Fandango’s Provocative Question

CONTROL – THE LAST ILLUSION

By Marilyn Armstrong on 03/04/2023 • ( 29 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #203 This is the third time Fandango has posed some variety of this question. I only know this because I knew I’d written about it before. It’s a subject I also find interesting. That was when I realized… Read More ›

PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/23/2023 • ( 11 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #15 Redux The question of the day is: “The fundamental cause of the trouble is that, in the modern world, the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubts.” – Bertrand Russell Is this really a… Read More ›

YOU ONLY THOUGHT YOU KNEW

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/16/2023 • ( 29 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #202 Now here’s a really good question: Have you ever been sure that you knew something to be true only to find out that what you thought you knew to be true was, in fact, not true? If… Read More ›

WHO WERE THOSE PEOPLE?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/09/2023 • ( 12 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #201 And the question is: What is your favorite music genre? Why is it your favorite? If you have more than one genre that you prefer, what are they? Yes, we watched, but I doubt we will ever… Read More ›

BROKEN PIECES

By Marilyn Armstrong on 01/28/2023 • ( 17 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #199 After you break parts of you, are you ever the same again? This is the question du jour. Have you ever fractured a bone (or bones) that was serious enough to require inpatient hospitalization and a post-operative… Read More ›

YOUR BELIEFS ARE YOU

By Marilyn Armstrong on 01/05/2023 • ( 24 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #197 Today questions asks if you can detach a person’s political beliefs from that person and see each separately. In your interpersonal relationships with acquaintances, friends, and family, are you able to separate political ideologies from the people… Read More ›

LA PROVOCONTE QUESTION

By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/29/2022 • ( 5 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #196 The question is: What was the most unusual, unique, weirdest, or most useless holiday gift you received this year? Please feel free to substitute birthday or other occasion gift if that works better for you. I have… Read More ›

TRUMP & THE TRADING CARDS

By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/22/2022 • ( 14 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #195 What do you think of Trump’s digital trading cards? Do you think it reflects a sound business and/or political strategy? Do you think it’s ridiculous and is something undignified for a former U.S. President (and 2024 presidential… Read More ›

THE CLEANSING OF THE FANGS

By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/15/2022 • ( 7 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #194 I am a tooth grinder. Sometimes, even at this late date, I find myself with my jaw rigid and teeth clenched. The result of this is my teeth are not happy teeth. Basically, I need a whole… Read More ›

ALWAYS THE HARDEST DECISION

By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/08/2022 • ( 4 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #193 What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? What made the decision so difficult? The first time we had to put down an old and ailing pet was terrible. It was hard for me, awful for… Read More ›

LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE

By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/01/2022 • ( 7 )

Fandango’s Provocative Question #192 Let’s start by pointing out that Garry was sort of a little famous when we got married as well as for a lot of years before we got married and at least at Hannaford’s grocery in downtown… Read More ›

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 ›

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 ›