QUESTIONS
How did you spend the money from your very first job?
What do I remember about my first wage? It was cash, in an envelope. I think it was about $35. I did keep my first payslip for quite some time but it is long gone. I don’t recall exactly how I spent it. I would have given mum some for board, maybe ten or fifteen dollars. I can’t remember now. I also probably bought a record album, which when I was fifteen would have cost five or six dollars or about ten if I bought a double album.
Would You Rather Look Like A Potato, Or Feel Like A Potato? (Note. I have no idea why they used the word “potato”, but just went with it. Answer any way you like, this question is purely for fun)
I have no idea how a potato feels. If vegetables have feelings too I don’t know what the heck we are going to eat. Nor would I particularly want to look like a potato. Who wants to look like Peter Dutton ?(Australian Federal opposition leader).
What were the best pair of shoes you have owned?
Two or three pairs come to mind for this. A pair of red patent leather shoes I had as a child. I loved those shoes but they made my toes go green so I wasn’t allowed to keep them.
When I was in my teens I had a pair of suede shoes that were so comfortable. I loved them. Then when we were planning to go overseas I bought myself a pair of walking boots for the trip, wore them in for a few months before we went and they were great. I had them for years before they pretty much fell to pieces. I’ve always been hard on shoes but I got my money’s worth from those.
Besides war and diplomacy, what would be the best way for countries to settle disputes?
Well Rock, scissors, paper might work as well as anything if all parties were prepared to abide by the best of three.
GRATITUDE SECTION (AS ALWAYS, OPTIONAL)
In these often depressing times, how do you find the bright spots?
I read/listen/ watch the news for a while but then I switch off and focus on more enjoyable things like hobbies and interests. You have to, especially these days.
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Someone suggested tiddly winks. I thought that was a better than average solution. Non-violent and safe for senior citizens.
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That could work as many world leaders are senior citizens.
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Thanks Vanda for Sharing Your World! I love your solution to the war/diplomacy question. Tiddlywinks? Even better. If you could get those kind of people to sit still for five minutes of course. Some of them seem more like grouchy two year olds than grown adults. There is just something about red shoes. You’re the third to mention red shoes in answer to that question! Comfort is primary in shoes I think. Especially as one gets older. I also look for ease of putting the things on (i.e. slip ons these days) Tying laces or doing up a shoe is beyond my capabilities these days. You must have been proud of your first paycheck, I remember mine (not the amount) but that I worked for $2.85 an hour and thought that was good wages. How the world has turned! Have a lovely week! 🙂
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I do agree that comfort is the most important thing in choosing shoes. I don’t like laces any more. I can do them up but so many shoes seem to have really long laces and they get loose and then I step on them. I much prefer velcro or slip ons.
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