Archive for the Question of the Day tag
Mike
February 19, 2012
Does your car have a name?
I saw this article a while back about a survey of British drivers, stating that almost half of them name their car. I thought it was a little strange. I haven’t heard of many people naming their car. I never have. If I talk about my car I will sometimes refer to it as Tiggy, but that is more of just giving the Tiguan a nickname.
I don’t even know what I would name my car.
Does your car have a name? Why not give it a name, if you can think of something to name it.
Mike
April 11, 2011
What would you do with an old high school?
Just last week I was thinking about places near home where someone could open a decent size company. (I know, kind of random, no reason to walk you down that path.) One thought I had was in the old Souderton High School which isn’t too far from home. Think about it, plenty of rooms and a big variety. You get an auditorium, a gym, a pool. What more could you ask for.
Today there is a story in the paper about how the recession has left the old high school land undeveloped. I imagine the goal is to tear it down and build houses. I say why not keep the school and do something with it.
Besides the company, it would also be a great place to film a bunch of high school tv dramas and horror movies.
What ideas do you have for this old school?
Mike
June 11, 2010
Do you top off at the gas station?
I used to when I first started driving, when I was paying with cash. As credit card payment became standard shortly after that, I stopped worrying about topping off. No real reason, I never thought about it. While I was getting gas this weekend there was a sign above the pump warning of the dangers of topping off. It looked like some sort of PSA campaign. It warned that topping off was a waste of gas and money and harmed the environment. I don’t know how the system works, but that doesn’t make any sense to me. I always figured that as long as there wasn’t gas overflowing, it was in the tank and would be used eventually. I don’t think someone would design a system where excess gas will just leak out.
Mike
January 31, 2010
What are your home sick movies?
I assumed people would have movies they always watched when they were home sick. I’m pretty sure this is just a thing in school. I probably watched Wizard of Oz or Disney movies when I was little and home sick. These days it’s whatever I have from Netflix. This week that was Funny People. If I would have thought a little more I probably would have watched Fight Club or Braveheart, I still haven’t watched them on Blu-ray. Those seem a little violent for a sick day. The only non-Pixar comedy I have on Blu-ray is Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Next sickness I should dust off my DVD cases.
Mike
January 27, 2010
When did you first experience being online?
I was probably in 2nd or 3rd grade. Over at Justin’s house. He had Prodigy. I’m pretty sure there weren’t even any graphics or pictures. I just remember being able to look up sports scores and standings. There may have even been sports trivia. I thought it was the most amazing thing ever, even though it wasn’t much more than I could see in the newspaper. What we really went on there for was to find NBA Jam cheat codes.
One summer, a few years later, I spent some time with my cousin in Virginia. My uncle did something with computers at work so they always had a random machine around. The one they had when I was there had a modem. My cousin and I wanted to get on the internet. They didn’t have AOL or anything. We assumed if you had a modem you could just dial up the internet. We didn’t know the number for the internet. We may have looked in the phone book. We were unsuccessful. No surprise. I just love the thought of me asking, ‘What’s the phone number for the internet?’
It wasn’t until I was 13 and had my first job that I actually got online for myself. I had my job at the field and I saved up so I could buy myself a computer and then paid for AOL (and I assume a 2nd phone line shortly after that). It took some convincing for my mom to let me get AOL, she didn’t understand why anyone would need it. It’s hard to believe that my family didn’t have broadband at the house until after I left for college. How did anything get done on dial-up?
Mike
January 10, 2010
What is the best Simpsons toy?
Watching the Simpsons 20th Anniversary special they visited a few super fans who have filled their houses with Simpsons stuff. I was trying to think of the one toy that I’d want. I wanted it to be something a little unique but not too obscure. It also had to be a cool looking toy.
I came up with “The Homer”. The car Homer designed for his brother’s car company. I think I found a kit on a site for around $35. I’ll have to do some more looking. Found this image on the Wikipedia page …
Mike
January 9, 2010
What are your picks for Super Bowl Matchup/Winner?
Saints over Colts
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