{"id":2354,"date":"2002-07-08T13:31:28","date_gmt":"2002-07-08T18:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=2354"},"modified":"2002-07-08T13:31:28","modified_gmt":"2002-07-08T18:31:28","slug":"monday_monday_2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/07\/08\/monday_monday_2.html","title":{"rendered":"Monday, Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the Monday Mission<\/a><\/p>\n

1. Have you had to repair anything lately? Did you do it yourself or have someone else do it?<\/b><\/p>\n

I tend to be not very ept when it comes to fixing things. Of course, I’m also not very good about calling repairfolk, so that means that things remain broken around the house for a while.<\/p>\n

The most recent successful repair would seem to be some broken sprinkler lines at the house, fixed last weekend. I usually end up doing this at least a couple of time a year. <\/p>\n

On the other hand, one of the zones in the system isn’t working, and I just don’t touch that stuff. So I have to call the sprinkler people to do that (call them back, that is, since my first message to “Come whenever you want except tomorrow, just let us know, there will be someone at the house” prompted a return message to call them. The idiots.)<\/p>\n

2. Do you work out or exercise? Or is there anything you do each day for your health?<\/b><\/p>\n

I kiss my wife, which gives me a good cardio-vascular work-out right there.<\/p>\n

I also walk to and from lunch, whenever I can. It’s not far, but it gets me off my fat ass.<\/p>\n

3. Are you a modest person? That is, would you be embarrassed for someone (an acquaintance, a friend, a stranger) to see you nude?<\/b><\/p>\n

Judging from the dreams I have, yes.<\/p>\n

And, yes, I am embarrassed by it — though usually more out of fear of offending others than any sense of self-shame. I think.<\/p>\n

4. Some smells that I just can not stand are bags of grass clippings that have sat in the hot sun for a few days, burned hair and vomit (although, thankfully, I have not had to smell them all at the same time). What are some odors that you just can not stand to smell?<\/b><\/p>\n

Well I would have said bananas a year or two back, but I’ve gotten grudgingly used to them.<\/p>\n

I cannot stand the smell of spoiled food. It makes me automatically gag. Margie finds my fastidiousness in this amusing (and annoying).<\/p>\n

5. Are there any social situations that make you uncomfortable?<\/b><\/p>\n

All of them?<\/p>\n

6. Has a friend or an employer ever asked you to do something you felt was unethical or? What was it and what happened?<\/b><\/p>\n

I try to be respectful of copyright (the spirit if not the letter), and there have been times when some folks have asked me, essentially, not to be. It’s made me uncomfortable, but my own reaction has been mixed (depending on whether I was more uncomfortable doing it, or more uncomfortable confronting it).<\/p>\n

7. (continued) Well, we are not yet at our destination, though the way you described it, it sounds simply amazing. What is the first thing we should do once we get there?<\/b><\/p>\n

First thing to do in New York? Hmmmm. Visit the Statue of Liberty? One of the zillion museums? Empire State Building? Time Square?<\/p>\n

I don’t know — New York City is such an incredible icon in the media, so huge, full of so many things, I don’t know what would be the first thing to do. Grab the AAA guide, I suppose!<\/p>\n

BONUS: In this whole world, what is fair?<\/b><\/p>\n

My true love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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