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Five Things I am Passionate About
- My children, all of them, whether I gave birth to them, married their father or tucked them into my heart to love
- Women’s rights
- Civility & kindness
- Writing
- Friends
5 Things I Would Like to Do Before I DIe
- Spend time with my grandchildren. I have never met the 2 grandsons by hubby’s stepson. And I’m still waiting for all my daughters to provide any.
- Write a book (or 2 or 3 . . .)
- Travel to Australia (preferably by cruise ship)
- Travel North America in an RV, meeting all my bloggy friends & writing a humorous travel blog
- Take an Alaskan cruise
5 Things I Say A Lot
- Sorry to shock some of my readers who think I’m such a good girl, but “F—!”
- Would you rather be right or be loved?
- Are you sure about that?
- Stop telling me to listen to what I’m saying!
- Will you get to the point already?
5 Books or Magazines I Have Read Lately
- Lots of blogs
- Windwalker by Natasha Mostert
- Season of the Witch by Natasha Mostert
- The Midnight Side by Natasha Mostert (reviews coming up very shortly)
- The Marionette by T.B. Markinson
5 Favorite Movies
- True Lies (for the tango scene, Jamie Lee Curtis being lifted out of limo by helicopter as she screams bloody murder & idiot who keeps peeing his pants)
- The Sound of Music
- Steel Magnolias
- Pretty Woman
- Miss Congeniality
Join in the fun! Do this on your blog and tag me so I can see what your answers are. I had fun coming up with some questions and answers for this one so sometime when you don’t know what to write about just write a 5 x 5 post!!!
benzeknees 
Feb 19, 2014 @ 15:09:26
This is a great idea! I’ll keep it in mind if I’m searching for a blog topic. Plus, it’s fun to learn these things about you. I want to go to Australia, too. Maybe we’ll have to take the same cruise. (Said no introvert ever. 😉 )
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:38:09
I am an introvert & enjoyed the cruise I took because I got to pick & choose. There were always activities for small groups. Besides I would cruise to Australia with you – what could be better than 2 introverts together? We’d mostly ignore each other! 🙂
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:46:56
Haha, true! My family enjoys cruising, too, for exactly the reasons you point out. Plenty of time for solitude, but fun shows and activities, too.
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:52:02
I know – even though you’re cruising with over 3,000 other people there is plenty of quiet time to be had if you want it. Especially if you get a cabin with a balcony!
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Feb 19, 2014 @ 15:10:09
Our movie lists don’t cross over at all.
Nice stuff to know about the Benze of the North!
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:38:53
What movies are on your list Guaps?
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Feb 19, 2014 @ 15:20:42
The “F” word just feels so good sometimes! lol
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:39:11
It so does!
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 10:01:28
lol!
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Feb 19, 2014 @ 15:24:09
Yayyy, you’re a fellow f-bomb dropper :). I controlled myself really well when my kids were little but not so much anymore LOL!! I love your RV idea because then you can come and visit me.
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:40:15
You would find me parked in your driveway, plugged into your shore power some morning when you got out of bed!
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Feb 21, 2014 @ 11:36:25
Ok 🙂
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Feb 19, 2014 @ 16:05:56
F dash! Whoa, those are strong words.
I liked all your list items. Some of them were very sweet! I hate Steel Magnolias quite a bit, though. Sally Field does some of the worst acting of all time in that movie. You’ll be happy to know my wife likes it, though.
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:41:57
Why thank you Hotspur! I just love the story of women supporting other women through all their troubles!
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 19:24:54
Just not in that movie.
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Feb 19, 2014 @ 16:55:55
“Sorry to shock some of my readers who think I’m such a good girl, but “F—!”
HA! Me as well, Benze! Sometimes that word is just SO perfect for what you need to say!
What a fun meme to read and learn these things about you!
“Steel Magnolias”
I actually own that on DVD. And I don’t care how many times I watch it, I love it just as much as I did when I first saw it!
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:43:17
We could have movie night! Snuggled up in our Snuggies, with popcorn!
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Feb 19, 2014 @ 17:04:43
I love your answers and learning a little more about you. Would love for you to take a trip to see some of your bloggy friends (like me!!) I like Pretty Woman and Miss Congenialty too!
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:47:26
Would need to win a lottery to get the RV, but I would love to just travel the continent in my own house visiting bloggy buddies!
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Feb 19, 2014 @ 18:32:03
Oh man, I liked those first four – that was cool. But the movies? I like True Lies, but the rest… To each their own I guess! How about instead of Steel Magnolias, Magnolia? That latter one is a gem.
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:49:17
Ick! I hated Magnolia! Sometimes I like a movie for a particular reason – like I love Beetlejuice for the “Shake, Sonoma” song at the very end! The rest of the movie – so, so but when that music comes on I’m chair dancing up a storm!
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 16:45:14
Oh, I loved that movie beyond all belief. Oh well. I do like Beetlejuice – do you know they’re making a sequel?
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Feb 21, 2014 @ 01:35:35
I’m not crazy about the rest of the movie, but hubby loves it! He says he knew about the sequel & he’s looking forward to it!
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Feb 19, 2014 @ 18:52:16
Great answers… I may do this too. I promise to link to you…
It’s fun to get to know little stuff about my old bloggin buddy.
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:50:00
Thanks Elyse! Please do! I want to know more about you! Any news on the puppy front?
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 10:07:15
It’s slow going. We are interested I two breeds that are hard to find. We’ll be going to some dog shows to meet some adults in the next month. We also need a fence! So it will take some time. But that is part of the fun!
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 10:37:53
These are the breeds we’re looking at
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 13:22:08
Both breeds look so cute, but I have heard the thing about “noise” with basset hound breeds. Apparently it’s not a little, but a LOT of noise – howling & whining link a baby
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 13:24:14
Too bad they’re so hard to find! Hope you have good luck!
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Feb 19, 2014 @ 20:10:08
Thanks for the idea for a post and for the name of a site where one can get free photos…. Diane
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:50:30
Please link back if you do this! You’re welcome!
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 11:42:59
Oh always… It’s just I won’t use any photos now that aren’t free … I won’t use ‘infringe’…. thanks again… Diane
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 03:21:47
I never really enjoyed Australia. It was a long way to go for things I found better in other country’s. But I still have friends there so would give it another shot. Get the RV plan done, I’m hoping to be in California later this year, come join, I plan on gatecrashing all the Californian peeps on WordPress
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 09:36:00
I’m still waiting on updates for your move Joe! RV is not going to happen in time for your visit, not unless we win a lottery! 🙂
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Feb 21, 2014 @ 03:38:19
Haha, I just commented on my last reply on another blog that I need to win the lottery. This could be fate – one of will now 😀
I’ve moved hence I have not been blogging as it in this advanced technological age it still takes a month to get internet installed somewhere new. Getting it on Tuesday finally but been too bust at work to log onto WordPress and catch up with everyone 😦
Loving my little flat, I miss my garden but it is different owning something, been busy unpacking and decluttering, getting new furniture and making everything nice. Few hiccups like the plaster fell off the bathroom ceiling and shower didn’t let out any hot water! But all fixed now. Just a few odd jobs to do and some accessorising. Then I can start checking out the local pubs (I say local, they are like a 20 minute walk or short bus away now instead of at the end of my road.
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Feb 21, 2014 @ 14:47:43
No internet service for a month? Wow, I thought it was bad here when we have to wait a week for hook ups! Glad you are liking your new place, still waiting for pics!
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 12:25:44
I have a head cold, so I am probably less enthusiastic about another “fun getting to know you” meme than I would normally be.
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 13:10:37
Sorry about your head cold, I’m fighting a sinus infection or something, so I know how you feel.
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 15:09:02
Just a wild guess here, but I’m thinking you’re fond of the literary works of one Natasha Mostert…
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Feb 21, 2014 @ 01:21:45
I actually signed up to get the books to review & just finished them 2 nights ago, so they were pretty recent reads. Positive reviews to follow!
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Feb 20, 2014 @ 22:24:47
Ah… yes, that scene from True Lies! I may just have to look that up on Youtube now…
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Feb 21, 2014 @ 01:22:27
I love that scene when she is screaming, hanging by one arm from the helicopter as the limo plunges off the bridge!
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5 X 5: A Cure For Bloggers’ Block | The Write Transition
Feb 24, 2014 @ 08:52:44
Feb 25, 2014 @ 05:59:14
The More You Know | Serene Delusions
Feb 26, 2014 @ 00:39:39
Feb 26, 2014 @ 11:29:05
Thanks for the ping back!
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Feb 27, 2014 @ 14:13:43
Feb 27, 2014 @ 14:48:00
Thanks so much!
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Feb 27, 2014 @ 20:10:20
Feb 28, 2014 @ 11:47:15
Thanks Rara! The pingback worked! I heart you too!
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Feb 28, 2014 @ 00:48:17
🙂 Thanks for the idea, Benze! I hope my pingback worked…
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Fives. | classically dysfunctional
Feb 28, 2014 @ 08:02:30
Feb 28, 2014 @ 11:44:33
Thanks for taking the time to do this!
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Feb 28, 2014 @ 13:35:02
The Five That Got Me High! | Manisha Dhalani
Feb 28, 2014 @ 22:33:45
Mar 01, 2014 @ 16:37:19
Glad you enjoyed the fun!
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Mar 01, 2014 @ 17:11:01
I love this idea – and my favorite movies are yours! Great exercise for any writer…
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Mar 03, 2014 @ 01:57:52
I hope you’ll do this! Thanks!
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Five Times Five | SJ O'Hart
Mar 03, 2014 @ 00:32:37
Mar 03, 2014 @ 01:56:56
I went to your site & read your answers – loved them all!
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Take Five | Will Wally Wonder
Mar 03, 2014 @ 03:27:50
Mar 03, 2014 @ 12:12:21
I really enjoyed your answers – for some of the categories I was wishing I could name a lot more!
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Mar 06, 2014 @ 08:25:38
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Mar 11, 2014 @ 10:45:53
Mar 11, 2014 @ 12:51:57
Mar 11, 2014 @ 13:02:43
Thanks for participating! This has really gone on much longer than I ever thought it would. This was actually started by someone else but I can’t remember who or when. I think it was in my personal prompts file.
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Mar 11, 2014 @ 14:58:03
Mar 11, 2014 @ 15:10:08
I can’t believe how many bloggers are participating in this little challenge!
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