The Saturday Six

1. When is the last time you took a vacation and went basically nowhere?  Was it as relaxing as previous vacations where you have actually planned a trip?

I truthfully cannot remember the last time I did this. Does job transition over the summer count? I've taken a spotty vacation day here or there, but never anything that one might consider a true vacation. How sad is that? My job has taken over too much of me, I fear.

2. Take this quiz:  Which historical lunatic are you?

Which Historical Lunatic Are You?
From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey.

3. READER'S CHOICE QUESTION #64 from Jaymi:   What is your favorite book from childhood and why?

Well, I remember my first book, Cars and Trucks, with great fondness. Still, I feel my favorite book of all time, from childhood, was the Chronicles of Narnia. They introduced me into a wonderful world of fantasy and morality. They led me to other great works, like Lloyd Alexander's Black Cauldron books. My love of the genre continues today.

4. READER'S CHOICE QUESTION #65 from Hannah:  What book character do you most identify with and why?

Raskolnikov, from Crime and Punishment. My life now is like his - split and confused, tortured andwary. It has been that way for many years.

5. READER'S CHOICE QUESTION #66 from Holly:  What do you think is an appropriate gift to a party?  What do you consider a quality Christmas gift from an acquaintance to a party or get together, a friend, and a GREAT friend?

Appropriate gift to a party: bottle of wine. Quality Christmas gift from an acquaintance to a party: ornament, a friend: item of shared significance, a GREAT friend: Something that is almost sacrificial in its love.

6. READER'S CHOICE QUESTION #67 from Judi:  If you had to make a choice for the rest of your life between food and sex, which would you choose, provided the following conditions: If you chose sex, you would never feel hungry, but just wouldn't be able to enjoy a nice meal or the tastes of good food or drink; if you chose food, you would no longer have the physical intimacy and pleasure, but you still wouldn't feel deprived of it.  In other words, whichever one you choose to give up will be a series of pleasures you'll never be able to experience firsthand again.

If I never hunger, or I never crave sex, there is no reason to choose, correct? One would assume that the desired pleasure could be obtained as much as possible, and therefore compensate for the lost sensations.