Friday 5 for January 4: There and Back

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  1. What’s the worst thing about something (or someone) you like?
  2. What’s the best thing about something (or someone) you dislike?
  3. What’s something best done in reverse order?
  4. What’s something you wish you could unsee or unknow?
  5. What’s the most recently released movie you’ve seen more than once?

Friday 5 for December 28: Gone Finishin’

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  1. As the year comes to a close, what are you looking back upon most fondly?
  2. What do you do with the end slices on a loaf of sandwich bread?
  3. What in your residence is approaching its last days?
  4. What would be an appropriate cherry on top of your 2018 in these final days?
  5. What (or who) has a fantastic tail?

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Friday 5 for December 21: A Real Head-Scratcher

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  1. What are some pencil-and-paper puzzles you enjoy?
  2. What are some video (or computer or mobile app) puzzle games you’ve enjoyed?
  3. When did you last work on a jigsaw puzzle?
  4. What’s puzzling you right now?
  5. Who is the most enigmatic person you know?

My probable favorite movie of the year (I’m probably going to see at least four more before year’s end) is Puzzle, which I saw in the theater and which is available on DVD and (I think) some streaming platforms.  “Why do we do puzzles?”  “To control the chaos.”

Have a wonderful weekend!

Friday 5 for December 14: I Spy

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Questions inspired by whatever’s in my field of view right now.

  1. How do you feel about candy sprinkles (on ice cream, doughnuts, cupcakes, or whatever)?
  2. Where’s a good place to look at Christmas lights?
  3. What’s a good idea for a drive-through service or product that doesn’t yet exist?
  4. How confident a parallel parker are you?
  5. How much plaid do you own?

Thanks for participating, and have a kids-on-bikes weekend!

Friday 5 for December 7: This Spud’s for You

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  1. What’s your favorite dish in which potatoes are a supporting ingredient (and not the star)?
  2. What is your favorite type of french fry?
  3. How did you last use a potato in your cooking?
  4. What’s your favorite potato chip?
  5. What’s a word you pronounce differently from the way most people around you pronounce it?

I’m pretty sure I’ve used questions 2 and 4 sometime in the past 10 years but let’s do them again.

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Friday 5 for November 30: Off Kilter

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  1. What actor or actress would you like to see in a film genre he or she has never attempted?
  2. When did you recently see something beautiful in an unexpected place?
  3. In what way is someone you really admire flawed?
  4. In what situation did you recently find yourself utterly out of your element?
  5. What implement do you use in a manner unintended by its designer?

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Friday 5 for November 23: The Game’s Afoot

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  1. Where’s a nice place to take a walk?
  2. What do your everyday shoes look like nowadays?
  3. What separates a good pedicure from a bad one?
  4. When did you last go for a hike?
  5. What’s a good song with the word “walk” in its title?

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Friday 5 for November 16: Ice Is Forming on the Tips of My Wings

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  1. How do you feel about passengers riding in front of you reclining their seats?
  2. What single aspect of airplane flight do you dislike the most?
  3. What was your longest flight on an airplane?
  4. What’s your favorite way to pass the time on a long flight?
  5. What are the best and worst things you’ve eaten on a plane or in an airport?

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Friday 5 for November 9: Excuses

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Apologies for the tardiness.  Crazy week.

  1. What was your excuse the last time you had to miss a social gathering?
  2. What was your excuse the last time you arrived late to something?
  3. What was someone else’s excuse for recently inconveniencing you?
  4. What’s a true explanation you wish you could have given (but didn’t) when you unintentionally inconvienced someone else?
  5. What’s something you wish you could be excused from right now?

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Friday 5 for November 2: After ‘Im

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  1. What improbable feat did you pull off this week?
  2. What will you do immediately following your completion of this post?
  3. In what way is your life lately imbalanced?
  4. What recent impulse purchases have you made?
  5. What immature behavior have you displayed recently?

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