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[quote=Bayarea4;49325182]Welcome to the Questions of the Day for Sunday, August 27, 2017. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Virgo.Some famous people who share your birth date are U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson; singer-actress Martha Raye; actresses Tuesday Weld, Barbara Bach and Diana Scarwid; comedian Pee Wee Herman; musician Daryl Dragon and fashion designer Tom Ford.
Today’s Questions are an edited version of Vanity Fair magazine's monthly celebrity feature, the Proust Questionnaire:
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
When we've had a really fun day, the house is clean, there's a blizzard outside, and I'm warm and toasty on the couch watching a good movie with my boys and John. What is your greatest fear?
Cancer. What historical figure do you most identify with? What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My impatience. What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Dishonesty. What is your greatest extravagance?
The shorties and my pets. What is your favorite journey?
Having a perfect run skiing. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Patience On what occasion do you lie? I'm honest and sometimes it's brutally honest. What do you dislike most about your appearance?
My belly. What words or phrases do you most overuse?
Like this or like that and like. What or who is the greatest love of your life?
John When and where were you happiest?
Probably my 40's but right now is pretty good too. Which talent would you most like to have?
I'd love to be psychic and pick the winning lottery numbers. If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
This sugar addiction. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Early retirement What is your most treasured possession?
My wedding ring and the wedding ring of someone who should have been my mother. What is your most marked characteristic?
My natural platinum blonde hair. I get so many compliments on it. What do you regard as the lowest depths of misery?
Right now Lipitor and dealing with this super bug for over ten years. What is the quality you most like in a man?
Intelligence. What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Intelligence. What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty. Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Superman. Who is your favorite villain of fiction?
Scrooge. Who are your heroes in real life?
Adam Schiff, and Robert Mueller. Today in History
1660 - The books of John Milton are burned in London due to his attacks on King Charles II. 1789 - The Declaration of the Rights of Man is adopted by the French National Assembly. 1828 - Uruguay is formally proclaimed to be independent during preliminary talks between Brazil and Argentina. 1858 - The first cabled news dispatch is sent and is published by "The New York Sun" newspaper. The story is about the peace demands of England and France being met by China. 1859 - The first oil well is successfully drilled in the U.S. by Colonel Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, Pennsylvania. 1889 - Charles G. Conn receives a patent for the metal clarinet. 1889 - Boxer Jack Dempsey is defeated for the first time of his career by George LaBlanche. 1892 - The original Metropolitan Opera House in New York is seriously damaged by fire. 1894 - The Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act is passed by the U. S. Congress. The provision within for a graduated income tax is later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. 1921 - The owner of Acme Packing Company buys a pro football team for Green Bay, Wisconsin. J.E. Clair pays tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers. 1928 - The Kellogg-Briand Pact is signed by 15 countries in Paris. Later, 47 other nations will sign the pact. 1938 - Robert Frost, in a fit of jealousy, sets fire to some papers to disrupt a poetry recital by another poet, Archibald MacLeish. 1939 - Nazi Germany demands the Polish corridor and Danzig. 1945 - American troops land in Japan after the surrender of the Japanese government at the end of World War II. 1962 - Mariner 2 is launched by the United States. In December of the same year the spacecraft flies past Venus. It is the first space probe to reach the vicinity of another planet.
1972 - North Vietnam's major port at Haiphong sees the first bombings from U.S. warplanes. 1981 - Work begins on recovering a safe from the Andrea Doria. The Andrea Doria was a luxury liner that had sunk in 1956 in the waters off of Massachusetts. 1984- U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces that the first citizen to go into space will be a teacher. The teacher who will eventually be chosen is Christa McAuliffe. She dies in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. 1984 - Diane Sawyer becomes the fifth reporter on CBS-TV's "60 Minutes." 1984 - The Menetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village opened. It was the first new off-Broadway theater to be built in 50 years in New York City. 1985 - The Space Shuttle Discovery leaves for a seven-day mission in which three satellites are launched and another is repaired and redeployed. 1986 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros earns his 250th career win against the Chicago Cubs. 1989 - The first U.S. commercial satellite rocket is launched. A British communications satellite is onboard. 1990 - The U.S. State Department orders the expulsion of 36 Iraqi diplomats. 1991 - The Soviet republic of Moldavia declares its independence. 1996 –California Governor Pete Wilson signs an order that would halt state benefits to illegal immigrants. 1998 - James Brolin receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1998 - "Titanic" becomes the first movie in North America to earn more than $600 million. 1999 - The final crew of the Russian space station Mir departs the station to return to Earth. Russia is forced to abandon Mir for financial reasons. 2001 - The U.S. military announces that an Air Force RQ-1B "Predator" aircraft is lost over Iraq. It is reported that the unmanned aircraft "may have crashed or been shot down." 2001 - Work begins on the future site of a World War II memorial on the U.S. capital's historic national Mall. The site is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
Word of the Day:
evanesce /ˌevəˈnes/ verb
: to vanish, like vapor.
“Later in the morning the fog will evanesce into blue sky.”
Quote of the Day:
“Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.”
- Lyndon B. Johnson
Today is:
National Pot de Crème Day
National Just Because Day
Thanks dear one.
Oh crap. I just got a call that Lucile's mom died.
Welcome to the Questions of the Day for Sunday, August 27, 2017. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Virgo.Some famous people who share your birth date are U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson; singer-actress Martha Raye; actresses Tuesday Weld, Barbara Bach and Diana Scarwid; comedian Pee Wee Herman; musician Daryl Dragon and fashion designer Tom Ford.
Today’s Questions are an edited version of Vanity Fair magazine's monthly celebrity feature, the Proust Questionnaire:
What is your idea of perfect happiness? excellent health and independently wealthy.
What is your greatest fear? a violent death
What historical figure do you most identify with?
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? procrastination
What is the trait you most deplore in others?laziness
What is your greatest extravagance? my diamond ring
What is your favorite journey? any tropical island
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
On what occasion do you lie? when it's necessary.
What do you dislike most about your appearance? my neck
What words or phrases do you most overuse? like...
What or who is the greatest love of your life?my children
When and where were you happiest? 10 years old. Still at home.
Which talent would you most like to have? knowing another language fluently.
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? more ambitious
What do you consider your greatest achievement? my children
What is your most treasured possession? my house
What is your most marked characteristic? patience
What do you regard as the lowest depths of misery? terminal illness
What is the quality you most like in a man? kindness
What is the quality you most like in a woman? kindness
What do you most value in your friends? being there for me and listening when I need someone to talk to
Who is your favorite hero of fiction? Superman
Who is your favorite villain of fiction? Dracula
Who are your heroes in real life? medical professionals and military personnel
Welcome to the Questions of the Day for Sunday, August 27, 2017. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Virgo.Some famous people who share your birth date are U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson; singer-actress Martha Raye; actresses Tuesday Weld, Barbara Bach and Diana Scarwid; comedian Pee Wee Herman; musician Daryl Dragon and fashion designer Tom Ford.
Today’s Questions are an edited version of Vanity Fair magazine's monthly celebrity feature, the Proust Questionnaire:
What is your idea of perfect happiness?......Just being around my family,spending time with my best friend,going hiking, being outside with Nature in one,enjoying tranquility.Be able to see,smell and hear.Happiness for me is when your soul and heart is at peace and when you are truly able to enjoy the littlest things.When you are happy with whatever is given to you and you fully can appreciate your life, surroundings and what is handed to you.There is so much more I want to say but not enough space....
What is your greatest fear?.....Dying resting in a casket being cremated and suddenly wake up before cremation and no way out....
What historical figure do you most identify with?......None
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?...... Procrastinating with ironing and sewing
What is the trait you most deplore in others?....... Negativity and complaining always being dissatisfied
What is your greatest extravagance?.......Going on yearly trips
What is your favorite journey?..........It must have been the first time I traveled to the Punjab/ India and see where my husband grew up,went to school and meet more of his family and relatives.Oh mei did I love it there.The most amazing place to visit.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?...
On what occasion do you lie?......to save people's feelings
What do you dislike most about your appearance?...too short
What words or phrases do you most overuse?.....
What or who is the greatest love of your life?......my family but long ago it was my beloved paternal grandmother
When and where were you happiest?..... whenever I am outside HIKING in the mountains I am the happiest.
Which talent would you most like to have?...... Ballerina
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?......Be less of a neat freak
What do you consider your greatest achievement?......My children
What is your most treasured possession?......A very special little rock that was given to me when I was 8 years old.Of no materialistic value but a very personal value.Of course there are other treasured possessions....
What is your most marked characteristic?...Loyalty
What do you regard as the lowest depths of misery?...Terminal illness or someone who never can be happy in life.....
What is the quality you most like in a man?..... Loyalty and Integrity
What is the quality you most like in a woman?..... Simplicity and kindness
What do you most value in your friends?..... Loyalty, Integrity, compassion and courage
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?......
Who is your favorite villain of fiction?.....
Who are your heroes in real life?...... Definitely the Veterans and soldiers who fought and fight in the war to give us a good life and the precious freedom.Otherwise my paternal grandmother and my father.
Today in History
1660 - The books of John Milton are burned in London due to his attacks on King Charles II. 1789 - The Declaration of the Rights of Man is adopted by the French National Assembly. 1828 - Uruguay is formally proclaimed to be independent during preliminary talks between Brazil and Argentina. 1858 - The first cabled news dispatch is sent and is published by "The New York Sun" newspaper. The story is about the peace demands of England and France being met by China. 1859 - The first oil well is successfully drilled in the U.S. by Colonel Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, Pennsylvania. 1889 - Charles G. Conn receives a patent for the metal clarinet. 1889 - Boxer Jack Dempsey is defeated for the first time of his career by George LaBlanche. 1892 - The original Metropolitan Opera House in New York is seriously damaged by fire. 1894 - The Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act is passed by the U. S. Congress. The provision within for a graduated income tax is later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. 1921 - The owner of Acme Packing Company buys a pro football team for Green Bay, Wisconsin. J.E. Clair pays tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers. 1928 - The Kellogg-Briand Pact is signed by 15 countries in Paris. Later, 47 other nations will sign the pact. 1938 - Robert Frost, in a fit of jealousy, sets fire to some papers to disrupt a poetry recital by another poet, Archibald MacLeish. 1939 - Nazi Germany demands the Polish corridor and Danzig. 1945 - American troops land in Japan after the surrender of the Japanese government at the end of World War II. 1962 - Mariner 2 is launched by the United States. In December of the same year the spacecraft flies past Venus. It is the first space probe to reach the vicinity of another planet.
1972 - North Vietnam's major port at Haiphong sees the first bombings from U.S. warplanes. 1981 - Work begins on recovering a safe from the Andrea Doria. The Andrea Doria was a luxury liner that had sunk in 1956 in the waters off of Massachusetts. 1984- U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces that the first citizen to go into space will be a teacher. The teacher who will eventually be chosen is Christa McAuliffe. She dies in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. 1984 - Diane Sawyer becomes the fifth reporter on CBS-TV's "60 Minutes." 1984 - The Menetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village opened. It was the first new off-Broadway theater to be built in 50 years in New York City. 1985 - The Space Shuttle Discovery leaves for a seven-day mission in which three satellites are launched and another is repaired and redeployed. 1986 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros earns his 250th career win against the Chicago Cubs. 1989 - The first U.S. commercial satellite rocket is launched. A British communications satellite is onboard. 1990 - The U.S. State Department orders the expulsion of 36 Iraqi diplomats. 1991 - The Soviet republic of Moldavia declares its independence. 1996 –California Governor Pete Wilson signs an order that would halt state benefits to illegal immigrants. 1998 - James Brolin receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1998 - "Titanic" becomes the first movie in North America to earn more than $600 million. 1999 - The final crew of the Russian space station Mir departs the station to return to Earth. Russia is forced to abandon Mir for financial reasons. 2001 - The U.S. military announces that an Air Force RQ-1B "Predator" aircraft is lost over Iraq. It is reported that the unmanned aircraft "may have crashed or been shot down." 2001 - Work begins on the future site of a World War II memorial on the U.S. capital's historic national Mall. The site is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
Word of the Day:
evanesce /ˌevəˈnes/ verb
: to vanish, like vapor.
“Later in the morning the fog will evanesce into blue sky.”
Quote of the Day:
“Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.”
- Lyndon B. Johnson
Today is:
National Pot de Crème Day
National Just Because Day
Welcome to the Questions of the Day for Sunday, August 27, 2017. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Virgo.Some famous people who share your birth date are U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson; singer-actress Martha Raye; actresses Tuesday Weld, Barbara Bach and Diana Scarwid; comedian Pee Wee Herman; musician Daryl Dragon and fashion designer Tom Ford.
Today’s Questions are an edited version of Vanity Fair magazine's monthly celebrity feature, the Proust Questionnaire:
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
There is no perfect happiness, there's a few bright moments that remain in our memories but I have found that the search is more for peace and tranquility rather than happiness What is your greatest fear?
I guess that would be drowning, seems like a horrible way to die What historical figure do you most identify with?
Joan of Arc maybe What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Hmmm it's more of a disorder than a trait but I hate that I'm bipolar What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Oh so many, I suppose that's why I have very few friends. I despise liars, cheaters,
people who hurt children or animals, narcissists (that covers a lot of ground) and entitled a-holes. What is your greatest extravagance?
I can't afford extravagances so it would be something simple like a pedicure What is your favorite journey?
Not sure I understand the question, there are no journeys, especially life that have been easy or enjoyable particularly, maybe the journey into motherhood even though I only have one child What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
I don't think there are any overrated virtues On what occasion do you lie?
I will lie in order not to hurt someone's feelings, not much else I'm kind of brutally honest most of the time What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Oh dear, so many things but mostly that I'm so overweight that I'm considered obese,
scars on my face from acne, ugly hands and sort of a big nose - could be worse because my Dad has the biggest nose of anyone I've ever seen What words or phrases do you most overuse?
Probably this one - "whatever you have to tell yourself" along with Holy s&*%! What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Took me a long time to figure this one out but one of my first real boyfriends when I was 16 - he adored me and I dumped all over him and for that I am truly sorry When and where were you happiest?
When I had a year long manic episode about 12 years ago, I was superwoman,
invincible, started my own business and dated the most beautiful man in the world. It lasted only a year and the fall-out from my mania and bad decisions I continue to pay for to this day. True long-term happiness does not exist. Which talent would you most like to have?
I would like to be able to sing and play the piano If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? My weight, obviously
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Like I said above, opening my own retail ladies boutique, I can mark that off my bucket list because it was something I always wanted to do. What is your most treasured possession?
Nothing expensive or particularly extravagant, it's a bottle of perfume called "trailing arbutus" I've had since 1979 when I sold Avon as a teenager What is your most marked characteristic?
I have no idea, when I was younger I suppose it was my big, dark brown eyes but now that I've gotten old they're hooded and hard to see, sucks getting old What do you regard as the lowest depths of misery? For me it's bipolar depression, which I am in the depths of right now
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Just a hard working, honest, dependable and stand up guy, hard to find these days What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Someone who thinks about others and doesn't wah-wah about every damn thing What do you most value in your friends?
Reliability and honesty, I hate one-sided friendships and that's probably why I had very few friends Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Wonder Woman of course Who is your favorite villain of fiction?
Hmm, didn't really get into the comic book thing but the best villian portrayed in movies was probably Heath Ledger's version of the Joker Who are your heroes in real life?
Just my Mom Today in History
1660 - The books of John Milton are burned in London due to his attacks on King Charles II. 1789 - The Declaration of the Rights of Man is adopted by the French National Assembly. 1828 - Uruguay is formally proclaimed to be independent during preliminary talks between Brazil and Argentina. 1858 - The first cabled news dispatch is sent and is published by "The New York Sun" newspaper. The story is about the peace demands of England and France being met by China. 1859 - The first oil well is successfully drilled in the U.S. by Colonel Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, Pennsylvania. 1889 - Charles G. Conn receives a patent for the metal clarinet. 1889 - Boxer Jack Dempsey is defeated for the first time of his career by George LaBlanche. 1892 - The original Metropolitan Opera House in New York is seriously damaged by fire. 1894 - The Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act is passed by the U. S. Congress. The provision within for a graduated income tax is later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. 1921 - The owner of Acme Packing Company buys a pro football team for Green Bay, Wisconsin. J.E. Clair pays tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers. 1928 - The Kellogg-Briand Pact is signed by 15 countries in Paris. Later, 47 other nations will sign the pact. 1938 - Robert Frost, in a fit of jealousy, sets fire to some papers to disrupt a poetry recital by another poet, Archibald MacLeish. 1939 - Nazi Germany demands the Polish corridor and Danzig. 1945 - American troops land in Japan after the surrender of the Japanese government at the end of World War II. 1962 - Mariner 2 is launched by the United States. In December of the same year the spacecraft flies past Venus. It is the first space probe to reach the vicinity of another planet.
1972 - North Vietnam's major port at Haiphong sees the first bombings from U.S. warplanes. 1981 - Work begins on recovering a safe from the Andrea Doria. The Andrea Doria was a luxury liner that had sunk in 1956 in the waters off of Massachusetts. 1984- U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces that the first citizen to go into space will be a teacher. The teacher who will eventually be chosen is Christa McAuliffe. She dies in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. 1984 - Diane Sawyer becomes the fifth reporter on CBS-TV's "60 Minutes." 1984 - The Menetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village opened. It was the first new off-Broadway theater to be built in 50 years in New York City. 1985 - The Space Shuttle Discovery leaves for a seven-day mission in which three satellites are launched and another is repaired and redeployed. 1986 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros earns his 250th career win against the Chicago Cubs. 1989 - The first U.S. commercial satellite rocket is launched. A British communications satellite is onboard. 1990 - The U.S. State Department orders the expulsion of 36 Iraqi diplomats. 1991 - The Soviet republic of Moldavia declares its independence. 1996 –California Governor Pete Wilson signs an order that would halt state benefits to illegal immigrants. 1998 - James Brolin receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1998 - "Titanic" becomes the first movie in North America to earn more than $600 million. 1999 - The final crew of the Russian space station Mir departs the station to return to Earth. Russia is forced to abandon Mir for financial reasons. 2001 - The U.S. military announces that an Air Force RQ-1B "Predator" aircraft is lost over Iraq. It is reported that the unmanned aircraft "may have crashed or been shot down." 2001 - Work begins on the future site of a World War II memorial on the U.S. capital's historic national Mall. The site is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
Word of the Day:
evanesce /ˌevəˈnes/ verb
: to vanish, like vapor.
“Later in the morning the fog will evanesce into blue sky.”
Quote of the Day:
“Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.”
- Lyndon B. Johnson
Today is:
National Pot de Crème Day
National Just Because Day
Today’s Questions are an edited version of Vanity Fair magazine's monthly celebrity feature, the Proust Questionnaire:
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
That lovely, floaty feeling you get when you are drowsy and just about to drift off to sleep. What is your greatest fear?
Dying without a will. What historical figure do you most identify with?
Amelia Earhart. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Carelessness. What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Cruelty. What is your greatest extravagance?
Going out to restaurants several times a week. What is your favorite journey?
Portland and the Oregon Coast. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Piety. On what occasion do you lie?
When the truth would be hurtful to someone I care about. What do you dislike most about your appearance?
My little pot belly. What words or phrases do you most overuse?
"I can imagine." What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Mr. Bay. When and where were you happiest?
Right now, right here. Which talent would you most like to have?
I'd like to be able to play the piano. If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
I would be more outgoing. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Quitting smoking. What is your most treasured possession?
A Cartier choker with four little diamonds, a gift from an old boyfriend that I've had for nearly 45 years. What is your most marked characteristic?
I'm nice. What do you regard as the lowest depths of misery?
Feeling alone and unloved. What is the quality you most like in a man?
Sense of humor. What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Sense of humor. What do you most value in your friends?
Their kindness. Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Jo March from Little Women. Who is your favorite villain of fiction?
Addison DeWitt from All About Eve. Who are your heroes in real life?
Elizabeth Warren.
Thanks to everyone for your interesting answers.
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Today’s Questions are an edited version of Vanity Fair magazine's monthly celebrity feature, the Proust Questionnaire:
What is your idea of perfect happiness? Being content with who you are and your present station in life.
What is your greatest fear? I have lots of fears; hard to choose one. One of my big fears is whether I will be able to live comfortably in retirement.
What historical figure do you most identify with?
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My self-deprecation. (Gee, this is getting depressing.)
What is the trait you most deplore in others? Dishonesty.
What is your greatest extravagance? My current car.
What is your favorite journey? It's a tie between my Adriatic cruise in Sept/Oct 2015 and my trip to Croatia and Slovenia in April 2017. Both were absolutely amazing and wonderful trips.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
On what occasion do you lie? None. The closest I come is skirting an issue rather than intentionally saying something that would upset someone. As far as saying something that is not truthful, I just don't do that.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
What words or phrases do you most overuse? "Wonderful" and a couple of colorful swear words I can't write on City-Data without getting an infraction.
What or who is the greatest love of your life? Sorry, I'm not sharing that here (although chocolate comes in a close second ).
When and where were you happiest? When I was a kid. I had a wonderful childhood. As an adult, one event in particular was the happiest moment of my life. It occurred at a Christian retreat I attended in October 1998. It would take much too long to explain it here in writing. Suffice it to say I was enveloped in the love of many people to a degree I'd never imagined possible.
Which talent would you most like to have? I'd love to be a pianist.
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? My tendency to self-deprecate.
What do you consider your greatest achievement? My volunteer work. Also, I've donated blood 166 times, more than 20 gallons.
What is your most treasured possession? My Alvarez classic guitar that I purchased in 1976.
What is your most marked characteristic? Physically, it would be my naturally blonde, curly hair. It's got some grey mixed in now, but I've been blonde my entire life.
What do you regard as the lowest depths of misery? I imagine that would be feeling unloved.
What is the quality you most like in a man? Two things: kindness and honesty.
What is the quality you most like in a woman? Two things: kindness and honesty.
What do you most value in your friends? Unconditional love.
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Who is your favorite villain of fiction?
Who are your heroes in real life? My "Uncle Bob," the kindest, most compassionate and most generous man I've ever met. My hero whom I never met was Mother Theresa. She was the epitome of selfless love.
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Welcome to the Questions of the Day for Sunday, August 27, 2017. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Virgo.Some famous people who share your birth date are U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson; singer-actress Martha Raye; actresses Tuesday Weld, Barbara Bach and Diana Scarwid; comedian Pee Wee Herman; musician Daryl Dragon and fashion designer Tom Ford.
Today’s Questions are an edited version of Vanity Fair magazine's monthly celebrity feature, the Proust Questionnaire:
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
My wedding day whenever it happens What is your greatest fear?
What historical figure do you most identify with?
Jesus Christ What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
What is your greatest extravagance?
What is your favorite journey?
My trip to Arizona,New Mexico,Nevada and California What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
On what occasion do you lie?
I try my best not to lie What do you dislike most about your appearance?
What words or phrases do you most overuse?
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Jesus Christ When and where were you happiest?
Which talent would you most like to have?
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
What is your most treasured possession?
I dont know What is your most marked characteristic?
What do you regard as the lowest depths of misery?
What is the quality you most like in a man? What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Being a good Christian What do you most value in your friends?
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Dont have one Who is your favorite villain of fiction?
Its a tie between Count Dracula and Xenia Onatopp Who are your heroes in real life?
Today in History
1660 - The books of John Milton are burned in London due to his attacks on King Charles II. 1789 - The Declaration of the Rights of Man is adopted by the French National Assembly. 1828 - Uruguay is formally proclaimed to be independent during preliminary talks between Brazil and Argentina. 1858 - The first cabled news dispatch is sent and is published by "The New York Sun" newspaper. The story is about the peace demands of England and France being met by China. 1859 - The first oil well is successfully drilled in the U.S. by Colonel Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, Pennsylvania. 1889 - Charles G. Conn receives a patent for the metal clarinet. 1889 - Boxer Jack Dempsey is defeated for the first time of his career by George LaBlanche. 1892 - The original Metropolitan Opera House in New York is seriously damaged by fire. 1894 - The Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act is passed by the U. S. Congress. The provision within for a graduated income tax is later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. 1921 - The owner of Acme Packing Company buys a pro football team for Green Bay, Wisconsin. J.E. Clair pays tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers. 1928 - The Kellogg-Briand Pact is signed by 15 countries in Paris. Later, 47 other nations will sign the pact. 1938 - Robert Frost, in a fit of jealousy, sets fire to some papers to disrupt a poetry recital by another poet, Archibald MacLeish. 1939 - Nazi Germany demands the Polish corridor and Danzig. 1945 - American troops land in Japan after the surrender of the Japanese government at the end of World War II. 1962 - Mariner 2 is launched by the United States. In December of the same year the spacecraft flies past Venus. It is the first space probe to reach the vicinity of another planet.
1972 - North Vietnam's major port at Haiphong sees the first bombings from U.S. warplanes. 1981 - Work begins on recovering a safe from the Andrea Doria. The Andrea Doria was a luxury liner that had sunk in 1956 in the waters off of Massachusetts. 1984- U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces that the first citizen to go into space will be a teacher. The teacher who will eventually be chosen is Christa McAuliffe. She dies in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. 1984 - Diane Sawyer becomes the fifth reporter on CBS-TV's "60 Minutes." 1984 - The Menetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village opened. It was the first new off-Broadway theater to be built in 50 years in New York City. 1985 - The Space Shuttle Discovery leaves for a seven-day mission in which three satellites are launched and another is repaired and redeployed. 1986 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros earns his 250th career win against the Chicago Cubs. 1989 - The first U.S. commercial satellite rocket is launched. A British communications satellite is onboard. 1990 - The U.S. State Department orders the expulsion of 36 Iraqi diplomats. 1991 - The Soviet republic of Moldavia declares its independence. 1996 –California Governor Pete Wilson signs an order that would halt state benefits to illegal immigrants. 1998 - James Brolin receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1998 - "Titanic" becomes the first movie in North America to earn more than $600 million. 1999 - The final crew of the Russian space station Mir departs the station to return to Earth. Russia is forced to abandon Mir for financial reasons. 2001 - The U.S. military announces that an Air Force RQ-1B "Predator" aircraft is lost over Iraq. It is reported that the unmanned aircraft "may have crashed or been shot down." 2001 - Work begins on the future site of a World War II memorial on the U.S. capital's historic national Mall. The site is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
Word of the Day:
evanesce /ˌevəˈnes/ verb
: to vanish, like vapor.
“Later in the morning the fog will evanesce into blue sky.”
Quote of the Day:
“Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.”
- Lyndon B. Johnson
Today is:
National Pot de Crème Day
National Just Because Day
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