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July 11, 2006

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Bluegrass Mama

1. I've been a mother for 21 years, so of course.
2. No. Despite the warnings, I freckle.
3. A print saying "C is for Cat"
4. 48. I kind of like it.
5. Not at age 48.

Trish R

1. A mom's must have line is "because I said so"
2. Hell no but then again being of Indonesian descent all I need to do is stay in shade and I still tan!
3. Just the wall, boring eh?
4. 35 again *sigh*
5. *scratch head*

Joe

1. Never.
2. Hell no, since, thanks to my Irish genes, all I do is burn.
3. A print of "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt.
4. 22 - old enough to get some respect and young enough to forgo exercise.
5. Only when the cops don't kill the moment.

cyndy

1. Not ever
2. Not on purpose I just burn
3. Print of Andrew Wyeth "His Master's Bed"
4. 36
5. If it exists, it's eluded me!

archshrk

1. No - "because I said so"!
2. I don't try to tan
3. Four pictures - these four http://archshrk.com/2006/07/four-pictures/
4. 20 - when the future looked bright, before it went to crap.
5. There is no paradise by the dashboard light.

kenju

1. I hated that phrase as a child, but I still did it to my kids......lol
2. I still get a little sun, but it is in the course of gardening, swimming - not because I lay out in the sun. I already have too much skin damage from burns I got in childhood.
3. I used to have Joe's print too, but now it is a still life of fruit.
4. Forty-two, when I started my business.
5. Ha! Of course, if you have a little help. I found it many times as a teenager.

pickalish

Have you ever answered a question with the phrase "because I said so"? Yes....I really AM turning into my mother.

Despite the warnings, do you still tan? Yep

Without peeking, what hangs on the wall above your bed? an old red window frame with artwork in the center

If you could be any age again for one week, what age would you be? 11

Do you think it is truly possible to find paradise by the dashboard light? I don't THINK so , I KNOW so.

tommy

yes

no, but then I never did

nothing, and I'm certain

30 was very very good, but they've all been good so far. Except 11 and 12, they sucked.

yes, for a given value of paradise sure.

Mamacita

1. To my chagrin, yes.
2. I am the walking definition of "pasty and pale." I used to tan, but I also used to be slender. And now, besides having a body that has no business being revealed, I take medication that forbids me to bask in the sunshine.
3. A large window.
4. 12. I had a great time when I was 12.
5. I used to think so, but not now.

Begered

1.No, I have no kids and haven't needed to use that phrase yet.
2. I use sunblock, but I don't go as far as avoiding the sun either. I need to be out there to do yard work and swim...I have to I live in Fresno, CA!
3. Nothing...I seriously need to do somthing in my room :(
4. 23...I loved that age
5. I wish

kontan

1.Have you ever answered a question with the phrase "because I said so"?
yes, but I usually realize how dumb it sounds and explain.

2. Despite the warnings, do you still tan?
I use sunblock when I'm out for long hours, but I rarely tan anymore. No time. My goal is to not burn.

3. Without peeking, what hangs on the wall above your bed?
Nothing. But their is a beautiful fan above our couch. It's summer, I'm cleaning out and redoing things.

4. If you could be any age again for one week, what age would you be?
I don't mind where I am. I wouldn't repeat anything below 18.

5. Do you think it is truly possible to find paradise by the dashboard light?
Paradise? BAHaha! NO, paradise is not what I would call it. In retrospect, maybe a good laugh, LOL

DebR

1. yes

2. no

3. a print of a pair of little girls having a picnic, a small dried flower "loveknot"

4. Hmmm...I dunno, maybe 35 or so.

5. I suppose it's as good a place as any.

Meg

1. Without a doubt. Because sometimes that's enough. "Please stop doing that to me!" "Why?" "Because I said so!"

2. Now and then. But mostly by accident. I'm sunscreened.

3. The window:).

4. I would be 21. Happily.

5. Oh, HELL YES.

fauve

1. Yes, every day.
2. Nope
3. A window
4. 15
5. Yes!

Pearl

Nope.
2 for 2.
Nada.
Me at 75 for comparison then pop back to now.
Ohhh yes. Especially with a wolf with a red rose who loves you.

Pearl

oops, *again*. Er, in womb around 8th month.

Garnet

1. As a preschool teacher, I use it almost daily.
2. The past couple of years I've been more cautious with sunblock but I usually always burn first at the beginning of summer.
3. A large tapestry of the Hindu god Ganesha, in reds, golds and blacks.
4. The innocence of 4.
5. Paradise? No. Spare change is more likely!

Sarah

1. Yes Ma'am. hahaha
2. Yepper
3. A quilt I made.
4. Phhhhhhft ummmm.....not sure.
5. Does that mean what I think it means? Uhhhhh not sure. lol

wordnerd

1. Yes. I'm a parent. It's required.
2. Yep. But carefully.
3. A window, filled with cobalt pieces.
4. 19.
5. Nah. Too cramped.

Chrysalis

1. Yes.
2. I tan no matter what I do, but I'm a zealot about sunscreen.
3. Nothing
4. 20 - but I would have to remember everything I know now.
5. It's where you decide it is, so sure, why not.

rampantbicycle

1. Not that I can think of.
2. No. I'm an indoors / shady environment loving girl most of the time anyway.
3. A small painting that the Boy did. It's a scene of his time on an old - fashioned Tall Ship (like summer camp in the British Navy circa 1788.)
4. 20. University was (fairly) fun times.
5. I suppose, if that's what floats your boat. :)

Plain Jane

1. Yep.
2. Hell no.
3. Square mirrors
4. 25
5. Of course!

Janet

1. But of course!
2. Until recently, yes. Then I noticed a small patch, tiny really, on my arm, showed it to my doc and it turned out to be squamous cell carcinoma; they had to cut and burn it out and it itches like the devil! No more tanning for this chick!
3. Spiderwebs
4. 39
5. Yes, and I have :-)

barbie2be

1. yep.
2. yeah, but only after i slather myself with SPF30 and allow it a full 30 minutes to "soak in".
3. my purple suede headboard.
4. 27, so i could see my parents again. :(
5. absolutely.

Gypsy

1. Frequently, and I don't even have kids.
2. Sometimes.
3. Nothing
4. 21
5. Sure thing, honey.

Tara

Have you ever answered a question with the phrase "because I said so"?
Ummm....ask my kids.

Despite the warnings, do you still tan?
No, I hate tanning. My dad owns a tanning salon, but I've never used it. I hate the feeling of my skin cooking.

Without peeking, what hangs on the wall above your bed? A cork board and a clock.

If you could be any age again for one week, what age would you be?
I dunno. 25, maybe.


Do you think it is truly possible to find paradise by the dashboard light?
Yes. Yes, I do.

Joan

1. undoubtedly during my teaching years
2. I didn't tan before all the warnings; I always burn so I'm careful about the sunscreen.
3. a preserved rose from the first bouquet my boyfriend ever gave me
4. I'm pretty happy where/when I am right now and wouldn't really want to go back in time.
5. I've heard the reference but have no idea where "paradise by the dashboard lights" is from or what it means.

J

1. nope
2. no, NZ has a scary big hole in the ozone
3. nothing - haven't unpacked yet
4. 3, glorious 3!!! :)
5. not really

Becky

1. Yes, and I don't even have kids.
2. Nope, step-father died from melanoma.
3. Nothing but my wall is a pretty blue.
4. I like where I'm at (32).
5. Yes, paradise is a subjective term.

bobealia

1. Yup
2. Yup
3. Two painting by my mother.
4. Hard one, I don't think I'd take you up on it.
5. Sure.

peri

1. I tried not to over the years, because I know how much I despised hearing this from my parents.
2. Yes, Sometimes, the sun feels so good on the skin.
3. nothing
4. I don't know what that means, yikes....

Deana

1. not much.
2. yes....with sunscreen.
3. nothing....we have a big sleigh bed with a huge leather headboard so nothing would fit or look right.
4. 21
5. 1/2 second maybe...if you mean forever, I highly doubt it.

Karen

Ok, ready??

1. Yes, I have, and I meant it too!
2. I try to tan. This is the first year I've actually managed some color, though.
3. Nothing, our bed is a wall unit that takes up the whole damn wall!
4. 17
5. I'm not even sure what that means!

Julie

1. Unfortunately, yes. In my last job I had said that to one of the kiddos.
2. I do not lay out and tan. I am hot enough in the shade! Well, it is 110 out here!
3. Nothing, we are moving soon!
4. I would be five just for a week!
5. Uh, yeah. I guess so. I don't really know what that means!

david

close on #1. Because I am the DAD!
#2 I tan at work
my sons 20 guage shotgun ( in case - unloaded)
4. 26 the week BEFORE i proposed!!! yah
5. in my car you can find stale doritos!
paradise should be found in a more comfy, clean place

david

for all the people who don't know what finding paradise by the dashboard light means: do I have to spell this out? I thinkit is a song liric about making love in a car. anybody know if I am right? or is it about dying in a car driven by young Ted Kennedy?

Keb

1. Have you ever answered a question with the phrase "because I said so"? Certainly!

2. Despite the warnings, do you still tan? Yes. Fat looks better tan.

3. Without peeking, what hangs on the wall above your bed? A really heavy cement thing that would certainly kill me if it fell.

4. If you could be any age again for one week, what age would you be? That is a stupid question. I've got ages I haven't reached yet!

5. Do you think it is truly possible to find paradise by the dashboard light? Yes. Especially when paradise is disguised as the on button of your cell phone!

Catherine

1. Probably, I have five children
2. I have never tanned. I used to try, but I burnt. So I gave up
3. Curtains. The bed is under a large window
4. Ummm...maybe twenty five. When I was fitter and freer (before children). But only if I had the wisdom I have now, otherwise I'd just waste the week.
5. No

Becky68

1. Have you ever answered a question with the phrase "because I said so"?
Like, in the last hour? five or six times!
2. Despite the warnings, do you still tan?
I'm a redhead & so I burn.
3. Without peeking, what hangs on the wall above your bed?
Can't peek, I'm at my mother's on vacation, A window is above my bed & a framed print by Tasha Tudor.
4. If you could be any age again for one week, what age would you be?
19 again, with the body I had at 19 too though.
5. Do you think it is truly possible to find paradise by the dashboard light?
Yeah, at least for a little while! (like in the 'I don't need mr right, I just need mr right now!'

Phil

1. No. No one ever questions me like that. They know better.
2. Why do things half-way? I don't tan--I burn!
3. A crucifix. And the 1/4" layer of dust on it.
4. 173, so I could be in the Guinness Book of World Records!
5. True paradise involves way too many women to fit under the dashboard of my car.

ravvy

1... when i was being a smarta*** a number of years ago, lately, dont think so.
2...i dont go out to tan myself, but i dont wear sunscreen during summer just on the offchance i do tan a bit.
3... im in a tiny little room, my bed squished to one side, and the hook that holds my curtain-push-asider is above my bed head.
4... right where i am. 21. i love it. i dont wish to be younger again... i say 'bring it on' to ageing.
5... i dont want to find THAT paradise by the dashboard light, but i'll have fun doing other things... i think it IS possible, but not for me :D

LilRed

1 - Nope. Probably becuase I don't have kids.
2 - I used to tan religiously and am now paying the price. At age 35, I have already had 18 moles removed (all caused by the sun), 9 of which have been pre-cancerous. I can't wait to see where I am sun damage-wise when I'm a senior. So, to answer your question, no I don't tan.
3 - Nothing - my bed sits in front of a window.
4 - Any age but 29. The year 2000 was the worst of my life.
5 - Since I haven't had a date in eons, I would have to say "no."

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