The Friday Five
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Kenneth R.
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1.If you could go back in time and change anything that has occurred in history, what would you alter and why?
Nothing. History is a great teacher for those who pay attention.
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
Not make the same mistakes, obviously.
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
Myself. I wouldn't want the challenge of being a greater person than I am. If I said Jesus, could I really BE him? I don't think so. I couldn't be the people I look up to, so I wouldn't want to be them.
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
Environmental destruction, Political bullshit & media complacency. The degredation of the socially conscious, forward thinking individual and the rise of the masses-as-an-ignorant-entity.
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
Negative - Turn on the news. Every day someone is doing something stupid, evil, or selfish.
Positive - Getting discounts at the post office because a different kind of shipping is cheaper, honest help from total strangers, selfless volunteers who put themselves in danger for the sake of their own enemies. That gives me hope.
Nothing. History is a great teacher for those who pay attention.
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
Not make the same mistakes, obviously.
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
Myself. I wouldn't want the challenge of being a greater person than I am. If I said Jesus, could I really BE him? I don't think so. I couldn't be the people I look up to, so I wouldn't want to be them.
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
Environmental destruction, Political bullshit & media complacency. The degredation of the socially conscious, forward thinking individual and the rise of the masses-as-an-ignorant-entity.
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
Negative - Turn on the news. Every day someone is doing something stupid, evil, or selfish.
Positive - Getting discounts at the post office because a different kind of shipping is cheaper, honest help from total strangers, selfless volunteers who put themselves in danger for the sake of their own enemies. That gives me hope.
1.If you could go back in time and change anything that has occurred in history, what would you alter and why?
Nothing. Don't you remember the advice Homer Simpson's dad gave him on his wedding day? "If you ever travel back in time, don't step on anything! It could affect the future in ways you couldn't possibly imagine!" - Grandpa Simpson
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
Spend less time worrying during high school, not go to my first college, little things like that
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
I'm with Ken, it's hard to fill other people's shoes. Maybe just one of my friends who has really good luck all the time.
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
The Large Hadron Collider. When they boot up the LHC (this May, I think), I'm afraid we're all going to instantly wink out of existence, or something to that effect. It'll be a rather pleasant way to go.
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
Positive - Little things you see every day: strangers helping strangers, etc.
Negative - Too many to count. The earliest one that I remember that was a big scale deal was when the news would interrupt TV shows to show war footage when I was about 5. I had no clue what was going on.
Nothing. Don't you remember the advice Homer Simpson's dad gave him on his wedding day? "If you ever travel back in time, don't step on anything! It could affect the future in ways you couldn't possibly imagine!" - Grandpa Simpson
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
Spend less time worrying during high school, not go to my first college, little things like that
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
I'm with Ken, it's hard to fill other people's shoes. Maybe just one of my friends who has really good luck all the time.
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
The Large Hadron Collider. When they boot up the LHC (this May, I think), I'm afraid we're all going to instantly wink out of existence, or something to that effect. It'll be a rather pleasant way to go.
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
Positive - Little things you see every day: strangers helping strangers, etc.
Negative - Too many to count. The earliest one that I remember that was a big scale deal was when the news would interrupt TV shows to show war footage when I was about 5. I had no clue what was going on.
DoomsdayZach
The Professor was right
noble savage
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I read a book called Strange Matters and it lists a lot of the possible ways the LHC could kill us. As much as a like to think about what is possible with it, we are still so ignorant when it comes to the things that it can produce. Do everything you ever wanted to do by May 2008. "Monopole" may be the last words you ever hear.
J-Dubya 777
It NEVER ends
Kenneth R.
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1. What's the coldest temperature you've ever been in?
2. What's the warmest temperature you've ever been in?
3. What's the farthest you've ever driven in one day?
4. What's the farthest you've ever traveled (not in a car) in one day?
5. Who's the funniest person you know?
2. What's the warmest temperature you've ever been in?
3. What's the farthest you've ever driven in one day?
4. What's the farthest you've ever traveled (not in a car) in one day?
5. Who's the funniest person you know?
noble savage
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1. What's the coldest temperature you've ever been in?
Don't remember off the top of my head, but it's probably some record cold Canadian winter temperature.
2. What's the warmest temperature you've ever been in?
120 degree steam plant
3. What's the farthest you've ever driven in one day?
Down the east coast, from Maryland to Florida.
4. What's the farthest you've ever traveled (not in a car) in one day?
Flew from New York to Germany
5. Who's the funniest person you know?
My uncle can beat up noble savage's uncle.
Don't remember off the top of my head, but it's probably some record cold Canadian winter temperature.
2. What's the warmest temperature you've ever been in?
120 degree steam plant
3. What's the farthest you've ever driven in one day?
Down the east coast, from Maryland to Florida.
4. What's the farthest you've ever traveled (not in a car) in one day?
Flew from New York to Germany
5. Who's the funniest person you know?
My uncle can beat up noble savage's uncle.
Kenneth R.
Cináed
1. -60F in Chicago, late 90s. Christmas Tree hunting.
2. 125ish F. Bosnian mountains, 2006.
3. At least 1000 miles. I don't know exactly.
4. Chicago to Honolulu by plane. Or New Hampshire to Serajevo. 100+ miles in a sailboat, 25ish miles on a bicycle, 25ish on foot.
5. Can't really say.
1. I think it's around -40 celcius, which is... Exactly -40 Fahrenheit too.
2. Over 100 celcius, which is over 212 Fahrenheit.
3. Driven myself? A few kilometers. I don't have a license yet...
4. From Helsinki (Finland) to Praha (Czech).
5. I'm not sure. One of my friends is funny as hell though.
ABQShredHead
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DoomsdayZach
The Professor was right
1) Don't know, don't care. probably slightly below freezing.
2) However hot/humid it was in Atlanta when it was taintsweat hot.
3) Olympia to Redding CA which, according to Google Maps, is 533 miles.
4) From Frankfurt, Germany to Seattle.
5) Me. I kick ass. And my buddy Jimbo. Jeffy always makes me laugh too.
Kenneth R.
Cináed
Traveling east, are you sure it was in just one day?
Yeah, with a stop in Frankfurt.
I'm wondering about 212F. You were where Wander? lol
1. Without windchill it was 36 (F)below zero...probably 50-60 below with windchill factored in
2. Probably sometime back when I lived in CA as a kid...somewhere between 100 and 105
3. St. Paul, MN to Great Falls, MT
4. From San Fransisco to Baltimore (by plane of course)
5. My friend Brendan
2. Probably sometime back when I lived in CA as a kid...somewhere between 100 and 105
3. St. Paul, MN to Great Falls, MT
4. From San Fransisco to Baltimore (by plane of course)
5. My friend Brendan
noble savage
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