Maw's Friday Questions - week 260 Options

[Maw]

Happy Friday, one and all! Thank you so much, Rbrtlkn, for this week's Questions. Great job!

I hope you made it through this week fairly unscathed. Have a great weekend. Stay safe. ~Maw* * *

1. How's the weather been where you live?

2. What was the best vacation you ever took?

3. Do you have a basic cell phone, a smart phone, or no phone at all?

4. At what cold temperature do you start to feel uncomfortable and not want to venture out? Same question with hot temperature.

5. What is your favorite board game, both as a child and as an adult?

6. What is your stance on land development? Are you a tree hugger? or is your opinion to knock em all down and build build build... or something in between?

7. For you NHL fans, do you care the lockout ended? are you happy Hockey is back? or could you care less because you hate Hockey to begin with?

8. Real Sugar or Artificial sweetener in your coffee? If Artificial Sweetener, what brand?

9. Generally speaking, do you cook at all? If so, do you have any good recipes to cook thin sliced chicken breasts?

10. Finally, is the glass half full or is it half empty?

Bonus Question: What is 4 x 4 + 4 x 4 - 4 / 4?

[stxprowl]

1. How's the weather been where you live? boring less then a half inch of snow for the winter.

2. What was the best vacation you ever took? Visited 35 states during a summer vacation in 1993 as a kid with my family in an RV. Went to Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Mt. Rainer, Mount Rushmore, Redwood/Sequoia National Forests, Devils Tower, Carlsbad Caverns. The most exciting part was crossing the Mississippi river while it was flooding and going to a Philles game at Candlestick park!

3. Do you have a basic cell phone, a smart phone, or no phone at all? iphone4s

4. At what cold temperature do you start to feel uncomfortable and not want to venture out? Same
question with hot temperature. -10 or 120F. I like extremes.

5. What is your favorite board game, both as a child and as an adult? The Game of Life

6. What is your stance on land development? Are you a tree hugger? or is your opinion to knock em all down and build build build... or something in between? depends on the economy and the location. In between.

7. For you NHL fans, do you care the lockout ended? are you happy Hockey is back? or could you care less because you hate Hockey to begin with? Happy I'm wearing my Flyers jersey at work along with all the other Flyers fans as i type!

8. Real Sugar or Artificial sweetener in your coffee? If Artificial Sweetener, what brand? real!

9. Generally speaking, do you cook at all? If so, do you have any good recipes to cook thin sliced chicken breasts? I do cook. I love chicken Marsala. Not anything off the top of my head.
10. Finally, is the glass half full or is it half empty? full

Bonus Question: What is 4 x 4 + 4 x 4 - 4 / 4?
a number! rofl

[Beck]

1. How's the weather been where you live?
Unusually cold earlier this month, but warmer since Wednesday. Dry this month. See my signature.

2. What was the best vacation you ever took?
I don't know

3. Do you have a basic cell phone, a smart phone, or no phone at all?
It's an iPhone 4

4. At what cold temperature do you start to feel uncomfortable and not want to venture out? Same question with hot temperature.
Below 40F - my body has always been very sensitive to cold for some reason. There is no limit to the heat I can endure, however.

5. What is your favorite board game, both as a child and as an adult?
Monopoly

6. What is your stance on land development? Are you a tree hugger? or is your opinion to knock em all down and build build build... or something in between?
This is a very difficult issue. Since we are humans, we will always have a need to reproduce and grow as much as possible, which also means expanding our civilization as much as possible. Unfortunately this growth often goes unchecked, poorly planned, carelessly and recklessly explosive - also known as urban sprawl. Living in Southern California all my life, I have witnessed urban sprawl first hand and seen it with my own eyes. This urban sprawl over the past several decades has eliminated most of the native ecosystems that weren't already destroyed by agriculture. My research on the subject has shown me that cities with very few to no areas of open space often have very high crime rates, low graduation rates & test scores, and higher traffic problems (i.e. road rage). Some cities, however, have resorted to a method known as "smarth growth" - this method builds and expands the city in unique ways, where they are required to conserve land adjacent to the land their building on, thereby effectively creating a "green belt". San Diego has been practicing this since the 1980s, and other examples are Thousand Oaks and parts of Los Angeles. Much of the West Coast is known for this. Cities that do this, according to my findings, have rather low crime rates, higher graduation rates & test scores, little traffic problems, and a relatively higher standard of living. I believe this is because people aren't as tightly packed together in these "smarth growth" communities as opposed to more standard communities, where peole are crammed together with no space in between - no "breathing room". However, even smart growth can be a problem, since the demand for housing never ceases and developers are sometimes forced to cut corners due to economical & aesthetic issues.

7. For you NHL fans, do you care the lockout ended? are you happy Hockey is back? or could you care less because you hate Hockey to begin with?
No opinion, however, the proper grammar is couldn't care less, not could care less.

8. Real Sugar or Artificial sweetener in your coffee? If Artificial Sweetener, what brand?
None

9. Generally speaking, do you cook at all? If so, do you have any good recipes to cook thin sliced chicken breasts?
I very rarely ever cook

10. Finally, is the glass half full or is it half empty?
Doesn't matter

Bonus Question: What is 4 x 4 + 4 x 4 - 4 / 4?
Undefined

This post has been edited by Beck: Jan 18 2013, 02:52 PM

[mmi16]

1. How's the weather been where you live?
Was in Florida over holiday and got back to Maryland & rain and falling temps.

2. What was the best vacation you ever took?
Extened Family vacations at Myrtle Beach in the early 80's.

3. Do you have a basic cell phone, a smart phone, or no phone at all?
As basic as possible

4. At what cold temperature do you start to feel uncomfortable and not want to venture out? Same question with hot temperature.
Zero & 100 - in between dress as necessary

5. What is your favorite board game, both as a child and as an adult?
Not much of a board game player

6. What is your stance on land development? Are you a tree hugger? or is your opinion to knock em all down and build build build... or something in between?
If we are going to maintain our style of life - we must use the resources that are available to us wisely.

7. For you NHL fans, do you care the lockout ended? are you happy Hockey is back? or could you care less because you hate Hockey to begin with?
I am glad hockey is back - I thought both sides were trying to commit suicide and blame it on the other side.

8. Real Sugar or Artificial sweetener in your coffee? If Artificial Sweetener, what brand?
Drink unsweet ice tea - If I use sweeteners it wll be real sugar.

9. Generally speaking, do you cook at all? If so, do you have any good recipes to cook thin sliced chicken breasts?
Yes I cook. No I don't have a recipe. I look at what I have available and go from there.

10. Finally, is the glass half full or is it half empty?
Glass is filling rapidly

Bonus Question: What is 4 x 4 + 4 x 4 - 4 / 4?
19

[harum-scarum]

1. How's the weather been where you live?
Cold and then nice

2. What was the best vacation you ever took?
Cruise and then 2 days at Universal Studios. Harry Potter World!!!!

3. Do you have a basic cell phone, a smart phone, or no phone at all?
A smart phone

4. At what cold temperature do you start to feel uncomfortable and not want to venture out? Same question with hot temperature.
20F or so. And then like 85F

5. What is your favorite board game, both as a child and as an adult?
I liked CandyLand and now I like Ticket to Ride now.

6. What is your stance on land development? Are you a tree hugger? or is your opinion to knock em all down and build build build... or something in between?
I have no opinion.

7. For you NHL fans, do you care the lockout ended? are you happy Hockey is back? or could you care less because you hate Hockey to begin with?
No opinion.

8. Real Sugar or Artificial sweetener in your coffee? If Artificial Sweetener, what brand?
No coffee thanks.

9. Generally speaking, do you cook at all? If so, do you have any good recipes to cook thin sliced chicken breasts?
I cook often and I use plump chicken breasts, not thin ones.

10. Finally, is the glass half full or is it half empty?
The glass is full.

Bonus Question: What is 4 x 4 + 4 x 4 - 4 / 4?
35?

[Maw]

1. How's the weather been where you live? Very mild winter so far, but it's going to get colder starting Monday. : - (


2. What was the best vacation you ever took? Going up to the cottage with my husband's side of the family was pretty cool.

3. Do you have a basic cell phone, a smart phone, or no phone at all? Basic flip phone.

4. At what cold temperature do you start to feel uncomfortable and not want to venture out? Same question with hot temperature. Cold: 29; Hot: 91

5. What is your favorite board game, both as a child and as an adult? Loved Candy Land as a kid. I like Monopoly now.


6. What is your stance on land development? Are you a tree hugger? or is your opinion to knock em all down and build build build... or something in between? I am bent toward the tree hugger side.

7. For you NHL fans, do you care the lockout ended? are you happy Hockey is back? or could you care less because you hate Hockey to begin with? Not a concern of mine.

8. Real Sugar or Artificial sweetener in your coffee? If Artificial Sweetener, what brand? Only real sugar. I dispose of artificial sweetner if it is brought into the house.

9. Generally speaking, do you cook at all? If so, do you have any good recipes to cook thin sliced chicken breasts? I am a very good cook. Why do you want them sliced thin? The thicker the juicier.

10. Finally, is the glass half full or is it half empty? Always half full.

Bonus Question: What is 4 x 4 + 4 x 4 - 4 / 4?

Maw does things in step:
Always multiple and divide first!
4 x 4 + 4 x 4 - 4 / 4
(4 x 4) + (4 x 4)- (4 / 4)
(16) + (16) - (1) = 31

[idecline]

Happy Friday, one and all! Thank you so much, Rbrtlkn, for this week's Questions. Great job!

I hope you made it through this week fairly unscathed. Have a great weekend. Stay safe. ~Maw

1. How's the weather been where you live? Very cold for California....40's days , 20's nights...now it has warmed to 30's at night and 60's to 70's for a few days until rain finally moves back in on Wednesday

2. What was the best vacation you ever took? Trailer trip when I was a kid...went to Grand Canyon, Brice Canyon, Zion National Park and Yellowstone National Park all in one summer...

3. Do you have a basic cell phone, a smart phone, or no phone at all? Basic

4. At what cold temperature do you start to feel uncomfortable and not want to venture out? Same question with hot temperature. Cold: about 30F Hot: about 105F (I like heat)

5. What is your favorite board game, both as a child and as an adult? Monopoly

6. What is your stance on land development? Are you a tree hugger? Yes or is your opinion to knock em all down and build build build... or something in between? Houses should have all contained elements of passive and active solar for about 30 years...

7. For you NHL fans, do you care the lockout ended? are you happy Hockey is back? or could you care less because you hate Hockey to begin with? San Jose Sharks!!!!!!

8. Real Sugar or Artificial sweetener in your coffee? Real Sugar

9. Generally speaking, do you cook at all? Yes If so, do you have any good recipes to cook thin sliced chicken breasts? I would do a stir-fry with ginger, garlic, onion, and add fresh veggies of choice. Another is peanut-sesame chicken: cook chicken in oven with sauce of peanut butter, sesame seeds, honey, ginger, garlic, chinese 5-spice, and coconut milk...serve on rice...

10. Finally, is the glass half full or is it half empty? Depends on your perspective...doesn't it....

Bonus Question: What is 4 x 4 + 4 x 4 - 4 / 4? 31


Thanks Rbrtkln.... from idecline...

[john72ss]

1. How's the weather been where you live? cold freezing fog for two weeks now! im ready for spring!

2. What was the best vacation you ever took? in 1979 went to germany and england for two weeks!

3. Do you have a basic cell phone, a smart phone, or no phone at all? a cordless that hangs on the wall, were its been for 20 years! i dont need to talk to people 24/7

4. At what cold temperature do you start to feel uncomfortable and not want to venture out? Same question with hot temperature. 35 for the low, and there is no high! for me its never too hot! never!

5. What is your favorite board game, both as a child and as an adult? agravation on the home made wood board my father made, i have no idea where that board went, but we played on it for decades

6. What is your stance on land development? Are you a tree hugger? or is your opinion to knock em all down and build build build... or something in between? i dont mind the building part, what i hate is when they tear down old iconic buildings, landmark restaraunts, schools, taverns movie theaters, and then just leave it a vacant lot! this is happening all over my town these days!

7. For you NHL fans, do you care the lockout ended? are you happy Hockey is back? or could you care less because you hate Hockey to begin with? i dont hate hockey, only soccer, i dont know much about hockey! but soccer should be wiped off the face of the earth!

8. Real Sugar or Artificial sweetener in your coffee? If Artificial Sweetener, what brand? no sugar in my coffee, no sugar in my tea! hey wasnt that a song? lol!

9. Generally speaking, do you cook at all? If so, do you have any good recipes to cook thin sliced chicken breasts? yup for my chicken feticcine alfredo

10. Finally, is the glass half full or is it half empty depends on whats in the glass, but probably half full

[Bigdaddy2644]

1. How's the weather been where you live?

Currently under a lake effect snow warning/winter weather advisory

2. What was the best vacation you ever took?

Going up to the UP of Michigan with my kids every Thanksgiving

3. Do you have a basic cell phone, a smart phone, or no phone at all?

I have a Galaxy Note II. I would be lost without it. I do everything but wipe my butt with it

4. At what cold temperature do you start to feel uncomfortable and not want to venture out? Same question with hot temperature.

Cold doesnt bother me, I can layer more clothes on. I hate when its over 90... I cant take more clothes off than the nude... and its still too hot!

5. What is your favorite board game, both as a child and as an adult?

Child: Chutes and Ladders; Adult: Apples to Apples

6. What is your stance on land development? Are you a tree hugger? or is your opinion to knock em all down and build build build... or something in between?

Im indifferent on the topic

7. For you NHL fans, do you care the lockout ended? are you happy Hockey is back? or could you care less because you hate Hockey to begin with?

I cannot wait to make a couple trips down to the JOE and watch my wings kick some butt!

8. Real Sugar or Artificial sweetener in your coffee? If Artificial Sweetener, what brand?

Cannot stand coffee

9. Generally speaking, do you cook at all? If so, do you have any good recipes to cook thin sliced chicken breasts?

I cook daily. depending on what you want to do with the chicken, you could marinade it in italian dressing and grill them up using some flavored wood chips on charcoal. Or you could slice them up and put them into a quesadilla?!

10. Finally, is the glass half full or is it half empty?

Either way you look at it, there is always room for improvement if you arent saying the glass is full. Literally or Metaphorically.


Bonus Question: What is 4 x 4 + 4 x 4 - 4 / 4?

Good ol Order of operations....PEDMAS - Powers, Exponents, Divide, Multiply, Add, Subtract... in that orders... therefore its 31.

[Rbrtkln]

1. How's the weather been where you live? Cold and not snowy enough!

2. What was the best vacation you ever took? A cruise around the Caribbean.

3. Do you have a basic cell phone, a smart phone, or no phone at all? Smart phone compliments of work.

4. At what cold temperature do you start to feel uncomfortable and not want to venture out? Same question with hot temperature. The 10 degrees this morning was painful. I can take 10 degrees with no wind. As for hot, 100 degrees and humid is enough to make me want to hang out in the fridge.

5. What is your favorite board game, both as a child and as an adult? Monopoly. Of course these days, with young kids, I'm stuck with Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders!

6. What is your stance on land development? Are you a tree hugger? or is your opinion to knock em all down and build build build... or something in between? I believe there is a happy medium and stabilization point to where both the environment and the economy are happy!

7. For you NHL fans, do you care the lockout ended? are you happy Hockey is back? or could you care less because you hate Hockey to begin with? I am happy hockey is back even though I am a miserable Islander fan.

8. Real Sugar or Artificial sweetener in your coffee? If Artificial Sweetener, what brand? Artificial Sweetener, preference to Splenda.

9. Generally speaking, do you cook at all? If so, do you have any good recipes to cook thin sliced chicken breasts? I cook but I can only really follow directions. I aint no Bobby Flay!

10. Finally, is the glass half full or is it half empty? It depends. If the glass is in the process of filling up, its half full. If it is draining, it is half empty!

Bonus Question: What is 4 x 4 + 4 x 4 - 4 / 4? The answer is 31. First you multiply, then divide, then add, then subtract. So you have 16+16-1 which is 31.