Fandango’s Provocative Question #214 So what about those Oscars, eh? They have become increasingly irrelevant to many of us, especially since many of us haven’t seen any of the movies up for awards — and the ones we saw and liked… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Questions
OUT IN THE BOONIES
Fandango’s Provocative Question #200 Today, Fandango wants to know how we feel about where we live. What’s right and wrong about it. Which of these four types of communities do you currently live in? Are you happy there? If so, why? If not,… Read More ›
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
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 ›
PONDERING MY LAST DAY? REALLY?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #176 Poor Fandango. I think he’s having a bad week, possibly a bad year or six because this week’s question is — are you ready? What will your last day on Earth be like? Seriously? I’m sure I’ll… Read More ›
NOT A VAST WASTELAND
Fandango’s Provocative Question #175 I don’t watch quite as much TV as Garry, but he’s a serious movie buff. Probably 80% of what he watches are movies, many of them westerns. He loves them. He always has. He can give you… Read More ›
HEARINGS, TRAITORS, AFTERMATH
Fandango’s Provocative Question #170 Have you been watching, or at least following the news about, the Select Committee televised hearings? Do you agree or disagree with my assessment of what has come out of the hearings thus far? Do you think… Read More ›
HOME AGAIN FOREVER
Fandango’s Provocative Question #151 Today’s interesting question from The Provocateur is about our home and whether or not we like it or wish we lived (I’m making this assumption since it isn’t part of the question) somewhere else. This is a… Read More ›
RESOLUTIONS AND RESOLVE
Fandango’s Provocative Question #150 I am not sure I’ve ever made a sincere New Year’s resolution. I can’t even remember making an insincere New Year’s resolution. This is one of those things I don’t do. Add it to “the bucket list”… Read More ›
IF I’M A FISH, HOW BIG IS MY POND?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #146 I have to admit, I have not wondered about where my fish is swimming in years. Since I am, after all, a Pisces, I am definitely swimming. I don’t know where, but somewhere, I am all wet…. Read More ›
WOMEN ALSO HAVE A RIGHT TO LIFE
Fandango’s Provocative Question #135: Abortion again There is absolutely no way I can even talk about this as if it doesn’t personally concern me, even though I’m at least 30 years past my time for worrying about pregnancy. I still remember… Read More ›
THE FUTURE? OY VAY!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #130 You want to know what I’m worrying about? You mean whether or not there is going to BE a planet to live on? Other than that? Let us start with the simplet, yet somehow most heartfelt expletive… Read More ›
FANDANGO’S PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #25 – EXTRA INNINGS?
Genesis 3:19 (King James): In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it was thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. “Where do you… Read More ›
DEPTH OR BREADTH?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #96: DEPTH OR BREADTH? From Fandango: “We live in a fast moving information age where we are bombarded with, and sometimes overwhelmed by, the many things that we see, read, and hear. We try to keep ourselves informed… Read More ›
TWO DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION: #FPQ
Fandango’s Provocative Question #94: The Day After the Election And the question du jour, perhaps of the year, is: So here I am, watching the news. Again or maybe that would be “still.” I think Biden has it. He got Michigan… Read More ›
BRUTAL HONESTY AND THE KINDNESS OF A LOVING LIE
There is a time for honesty and a time for kind, warm-hearted honest lying. For example, here are questions that absolutely require a “yes” as the answer, no matter what think: “Do these jeans make me look fat?” If you… Read More ›
SO WHEN DO YOU THINK IT’S SAFE TO GO BACK OUT THERE? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #65 A very relevant question this time. To a large degree, I’ve already answered this question in a couple of posts, as has Tom Curley. It’s certainly a question we have all asked each other. Meanwhile, our president… Read More ›
LIVING THE GOOD LIFE. SLOWLY. Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #52 The question? Given the realities of who we are and what we need, I think this is a pretty good life. I might wish for gentler weather and a bit more money, but overall? I’m glad to… Read More ›
MEDICARE FOR ALL: WAY TO GO AMERICA! – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #48 Personally, we both are on Medicare because we are at an age where we deserve it. Lord knows we paid enough money over the years for the privilege of having doctors when we got old. Medicare is… Read More ›
FANDANGO’S PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #33
Fandango’s Provocative Question #33 It’s hard to talk about this stuff without sounding pious or self-righteous. Personally, I always wonder if I have a price too and it’s merely that no one has offered to pay it that I have managed… Read More ›
PEAK PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #31 – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #31 Thirty-one is one of my “lucky numbers.” I’ve lived in houses numbered 31 twice, won prizes for number 31 (a TV and a long weekend in New York city including a visit to the (then) brand new… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 