{"id":10727,"date":"2006-11-09T09:52:34","date_gmt":"2006-11-09T16:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/11\/09\/alive-with-55.html"},"modified":"2006-11-09T09:52:34","modified_gmt":"2006-11-09T16:52:34","slug":"alive_with_55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/11\/09\/alive_with_55.html","title":{"rendered":"Alive with 55"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yet another new meme &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>1. Is your second toe bigger than your first?  <em>It sticks out further, if that&#8217;s what you mean.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>2. Do you have a favorite type of pen? <em>I used to love fountain pens in college, but nowadays I&#8217;ve acknowledged that I Lose Pens, so anything out of the ordinary is a waste of money.  The office stocks Uniball Micros, and I find them quite pleasant to write with.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. Look at your planner for November 9, anything planned? <em>Um &#8230; that&#8217;s today.  Yes.  Meetings, work tasks, Kitten&#8217;s karate class.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. What color are your toenails usually? <em>Au naturale.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5. What is the last thing you highlighted? <em>A folder listing of e-mail that I needed to migrate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>6. What color are your bedroom curtains? <em>Wooden blinds, maple-colored, I think.  The valences are sort of a tan-gold.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>7. What color are the seats in your car? <em>Black.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>8. Have you ever had a black and white cat? <em>I think so.  Can&#8217;t remember her name, but it started with an M.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>9. What is the last thing you put a stamp on? <em>Car registration renewal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>10. Do you know anyone who lives in Wyoming? <em>Probably, on teh Internets.  <\/em><\/p>\n<p>11. Why did you withdraw cash from the ATM the last time?  <em>Like to carry at least some cash on me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>12. Who is the last baby that you held? <em>Kaylee.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>13. Do you know of any twins with rhyming names? <em>Mercifully, no. Don&#8217;t know too many twins that I can think of.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>14. Do you like Cinnamon toothpaste? <em>I prefer it, in fact.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>15. What kind of car were you driving 2 years ago? <em>What I have now, a 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX (hatchback).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>16. Pick one: Miami Hurricanes or Florida Gators? <em>Um &#8230; anyone got a coin to flip?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>17. Last time you went to Six Flags? <em>Margie&#8217;s company picnic, about a month or so ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>18. Do you have any wallpaper in your house? <em>Hmmmm &#8230; no.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>19. Closest thing to you that is yellow: <em>Tigger, on my coffee mug.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>20. Last person to give you a business card? <em>Yikes. Can&#8217;t think of it.  Probably a vendor of some sort.  Yeah, a couple of trips to Pasadena ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>21. Who is the last person you wrote a check to? <em>Arapahoe County (see #9).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>22. Closest framed picture to you? <em>Shelf on my wall &#8212; Katherine, about 3 years back.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>23. Last time you did homework? <em>Depends on the definition, I suppose,  I work from home more than occasionally.  So, maybe, last Friday?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>24. Have you ever applied for welfare? <em>Nope.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>25. How many emails do you have? <em>Personal e-mail, about 900Mb (incl. attachments). Office, about 1.2Gb.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>26. Last time you received flowers? <em>Hmmm.  Personally?  No idea.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>27. Who is the governor of your state? <em>Bill Owens (Bill Ritter governor elect).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>28. Do you think the sanctity of marriage is meant for only a man &amp; woman? <em>Nope.  <\/em><\/p>\n<p>29. Where do you get your myspace layouts from? <em>DNC<\/em><\/p>\n<p>30. What is the smallest key on your key ring for? <em>Huh.  You know, I have no idea what that key is for.  Maybe means it&#8217;s time to take it off my key ring.  Huh. That one, either.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>31. Do you have any Willow Tree figurines? <em>I do not believe so.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>32. What is your high school&#8217;s rival mascot? <em>I never went to any games, so I have no idea who our rivals actually were.  We were the Spartans, the Lambkins, or the Tartans, depending on the school in question.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>33. Last person you spoke to from high school? <em>Probably Tracy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>34. Last time you used hand sanitizer? <em>Hmmm.  Few weeks back, probably.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>35. Have you ever worn camoflauge? <em>Not formally, no.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>36. What color are the blinds in your living room? <em>Off-white.  Maybe white.  Need to replace them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>37. What is in your inbox at work? <em>Return receipts.  A few years back, I had a problem with the Inbox getting corrupted, so I stopped storing messages and folders there.  I keep them in folders parallel to the Inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>38. Last thing you read in the newspaper? <em>Coverr stories of some sort. Don&#8217;t recall.  Don&#8217;t often have the chance to read the (real) paper..<\/em><\/p>\n<p>39. What was the last pageant you attended? <em>Don&#8217;t know as I ever have. Nor desire to.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>40. What is the last place you bought pizza from? <em>Papa Murphy on Broadway and Littleton.  Last night, in fact.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>41. Have you ever worn a crown? <em>Not that wasn&#8217;t made of paper or cardboard.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>42. What is the last thing you stapled? <em>A copy of a capital expenditure request, this morning<\/em><\/p>\n<p>43. Did you ever drink Crystal Pepsi?<em> Think so.  Wasn&#8217;t impressed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>44. Ever had an ingrown toenail? <em>No.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>45. Last time you saw fireworks? <em>From a distance, last 7\/4.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>46. Last time you had a Krispy Kreme doughnut? <em>Hrm.   Several months ago.  Not a huge fan of Krispy Kreme (and don&#8217;t eat many donuts these days).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>47. Who is the last person that left you a message? <em>Insurance company, I think.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>48. Last time you parked under a carport? <em>It&#8217;s been a while, I think.  I want to say at Margie&#8217;s place in Pasadena, but I&#8217;m sure something more recent than that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>49. Do you have a black dog? <em>No.  Nor a white one, nor one of any color.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>50. Do you have any gourds? <em>We have some little decorative pumpkins in the entry hall.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>51. Are you an Aunt or Uncle? <em>I am *the* &#8220;Crazy Onkle Dave.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>52. Who has the prettiest eyes that you know of? <em>Margie.  At least I love looking at them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>53. Last time you saw a semi truck? <em>Driving to work this morning.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>54. Do you remember Ugly Kid Joe? <em>Apparently not.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>55. Do you have a little black dress? <em>Nope.  Not my color.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em> <\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boulderdude.com\/2006\/11\/the_meme_of_55.html\" target=\"_blank\">BD<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yet another new meme &#8230; 1. Is your second toe bigger than your first? It sticks out further, if that&#8217;s what you mean. 2. 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