Category Archives: Occasional Quizzes

Random Questions from Sunday Stealing

Most times these quizzes are themed in some way. Not this week! These questions are random as shit! Here we go! 1. Did you/will you have coffee or some other form of caffeine today?  I literally just downed the last sip of … Continue reading

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Sunday Stealing, and an announcement!

First, the announcement: I sent out a new installment of the newsletter the other day! This one was in remembrance of actor/director/playwright Tom Noonan, who died recently. Please check it out and subscribe! I try to send it twice a … Continue reading

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Let’s do a quiz and cheat on the rules!

Sunday Stealing has a quiz that imposes a rule: One word answers only. Well, I’m going to ignore that: Five-word answers only. Every answer will be five words (and yes, I use the hyphen to cheat a little). Got it? … Continue reading

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Sunday (last Sunday, actually) Stealing!

Now for Sunday Stealing’s quiz from last week, because I liked the questions. 1. Tell us about a time when your family got a newfangled invention (your first air conditioner, color TV, VCR, microwave, computer, etc.). Ooooh, which one to choose! … Continue reading

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2025: Was that what 1861 felt like?

Well, here we go: it’s time for my annual look back at the year that has just ended. On a personal level, I didn’t have that bad a year at all. Which is nice, because I don’t just exist on … Continue reading

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Announcing! (and a quiz)

First things first: I have decided to dust off the newsletter that I’ve been maintaining (sort-of) on Substack! But, for various reasons I’ve also decided to migrate my newsletter to the Ghost.io platform. If you previously subscribed to me on … Continue reading

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A quiz! A quiz! My kingdom for a….

Here we go! Via Sunday Stealing (and in turn via Roger): 1. Describe your favorite cake. Chocolate cake is always lovely. So is vanilla cake. Cake is generally lovely…but my favorite? Carrot cake, with tons of cream cheese frosting. My … Continue reading

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Another Sunday quiz-thing as I sip my coffee to the sound of a snoring greyhound and cats doing…cat stuff

This one‘s pretty quick and easy! 1) Has anyone ever told you “I love you” but you didn’t say it back?   I don’t think so. 2) Do you consider yourself organized?   Hahahaha! No. I try, but I do … Continue reading

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A Saturday Morning Quiz Thing

Here’s a quiz from Sunday Stealing! I’m doing this because it’s early Saturday morning and I’m sitting here with a mug of tea and I don’t really want to do anything productive quite yet but I need to post something … Continue reading

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The fives and the fours…. (A SundayStealing quiz thing)

Ooooh, I haven’t done one of these in a while, let’s get on it! This one‘s pretty easy: Four 5’s FIVE things on my to-do list: 1. Set up an Etsy store for books and photography 2. Marinate chicken for tonight’s dinner … Continue reading

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