Yeah, but in areas I have come to expect fellow Humans.
I was really startled when I was at my small cooking campfire out in the middle of no-where, when some guy stumbled in. He was kinda lost and kinda hungry, so I helped him out, but at first I was wishing I had brought a weapon- other than my dandy Swiss Army Knife.
As for autobiographies- my preferred method would have a good writer- not a “ghost”- interview me while writing, then I tells past stories, etc that he/she edits. So, the stories are mine, most of the words of wine, but he/she edits, cleans them up, adds some historical background, etc.
Thank Prime I have a good buddy that is a licensed contractor- specializing in small jobs- when he is in town, he takes advantage of our guest room and my cooking, and we take advantage of his for small fixes. I was a line cook for a year, so i am a good cook- but hardly a great chef.
But the house needs a good dusting and vacuuming etc- so maid, aka housecleaner.
What I posted above are the rules I learned in grade school, but now that I think about it, I don’t follow them very consistently. I don’t think I would say “an Hungarian city” and I certainly wouldn’t say “an humiliating defeat.”
I would pay attention to the judge’s instructions in any trial for which I was a juror. If the judge said the jury should ignore something, I would do my best to obey.
Somebody saying something disgusting during a meal has never affected my appetite. Seeing or smelling something gross might give me pause, but if I’m hungry, I’m hungry, and I’m going to finish that meal.
I have subscriptions to The New Yorker, Time, Naval History and Architectural Digest magazines. My household also has an online subscription to The New York Times.
If I was wrongfully stuck in prison for decades, I think I would probably say just about anything to get out on parole, even if it meant lying.
Yes, listening to an audiobook is “reading.” You are taking into your brain the contents of a book, just not through your eyes. It’s the functional equivalent.
A handyman would be useful in our house now and then if someone else were paying for it. I wouldn’t say no.
I’d say “an historic,” but wouldn’t be pedantic about it, and wouldn’t criticize someone who didn’t use “an.”
One of my life’s regrets is that I never did a stint of military service. Doing civil defense or disaster relief work now would probably be the next best thing.
I think of goo as being sticky and/or more like a liquid than glop or goop. Glop and goop are very similar, but glop is thicker, I’d say.
Environmental protection would use, and probably add to, a skill set I’m using in my actual life. I have no skills in the other areas, and don’t know what I’d be good at. Also, it would stand a good chance of letting me be outdoors, which is important for me.But if nobody’s going to pick some areas and lots of people are going to pick environmental protection and they ask for volunteers to switch, then I’d be willing to switch, since they’re supposed to train me.
If I were the airline pilot roused by that technique, it would depend on how necessary I thought it was to wake me up. I’d think it was a great idea if the house were on fire, and be furious if my partner just didn’t want me to sleep late; and probably inbetween on various other reasons for waking me up.
I don’t know what’s in a margarita and don’t think I’ve ever ordered one.
I think that exactly what glop, goo, and goop mean and whether there’s a difference probably depends on who’s saying it.
I learned the same rule (any word starting with H that isn’t stressed on the first syllable), so “an horrific experience.” That said, I’ve never followed the rule in speech or writing, and it seem quite old-fashioned and possible British to me.
For the poll on what sort of public service to do; hell, I did all of those things already as either an aspect of my career or by raising kids. Or both.
At any rate, I voted for prison services. Few others would be able to do it without the anxiety about being in a prison. To me it’d be like old home week.
I’d do EMS (again); however, EMT is 150-200 hrs of training & a paramedic is 1200-1500 hrs; that’s 9 months of your 12 month service before you’re out there saving lives.
Even the EMT is roughly two months of training & then what if they find out, no they can’t handle it?
All of the first line choices were awful. A good weather opening is something like:
“There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands’ necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge.”
