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Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 180

We've hit Edition #180 in the Wednesday Hodgepodge Hodgepodgers! Whoohoo! You know the drill...answer on your own blog, then hop back HERE tomorrow to share answers with the universe. Newcomers are always welcome to join the party! See ya there!

1.  Speaking of 180...when was the last time you 'did a 180' on something?  You know, I am so stubborn that I can't think of a time when I made up my mind about something and then changed it around to the exact opposite.  Good golly. I really can't think of a thing.

2. It's Independence Week in the US of A! What's your favorite thing about America right this very minute? Favorites only! Let's hear what you love about America. I love our Military, giving their all to keep us free, and thank God for their families, too;  I love our history; I love that religious freedom is being recognized again. I love that we all came from somewhere else and our ancestors worked hard to build this country on a Godly foundation.

If you're playing along today, and you're not an American but have been to America, what do/did you like best about this country? If you've never been to America, do you have any desire to visit? What's the number one thing you'd like to see?

3. Stars or stripes? Red, white, or blue? Watermelon, homemade vanilla ice cream, or blueberry pie? Well, what are stars without the stripes? Red, white AND blue. I'll take a little of each, please!

4. When did you last see stars, figuratively speaking?  A couple of weekends ago, I saw some nationally known skateboarding stars.
 
5.  'Clear as a bell', 'with bells on',  'lots of bells and whistles', 'saved by the bell'...which phrase 'rings' truest for you lately?  Have you ever seen The Liberty Bell?  Yes, I've seen the Liberty Bell. I can hear my July deadlines ringing 'clear as a bell', so I need to get busy 'with bells on' to complete my work, full of 'bells and whistles', which will hopefully see me 'saved by the bell' when it rings. Whew! LOL

6. Are you caught up in World Cup fever? Have you watched a lot or a little or none at all?  I think soccer is boring to watch. I would like to see the USA win, of course, and Joe is watching now and then, but I find it yawn inducing most of the time.

7. Bid farewell to June in 10 words or less.  We only part to meet again, next year.

8.  Insert your own random thought here. Today is my BFF's birthday. Elaine S. is now older than me for the next six months, and I always like to rub it in a little. She reads my blogs, and comments by email. We have known each other since we were around 10 years old. She lived across the street from us, so how cool to have your best friend right there, in the neighborhood?  We were in marching and concert band, in high school. She played flute. We would make a batch of no-bake chocolate cookies, on a Friday night, and eat them all - yes, an entire batch. We both worked at Weldon's Ice Cream Factory, in the summers.  She stood up with me, in my first wedding. I rejoiced at the birth of each of her three sons, who have grown up to be talented young men who make their parents proud. Her husband is retiring soon, and I hope that means we might be able to get together a little more often. Right now, they live in Illinois. I keep telling her Lakeland is a great place to retire to. Trying that with Karen, too. It would be fun having my two BFF's closer so we could get wild and crazy again.... Ha! Come on girls....

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