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# 2025-08-22 - Christina's August Questions |
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I have enjoyed reading others' answers to |
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Christina's August questions |
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Here are my answers. |
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> What trinket, knick-knack, collectible, etc. in your home would you |
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> miss the most if it were gone? |
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I don't put much stock in material possessions. I prefer disposable |
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or at least replaceable items because that lightens my load. I would |
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miss practical items such as keys, official papers, and such, but |
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that's a different category of item. I have non-tangible items such |
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as my digital music collection. But my most treasured possessions |
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are my mental possessions. For example my self confidence that i am |
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resourceful and "can do" what i set my mind to. I would miss that. |
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> Whom do you consider a national treasure in your country? |
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This question challenged me even more than last month's question |
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about patriotism. I view nationality as an accident of birth. For |
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example, if there were a famous programmer in Fooland, there is a |
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possibility that i would treasure them even more than a j-random |
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multi-generational Foolander would. |
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> The characteristic features of Indian culture have long been a |
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> search for ultimate verities and the concomitant disciple-guru |
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> relationship. ... He was one of the great masters who are India's |
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> sole remaining wealth. Emerging in every generation, they have |
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> bulwarked their land against the fate of Babylon and Egypt. |
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Autobiography of a Yogi by Parahamsa Yogananda |
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Who are those 10 "good people" for whose sake my nation has so far |
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been spared the fiery apocalypse? I don't know! But here are two |
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American people who i appreciate. |
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Michael Hart, founded Project Gutenberg |
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Peace Pilgrim, peace movement consciousness raising |
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> What footwear do you prefer in summer: sandals, or |
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> sneakers/trainers/runners/running shoes? |
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Until my mid-teens i preferred to go barefoot in summer. Sandals are |
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nice around the house, but for outdoor work and serious foot travel i |
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prefer boots. |
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> If the answer is tomatoes, what is the question? |
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What is the epitome of the truth that storebought cannot compare to |
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home-grown? |
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> What tips do you have for making friends in a new place? |
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Shun the Internet. Make first contact. Initiate conversations. |
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Be led by what you authentically enjoy. Ask where the local |
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community bulletin boards are for flyers and event ads. Go to a |
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gas station and hold up a FREE HUGS sign. Go to a park, lay a game |
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board on a picnic table (chess, go, mahjong, rummikub, etc), and |
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invite others to play. |
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When i was younger i would hang out in smoke break areas even though |
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i dislike the smell of tobacco. They are active spots for |
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socialization. To a lesser degree, so are cafes and tea houses. |
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