September 3, 2004
FOUR FOR FRIDAY
Q1: If you were able to possess any supernatural power, what would that power be?
Q2: On this day in 1935, at the Bonneville Salt Flats in north western Utah, famed English speed demon Malcolm Campbell blew through the 300-miles-per-hour barrier to set a new land-speed record of 310.13 miles. What percent of the time you spend behind the steering wheel of your car would you say you drive faster than the posted speed limit?
Q3: Can one live alone with just having friends in their life, or are we human beings only complete if we have a family of our own, i.e., a husband/wife/partner and children?
Q4: What is one thing that you could start doing today that would immediately improve the quality of your life?
Posted by Mikal at September 3, 2004 12:28 AM
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1. It would be either to fly or time travel
2. I'm bad...I would say 90% of the time I do not follow the speed limit. I say 90 because I do in school zones and when a cop is in my general area. Now when I say speed...it could only be 3-7 miles over the limit(and that is considered speeding) or at times when on the freeway it can be 20 miles over it. Personally, I think the speed limits here in Indiana are wacked. The freeway should be at least 65 MPH and most main streets should be 40-45 MPH.
3. I'm not sure on this one. What makes each individual "complete" is personal opinion. For example a priest...a priest does not have a partner or wife (at least they should not have a partner), and he may feel complete just by serving God and His people. Then I have a friend who is happy, truly with her career and dog. So that is where I'm not sure...How do you REALLY know you ARE complete is the question???
4. Easy...getting back on track to eating healthy and continuing to aim towards my weight loss goals. Maybe even get my workout partner back?
1. Invisibility and the power to walk through walls.
2. I usually drive faster than the posted speed limit when I'm on the highway. If the limit is 55 I'll go 60-65. If 65, I'll go 70. I usually try and drive the speed limit--but really, going 25 mph on some roads is not always easy. I'm usually driving at 40 mph.
3. I think human beings need each other. No man or woman is an island. It's great to have friends, but I think people also need to feel special and loved from a specific person, in a romantic relationship. That kind of love is different from the love you get from a parent or sibling or friend. Personally, I don't want to live my life alone without a husband or children. I think it is the greatest accomplishment in life to have someone you can love, respect and count on--and to share life in the form of family and children. It's more important, to me, than any material possession. It is the ultimate expression of love.
4. Start looking for a new job! I pray everyday that I can figure out just what that "perfect" job is. I hope I find it soon because I don't know how much longer I can last at my current job.
1. Levitation? Not sure how useful that would be.
2. I try to drive 5mph above the speed limit and under. I definitely drive under the speed limit in places where I know the cops are watching.
3. I think it's possible to live alone with just friends. It's the people who think that no one can live without a partner/spouse that I'm worried about. How can you say that everyone is like you?
4. Stop procrastinating.
A1: unlimited endurance
A2: 75% of the time maybe? Don't know...never really think about it or check my speed as much as I probably should. I also have not been ticketed for speeding in over 9 years, so I must be doing something right.
A3: Yes, one can live with just having friends, but the biological and emotional drive for "someone" is difficult to ignore. Community and the notion of procreation is not just social, but biological and instinctual.
A4: For starters...I'd get away from this keyboard!
Q1: Time travel, but it would also be sweet to have the power to freeze people or read minds. :)
Q2: 98 percent of the time. (never in school zones or parks)
Q3: One is the lonliest number. It can be done, but it is lonely and boring. It is human nature to seek out love, and companionship, to want somone to come home to after a hard days work; someone to hide under the covers with, after youíve had a bad dream; someone to kiss your tears away when you feel sad. People need to be loved, and nurtured, we need to know that someone cares whether we come home or not.
Q4: Telling the truth.
1. As I am SuperGirl, I already have super powers!!!
2. I am typically within 5-10 miles of the speedlimit. Speeding doens't really save you that much time. To see how "little" time you'll save, use this calculator.
3. Yes, one can certainly live without a spouse or companion. Almost 90% of the time, I enjoy being single. I can do what I want, whenever I want. For that other 10% of the time, well, I've learned I can go to the movies by myself and not feel wierd. Same for dining out. :-)
4. Stop biting my fingernails.
I would like to time travel, not so much as to try and change history, but more to be able to witness history. Can you imaging witness first hand the fall of Troy, the crucifixion of Jesus, the fall of Rome, the French Revolution, the Boston Tea Party or the first shot fired at Concord.
I usually drive about five miles an hour over the speed limit except on the interstates. There I usually go with the flow or a max of 70mph
I believe that one needs friends in order to be happy in life. A spouse and children are icing on a cake, you can have a good life but they just add so much more. I look on it as a spouse being a real close best friend. I have always been single and can only dream of that right person to come along. But having good friends that you can share your thought and emotions to is almost as good.
Lose 30 pounds.
1 - Invisibility, and making money grow on trees.
2 - 100%
3 - Why is this a question? Of course a person is complete on her own. To not be so means that you will always be looking for someone to "fulfill" you or - gag - "make you whole." That is a hell of a burden for someone else. Plus, living for oneself is quite underrated.
4 - More discipline in writing.
An addition to #1: Flying. More so than the other two.
Q1: I would want super powerful hearing. That way, I could find out a lot of things that would A). Put me in a position to help others to a greater degree; and B). Ease my own concerns about a lot of things I really shouldn't be all that concerned about (because of assumptions I make).
Q2. Ten percent, at the most. While I don't always drive the speed limit or below it, I'd say I do so around 90 percent of the time.
Q3. Yes, I do believe that we can live fulfilling and accomplished lives outside of the realm of marriage and parenthood. Clearly, and for very good and appropriate reasons, that sort of life is not meant for each and every one of us, but for many people it seems to work very well (as does marriage and family life for others). To those of you who gag at the notion of one human being 'completing' another, I suggest taking a step back and considering what a gift it is that has been bestowed upon humankind that everyone is not wired the same way. All of that having been said, I too believe that companionship and romance are beautiful things.
Q4. Be less critical of myself.
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