at 299 now, will answer the best question posted for #300

[pres2032]

ask away!

[Cerridwen]

1. What is our purpose on this planet? - n/t

[pres2032]

18. can't possibly answer that

no human can possibly know that, it's up to us to surrender to God's plan

[loveable liberal]

2. is bush suffering from alcohol dementia or pre ahlzheimers?

[Droopy]

3. Do you believe in an afterlife?

If so please elaborate.

[pres2032]

17. yes

I do believe there is a Heaven and a Hell, though don't ask me to clarify the qualifications for either 'cause I honestly can't tell you other than i don't beleive you will see evil people like Hitler walking around in Heaven.

[DrZeeLit]

4. What's better?

a) pizza when you're really really hungry
b) a great book and a glass of wine (your fav)
c) old movies and Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia, alone again, naturally

or
d) great sex

I was just wondering. You know...tough choices, it's hard work.

[DrZeeLit]

7. p.s. this takes me to 294... I'm closin' in on ya... didn't realize... n/t

[pres2032]

16. damn

tough choice, i'd say great sex, but haven't had any yet and my catholicism says i have to wait till i'm married.

[NYC Liberal]

5. Wanna see something awesome?

[pres2032]

12. # 300!!!!!

yes

i made your question my 300th post, so I better see something awesome now! :-)

[efhmc]

6. Who the hay are you, anyway?

[pres2032]

19. wouldn't you like to know

;-)

[Celeborn Skywalker]

8. Hot chocolate

Shaken or stirred?

[pres2032]

13. stirred

with marshmellows

[jdots]

9. Will Condy put her blues band back together ? n/t

[bigwillq]

10. Do you have any pets? (nt)

[pres2032]

14. nope

did have a goldfish until yesterday :-(


RIP. Gail

[bigwillq]

21. Congrats on 300!

:bounce:


Sorry about Gail. :cry:

[pres2032]

23. thanks!

yeah, i may have to get a Gail #2

question for you: can you guess where i got the name Gail??
hint: it's also the name of a fish on a tv show

[bigwillq]

26. Laverne and Shirley?

[pres2032]

27. West Wing

It's the name of CJ's goldfish.

[bigwillq]

28. Sadly, I don't watch that show

But my sister loves it!

[Cobalt Violet]

11. inny or outty?

[pres2032]

20. inny

[FreedomFry]

15. Who composed "The Unanswered Question"?

[pres2032]

22. socrates???

what is the unanswered question??

[FreedomFry]

24. Charles Ives, 1906. An incredibly relevant piece of music.

It begins with strings, which to me are a metaphor for the silent, unseeing majority, unwilling to become involved but you feel their presence anyway. A lone trumpet plaintively asks the question: the meaning of life, whatever you feel the question should be. Time after time, the woodwinds (read: politicos, pundits, pontificators) attempt to answer the question, getting more and more upset and incoherent, and finally, after a near-war of cacophony, end their rant with an impotent groan. The strings drone on. An incredible piece. Brings tears every time I hear it. Reminds me so much of America today.

[pres2032]

25. cool

will have to look into it, i'm sure my college has it somewhere
thanks!