more. As he legally rules the earth, he specialises in disasters, misery, tragedy and takes a macabre delight in the fact that when something bad happens, people invariably blame God for it. He was sentenced to death for his treason, but he remains alive until man’s original lease expires, by which time his own illegal lordship will expire and his sentence will inevitably be carried out. His mission is to corrupt every person that ever lived. He wants every human being to die. I won’t say that man’s original nature is sinful, but no man is capable of earning salvation no matter how much austerity he practises nor how much meditation he does. In order to give man a way out of the road to death, God’s perfect Son entered the earth quite legally, born as a man, and took the punishment for sins he had never committed. That’s why people who take Jesus as Saviour can walk free of what a Hindu might call ‘Karmic debt”.
Sorry for the overly long comment Ramanaji, but…..that’s the answer to question no.31!
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 17:55
Gaelikaa, you have stumped me. My answer was one word. Karmic debt and I are old friends. After all that knowledge also, I would still ask Him that one word question -Why?
gaelikaa Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 19:04
Well, that’s not a question that could suit a one word answer but then again – maybe! Just that it makes me sad when people blame God for the bad stuff. And I’m not for one moment suggesting that you did! That’s quite an emotional issue for me, to tell you the truth.
Rummuser Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 23:42
Fair enough and I am comfortable with that. I do not blame God, but I would certainly like to know what exactly was the cause and effect equation.
Ursula Reply:
November 27th, 2009 at 16:15
Gaelikaa,
No offence to anyone who relies on the idea of ‘God’ as a source of comfort to get them through the day: He is the idea of that almighty father we as children, scared of the dark and things going bump in the middle of the night, wanted to protect us, to look after us; unfortunately, some of us also came to expect him to dish out divine punishment in the tradition of “Wait till your father comes home!!!” Gaelikaa, there comes a time when we have to stand on our own two feet, take responsiblity for our (in)actions, make sure that the door is bolted.
Neither is there anyone to blame for the ills of the world other than ourselves. Of course it is scary that we are on our own but it’s the whole point of growing up. Jesus Christ was a great guy – how else would he have stood the test of time – but he was human. And we owe it him to accept that his moral teachings, his convictions led to his crucification as a man of flesh and blood. There is nothing elevated about it. What happened to him is what humans do to other humans – to this day. Naturally, when a little girl, I believed my mother’s version of a happy end – still do – that Jesus and Maria Magdalena managed to escape together, procreated and lived happily after.
Gaelikaa, the only strength we can find is within our own self. I know it’s hard, it’s tough; yet I find self reliance, not being dependent on anyone, so very comforting. My mother told me when I pestered her with questions about god how only children can that “God is the GOOD in us”. And, of course, on that shrine we should all worship.
U
gaelikaa Reply:
November 27th, 2009 at 17:20
@Ursula; we seem to agree on the fundamentals. That there is no point in blaming God for the ills of the world. And also that there comes a time when we have to stand on our own feet and take responsibility for our (in)actions. I really couldn’t agree more with that. I’d just really like to leave it at that.
Thanks for taking the time to answer my comment. It is great to have your contribution to our blogs. You really make us sit up and think about what we are writing.
Regards,
Maria
Friday, November 27th 2009 at 04:35 |
I cannot believe there is a “God” (sitting on a cloud judging everyone-???). But I do envy you. How comforting to know you will live forever. (I don’t think I want to be me forever.)
Ursula Reply:
November 27th, 2009 at 16:18
Bike Hike Babe, don’t envy anyone who believes in God. For those who do it’s a tough calling.
You might like to read my response to Gaelikaa, above.
U
gaelikaa Reply:
November 27th, 2009 at 17:26
@Bikehikebabe – I don’t like to go around wearing my faith like a badge – but God gets such a bad press in general, when I see an opportunity I like to let my take on that matter be known – not that He needs me to defend him, but people should be given an opportunity to become aware of what a situation might otherwise be – so they can take it or leave it so to speak – if that doesn’t sound too pretentious….
I’d love to get you email ID so I can comment back to you when you comment on my blog!
bikehikebabe Reply:
November 28th, 2009 at 20:28
U I LOVE to read anything you send & I always do-several times. You write soooo well & funny too.
gaelikaa, Wear your faith like a badge. Be proud of it too. Let us hear about it. That’s what this blog is about.
I’d love to get email from you. You may get my email address from Ramana.
Rummuser Reply:
November 28th, 2009 at 21:32
Thank you. You are very kind. I shall gladly give your email address to G if she asks!
Rummuser Reply:
November 28th, 2009 at 21:56
Not to worry BHB. I am sure that we will meet up once we are wherever we are after we “pop off!”
Sunday, November 29th 2009 at 11:29 |
Ramana, I have answered the 34 questions – well sort of answered them – per your instructions. Since I am the one holding the camera, it is very rare for a picture of me to be taken, but this does include one.
Rummuser Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 09:23
And a truly inspired one too. That photograph is magnificent too. I did not climb up, I drove up to Leh!