I’m much more prone to do one of those quiz things when I’ve gone three or four days without blogging, which happens periodically when I am away at a conference or the computer doesn’t work.
This is a way to ease back into the blogging habit, the rhythm.
From Facebook, where one is supposed to put an X if you have done it, but I found that boring. It’s called Bucket List, which I REALLY thought was inane.
But still, I play along. “You’ll be surprised at the responses.” Yeah, right.
Fired a Gun – my grandfather’s rifle, when I was about seven. Knocked me on my keister.
Been Married – more than once.
Fell in love – more than once.
Gone on a blind date – I don’t believe so.
Skipped school- in 12th grade, to go to some antiwar demonstration. In college? Several times in the latter period.
Watched someone give birth – the Wife gave birth to the Daughter.
Watched someone die – my mother. And I hadn’t realized it.
Been to Canada – several times, most recently in 2011.
Ridden in an ambulance – just once, when I was 19.
Been to Hawaii – no. And I was invited. 1995.
Been to Europe – no, and I want to.
Been to Las Vegas – no, but I’m not hankering to do so.
Been to Washington D.C. – several times, most recently in 1998, I think.
Been to Nashville – yes, for a conference.
Visited Florida – at least twice, Orlando and Miami, both for conferences.
Visited Mexico – at least twice.
Seen Grand Canyon in person – no, and I’d like to.
Flown in a HELICOPTER – no.
Partied so hard you puked – yes. But it’s not hard partying, it’s changing liquors.
Been on a cruise – no.
Served on a jury – no. Called at least four times, appeared twice, went through voir dire once.
Been in a movie – no.
Danced in the rain – of course.
Been to Los Angeles – no. Anaheim is as close as I’ve gotten.
Been to New York City – MANY times, most recently in 2013.
Played in a band …in high school – I was a percussionist for one concert. Found it extremely difficult to wait for 30 or 40 measures, not seeing where everyone was.
Sang karaoke – never, actually.
Made prank phone calls – No, and I find doing so really annoying.
Laughed so much you cried – sure.
Caught a snowflake on your tongue – of course.
Had children – one.
Had a pet – several, but a large gap from my 20s to my 60s.
Been sledding on big hill – sure
Been downhill skiing – no.
Been water skiing – no.
Rode on a motorcycle – on the back, once or twice.
Traveled to all 50 states- only 30.
Jumped out of a plane – no.
Been to a drive-in movie – yes, as a child.
Rode an elephant …at the circus– no.
Rode a Horse – yes. First time: June 9, 1976.
Been on TV – locally several times. Twice nationally.
Been in the newspaper – many times.
Stayed in the Hospital – at least twice.
Donated blood – about 150 times.
Gotten a piercing – no.
Gotten a tattoo – no
Driven a stick shift vehicle – tried mightily, but no.
Driven over 100 mph – no.
Been scuba diving – no.
Lived on your own – for years.
Rode in the back of police car – yes.
Got a speeding ticket – no.
Broken a bone – yes, a rib.
Gotten stitches – a few times.
Traveled Alone – yes, for a couple of weeks in 1998 most recently.
Here’s another: Every answer must start with the last letter of your previous answer. “It’s fun. Who doesn’t love a game of Scattergories? Come on! Try it!!!”
Name – Roger
Animal – Rhino
Girl’s name – Olive
Color – Ecru
Movie – Until the End of the World
Something you wear – Denim
Drink – Mead
Food – Dill pickles
Item in the bathroom – Soap
Place – Poland
Reason to be late – Drinking
Fired a Gun – no, even never touched one
Been Married – once-still am.
Fell in love – more than once.
Gone on a blind date – no
Skipped school – no
Watched someone give birth – no, did it myself.
Watched someone die – no.
Been to Canada – no.
Ridden in an ambulance – to often, don’t remind me please.
Been to Hawaii – no. .
Been to Europe – living there.
Been to Las Vegas – no.
Been to Washington D.C. – no.
Been to Nashville – no.
Visited Florida – no.
Visited Mexico – no
Seen Grand Canyon in person – no.
Flown in a HELICOPTER – no.
Partied so hard you puked – no
Been on a cruise – no.
Served on a jury – no.
Been in a movie – no.
Danced in the rain – of course, still do.
Been to Los Angeles – no.
Been to New York City – no.
Played in a band …in high school – no.
Sang karaoke – no.
Made prank phone calls – No.
Laughed so much you cried – yes
Caught a snowflake on your tongue – of course.
Had children – 6.
Had a pet – several, dogs, cats, birds and guinepigs.
Been sledding on big hill – no
Been downhill skiing – no.
Been water skiing – no.
Rode on a motorcycle – no.
Traveled to all 50 states- not one.
Jumped out of a plane – no.
Been to a drive-in movie – yes.
Rode an elephant …at the circus– no.
Rode a Horse – yes.
Been on TV – Twice nationally.
Been in the newspaper – yes.
Stayed in the Hospital – to often.
Donated blood – no, not allowed to.
Gotten a piercing – do ears count/ 3 in each
Gotten a tattoo – one
Driven a stick shift vehicle – no.
Driven over 100 mph – yes.
Been scuba diving – no.
Lived on your own – yes .
Rode in the back of police car – no.
Got a speeding ticket – to often.
Broken a bone – lots in my back when i was 16.
Gotten stitches – several times.
Traveled Alone – no.
;-0 was fun Roger
rich thoughts, wow.
Okay, I’ll play.
Fired a Gun – no
Been Married – twice, currently separated
Fell in love – more than once.
Gone on a blind date – once at university 1st year
Skipped school – Never!
Watched someone give birth – nope but did give birth
Watched someone die – my father
Been to Canada – born in Canada and lived here all my life
Ridden in an ambulance – twice
Been to Hawaii – twice
Been to Europe – yes – Great Britain, France, Italy
Been to Las Vegas – no, but I’m not hankering to do so.
Been to Washington D.C. – no
Been to Nashville – no
Visited Florida – no
Visited Mexico – does Tijuana count?
Seen Grand Canyon in person – Yes Amazing!
Flown in a HELICOPTER – no.
Partied so hard you puked – yes.
Been on a cruise – 3 times.
Served on a jury – no.
Been in a movie – no.
Danced in the rain – HATE rain!
Been to Los Angeles – a few times
Been to New York City – no but would love to go
Played in a band – no
Sang karaoke – never, actually.
Made prank phone calls – No, and I find doing so really annoying.
Laughed so much you cried – sure.
Caught a snowflake on your tongue – of course.
Had children – two.
Had a pet – mostly dogs – one cat and she was miserable
Been sledding on big hill – sure
Been downhill skiing – no.
Been water skiing – yes.
Rode on a motorcycle – on the back, once or twice.
Traveled to all 50 states- only 9.
Jumped out of a plane – no.
Been to a drive-in movie – yes, as a child.
Rode an elephant – no.
Rode a Horse – yes.
Been on TV – no
Been in the newspaper – my own birth announcement
Stayed in the Hospital – unfortunately many times
Donated blood – no but I should
Gotten a piercing – only ears.
Gotten a tattoo – no
Driven a stick shift vehicle – yes, my first car was a stick
Driven over 100 mph – yes, foolishly.
Been scuba diving – no.
Lived on your own – for years.
Rode in the back of police car – no.
Got a speeding ticket – yes.
Broken a bone – yes, ankle.
Traveled Alone – yes, but met so many people I never felt alone
Here’s another: Every answer must start with the last letter of your previous answer. “It’s fun. Who doesn’t love a game of Scattergories? Come on! Try it!!!”
Name – Leslie
Animal – Elephant
Girl’s name – Teresa
Color – Amber
Movie – Rambo
Something you wear – overalls
Drink – soda
Food – avocados
Item in the bathroom – Soap
Place – Paraguay
Reason to be late – yelling at the kids
I like finding out about others through things like this. But my post took too long for me to do this right now. I’m making a note to come back or maybe I’ll do it for my post tomorrow.
Hope you are okay with these very long comments!
Fired a Gun – Yes, my Ruger SP101 357 Magnum.
Been Married – Only once, this December it will be 42.
Fell in love – more than once.
Gone on a blind date – Maybe once.
Skipped school – I’m sure in high school. When I was teaching I skipped school at least once a month for my mental health.
Watched someone give birth – no, I couldn’t see the mirror when I gave birth since I didn’t have my glasses on.
Watched someone die – yes, my father in law.
Been to Canada – several times since I have been connected with the Mennonite Girls can Cook.
Ridden in an ambulance – just once, when I was 40 something after face planting off a bicycle while I was cycling down hill.
Been to Hawaii – yes. once in 1997 to celebrate our oldest son’s graduation from high school.
Been to Europe – yes, Italy with my hubby on a business trip.
Been to Las Vegas – yes, with hubby for a conference December of 2000ish and I’m not hankering to do so again.
Been to Washington D.C. – twice, most recently in 2011 on a business trip with hubby.
Been to Nashville – yes, driving our daughter back to North Carolina.
Visited Florida – just once to Orlando on a business conference with hubby.
Visited Mexico – just once to Tijuana and Tecate.
Seen Grand Canyon in person – yes , once in 1985.
Flown in a HELICOPTER – no.
Partied so hard you puked – no. But hard enough that I cried uncontrollably.
Been on a cruise – no.
Served on a jury – yes. once to the bloody end.
Danced in the rain – yes…I live in the Seattle area.
Been to Los Angeles – I was born in East Los Angeles.
Been to New York City – just twice , most recently in 2002ish.
Played in a band …no but I sang in a band.
Sang karaoke –yes.
Made prank phone calls – Yes, and I’m not proud of it.
Laughed so much you cried – many times.
Caught a snowflake on your tongue – of course.
Had children – three.
Had a pet – I’m pet challenged but I did have a pet pigeon.
Been sledding on big hill – Yes.
Been downhill skiing – yes.
Been water skiing – yes.
Rode on a motorcycle – on the back, once or twice.
Traveled to all 50 states- only 30.
Jumped out of a plane – no and hopefully never.
Been to a drive-in movie – yes, as a child and teenager and adult.
Rode an elephant …at the circus– no.
Rode a Horse – yes.
Been on TV – when I was little on the Howdy Doody show.
Been in the newspaper –yes.
Stayed in the Hospital – 5 times.
Donated blood –no, I’ve had to have so many blood draws in my life that I get panic attacks when the needle comes too close.
Gotten a piercing – just ear piercings for earrings.
Gotten a tattoo – no
Driven a stick shift vehicle – yes many times.
Driven over 100 mph – no.
Been scuba diving – no.
Lived on your own – no, in my culture you lived with your folks until you married and I was happy with that arrangement.
Rode in the back of police car – yes in Mexico, long story.
Got a speeding ticket – yes.
Broken a bone – chipped a bone.
Gotten stitches – a few times.
Traveled Alone – yes, many times and I’m more comfortable eating alone.
Here’s another: Every answer must start with the last letter of your previous answer. “It’s fun. Who doesn’t love a game of Scattergories? Come on! Try it!!!”
Name – Ellen
Animal – Nighthawk
Girl’s name – Kathy
Color – Yellow
Movie – White Christmas
Something you wear – Socks
Drink – Sangria
Food – Apple
Item in the bathroom – astringent
Place – Toledo
Reason to be late – Oscar night traffic
Great finding out about our blogging friends but I just can’t do the Quiz right now. Fun thing to do though.
Great to know about you guys:) Great game..thank you Roger:)
Sorry I’m too timorous to participate:(
Quiz is fun. My kids love quizing.
Love this fun idea of quizzing blogger friends. 🙂
I got to know more about you through this.
Happy ABCW!
Q is difficult, isn’t it?
Name – Ian
Animal – Narwhal
Girl’s name – Lydia
Color –Amber
Movie – Reservoir Dogs
Something you wear – Socks
Drink – Sangria
Food – Avocado
Item in the bathroom – Indigestion tablet
Place – Trinidad and Tobago
Reason to be late – Overslept
Not if you cheat, as I did!
A very interesting list!
As one who has received numerous blood transfusions, I thank you!
I would love to participate but very short of time
at present. trying to catch up after being away for
a week.
I enjoyed reading this particularly your experience of
Jury duty. Thankfully I haven’t been called but I guess
there’s still time!
Best wishes,
Di.x.
ABCW team.
Too lazy to answer ALL questions, but at least some. Been to Las Vegas,
Been to Nashville,visited Florida, Orlando and Miami,and a lot more States, had always at least one cat, and I rode on a camel !
I forgot to mention that I really got a kick out of the Russian Doll (Matryoshka) at the ticket booth. I first saw it on facebook and made sure all my Russian friends saw it, too.
You have been an active fellow, Roger, but I see there is still a lot on your bucket list!
I answered the prompts as I read your responses. Yup. These quizzes are fun. I like it when I remember something like going down to the river with the older brother when I was in my 20s. He taught me how to shoot a rifle. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the satisfaction of shooting cans down.
I decided to go with the “Every answer must start with the last letter of your previous answer” Question Game:
Name – Arnoldo
Animal – Ocelot
Girl’s name – Tina
Color – Aqua
Movie – Around The World In 80 Days (1956 Version)
Something you wear – Sweater
Drink – Rum and Coke
Food – Enchiladas
Item in the bathroom – Shampoo
Place – Oaxaca
Reason to be late – Ambulance was on the road
That was Quite Fun, my dear friend!
What a fun post ~ love the comic strip ~ had enough quizzes after 2 Master’s degrees ~ so for going that ~ here are a few tidbits ~ I am like everyone else, been married, had bio son, 2 step sons, saw death of loved ones too many times, traveled the world and ‘home is best’ ~ Tao will add to my ‘bucket list’ each day ~ thanks for being you and enjoy ~
Wishing you a lovely week with lots of fun of your choosing ~ ^_^