I've been tag-team memed by bloggranddaughter ArmyWifeToddlerMom and blogdaughter Teresa of Technicalities.

With sparkling dialogue, and a plot that clips along rapidly, rarely pausing to gaze at it's own navel. The only time cinematographic hue makes a difference is the rare occasion in black and white movies where the color of something is a plot point. "What a lovely red dress!"... um... it's gray... so that part of the scene just fell flat.

2: What is the one single subject that bores you to near-death?

Generally, very little, since I tend to hang around with excellent story-tellers. Most of the bloggers I know could write an intriguing essay on floor-sweeping techniques.

Outside of that, the process of color-co-ordination involved in decorating a room, and picking out non-functional items that complement the decorating scheme.

When I die and go to hell, I will be forced to shop for such items, accompanied by a dull-witted woman who uses the word "cute" WAAAAAY too much.

3: MP3s, CDs, Tapes or Records: what is your favorite medium for prerecorded music?

CD's - mostly because - having grown up with vinyl records and tapes - I was tickled pink by a format that let me skip directly to the beginning of the next song without either having to guess where it started, or risking putting a damaging scratch in the medium.

On the other hand, I'm quite partial to tapes, too, since most of my music collection is pre-MP3 legacy, and I appreciate how durable cassettes are. None of that "OO! Be gentle! Don't scratch it!" crap. Sit on it, step on it, drop it in the mud. It'll play fine.

4: You are handed one first class trip plane ticket to anywhere in the world and ten million dollars cash. All of this is yours provided that you leave and not tell anyone where you are going ... Ever. This includes family, friends, everyone. Would you take the money and ticket and run?

Immediate response - HELL no! Beloved Wife TNT is irreplaceable!

But assuming that WEREN'T an issue... that's a LOT of money... would being a rich bachelor be SO bad?...

Well, no...

But it's the "can't tell anyone" part that would kill me. I'd have to quit blogging, because - regardless of pseudonym - SOMEONE would recognize me eventually. So I'd be forced to settle for whatever friends I could bump into randomly in the meat-world, without the efficient screening process of blogs.

Not a process I'd care to engage in again.

5: Seriously, what do you consider the world's most pressing issue now?

People who want to use the government to "help" me. I'd settle for being left alone. Really.

6: How would you rectify the world's most pressing issue?

Blog.

Seriously.

The only way to make changes in the world is to float good products out into the marketplace of ideas, and blogging is the best way for an individual to do that. There are no guarantees, but you never know who might be listening and how far your voice can reach.

Beats yelling at the TV.

7: You are given the chance to go back and change one thing in your life; what would that be?

I would've changed jobs before I got fired.

8: You are given the chance to go back and change one event in world history, what would that be?

I would make sure the 16th Amendment never got passed.

9: A night at the opera, or a night at the Grand Ole' Opry --Which do you choose?

Opera - I assume there's SOMETHING good out there, and I don't like country music.

10: What is the one great unsolved crime of all time you'd like to solve?

The murder of Fidel Castro.

What? He's not dead yet?

Oh, wait... it's still the 21st, isn't it? Nevermind...

11: One famous author can come to dinner with you. Who would that be, and what would you serve for the meal?

P.J. O'Rourke - One of the few people who can make me laugh out loud with their writing.

Dinner would consist of a bottle of 18 year old Glenmorangie and some Hoyo de Monterreys.

12: You discover that John Lennon was right, that there is no hell below us, and above us there is only sky -- what's the first immoral thing you might do to celebrate this fact?

Well, I'm already in agreement with John Lennon on that point, so I'd consult my list of daily immoralities and do whichever one was next. Probably either cursing or fornication.

Lynn of a Sweet, Familiar Dissonance - because she LOVES memes. (Hey, at least this one has an opera question)

Kevin of Eckernet - so he'll take a break from posting disturbing pictures like this one.

RedNeck of RedNeck Ramblings - he needs a break from doing all that laundry.

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