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Mood: ‘Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?’ By Bryan Adams

What Is This?

The ever-curious @dicentra posted a blog wherein she queried many of us on why we are here at Suicide Girls, asking us to answer them all in a blog, and as you are now (presumably) reading this, I have done so, and happily. As with any who travel the Path of...
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Mood: ‘Design For Life’, Manic Street Preachers

It’s Time…

I really have never seen the New Year as a ‘new beginning, at least since I lost my Uncle at the beginning of the year when I was 19. It’s like getting drunk to ‘forget’ only for the ‘memory’ to still be there after you’re done feeling like you should have died from the hangover. With
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Mood: ‘My Beauty’, Beauty Freak

(One last time, with thanks to @fredhincanada for the questions)

7. What is one of your favorite simple meals from your childhood that you still love today?

This is and exceedingly easy one to answer, as this was a meal from my youth that Mom used to make, one that I forgot about for some 20 years and after making...
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Mood: ‘The Mating Game’, Bitter: Sweet

6. Tell us a joke that cracks you up, or share a meme that always makes you laugh.

(Once more, with thanks to @fredhincanada)

As an inveterate punster, I will have to say the reaction(s) I get from my favorite pairing of them are what makes them so funny! That being written, here they are:

The cannibalism passed...
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Mood: ‘The Christmas Song’, Nat King Cole

Not entirely sure who this questionnaire comes from, but saw it posted a few times, so copied, pasted and took out other answers, QED. As I am in a writing mood, I figured, what the heck, why not?

1. How did you spend your Thanksgiving?

I suppose the more or less traditional way: began cooking first thing in...
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Mood: ‘All Day Music’ by War

Question #5. A book or book series that you love.

(Once again, with thanks to @fredhincanada for including me!)

Well, perhaps one can guess from the caricatures above, but there have been several series i have read in my over 50 years: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy; the original James Bond books by Ian Fleming; any number
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Mood: ‘Nathan’s Theme’ From the Video Game “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune” by Greg Edmondson

Week 4. A video game that you have spent the most of hours playing.

(Once again, thanks go to @fredhincanada for including me in on the festivities!)

I think It has been ever since Lara Croft was hounded by wolves in the original Tomb Raider that I have loved these kinds of...
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Mood: ‘It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Soundtrack, Opening Titles’ by Ernest Gold

3. One of your comfort movies/series that you have seen more than 3 times. (Once again, with thanks to @fredhincanada)

This is particularly an easy pick, especially at this time of year. The movie is Stanley Kramer s ‘It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’. This is a farcical and slap-stick...
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Mood: ‘Whisper Not’ by Quincy Jones

2. What is a piece of art that you have, or would love to have, hanging on your wall or sitting in your house?

With thanks to @fredhincanada for including me in this fun brain trek, here is my answer:

With SO many choices, such as an original Shakespeare folio, and original Sherlock Holmes story written in ACDs hand,...
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