Month: March 2026

Hello, and welcome to this week’s Friday 5! Please copy these questions to your webspace. Answer the questions there; then leave a comment below so we’ll all know where to check out your responses. Please don’t forget to link us from your website!

Oops. I forgot to schedule this to post.

1. Among cities you’ve never visited, where would you like to travel for their food?
2. Among cities you’ve never visited, where would you like to travel for entertainment?
3. Among places you’ve never visited, where would you like to travel for scenery?
4. Among places you’ve never visited, where would you like to travel for activities?
5. Among places you’ve never visited, where would you like to travel for history and culture?

Thanks for participating, and have a safe weekend. Stay dry! Get some sleep! Do that thing you’ve been putting off even though it will only take 15 minutes! Send positive vibes in the direction of someone else who could use them!

Hello, and welcome to this week’s Friday 5! Please copy these questions to your webspace. Answer the questions there; then leave a comment below so we’ll all know where to check out your responses. Please don’t forget to link us from your website!

With apologies to our non-American participants, I think these questions are still answerable even though they are inspired by the National Toy Hall of Fame. I’m linking to the official site here, but use the Wikipedia link in question 1. It’s just easier to manage.

1. Which toys’ enshrinement in the National Toy Hall of Fame do you question most?
2. Which toys’ enshrinement do you especially agree with?
3. Which two or three toys not enshrined could you make the best case for?
4. The hall’s induction criteria include icon status (the toy is widely recognized, respected, and remembered); longevity (more than a passing fad); discovery (fosters learning, creativity, or discovery); and innovation (profoundly changed play or toy design). In your life today, what toy (by any definition you please) satisfies these criteria best?
5. A wealthy benefactor has given you enough money to build your own hall of fame for something that doesn’t already have one. What is this special, new hall of fame, and what are the first inductees?

Thanks for participating, and have a slimy, slinky, raggedy, bubbly, sandy, risky weekend!

Hello, and welcome to this week’s Friday 5! Please copy these questions to your webspace. Answer the questions there; then leave a comment below so we’ll all know where to check out your responses. Please don’t forget to link us from your website!

1. How confidently could you find Japan on a globe?
2. Many words from the Japanese language have made their way into English. Which have you used recently?
3. The idea of wabi-sabi is finding beauty in imperfection and transience. Which imperfect items in your home do you absolutely love?
4. In Japan, punctuality is legendary. On a scale from “Five Minutes Early” to “Fashionably Late,” where do you usually land?
5. Which notable people of Japanese ancestry* do you especially admire or appreciate?

Thanks for participating, and osoku natte sumimasen! I got these questions up a bit later than I intended! Have a delicious weekend!

* besides me