It's a Fudgey, Nutty Hodgepodge...

Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 202

From our hostess, Joyce:  Hello Hodgepodgers! Here are this week's questions, and by now you know the drill. Hop back HERE tomorrow to share answers and a cup of Christmas cheer. Also, by way of announcements today...the Hodgepodge will be taking a holiday break next week, so no questions Dec 23rd/24th.  I'll be back with another set the week after (December 30th/31st) so we can all ring in the new year together. 

Here's what we've got for today-

1. Time magazine has selected The Ebola Fighters as their person of the year for 2014. Do you agree, and if so who would you say is a close second? If you disagree with their choice, who do you think should have been chosen?  I rarely agree with anything published by Time Magazine, just because. However, the Ebola Fighters in Africa certainly are due some recognition. I would always nominate our service men and women, who put their lives on the line for our freedom..... there are always people who deserve more recognition than they get (and most of them really don't want the recognition!).

2. This question comes to you courtesy of Susan who blogs over at Stew Mama Says. She knows we have a wedding happening any minute now, and she asks, 'What's your favorite-something old? something new? something borrowed? something blue in your home?  Be sure you hop over and say hi to Susan today! My favorite something old is my mom's cedar chest; my favorite something new is our new 55" TV;  I don't borrow things; the only things blue in my house are some drapes and a bedspread, unless you count blue jeans and some navy slacks. None of this is wedding-worthy!!

3. Fudge-yay or nay? Your favorite flavor? Do you make it yourself? With nuts or without?  I will always eat a piece (or six) of chocolate fudge, with or without nuts.  I haven't made any for a long, long time, but the new microwave recipe I keep seeing on Facebook has piqued my interest a few times....

4. December 17th is Wright Brothers Day, commemorating the first successful flights made by Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.  How old were you when you made your first flight? Do you like to fly? Have you ever been to Kitty Hawk or other parts of the North Carolina Outer Banks?  I don't remember exactly, but I was in my 20s - eons ago!  I don't mind flying, but I hate the whole airport experience.  Give me access to a private jet and I'll fly anywhere!  I have not been to Kitty Hawk, but have been to Beaufort, NC.

5. Do the people in your family tend to follow a particular career path, and if so what's the path?  Two sisters and my SIL are teachers; Joe, our son Joey and I are accountants; our son Jeff and his grandpa are/were butchers.

6. What is one thing you absolutely, positively must accomplish today?  Financial reports for November, at work, and finishing Christmas cards at home tonight!!  MUST!!

7. This Christmas I hope to survive getting ready for the big day!

8. Insert your own random thought here.  I just finished a book called "The 20th Christmas" by Andrea Rodgers.  It is of the Christian Fiction genre, and is an easy read, though it does conjure some emotion throughout the read. It is about a small child being abducted, just before Christmas. The storyline touches on grief, marital strife, testing one's faith, mental illness, drug abuse, love, and hope.  Elements of the book, here and there, are not really believable. Perhaps the author is new, or her editor didn't catch some things that I caught (and others, from the comments on Amazon, caught). But, it was still a good read and does have a happy ending (which I always like!).  It is worth the $5.99 for the Kindle edition, but waiting for it to drop in price or hit the "free" list is suggested. It is not really a "Christmas" story, but there is a reason for the title.  Have you read any good books lately?

Thanks for stopping by my Hodgepodge today!  I wish you a good Wednesday, full of blessings!