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Looks Like Trouble- Tagged

adventure pack
I made my own adventure pack, just in case. I use it in case of danger. Click the image to learn more

by Jonathan Hilton

I thought, “This looks like trouble.” When I saw this tag game going around. I want to participate and yet I have this daily writing prompt to take care of because I am committed. When I was tagged by the illustrious DJMatticus I had no choice to respond. I don’t have time for two posts today, what am I going to do.   (Visit Matticus Kingdom HERE)

Then the trouble continued as I was tagged by the wonderful Kim of Tanquil Dreams, and since I write on every post she makes, I have no choice but to answer her questions as well. It really looked like trouble, trying to answer all of those questions.  (Kim at Tranquil Dreams HERE!)

Being flexible in my actions and as dexterous as a cat, my solution took away any trouble I had, combine the two into one grand and exciting post that will inform and entertain all that come this way today, tomorrow or next week.

The rules of this game:

  • The Rules –
  1. Post these rules.
  2. Post a photo of yourself and eleven random facts about you.
  3. Answer the questions given to you in the tagger’s post.
  4. Create eleven new questions and tag new people to answer them.
  5. Go to their blog/twitter and let them know they have been tagged.

Note*********There is a post coming later to describe my new social demographic that I created this morning, but suffice it to say, we make our own rules so I am doing what I want in the case of entertainment. I am tagging everyone in the world, everyone in the galaxy, everyone who has ever lived.  If you know my philosophy, either you will answer some questions or you will keep them to yourself. I will love you no matter what you decide to do.  Free will, baby  enjoy it!!

This was taken today, February 20, 2013
This was taken today, February 20, 2013

 

So the picture of me? I love pictures of me so I am giving you a few,  because I look different all the time depending on length of hair, facial hair at the moment or the peace within my heart. 🙂

Eleven Random Facts About Me:

  1. Until yesterday I had no idea what a hipster was.
  2. I enjoy thinking about thinking
  3. I like the color blue because of my personality
This is what I look like without a beard.
This is what I look like without a beard.
  1. Music is important to me. (see link)
  • I am a positive thinker
  • I have been best friends with the same person since kindergarten

  • I am very stubborn sometimes, apparently when others are wrong, and don’t listen to reason.

  • My uniform numbers for various sports I played in high school were, Soccer  #10, Basketball  #14 then #12 as a senior  and baseball #4.

  • There were only two things I liked about high school, sports and girls.

  • I taught high school history for 14 years, loved it for 13 hated it for one.

  • I have fought  a chicken. Read the details here. 

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    The Questions from Kim at Tranquil Dreams:

    1) Cookies or Cakes?

    Cookies, chocolate chip are my favorites.

    2) What was your first Blu-ray or DVD you ever purchased?

    No idea. I have Netflix.

    3) Whats the most inspiring book/movie you’ve ever read/seen?

    Into the Wild, I really don’t know if this is true or not, but I am thinking about that movie, it is pretty great if you haven’t seen it. Alexander Supertramp!

    4) Cats or Dogs? Or other pets?

    Dogs, they are like big (or little) people who never learn to use the toilet.

    5) What type of music do you like?

    All types at some point. I can listen to most anything.

    6) Whats your favorite Grimm’s Fairy Tales?

    Hansel and Gretel

    7) Console, Handheld, PC or Arcades?

    None of the above. Because I understand myself enough to know I would be addicted, I refrain from playing any games.

    8) Favorite flavor of chips?

    Salt and Vinegar

    9) What animal do you visit first at the zoo?

    Sea creatures of any kind, or apes, or apes fighting any type of sea creature.

    10) What food could you eat every single day?

    Chinese food

    11) Who is your favorite superhero?

    Kim of Tranquil Dreams

    Following are Matt’s Questions

    My questions for the unlucky few I just tagged:
    1) What does “inconceivable” mean to you?

    That what you are seeing can’t possibly be happening. but it really doesn’t matter because when I hear that word I think of the Princess Bride and many quotes enter my head.

    no more rhyming now, I mean it!” , “Anybody want a peanut?

    You seem a decent fellow, I hate to kill you.     You seem a decent fellow, I hate to die.

    On and on it goes!

    2) Have you ever had fun storming a castle?  If yes, please elaborate.

    No, because I was unfortunately caught without a Holocaust Cloak.
    3) Can you name the three terrors of the Fire Swamp?

    1. Bursts of fire, they make a popping sound before they ignite, easily avoided.
  • Lightning sands- must be avoided
  • R.O.U.S. – Rodents of unusual size?  I don’t think they exist.

  • 4) If you were named “Buttercup” would you keep that as a name or change it once you could legally do so?

    Yes I believe I would.
    5) Have you ever been walking around and just happened upon four white horses?

    This ironically happened to me today and I thought, there are four of us, if you count the lady. hey lady!  So it worked out wonderfully. RIP Andre the Giant
    6) If you could pick new actors to play Inigo and Fezzick, who would you pick?

    Antonio Banderas to play Inigo and The Rock to play Fezzick. He really isn’t a giant but with today’s technology it would be good. He could layeth the smacketh down on the castle.

    7) Have you ever pondered if you would make a good Dread Pirate Roberts?

    I have, in fact I have been thinking of a career change. All you have to do is never make exceptions because once you do, its nothing but work, work, work.
    8) Do you prefer your magic pills coated in chocolate or vanilla?

    Chocolate, they always go down smoother, you just have to wait 30 minutes before you go in the water.
    9) Do you have a wheelbarrow or a cloak?

    As I mentioned before no cloak so I guess that leaves a wheelbarrow to help me find the tourture chamber where the man in black is being held captive.
    10) Have you ever said “As you wish,” and really meant “I love you?”

    Not once, but I think this is a practice I am going to start.
    11) What could quite possibly be the greatest movie ever made?

    The Princess Bride could be the greatest movie ever made. Either that or A few Good Men, I only included that for Matt because it didn’t make his list. I’m difficult like that.

     

    11 new questions that anyone who feels moved by the Universe to answer are:

    1. What is a hipster?
  • Are you a hipster? (if you answer yes, you clearly aren’t, if no then maybe you are.)
  • Who is your hero?

  • Which planet do you like the best and why?

  • What president of the United States do you admire the most excluding Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington?

  • If you were in charge of the world for a day what is the first thing you would do?

  • Describe your Mental image of the state of Maine in two sentences.

  • Are you tall or short? Explain your answer.

  • If you were a car, what kind of car would you be? Explain.

  • Why is love important to you?

  • Aren’t you glad you have answered all of these questions.

  • My tag goes to the Whole World. 

    If you are still reading way down here you are certainly dedicated and you deserve a special Kozo hug. Have a great day!!

    You don’t have to go through the whole tag thing, because I make up my own rules, but you can answer my 11 questions in the comment if you want to share your knowledge!!

    I Am Addicted to Facebook

    The Addiction of Facebook

    Addicted to Facebook
    Pretty addicted, How much? Friend me and find out.

    About five years ago, I had never heard of Facebook, and I was intimidated by the new technology that was coming out on a seemingly daily basis, but learning to adapt and overcome the hurdles that life has put in front of me, I slowly integrated myself into the world of social media.  I started my Facebook account in 2007 according to my timeline and it has been slowly infiltrating my daily life since.  Now I have to check Facebook to see everything from the latest news, to what music to like and who I should be listening to for fashion tips.  Alright I have never really cared about fashion but you get my point. Facebook has gone from something I have never heard of to the single most dominant form of media in my life today, in about five years and I am not sure if that is good or not.  I do know that is has changed the way I look at the world.

    At first I didn’t check it very much, but I found out that you could connect with other people you haven’t seen in a very long time, which was kind of great.  Each connection you made was like a walk through your past, remembering friendships, enemies, good times, bad times, everything out there you can imagine.  For me it was the older connections that really meant and still mean a lot to me, people that I knew when I was young.  There  was a shared experience of youth that provides a common bond between people.  Reconnecting in this way is the strength of this medium for people my age, I think.

    So you wanna be friends?

    Check to be friends
    It used to be this easy to see what someone’s intentions were. Facebook makes it even easier, but I think the note works better.

    This is the one of the oldest questions that I remember being in kindergarten and asking this question and there is something very basic and reassuring you get from the answer.  If the answer is no then you know that whomever it was is really a jerk and not someone you can rely on.  Or if the answer is yes, there is a warm feeling inside that someone out there likes me.  Or they really just want to creep around my page and see what I am up to.  I am an optimist so I will stick to the thought that they really like me. It says, “you are ok, you are alright! You have a friend.”  Even if you have a thousand friends, there is always room for one more friend or two, I mean can we really ever have too many friends?   I still love reconnecting with someone after many years and seeing what they look like now, and all of that type of stuff that everybody does but doesn’t admit to.  I think there is a desire in everyone to connect, to revisit those shared experiences.

    Technology has Grown My Addiction

    Since the cell phone companies have been so creative with their little smart phones, now there is no time of night or day that I can’t just flip on my phone to see what is happening

    future facebook addict
    Come to think of it, I did write on the wall when I was young.

    on Facebook.  Honestly I will check it three or four times an evening, just to make sure that I don’t miss anything.  It has also become my number one news source. There was an earthquake in Maine in October.  I didn’t feel any vibrations, I didn’t see any damage, I only knew it happened because Facebook told me so.  If there is an emergency, Facebook tells me.  Traffic trouble?  Facebook tells me.  Nuclear explosion, Facebook tells me.  Surprisingly, Facebook seems to be significantly faster than and just as accurate as the main stream media and more so if you count FoxNews as a major media source.

    So here I am in my mid forties, unable to go longer than an hour without looking at Facebook on my phone because something might happen.  Thank you Mark Zuckerberg for complicating my life.

    Facebook Messages Are Like Letters Used To Be, I think.

    Messages on Facebook are awesome, I love to get them.  Somebody liked my link? Hell yes

    This is what a letter looks like. For those who don’t know this was Facebook before the internet.

    they do!  Someone commented on my post? That’s what I am talking about!  When I get a message on Facebook it must be what it was like back when you got letters in the mail.  Someone took the time to think of you, write it down and send it to you.  That is awesome.  Except when someone you work with realizes that the only communication you will consistently check is Facebook and starts sending you messages there that are totally about work stuff.  What a rip-off! I think, “Wow, look at those messages! This is a great day.”  Then I click on it and see what it is……….it is like someone just cancelled the Super Bowl.  Even if it is really vital information that will make someone money and it should be good news, I can’t help but be significantly disappointed in getting work messages on Facebook.

    Let’s Ask Facebook

    So here it is 2012, I  can’t imagine what kind of technology is coming next, but no matter what it is, you can bet your ass that it will involve an easier way to interact with Facebook.  I am not sure if I am happy or sad about this, I will have to check Facebook and see what it tells me to feel.