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July 28 2010: Ask Me A Question
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Has it really been nearly two years since I’ve done one of these posts? On September 12th 2007 and 2008, I made a point of opening up this blog to my readers for them to question me about everything and anything. I have no real excuses for why I missed doing this post last year – looking back at posts in September 2009, it seems as though I was thoroughly engaged in battling with old car issues. However, that’s no excuse. Feel free to slap me on the wrist or truss me up like a pig and spank me.
So though it isn’t September the 12th, I’m going to do this year’s entry a few months earlier, to make up for last year’s lack:
So, in the interest of allowing my readers to learn more about me as a person, rather than me as a blogger, and because I fear nothing, and show everything…ask me a question. Any question you want, no matter how crude, rude, personal, irrelevant. I’ll answer them all in the next entry (and all people who ask a question get plugged).
The same rules apply – ask me anything you want, and I’ll answer it to the best of my ability. Just make sure to read over previous answers (1, 2, 3, 4) to ensure that your question hasn’t already been asked and answered. All question askers will be plugged in the next entry. Go nuts!
May 27 2010: An Entirely Frivolous Post For Your Enjoyment
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As any good Australian will know, Arnotts Family Assorted is the biscuit pack of choice when it comes to large gatherings. Arnotts have been around for over a century, and they show no sign of losing popularity any time soon. As with all variety packs however, there’s a crowd favourite, and a runt of the litter. You get the following biscuits in the pack:
- Milk Arrowroot
- Butternut Snap
- Chocolate Ripple
- Milk Coffee
- Teddy Bear
- Scotch Finger
Based on months of observation at various workplaces, I can now tell you what works, and what doesn’t. I run workshops and meetings regularly, and always have a pack of Family Assorted for snacks. The same biscuits always go first, and the same ones are always left behind.
Chocolate Ripple always goes first, followed by Butternut Snap and Scotch Finger. The Milk Arrowroot, Milk Coffee and Teddy Bears are left to linger in the pack, untouched. The problem is of course, that the Milk Arrowroot, Milk Coffee and Teddy Bears are all essentially the same biscuit – simply created in different shapes. They’re great to dunk in a mug of hot chocolate, but otherwise taste bland and boring. Chocolate Ripple, Butternut Snap and Scotch Finger however, work well either by themselves, OR dunked in a hot beverage. How can you expect the boring three varieties to compare?
Question of the Week: If you’re an Arnotts connoisseur, which of the Family Assorted is your favourite? If you’ve not been lucky enough to have Arnotts, what’s your favourite biscuit?
May 3 2010: QOTW: What Kind of Guest Are you?
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Dylan and I spent the past weekend down on the coast near Torquay. I could go on and on about the wine, about the log fire, about the sitting on our private balcony looking at the stars, about the long walks on the beach, about the smooching and bedtime…but that might make you all envious and slightly turned on. Instead, let me ask you a question – what kind of guest are you?
When we were leaving our holiday villa, I made the effort to wash all the dishes, make the bed, wipe down the benches, etc. I didn’t go as far as to vaccuum and mop the floor, but I made the effort to make the villa look a little more presentable and a little less “rampant sex happened here”. Dylan was more inclined to do the basics – hastily make the bed, make sure there wasn’t any trash lying around, and leave it at that. His reasoning was that the owners would be cleaning the whole place any way – so why do the job twice?
I personally think it’s just a matter of courtesy – if you’re staying with a friend as a house guest for example, you don’t leave trash lying everywhere. You do your part to make sure that things stay clean and tidy. I don’t see the difference between that and staying in a hotel or other holiday accommodation. You might be paying a tariff, but you are still technically a guest of that particular establishment. You needn’t go overboard with cleaning, but there should be some bare minimum of effort. As for rock stars who trash hotel rooms…that’s just absolutely disgusting behaviour.
Question of the Week: What kind of guest are you?