It's Always Something, Hodgepodge Wednesday!

Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 209

Here are the questions to this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge. Answer on your own blog, then hop back HERE tomorrow to share answers with the universe. See you there! 

1. When did you last have to interact, either by phone or in person, with someone in a government run agency? On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the experience? (10 being fabulous and 1 being pass the Tylenol)

I don't really remember anything personally, but for work I have to do things with the City and County governments frequently.  I wouldn't give them a 10, but would have to rate them 7-8.  I've not really had a problem.
 

2. The current governor of Wisconsin is considering a run for President next time around. Walker attended Marquette University, but never graduated. In terms of any candidate running for the office of President (not asking here if you agree or disagree with Scott Walker's politics) would the lack of a college degree influence your vote or no? Would that be a factor in your support of any candidate running for public office, even a role less weighty than President?

Well, I declare my political views in my sidebar, so there is no mystery about me being a conservative.  I happen to like Scott Walker and what he has been able to accomplish in Wisconsin. I would vote for him.  Given his experience and track record, a college degree isn't all that important to me. I actually think a Walker/Carson ticket could be ideal!!  Going to college doesn't necessarily make you smarter.  I know several really ignorant people who have degrees.

3. When did you last visit a place or site named for George Washington or Abraham Lincoln, and what was that place or site?

I don't know that I have, for years and years.  I've been to both monuments, because I lived in the metro DC area for 12 years.  I can't even think of a place here in Lakeland that is named for Washington or Lincoln.... oops, we have an elementary school called Lincoln Academy, but I've never been there.

4. February 16th was President's Day in the US, but did you know it was also National Almond Day? I didn't think so : ) Do you like almonds? If so, what's a food/dish/recipe you enjoy that contains almonds?

 I did not know it was also National Almond Day.  I like almonds okay.  I prefer cashews and macadamia nuts, but really like chocolate covered almonds!!  :)

5.The television program Saturday Night Live celebrated it's 40th anniversary this past weekend. Were/are you a fan of the show? If so what has been your favorite (or one of your favorite) skits, sayings, or characters that came out of the program?

I LOVED SNL back in the days of John Belushi, Steve Martin, Gilda Radnor, Laraine Newman, Dan Akroid, Jane Curtin, Eddie Murphy, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase.  They were THE best!!  My favorite was always Gilda Radnor, and I especially loved her Roseanne Roseannadanna character.

6. Anything purple within ten feet of you? What is it?

My purple folk-art cat stand, made by art students years and years ago, which graces my office.

7. Back in December I asked you to submit a question for a future HP as part of a giveaway I was hosting. I grabbed this one from those entries, submitted by Zoanna who blogs over at Penchant for Pens. Thanks Zoanna!

She asks, "How often do you make your bed, and how do you like to make it-pull the covers all the way up over the pillows, tuck the covers in around the pillows, or place all the pillows on top of the covers?" 

Our bed is made every day.  It has a bedspread that gets pulled over the pillows and tucked in under the pillows.  We have decorative pillows that then go in the center, once the bed is made.  Joe makes the bed most days, because I am out of the house before he gets up.  On weekends, it just depends on who is the last one up.  It is done willingly by both of us, because we both believe the bed should be made in the morning.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

It's only random because I started thinking about Gilda Radnor.  She was an amazing lady, and her autobiography is the only autobiography/memoir I've ever read and really enjoyed.  I looked it up on Amazon and found that there is a new printing, to commemorate 20 years since her death from ovarian cancer.  The book is called "It's Always Something" which is a catch-phrase from her Roseanne Roseannadanna character.  She tells a great story of her journey. She left quite a legacy with Gilda's Club.  They are everywhere, and help cancer patients and their families cope.

Thanks for stopping by today!! I enjoy Hodgepodge Wednesdays!! Thanks to our hostess, Joyce, for always entertaining us with such great questions!  Peace & blessings!