Questions with More Short Answers

 

“If we look straight and deep into a chimpanzee's eyes, an intelligent self-assured personality looks back at us. If they are animals, what must we be?”

-- Frans de Waal

What personal experience changed your life as an adult?

Divorce. I’ve sworn off marriage.

What do females expect on first dates?

The same thing they expect on subsequent dates until they decide otherwise.

What questions do new parents want to hear?

“Is everything where it’s supposed to be?”

“Boy, girl, or conflicted?”

“Blue, pink, taffeta, or denim?”

"Looks like your great-grandfather."

"Looks like your great-grandmother." 

"Looks like the mailman.  OMG!"

“One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.”

-- Jane Goodall

Do you have to take biologics forever?

Only until you move on from this life, or the reason for taking them goes away.

Why are so many Britons unmarried by the age of 35?

Young Brits must make poor choices and decisions when it comes to mates.

Why do we need to well plan our lessons?

To get the most knowledge from them in short order.

“If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.”

-- Yogi Berra

What common image becomes awesome or inspirational when seen in reverse or mirror images?

Me!

Do you ever believe in heroic deeds?

“Heroic deeds” are, generally, well documented. What’s not to believe?

Should you do something that comes easy to you but you have no passion in?

Only if I’m getting paid good money. I’ll be passionate later.

“I'll let you in on a little secret. We don't all love our jobs every day. And doing something you have passion for doesn't make the work part of it any easier...It just makes you less likely to quit."

-- Kate Jacobs

Do you cuss when you make mistakes?

Like a sailor! Then, after a bit of thought, I laugh. Nothing is worth getting angry over.

What is something that will inevitably set you off after a long day?

No bourbon.

If you could only recommend one philosopher to study, who would it be?

Heraclitus of Ephesus.

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.”

-- Heraclitus

So, I’m in high school, and there is this girl I like. She doesn’t know that I like her, and she doesn’t know me that well. Should I tell her by the end of today (about 30 minutes later), or wait a month and some get together first?

Why wait and miss other possibles? Tell her now so you can get on with life.

Would you consider competition as a good motivation to keep a job?

I’d consider it good motivation to excel in the job.

Do you know if your own motivation is the best inspiration?

No, but I do know that my own inspiration is my best motivation.

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. ”

-- Walt Disney

Editor's Note

(Re: disclaimer cum "get out of jail free" card)

Before you go getting your panties in a bunch, it is essential to understand that this is just an opinion site and, as such, can be subjected to scrutiny by anyone with a differing opinion. It doesn't make either opinion any more right or wrong than the other. An opinion, presented in this context, is a way of inciting others to think and, hopefully, to form opinions of their own, if they haven't already done so. This is also why, occasionally, I will present an "opinion" just to stir an emotional pot. Where it may sound like I agree with the statements made, I'm more interested in getting others to consider an alternate viewpoint. 

It is my fervent hope that we keep open and active minds when reading opinions and while engaging in peaceful and constructive discussion, in an arena of mutual respect, concerning those opinions put forth. After over twenty years with military intelligence, I have come to believe engaging each other in this manner and in this arena is the way we will learn tolerance and respect for differing beliefs, cultures, and viewpoints.

We all fall from grace, some more often than others; it is part of being human. God's test for us is what we learn from the experience, and what we do afterward.

Pastor Tony spent 22 years with the United States Air Force Intelligence as a planner, analyst, briefer, instructor, and senior manager. He spent 17 years, following his service career, working with the premier, world-renowned, Institutional Review Board helping to protect the rights of human subjects involved in pharmaceutical research. Ordained 1n 2013 as an "interfaith" minister, he founded the Congregation for Religious Tolerance in response to intolerance shown by Christians toward peaceful Islam. As the weapon for his war on intolerance he chose the pen, and wages his "battle" in the guise of the Congregation's official online blog, The Path, of which he is both author and editor. "The Path" offers a vehicle for commentary and guidance concerning one's own personal, spiritual, path toward peace and the final destination for us all. He currently resides in Pass Christian, Mississippi, where he volunteered as a chaplain at the regional medical center.

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