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I'm guilty as charged. I talk to myself. I talk myself through tasks/executive functions at home and I talk to myself or convey thoughts I'm having out loud when I'm on my daily walk by myself. I have sense enough and awareness enough where I don't walk around in public where others are (e.g. grocery store, etc) and talk to myself.

Yes, people should be encouraged to read.

Have you ever been to or would you like to go to Scotland?

Small town. Sensory overload in big cities, airports, etc.

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I have no preference.

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Same answer as Magda

Never read Ulysses or the other book

Precious lil "people" talk to themselves a lot

No desire to go to Scotland



What is the most expensive gift you have received?

Hmmm, probably the times my Dad has given me a check to help with student loans.

What's the most expensive gift you have ever given?

A vintage, handmade Indian sitar.
Full debt repayment.
My life savings, although that wasn't exactly a gift.


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I think it would be a handmade piece of apparel which was rarely, if ever worn..



Do you get unnerved when some people are able to get away with things, that normally you,yourself would be penalized for?

I certainly do. In fact I get really angry.

Have you ever achieved the elusive Royal Flush in poker? (I did yesterday!)

I avoid gambling.

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No royal flush here, not much for poker.

Are you more likely to buy things online or in person at a store?

Groceries and home improvement items at a store, but most other things I purchase online.

Interesting bit of trivia that I hadn't thought about: One item that will probably always be impossible to purchase online? Gasoline/Petrol.

I usually buy things online, except for groceries.

Do you like movie/tv series adaptations of books?

Some movies are better/worse than some books

If it can be purchased in person I do that.




What were the ten worst punishments a guardian or teacher or boss ever gave you, and what did they tell you, you did wrong? What impact did the punishments have on you?

I never bought online

ten? wow...............that must go to the hub, i did never upset teachers or bosses.
the impact, you're wondering who is crazy?

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1. On the first day of school ever, my teacher picked me up from the floor by my ponytail and spanked me mid-air because I played with a train set that was supposedly "for boys only". All the girls laughed at me because they were nervous and scared, I suppose. I learned to fear females. I was five.

2. My father spanked me for tearing his leather captain's seat on our boat, which I didn't even do. It broke my heart that he was disappointed in me, especially when I was innocent. I was about seven.

3. I was caught cursing at school and the teacher made me hold her hand during our next field trip to an indoor facility, for the whole day. I was 10. I was mortified. The other girls laughed at me and whispered that I was a baby.

4. My mother caught me making a list of sex words from the dictionary (honestly, it was for informative purposes so I'd fit in with the other girls). My mother made me write each word in perfect cursive 100 times and said if I wasn't done by that evening she was going to take my sex word list to my school, to humiliate me by showing the other girls. I wrote something like 5000 words (50 x 100) immediately to avoid this. I never forgave my mother for shaming me. I was 11.

(I think I made the list to save face after Incident #3 -- to be cool). Major backfire!

5. My best friend dared me to wear a spandex dress to school when I was 13. The teacher said it was arousing him (I forget how he worded it, but that's essentially what he said), and he sent me home unceremoniously with a lecture in front of the class about the shape of my ____ (chest). Enough said.

6. My employer made sexist (sexual) remarks about me to a group of male colleagues, and he laughed at my expense. One of my male friends attested to this in writing so I could sue his sorry a$$, but I didn't because I was too afraid. I was humiliated instead. I was in my late 20s.

7. My mother still likes to tell my neighbours that I'm incompetent although I own a home and have been independent for 30+ years and have more education than she can spell.

8. Oh, my grandmother used to whack me if I couldn't walk with books on my head. She was a model. I was about six. I hated her for it.

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I think that's enough.

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