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What part of your childhood do you miss the most?
Submitted by Maretta.

The part I miss most as an adult is the freedom - from obligation, from 'acting your age', from responsibility. We use to have great adventures as kids. I kind of miss letting my imagination run WILD, and not caring what anyone thought. I still have adventures but they are planned and very few and far between. (Note to self : have more adventures !! life is too short.)

In honor of the upcoming Olympics, what could you win a gold medal in?
Submitted by TheFiercestCalm.

Collecting crafting supplies!  I've been doing it for 35 years and have inherited quite a few from my mother and others as well. I'm slowly going through the supplies but keep buying more. It's a vicious cycle. ....And  I fear, I've passed on the gene to my own daughter.  It has given the two of us many fond memories and great times, and is something I've shared with my friends

Show us the book you're reading right now.
Submitted by Strive2Be.

The Gathering Storm (Crown of Stars, Vol. 5)

Kate Elliott

Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew

Ursula Vernon

Freedom's Choice (Freedom)

Anne McCaffrey

  As usual, I'm reading more than one...though I'm mostly focusing on The Gathering Storm. It's book five of seven really big books (this one is 977 pages long) and the plot is very involved and takes place over the course of several years so I'd like to get through it all in one stretch so I don't forget all that's happened. I've started reading it several times before but not all of the books had come out yet. Now they're all out and in paperback and I got the remaining two for Christmas. :D I'm really curious how everything will come together in the end. Kate Elliot is really good at keeping me guessing where the story will go next and I absolutely love her characters and how they develop through the books.

Who inspires you to be the person you are today?
Submitted by meuuy.

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What was the best thing about your weekend?

Sleeping in...'nuff said.

Show us something happy.
Submitted by L33tchica.

Happy Dog

I don't really know how to explain this.. So here is a video!

What is your legacy?
Submitted by Beautifully Broken.

I'd like to think that I've left things on this planet a little better off than when I came into it, but haven't done things in my life with that in mind. I've given of myself because I enjoy helping others. I've taken care of the planet because I want it to be here for my great-grandchildren. I've raised my children to be good people and give back also. This is the key to a lasting change. If we don't teach our children to be givers instead of takers and users then we have failed.  I hate to see children growing up with the "the world owes me" kind of attitude.  You have to give to get. So I feel happy in the thought that I'll be leaving the world with two other people that have a conscience and care what happens to it enough to give back and treat it kindly.

July is national ice cream month! What's your favorite flavor?
Submitted by LittleWiseOne.

Wanting some form of ice cream is never an issue :D, I love it in all forms, but I think my favorite flavor would have to be a fresh rocky road. I love the nuts to be crunchy, the marshmallows soft and the chocolate rich !!!!!

I'm watching CNN right now and the big news story is apparently UFO sightings in a small town in Texas.  Ummm, what about all the real news out there...y'know, like all those news blips that scroll across the bottom of the screen ->congress, presidential campaigns, international sanctions, the Iraq war, hurricane watch, the economy, etc.  The last hour has been on this. And it's Larry King leading the discussion with self-titled "UFO Hunters" and the yokels who saw the UFOs zipping around over the middle of nowhere, Texas. Isn't CNN supposed to be a reputable news station? I guess I'm just really disappointed...I'd expect so much more from CNN. It sucks that this is the stuff that other countries see of us Americans....bleh.