IF IT'S JUNE......IT MUST BE TIME FOR A "MEME"

What better way to return to this blog than with a "Meme"......and it's all thanks to that world-travellin', US Navy Veteran bloggin', Japan and the Far East lovin', gentleman Skippy-San (home link: http://fareastcynic.com/ ).


1. How many countries have you traveled to? ( Travel to means at least an overnight stay. Does not have to be exact.) Six. United States, Jamaica (the memory of which still produces nightmares), England, France, Iceland, and Bermuda.

2. What is the best place you ever visited? This is difficult to answer because there are many "best places" that one stores in one's memory in a lifetime but would have to say..........the first time seeing the ocean. The Atlantic Ocean, to be exact. Was four yrs old and can still remember the feel and taste of the salt air, the power of the waves compared to the waves of a lake, the birds, a little hermit crab making its way back to the water....it was magical.

3. What was the worst place you have ever been-and would you go back? Jamaica. NO!

4. If you could change one thing, and only one thing, in the world to make it a better place, what would it be? Politicians would have to serve their constituents and not themselves...world-wide.

5. Who would you rather sleep with? Men: Tonya Harding or Nancy Kerrigan? (When they were in their figure skating battle). Women: Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert? Explain. Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert? How about Jerry Lewis? Geesh! Stephen Colbert because even though he didn't hesitate to allow Gen Odierno to cut off all of his hair. Found that quite thrilling, to be honest.

6. What is the worst thing to happen to the country you hold a passport for in the last 50 years? Without question, the 1970 FLQ crisis was the worst thing to happen to Canada in the last 50 years. Thankfully, the then-PM Pierre Trudeau didn't hesitate to implement the War Measures Act to halt the spread of the terrorists' agenda; even though he was an avowed socialist.

7. Do you view someone that you know, or know of as a “hero”? If so, what makes this individual so special? Our Military, both active-duty Troops and Veterans, have always been my heroes. What makes them all so special is that no matter their reason for joining the Military, they put duty/honour/God/country above their own interests.

8. If you could be born again would choose to be a different sex to what you are? No, thank you.

9. What is your favorite alcoholic drink? If you say, ”I don’t drink”-STOP NOW. Just hang your head in shame. Hands down, Irish Mist with one ice cube......but a Guinness would do......or a rum collins with a twist of lime and lots of ice, on a hot day.

10. What is your favorite magazine? National Geographic but was very sad to see the end of Life magazine.


As for tagging six persons, there aren't six persons who would enjoy this nearly as much as I so I'll leave that to anyone who mosey's on over here.