Random questions for a Sunday night.

[Fran Kubelik]

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?

6. Do you enjoy train travel?

That's all. We'll keep it short. I can't wait to see your answers!

[lizziegrace]

1. Answers

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around? Swimming. Yes, got sucked into the Phelps' hype

2. What was the last thing that made you cry? Disappointed again. Rather not go into detail.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow? Not this year. I moved too late to put one in.

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both? Both, but if I had to only have one, it would be a cat.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance? Smithsonian

6. Do you enjoy train travel? Been on the subway, but never on a real train.

[TZ]

2. Okay

1) Watching Michael Phelps..The guys amazing..AND he's from Maryland!!

2) Some random kindness here on DU for something I posted anonymously.

3)No garden. I have a balcony and a small condo.

4) C-A-T!! But dogs are okay too.

5) Want to go to the new Air and Space Annex at Dulles Airport near where I live.

6) I haven't had much experience with train travel...A couple trips to Wilmington Del of late..
I'd love to do a train trip of the Rockies one day though..

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. Oh-tay

1. Ask me in two weeks.
2. My 7yo saying she wishes Mom and Dad still lived together.
3. Nope. Apartment. Pavement all around.
4. IF I had the patience to have a pet... cat.
5. British.
6. A lot!

[SeattleGirl]

4. My answers:

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?
Don't really have one this year. I actually like the winter games much better.

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?
Losing my job after losing my 18-year-old cat, after losing my mom, all within the past 6 months.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?
Didn't this year.

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?
Both.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?
The Louvre

6. Do you enjoy train travel?
It's not bad at all. I used to take the train from Seattle to Eugene when I didn't have a car.

[skygazer]

16. I prefer the winter games too

I can't think of any of the events I find boring and a lot of the summer events I do. :hi:

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

5. I'll play

1. Swimming was the most fun to watch, what with Phelps and Dara Torres

2. A Kathy Mattea song linked in a post in the Lounge a few days ago.

3. Nope - apartment dweller, and i could probably kill silk flowers anyway.

4. Was definitely a dog person until I adopted my wonderful cat three years ago. Fanatic cat person now.

5. British Museum for the Egyptian collection

6. LOVE IT! Went to France in 2003 and took the TGV from Paris to Lyon and back. Most civilized form of transportation in the world.

[Arugula Latte]

40. Once you go cat, you never go back.

:) :toast:

[flvegan]

6. My answers

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?

I haven't watched more than a half hour of it, but I was enthralled today by a woman's sport that looked like a cross between soccer, rugby and basketball.

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?

Chopped an onion last night for dinner.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?

I wish. I do have some nice jasmine growing outside, though.

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?

Dog.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?

Cooperstown. Does that count?

6. Do you enjoy train travel?

Yes

[PeaceNikki]

7. Mine

Swimming... always has been. I used to swim.

Difficult times for my son.

Not right now. But I am composting!

Both! I have 2 cats and 1 dog.

Ummmm.... the Louvre

No idea. I've never done any beyond the El in Chicago. I may be interested in a fancified train with meal cars and beds and stuff.

[Chan790]

8. Answers:

1.) None. I'm just not into it. At all.

2.) Um...Hallmark commercial. Yeah, really.

3.) I live on an old farm...I have garden. It is massive and it fed the crows and squirrels well. I did not mean to feed them. They in turn fed the snapping turtle well.

4.) Cats. Phobic of dogs. Love cats. Not just Felis, Panthera as well.

5.) Guggenheim.

6.) Love trains.

[Aristus]

9. Hi, Fran.

1. Don't have one. Haven't watched a microsecond of coverage.
2. I was talking to my wife at lunch today about my Dad, who is suffering from pancreatic cancer. I had a very nice conversation with him the other day. Before we hung up, my Dad was the first to say "I love you". He's never said it first before. I tried telling my wife, and just choked up...
3. No. I hate gardening. I have no talent for it whatsoever.
4. Dogs. I'm not crazy about cats. I treat my step-daughter's cat well out of familial respect; interestingly, my step-daughter's cat just LOVES me. Weird.
5. The Vatican Museum. For their collection of artifacts from Imperial Rome.
6. Love it. I commute by train from Puyallup to the University of Washington. It's great.

[skygazer]

10. My answers

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?

My favorite Olympic sport is always the equestrian events but I haven't been able to watch much this year - we don't get very good reception here.

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?

My oldest daughter disowned me. :(

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?

I don't but I wish I could - we don't have a suitable place for one. If I did, I would grow lots of tomatoes, green beans, carrots, radishes, lettuce... :9

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?

Both. I'm an animal person.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose.

6. Do you enjoy train travel?

Yes. I rode a train halfway across the country in the late 70's and it was such a great time. I love trains.

Good questions. :hi:

[SeattleGirl]

24. Ooooh, I went to the Rosicrucian Museum!

I went to San Jose to present a paper when I was in college, and since I had some free time, I went there.

It's a great museum!

[Ptah]

11. I'll try

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?
So far, the hurdles.


2. What was the last thing that made you cry?
My daughter's explanaition of why she won't visit her brother.



3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?
My sunflowers were pummelled last Wednesday.


4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?
Dog


5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?

Earthmovers Hall of Fame



6. Do you enjoy train travel?

yes

[vard28]

34. Where's the earthmovers hall of fame?

My son would LOVE that?

[Ptah]

37. I made it up. I'm tired of the damage those behemoths do.

[vard28]

44. Ah, I get it

Vard junior has shown skills on tractors and construction equipment, so he wondered if that was a real museum.

[vard28]

35. Oh yeah

cute kid and pooch photos... LOL!

[Ptah]

38. Kid and pooch you say?

[vard28]

45. Too cute!

Cowboy right down to the shirt fabric. I'm impressed.

[vard28]

47. Now if me posting a photo for the first time doesn't work

could y'all please not banish me from the lounge before I get the hang of it? :rofl:

[HEyHEY]

12. ....

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?
The whine off! (Canadian fans only)

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?
Thinking too much about things I'm not happy with

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?
It's in the washroom, it grows mildew

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?
I like Dogs

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?
The louve

6. Do you enjoy train travel?
Yuppers

That's all. We'll keep it short. I can't wait to see your answers!

[1gobluedem]

13. All right

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around? Swimming followed by gymnastics.

2. What was the last thing that made you cry? Medal ceremony; I am a sucker for those.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow? Yes, lots of flowers.

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both? Neither.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance? British Museum.

6. Do you enjoy train travel? Yes, especially the run between Seattle and Portland.

[fizzgig]

14. and here we go:

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around? didn't watch any of the olympics...i don't have cable. my favorites are usually gymnastics, swimming and diving. tennis is fun to watch, too

2. What was the last thing that made you cry? my boyfriend making me happy

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow? nope, but i'm thinking about one of those little box herb garden things

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both? cat. i like some dogs, but am not terribly interested in owning one.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance? i can't pick just one...i love museums

6. Do you enjoy train travel? in europe, yes. in the states, no

[Fran Kubelik]

31. Your answer to #6 is the same as mine.

:hi:

[otherlander]

15. Answers:

1. None of them, I didn't watch.
2. A Leonard Cohen song.
3. I did. I grew lettuce, swiss chard, chives, and bok choy. Children destroyed it last month.
4. Both. I love cats. I love dogs.
5. The Museum of Natural History
6. Yes. I love trains. They sound cool.

[femmocrat]

17. My answers....

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around? Women's gymnastics, although I missed most of it. x(

2. What was the last thing that made you cry? I don't remember.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow? Yes. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, pumpkins, all kinds of herbs.

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both? Dogs rule.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance? The Louvre and the Sistine Chapel.

6. Do you enjoy train travel? I've never been on a train.

[cwydro]

18. Great questions!

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?

Difficult to say, anything but beach volleyball, lol.

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?

My friend dying way too young earlier this year. Feb 15, 2008. RIP Elizabeth. I miss you woman.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?

Yes, tomatoes, canteloupe, spring onions. (anything the iguanas won't eat, lol)

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?

I have three cats and two dogs. Probably more of a cat person, but I love my silly wagtails.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?

Anything in New York City or London, even if I have already been. Would like to go to the Louvre again too.

6. Do you enjoy train travel?

I LOVE trains. Really love trains. That is one of the many great things that I really like about Europe.

[bertha katzenengel]

19. Good evening, Frannage

1. Olympics? Not paying attention.

2. Droopy's post about the laundry mat.

3. Mrs. V. grows tomatoes.

4. Three guesses.

5. The new(ish) one in L.A., whose name I can't even remember

6. Never traveled by train.

:loveya:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

20. Okley Dokley

1. Didn't watch. Haven't much since 92/96. Saw the 10,000 meter race today because we had company and it was on TV. :)

2. Thinking of one who is now distant, but was once all I ever thought of.

3. No. More cynical every day.

4. Dog person. Love cats, I'm allergic to the fur of some breeds is all. Not their fault and I don't hold it against them. Beautiful animals. :loveya:

5. The Baseball Hall of Fame.

6. Whenever there's a chance to take a train somewhere I do. Septa can get you just about anywhere around here. :D

:hi: Fran! :hug: :pals:

[TZ]

22. Aww, I didn't realize you were allergic to kitties

:hug:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

27. Whatever breed Mona was made my sinuses essplode lol

My cousins in NE Philly had her when we were all in our late teens.

But the cat they had when I was a lil kid, Tiger, was always happy to see me and her fur never bothered me. :shrug:


:hi: :hug: :loveya: :pals:

[fudge stripe cookays]

21. Yay! Random questions!

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?
None. Didn't watch em.

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?
Finding out about my brother's death last October.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?
I wish! I had one at our house in Texas that we owned, but we're renting now. I have some tomatoes and herbs on the front porch. I plan on starting a FULL garden if we can get our own place again.

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?
Both! I've had both for most of my life, and love them both for different reasons. Right now we have a psychotic gray furball tabby with attitude, and a Great Pyrenees with a fondness for anything chicken flavored.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?
Musee d'Orsay in Paris. Plus, I want to go back to the Louvre. I went when I was 16, but missed the significance of half the stuff. I majored in art history, so I definitely need to see everything again.

6. Do you enjoy train travel?
Yes! Haven't done that much of it, but I loved the little bit I got to do in Italy. Would really enjoy taking Amtrak rather than flying for my next big genealogy trip, but need to save some more vacation time.

[Forkboy]

23. Hmmm

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around? - I've hardly watched any. If I had cable it would be soccer or boxing though.

2. What was the last thing that made you cry? - Something I watched online about the Iraq war.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow? - Nope

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both? - I'm a big cat guy. Dogs are ok (depending on the breed...I love Huskies) but are a lot more work to care for. And if I can't let the dog run around outside I don't want to have one. I'd have to keep it inside almost all the time where I am. That can't be fun for the dog. :)

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance? - Does the NHL Hall of Fame in Toronto count? If not then the Smithsonian, though any museum is cool stuff.

6. Do you enjoy train travel? - Love it, and would love to actually go on a long train trip. And never come back. :)

[SoxFan]

25. ok

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?

Rowing. I'd never watched it before, and it was actually interesting.

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?

I'm not going to go there.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?

Unless you count whatever the hell that is in the back of the fridge, no.

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?

Cat person, all the way. I have two fuzzy little beasts.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?

The Air & Space annex; Nauticus (Norfolk, VA); the rehabbed MOMA; a full day visit to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle.

6. Do you enjoy train travel?

Yes, in all its forms. Amtrak, commuter rail, subway, light rail, you name it.

[RiffRandell]

26. Mines.

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?
swimming

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?
The movie "The Queen" (I finally watched it last week)

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?
flowers and herbs

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?
both---2 cats 1 dog

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?
High in Atlanta

6. Do you enjoy train travel?
Yes...but I can't bring my dog

[NJmaverick]

28. OK

1) none
2) My grandmother passing
3) no, I believe if you love something you should set if free
4) Dog
5) The Higgins Armory Museum
6) I love train travel. I love everything about it. Trains are perhaps the best means of transportion.

[Fran Kubelik]

32. I'm sorry about your grandmother

:hug:

[NJmaverick]

48. Thank you

it was few months ago, she was a very good person.

[Gonzo Gardener]

29. Some random answers for a Sunday night...

:hi:

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?

I haven't watched any events this time around, but I usually enjoy swimming.


2. What was the last thing that made you cry?

Saying goodbye to my best friend at LAX.


3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?

Yes, but we grew less this year because of my extensive summer travel plans... strawberries, asparagus, rhubarb, peas, red potatoes, sunflowers and many varieties of herbs, annual (cutting garden) flowers, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and squash.


4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?

I love them both equally and I would love to keep a couple goats, a few rabbits, and some hens.


5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?

National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City.


6. Do you enjoy train travel?

Yes, very much!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

30. My Answers:

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?

2. What was the last thing that made you cry? An episode of Scrubs

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow? I would love to, but I'm an apartment dweller.

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both? Both, but we have the most wonderful dachshund named Prudence.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance? Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. I think I've always wanted to go there since I read this book that I loved as a kid. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler was one of my favorite books.

6. Do you enjoy train travel? We love it. It is so relaxing.

[pookieblue]

33. ....

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?
didn't watch the Olympics.

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?
realizing that there is someone who actually hates me without even knowing me.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?
nope.

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?
both. but I live in an apartment..so I can't have a dog. But I do have two cats.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?
All of them...I can't pick just one.

6. Do you enjoy train travel?
never been.

[Maestro]

36. Let's see

1. I always like cycling. The velodrome sprints are cool and pure power!

2. I had a huge with my dad.

3. Yes, I have a garden that is full of sunflowers and a mixture of native Texas plants and other US flowering plants.

4. We have both...love them both.

5. Must see the Smithsonian.

6. I've never traveled by train, but I bet it would be fun.

[Skittles]

39. HERE YA GO

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around? I really loved the swim relay races

2. What was the last thing that made you cry? a pic of my dad age 21 holding my brother Glenn (his firstborn) age one month - dad committed suicide at age 50 and Glenn drank himself to death at age 48

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow? No - too much work

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both? I love cats and dogs but have never owned a dog

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance? Anne Frank house

6. Do you enjoy train travel? LOVE IT

[Arugula Latte]

41. Mine:

1. Sport? Swimming. Predictable, but I like the "pure" sports -- who is the fastest?. Track is also a favorite.

2. Made me cry -- Probably "Animal Cops." Why I torture myself by watching that show, I'll never know.

3. Garden -- Not really. We have tons of trees, so it's hard to garden.

4. Cat or Dog -- Oh, easiest question evah. Cat Cat Cat, a thousand times Cat. Hands down. I've got three, wish I had more. And, after traveling for a week with (a relative's) two dogs, I am more of a Cat Person than ever.

5. Desired museum/s: Uffizi in Florence for me, Natural History in NY and Air&Space in D.C. for my kids.

6. Train travel -- love it.

[PassingFair]

42. These look interesting...

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?

Women's marathon (It's the only thing I saw, it was playing in a restaurant.)

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?

A French Canadian opera singer singing. (I am suffering from PMS...)

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?

No

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?

Love both, can't own cats, since my daughter is allergic.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?

The Hermitage

6. Do you enjoy train travel?


Yes, when I can afford it. I don't like paying for rental cars, though,
so we usually do "road trips".

[bluesbassman]

43. Great questions Fran! Here you go...

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around? Badminton, 'cause now I know there's hope for me!

2. What was the last thing that made you cry? Giving my Dad's eulogy last year.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow? Yes, tomatoes. (It's not much of a garden, but hey I'm busy!)

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both? Both

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance? Smithsonian

6. Do you enjoy train travel? Yes. There's a narrow gauge that runs into Niles (where Charlie Chaplin made five movies including "The Tramp") that we ride every Christmas. Lots of fun.

[Inchworm]

46. Yay!

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?

Gymnastics always blows my mind. It is like gravity is tricked.

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?

LoL!! I just got done watching The Bucket List... still a little misty in fact. I'm a softy when it comes to movies and.. well, stuff.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?

Yup. First time this year. Cukes, Zukes, Tomatos, lettuce and spinach was wasted, sunflowers, marigolds, some kind of "winter squash mix" that is looking cool (not sure if I'd eat it, but it's neat to watch grow)

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?

Both

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?

NYC Museum of Natural History. I hear it has an awesome planetarium.

6. Do you enjoy train travel?

I enjoy trains in general.

Thanks for asking :P

:hi:

[bigwillq]

49. Me:

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?

Watching Phelps win 8

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?

Don't remember


3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?

NO


4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?

DOG

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?

Smithsonian


6. Do you enjoy train travel?

YES

[La Lioness Priyanka]

50. here goes

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?

none

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?

cant remember

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?

we have a tomato plant on the fire escape and a cilantro plant arriving to join the tomato plant

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?

cat, by far

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?

PS1 (their new exhibit)

6. Do you enjoy train travel?

yes, very much. especially the ride from bombay to goa.

[LaurenG]

51. Mine.

1. What was your favorite Olympic sport this time around?
I didn't even watch this time.

2. What was the last thing that made you cry?
In despair-Deeply personal pain in 2005.
In joy- something someone here did for another DUer last month or so.

3. Do you keep a garden? What do you grow?
Vegetables: lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos,eggplant, swiss chard, carrots, broccoli, onions, beans, chamomile, basil, thyme, chives, rosemary, sage, dill, and lavender.
Flowers: nasturtiums, roses, geraniums, hostas, alyssum, daisies and others.

4. Are you a cat person or a dog person...or neither? Or both?
I have 4 dogs and two cats now.

5. What museum is at the top of the list of places you would like to go but haven't yet had the chance?
The Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en

6. Do you enjoy train travel? Yes.