Provocative Questions

AUDIOBOOKS!

By Marilyn Armstrong on 11/25/2022 • ( 8 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #191 With all of the possible distractions, do you read books as much now as you used to ten, twenty, or thirty years ago? Why or why not? Back when I was working and commuting insane distances from… Read More ›

ALL THAT MONEY

By Marilyn Armstrong on 11/18/2022 • ( 25 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #190 This is an easy one because I have a rich and rewarding fantasy life. So here’s my “game plan”: Here’s a nice house on one floor. I might break down a few walls to make small rooms… Read More ›

WILL I BECOME A TWITTER QUITTER?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 11/10/2022 • ( 13 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #189 How do I feel about Elon Musk and Twitter? Well, my connection to Twitter is tenuous and my connection to Facebook is non-existent. I don’t use Tumbler or Snapchat. If there are other outlets, I don’t use… Read More ›

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

By Marilyn Armstrong on 11/03/2022 • ( 4 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #188 Let’s have some fun this week. Or what I hope you’ll think is fun. My question is simple. It’s all about favorites. If you were asked to name your absolute favorite in each of the following categories,… Read More ›

ON A WHIM AND A SONG

By Marilyn Armstrong on 10/27/2022 • ( 8 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #187 The question is: I am not sure what you mean by “a whim.” I know what I mean, but what do YOU mean? To me, a whim is a passing fancy without much depth. Is that what… Read More ›

AFTER I’M GONE?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 10/21/2022 • ( 3 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #186 How do you intend to dispose of your physical body after you die? Would you consider a green burial if it were legal where you live? Garry and I occasionally have this conversation. He’s 80 and I’m… Read More ›

SCARY STUFF

By Marilyn Armstrong on 10/14/2022 • ( 12 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #185 Fandango asked this question: What do you think is the scariest thing that humankind ever created? Cities. All the things that are damaging our world began in cities. Think about it. Habitat destruction. Paving. Gangs. Urban poverty…. Read More ›

THE BEST VACATION EVER – IRELAND!

By Marilyn Armstrong on 10/07/2022 • ( 16 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #184 Every now and then, a challenge puts out a question I find really hard to answer. This is one of them. I had to think about this for a while, but I finally decided it was our… Read More ›

FROM THE WISE TO THE UNWISE

By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/29/2022 • ( 24 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #15 Redux And so the wise man said to the not-nearly as wise (other) guy: “The fundamental cause of the trouble is that, in the modern world, the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubts.”… Read More ›

LORD OF THE WHAT?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/22/2022 • ( 26 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #183 The right question, but the wrong “slant.” I could care less what race they show them to be, but I do care how much they distort the story and how little they apparently care for J.R.R. Tolkien’s… Read More ›

HONORING WAR HEROES MAY BE IMMORAL – ON PRINCIPLE

By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/15/2022 • ( 9 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #182 We spend a lot of time “honoring” war heroes. We spend zero time honoring victims of war, especially the millions of dead non-combatants whose only fault lay in “being there” when war occurred. I’m deeply weary of… Read More ›

HOW THE HECK ARE YOU?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/08/2022 • ( 17 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #181 I’ve always hated how people throw the “How are ya’?” line at you, even when they have absolutely no interest in your answer. I get that it’s just an American version of “Hello,” but its still annoying…. Read More ›

HOME OR OFFICE? IT’S A NON-ISSUE

By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/01/2022 • ( 6 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #180 I don’t believe it. They “fixed” this format again. I hated it before and now, I hate it even more. Will their cruelty never end? You can’t get anyone to fix a problem, but you can bet… Read More ›

PROVOCATIVE VACATIONS

By Marilyn Armstrong on 08/25/2022 • ( 13 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #179 What a great opportunity to show off the pictures from Kennebunkport and Northfield — our last two vacations. First, the question: Have you been on a vacation/holiday in the past three months? If so, did you take… Read More ›

WHEN DID “TIME” BEGIN?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 08/18/2022 • ( 25 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #178 When did time actually begin? I have a secondary question: are you asking when “keeping time” began or when “dealing with time” began? Long before we had sundials or clocks, time was always part of our world…. Read More ›

ABOUT THE JANUARY 6th HEARINGS…

By Marilyn Armstrong on 08/11/2022 • ( 14 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #177 Do you think, based upon what you’ve seen, read, or heard about the evidence presented so far by the House Select Committee, that it has, in fact, ended Donald Trump’s political career? I have no idea what… Read More ›