I found this at Hammer's blog (address below) and thought I'd give it a whirl.Hammer's 500 meme
whenyouronlytoolisahammer.blogspot.com
1. What is the stupidest mistake you have ever made with money?
Getting married. Twice. Just kidding Honey!
2. Do you think taxes are unfair or do you think it's your civic duty?
Taxes are a civic duty to pay for the essential things that government is responsible for, such as the courts, law enforcement and the military. However, all governments go overboard when the common citizenry discovers that they can vote themselves money from the government's coffers. That's why I am a fan of the Fair Tax.
3. Do you take risks and possibly turn your life upside down for new opportunity?
I don't take as many risks as I probably should, it's safe but it's not very profitable at times.
4. Are you the alpha in your household? (Include pets)
Ha! I'm married. Next question.
5. Do you compromise with your significant other or does someone always get their way? Compromise is essential.
6. What curse word do you use most often?
Thanks to my Navy training, I am proficient with the F bomb.
7. Do you easily change your mind or are you dead set on most issues?
I know what I know, but one of the things I know is that I don't know everything. Show me a better way and I'm all for trying it out.
8. What famous person would you like to trade places with for one week?
Hugh Heffner.
9. If you could go back in time and tell one person off, who would it be and what would you say?
I can't think of one.
10. Were you a good student or did you do just enough to get by?
I have the ability to remember most everything I read, so I was a good student with minimum effort. I could have been on the honor roll if I had put forth a bit more effort. I wasn't good at math, though, which is funny given my occupation (electronics tech).
11. If you could give one piece of advice to someone just starting out on their own, what would you tell them?
You are going to make mistakes. Learn from them. Better yet, learn from the mistakes of others. It's a lot less painful that way.
12. Are people basically good and honest or are most people opportunistic and predatory?
I think that most people want to do the right thing, but the ones that get the press are the ones that don't.
13. Is there somebody you wish you could go back and apologize to?
There's a whole list of them.
Terrific answers. I used to tell people to learn from their mistakes
ReplyDeletebut they never listened.
My last job was electronics tech and I can't do math either. However hands on technical stuff seems to make more sense than numbers.
Some people just gotta whiz on the electric fence for themselves.
ReplyDeleteMy kids were that way. The hardest thing they had to do was admit to me that I was right.
To which I responded "Could you repeat that? Right into the mike here, thanks."