Five Questions September 2023

I’m a little behind this month, but better late than never. gopher://sdf.org/0/users/christyotwisty/phlog/2023-September-Five-Questions.txt What is your go-to conversation starter? Pass. I am terrible at starting conversations. (Hence why I appreciate Christina starting these conversations with her Five Questions posts. Thanks, hon!) Describe the interior of your ideal home. Tall ceilings, because I am tall. Only a few things on the walls, if any; otherwise a nice neutral color. Hardwood floors. A bedroom separate from any other usage, which can become completely dark at bedtime.
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Five Questions August 2023

christyotwisty has questions, I have answers. gopher://gopher.club/0/users/christyotwisty/phlog/2023-August-Five-Questions.txt What, if anything, do you try to commit (or limit) to an hour per day? I try to limit TV watching to an hour a day, if that. If I’m watching something that goes longer than an hour, I’ll not watch the next day to offset, etc. I also try to exercise half an hour per day, but often fail. There are other things I should try to limit.
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Five Questions July 2023

It’s that time again? gopher://sdf.org/0/users/christyotwisty/phlog/2023-July-Five-Questions.txt What’s your favourite way to stay active? I have always enjoyed bicycling. My prior home (in Washington, DC) was in a neighborhood that was not too hilly and had good bike infrastructure, such as bike lanes, so I would bike often to and from places that were a little too far to walk but a litle too close to drive (the latter list being made longer by the fact that parking in DC is scarce and expensive.
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Five Questions June 2023

Once again trying to keep up with christyotwisty’s Five Questions. gopher://sdf.org/0/users/christyotwisty/phlog/2023-June-Five-Questions.txt Describe the most expensive object you’d like to buy. Part of me wants to say “nothing, I need to stop buying expensive things” but that’s a copout. Part of me wants to buy a new car, preferably electric (and preferably not a Tesla.) But a bigger part of me wants to not buy another car at all, and continue adjusting my life so I don’t need to drive.
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My Back Pages

Over the years, my efforts at blogging have been variously on and off, more off than on. Nevertheless, I’ve tried, and when I’ve succeeded, I’ve tried to pull in the prior attempts as well. Hence, I have recovered some of my old blog posts going back almost ten years (but not continuously through those ten years.) Note that some of the links in these old posts may no longer work.
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