Day 10: Your views on drugs and alcohol.

Now this is an interesting one today!  Let me say up front that I enjoy an occasional "Red Beer" (here's to you Harley) and an occasional wine with dinner.  I'm not an alcoholic and I don't smoke.  I know people who use both in excess and I've seen the dangers of both.  My mother died of emphysema and my father of lung cancer...they both smoked for many years. 

Now, my opinion of the other drugs: I think marijuana should be legalized, not because I use it, but because I've seen needless arrests made of people in possession for personal use.  I have also seen studies in which medical marijuana has helped people cope with pain from terminal illnesses, and can diminish seizures. I believe there are a lot of beneficial properties in marijuana. 

The "war on drugs" is a failure and a waste of money. Adults should be free to make their own decision about consuming drugs, just like they do with prescription drugs (another debate for another day)  If drugs were legalized they could be regulated just like tobacco and alcohol AND taxed.  That tax could be used for rehabilitation and education for those addicts who are going to use the drugs whether legal or not. 

Today's Quote: "Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity." Sammy Davis, Jr.

Day 9: Your last kiss.

Well, this isn't very specific. What does it want to know about my last kiss? Who, When, Where, What Kind?  I'm going to take a stab at it and say it's about my last kiss and say there were two this morning.

One from my husband when I left for my son's place, and one (and the most recent) from my granddaughter.  She gives sweet kisses.  We exchanged kisses when I put her down for a nap.  She's so darn cute when she sleeps!  LOL

Today's Quote: "A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance." Proverb

Day 8: Something you’re currently worrying about.

It seems that the older I get my worries change somewhat. I still worry about my kids even though they are all grown and living on their own.  But a mother never stops worrying about them.  But it seems lately I've worried more about the end of my life, and the years leading up to the end.  For example, what is going to happen to me when I get so old that I can't go out anymore. How will I die? What will it feel like? Will I stay healthy to the end? What if I get sick, I don't have insurance or the funds for an illness!  I worry about my husband's health. He's been sick before...will he get sick again?  

I suppose maybe people my age start thinking about things like that.  I also worry about money, of course. I don't have as much any more and that worries me. I worry about my old car holding out until I can afford another one.  Things of that nature. 

Right now I'm worried my coffee is getting cold!


Today's Quote: "It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture."  
Benjamin Franklin

Day 7: Your opinion on cheating on people.

Cheating on people is not cool. There is never a good reason for cheating on people. If you are not happy and need to cheat, leave the relationship and move on and save the additional pain that cheating will cause in the end.  It's not worth it. And think about this, if he cheated on his wife when he met you how do you know he won't cheat on you?  Same for the woman.

Today's Quote: "He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear."
Benjamin Franklin

Day 6: The person you like and why you like them.

This one is not an easy one.  I even thought about skipping it today. There are so many people that I genuinely like and to narrow it down to one person to list here is difficult. And this is why:

I like my husband's sense of humor and intelligence
I like my sister-in-law's kindness and hospitality
I like the way my friends can always tell when I need a good kick in the butt
I like all of my kids' personalities
I like my 94 year old aunt because she's such a hoot
I like my friend and co-worker that I left in Alaska because she had my back

So for this one I'm going to sort of skip it by not choosing just one person in my life.  I like them all! I sure hope tomorrow's question is better. :)

Day's Quote: "People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within." Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Day 5: Five things that irritate you about the opposite sex/same sex.

Now it's getting good! Wouldn't you say? Who wouldn't want to answer this question? 

There are more things that irritate me about the female than male. Here are some statistics (I haven't researched these but find them interesting) about the male first:

Men were 100% of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ
Men are twice as strong
Men are endowed with 3.5 billion more brain cells
Men are 100% of Navy Seals
Men are 100% of the authors of constitutions
Men so far are 100% of US presidents
Men are 80% of murder victims with no "Violence Against Men Act" to protect them
Men are less than 10% of the federal social/welfare beneficiaries
Men are responsible for 90% of average family incomes
Men are more emotionally stable
Men are 40% higher scoring in hand/eye coordination contests
Just to name a few...

Men don't irritate me as much as women. The 5 things that irritate me the most about the same sex:

1.  Too emotional
2.  Too much drama
3.  Women who debase a good man
4.  Women who use bad language
5.  Women who use their femininity to get their way

Today's Quote: "When men and women die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her last, the tongue." Benjamin Franklin
 




 

Day 4: What you wear to bed.

Really? This is the best you can come up with on Day 4?

PJ's of course, with socks in the winter.  Flannel in the winter, silk or nylon in the summer, sans socks.


Today's quote: "I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes." Erma Bombeck