Ask Away Friday: Random Acts Of Questions

Oh look, it's Friday and I've fallen prey to yet another Ask Away Friday.  If you don't know the deal, I am asked 10 questions by a fellow blogger, I answer the questions and then you read the questions and answers, hopefully enjoying it.

In return I ask 10 questions to the said blogger who asked me my questions, they answer them and you read those.  Get it?  Got it?  Good.  Let's get on with this.

This week is a special Ask Away Friday because the person I am swapping questions with is a friend from high school.  Let me paint a picture for you about my high school experience.  Remember those cliques?  The jocks, the popular girls, the geeks, and the misfits?  I didn't fit into any of those cliques, I was unique and was able to get along with 99% of the kids in my high school class.  Of course there was that 1% (like 3 kids) who I just couldn't get along with...if you went to school with me and you are reading this, you probably aren't the 1%...congrats.

Sorry I got sidetracked, I was supposed to tell you about my AAF buddy this week.  Jodi from The Noise of Boys is my friend from high school.  She's pretty cool and you should go and check out her blog (watch out, she's a sell out...just joking, it's an inside joke).  It's funny when we both agreed to do Ask Away Friday a couple of weeks ago, she told me to try to keep it PG because of her audience.
Hmmmmm, PG?  Well I guess I can do that but it got me thinking, she wasn't PG in high school...but that's a story for a different day.  I agree to your terms Jodi and I will keep it...as PG as I can.

The Noise of Boys

And today's questions are....

1.  I know you are looking at switching over to WordPress in the future, what prompts this change and what interests you most about the blogosphere?

Man, word travels fast..., oh wait, I asked you your opinion on WordPress.  Well, now that Blogger knows I am shopping around I'm getting banned...oh, that's not how it works?  OK.  I want to have more control over my blog, not that Blogger hasn't been good to me, I just want my own, to own, to rule the world (I almost dropped the f-bomb there).  Ah the blogosphere, what a weird and wondrous place.  The thing that interests me the most about the 'sphere (as us cool kids call it) is the diversity of the blogs and the ability to write about whatever you want.

2.  Tell me about the blogs you love to follow and why you do?

I have a confession...I'm a bad, bad blog follower.  I follow blogs but don't make time to read them.  Don't get me wrong I like reading, I just find it hard to find a period of time to read them.  Husband, Dad, Cubmaster, remember?  But IF I had to choose some blogs to pimp, they would have to be:

A Beer for the Shower
Funny Odd Thing, Life...
Ken-inatractor
The Incoherent Ramblings of a Moose
And of course, The Noise of Boys

3.  What is the most valuable lesson your sons (Minions) may have learned from you?

Wow..a serious question, damn it I despise those.  I would have to say I hope they have learned to be who they are and be good people.

4.  Are you a truth or dare kind of person (my bet is BOTH)?  Either share a photo of a daring moment or tell us a truth!

I have been known to be daring (or stupid) and I do get truthful (when I drink), but here is my most daring moment...

5.  I would love to hear from the Trophy and am SO impressed you read 50 Shades.  Does she regularly read your blog?

I have been trying to get her to do a guest post on the blog, maybe if she reads this she will comply.  The Trophy does in fact read my blog and I have caught her laughing at it as well, I'm going to chalk it up to liking it.  I actually haven't finished reading 50 Shades of Yuck, I think I made it to chapter 8.  It's on my list of things to finish up, people seem to like my reviews of the book...despite how terrible it is.

6.  I know you sometimes feel trapped in the "Mommy" blog world.  I feel it is a pretty diverse and eclectic community, Dad blogs and networks are on the rise, have you found any resources to help guide you?

I am a Dad trapped in a Mommy Blog world.  Even the other Dad blogs are more Mommy than they should be.  Dads should be funny, goofy and always joking around.  I'm not saying that the Dad blogs are bad, just need to throw some actual guy stuff in there.  The best resource I ever found was a challenge I entered called Dude Write.  It's gone now, but I cleaned up in the awards sections....and learned a lot from the other Dudes.

7.  Famous person (dead or living) that if you had one full day to hang out with, who would it be?

Man, I always have loved this question.  I get asked this all the time and I only have two answers, one for living and one for dead.  For living I would love to hang out with none other than the man, myth and legend, George Lucas.  I want to get inside his brain and find out where he came up with the greatness which is Star Wars.  For the dead person, Lord Baden Powell, the founder of Scouting.  BP, as we call him in Scouts, created an organization and movement that has literally shaped my life.

8.  You have unexpectedly won $1,000, what are you doing with it?  Where are you going, what are you wearing?  Please share!

$1,000?  Strip club, gimme all singles!  Oops, sorry it was supposed to be PG.  Actually, if I won $1,000 I would take the family on nice simple vacation, probably somewhere in the mountains where there is no phone service.  Just chill, enjoy nature and...what's that word I'm looking for?  Oh, yeah...relax.

9.  Coffee, beer, liquor, hybrid drinks?  How do you most enjoy your favorite beverage?

First, what is a hybrid drink?  Like combining coffee, beer and liquor?  Ugh, I think I just puked a little in my mouth.  I enjoy coffee in the morning and occasionally a beer or 4 but if I had to choose a favorite beverage it would be a nice tall glass of ice cold Diet Pepsi.  There is nothing better than taking that first sip of Diet Pepsi.  The only thing I won't drink is anything minty, like peppermint schnapps.  I have a Permafrost incident when I was younger...or at least my friends tell me I did.

10.  I am a Netflix/AMC fan, do you binge watch anything or is there a show you really hate to secretly love?

We actually don't have cable.  I know, crazy, but I'm saving like a million dollars a year by not having cable.  Instead we do Hulu and Amazon Prime.  As for binge watching, I have found myself binge watching How I Met Your Mother just recently, I never watched it when it was on the air and now it's hilarious!  There is one show that I hate to secretly love....but that is a secret.

And so you have it, my questions have been answered in a PG manner and without fucking swearing!  I'm so proud of myself!

Ask Away Friday: Like A Virgin

Touched for the very first time.  And I'm still selling out...not really this time, I've got my feet wet now and this week I am hooking up (not like that, get your mind out of the gutter again) with Lysa from Welcome to My Circus, a pretty funny blog about a crazy ass life that she lives.

So here's the deal in case you forgot, I have asked Lysa 10 questions about her firsts and she, in turn, has asked me 10 so without further ado, here are the questions as asked by Lysa from the Circus herself.

1.  What was the first "real" concert you went to and when was it?  Do you even listen to the band today?

Oh, a concert?  Back in the day I had frequented tons many a few concerts ranging from Rosenshontz to Garth Brooks.  But my first real concert however was (not counting Rosenshontz when I was 10) Guns & Fucking Roses in May of 1993 on their Use Your Illusion tour at what was known as the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts.  Do I still listen to GNR?  What kind of question is that?  Guns and Roses is one of the best bands (back in the Axl AND Slash days) and I still rock to Paradise City.

2.  What was your first regrettable decision and why did you regret it?

My first regrettable decision?  Holy shit balls, how am I supposed to remember that?  OK, I know what it was.  I stole a candy bar from the local general store.  There I said it.  I regret it because it was a family owned store in a town of less than 1,000.  However...I returned the candy bar.

3.  What is the very FIRST thing you think of when you wake up every morning or on most mornings?

I gotta take a shit.

4.  What celebrity do you have the biggest crush on and when did you first develop you crush on them?

Her and this exact moment.

5.  What is the FIRST famous person you ever met and when did you meet them?

Ever heard of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?  Know who created them?  That's right, I met, know and kind of still know Kevin Eastman the co-creator of TMNT.  It was in the late 80s and I have several autographs from him.  He even let my Boy Scout Troop camp on his property.

6.  What was you first day in high school like?

Shit high school?  I was scared shitless like any other normal 9th grade kid that was chubby and a geek.  Thanks for bringing up bad memories....kidding, it was fairly normal just a little scary, I had friends that were with me since I was 3 years old, so it worked  out fine.

Yup...that's me.

7.  When was the first time you licked a 9 volt battery to see if it was still working?

Well....that's a totally random question.  Lick a 9 volt battery to see if it was still working?  What kind of idiotic guy do you think I am?  I licked it because I was dared to not to see if it was working.  Geez.  Anyway, to answer your question, I would have to say I was probably around 10 years old and yes...it shocked my tongue but in a good feeling way like the rope in gym class...wait, what?

8.  What was the first curse word you ever said and how old were you?  What made you say it?

Shit, I don't fucking remember what goddamn curse word I said or when it was.  If I had to guess, it was probably shit, yeah I'm pretty sure it was shit because shit was a common word in my house.

9.  What was the first Bubble Gum Pop song that you remember from elementary school or high school that drove you nuts but now you sing it any time you hear it?

First, what the flying fajita is a bubble gum pop song?  Did I miss something growing up in New England?  Anyway, when I was in high school we did alternate weeks of academics and shop.  In shop we listened to the radio and it was one of those stations that put their list on repeat, so it came on at least twice a day.

10.  What was you favorite Cub Scout event and when did you first participate in it?

PERFECT!  Cub Scouts!  My favorite event was and still is the Pinewood Derby, the thrill, the race, the fun, it's so much cooler than NASCAR.  My first one was in 1986 and I took first in the Pack and third in Council.  I love the PWD.

So there you have this week's Ask Away Friday with Lysa from Welcome to My Circus.

Ask Away Friday...Or I'm A Sellout

Your choice...I am leaning towards being a sellout but hey as you know I just got back into the blogosphere I decided to join a thing called Ask Away Friday.

I was invited by my friend Jodi at The Noise of Boys to sign up for what's called Ask Away Friday...little did I know that it's Mommy Blog thing...and that brings me back to being a Dad Trapped In A Mommy Blog World which you can read HERE...go on, I'll wait.

Anyway, here's the deal, I am supposed to answer 10 questions and ask 10 questions from and to another blogger.  This Friday I am hooking up (NOT that way) with April Noelle from Finding Favor and she has asked me 10 questions which I will answer in a minute but right now I would like to apologize to April because after reading some of her blog...she's a very nice blogger and me, well you've read my blog, so you know what I'm like.

Without further ado, here are the questions and my answers.

What was your favorite food when you were a child?

Hmmm, my favorite food when I was a child?  That would have to be my grandmother's pierogis, cabbage to be exact.  There is nothing better.  What can I say, I'm a Pollack.

What's the #1 most played song on your iPod?

That would be my guilty pleasure song....

What is one of your favorite quotes?

My all time favorite quote is

What chore do you absolutely hate doing?

Well I don't really hate anything...except clowns and cotton balls, but one chore I despise doing is cleaning the litter box, it's like spelunking for nasty ass Tootsie Rolls.

If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?

I wouldn't actually.  There isn't any age that I would like to stay, many of them were great but I wouldn't want to stay any of them.

If you knew the world was ending at the end of this year, what would you make sure you do?

Wow, that's deep man.  OK, this is my one and only sappy answer because it's the truth.  I would spend the rest of the year with the Trophy and Minions, quality time with them, making sure that they know I love them.

When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time?

Free what?  Between working full time, Scouting, blogging, and so on I don't have much free time, however if and when I get 30 minutes of free time I usually sit and listen to the quietness.  It's magical.

What would you name the autobiography of your life?

Pull My Finger:  Tales of Fun and Flatulence.

What's the hardest thing you've ever done?

Man...another deep question.  The hardest thing I've ever had to do was stand by my Mom and my Dad when they both passed away three years ago.  I was by their beds each time....great thanks...it's just dust in my eye.

What is something you learned last week?

I learned that winter is never, fucking ever, going away this year.  I usually don't complain about the weather but this winter has been re-donkulous.

So there you have it...my sell out post.