Q&A: 🌻 vs 🦋

July 31 - Today were you a wallflower or a social butterfly?

2014 - A minor social butterfly. I'm trying to get better at that. - entered Aug. 2

2015 - Neither. Is that an option? Ran sound at church, but that's about it. - entered Aug. 2

2016 - A little bit of a social butterfly - I helped people figure out the transit map. - entered Aug. 19

2017 - Social Butterfly Only because it's Saturday with my family. - entered Sept. 29

2018 - Neither. Just hanging out at home. - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: ❓

July 30 - Today was unusual because ______________.

2014 - I heard a voice at work and it was Jeff Jones from Lake Avenue, up working on a deal with World Vision. - entered Aug. 2 (note: Lake Avenue is in California, World Vision is in Washington)

2015 - It hasn't been unusual. It has been pleasant. - entered Aug. 2

2016 - It wasn't unusual. - entered Aug. 19

2017 - It was plain old usual. - entered Sept. 18

2018 - Ben's been sick. We're just staying in the living room letting him have small sips of water, hoping he can keep it down. - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: 🚗🗺️

July 29 - What was the last road trip you took?

2014 - Went to Silverdale to celebrate mom's birthday recently. - entered Aug. 2

2015 - Went to Le May Family Car Museum yesterday. That was a lot of driving. - entered Aug. 2

2016 - Oh sure. Would have been before we moved. That was a road trip for Lori, Jan and Rachel but not Ben and I. - entered Aug. 9

2017 - Not sure. But did just get back from a conference in San Francisco. - entered Sept. 23

2018 - We went to Carlsbad and San Diego a few weeks ago. That was really nice. The road trip was more just about temporarily relocating there and then returning. - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: Prose Pose

July 28 - Write a phrase to describe your year so far.

2014 - A roller-coaster of motivation. - entered Aug. 2

2015 - A roller-coaster full of twists and turns. - entered Aug. 2

2016 - The only constant is change. - entered Aug. 19

2017 - Driving about 5 mph behind my driving ability. - entered Sept. 26

2018 - Not at all what I'd expected, but lots good. - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: The Nose Knows

July 27 - What can you smell right now?

2014 - Not really anything. There are fans cooling the room but no smell. - entered July 29

2015 - Nothing…?

2016 - Nothing. I'm sneezing. I might be allergic to the cat.

2017 - Coffee. But it's faint. - entered Aug. 19

2018 - Nothing. - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: Workin'

July 26 - Are you working hard or hardly working?

2014 - Working hard, baby. 10X! - entered July 29

2015 - Yeah, working hard.

2016 - Definitely working hard. - entered July 27

2017 - Working hard. Never-ending. Working less at home. Trying to pay more attention to family vs to-do list. - entered Sept. 17

2018 - Not working as hard, trying to enjoy time at home with family. - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: 🖼️

July 25 - If you could hire any artist (living or dead) to paint your portrait, who would you pick?

2014 - Shakespeare - sure, you've got Monet or Vermeer or Van Gogh, but how many paintings have you seen by Shakespeare? That would be original!

2015 - How about Bon Jovi? Similar reasoning. - entered July 26

2016 - Thomas Kinkaid. Hopefully he'd paint me really tiny in a window. - entered July 27

2017 - Bob Ross. He's paint me surrounded by Happy Trees. - entered Sept. 17

2018 - Monet - I'd really like to own a Monet (I really love "The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil") and if he painted my portrait, that would probably the be the only way I'd end up with.a Monet. - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: Fridge

July 24 - What's in your fridge?

2014 - Food.

2015 - Food. Silly question for me anyhow. - entered July 26

2016 - Food. Soda. Water.

2017 - Shelves, lights, food. - entered Aug. 19

2018 - I don't know, specifically. - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: 👨‍🍳

July 23 - What was the last thing you baked or cooked?

2014 - I think Microwave Nachos.

2015 - Oatmeal - entered July 26

2016 - Oatmeal. On Thursday.

2017 - Can't recall. - entered Sept. 17

2018 - Guessing a hotdog. - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: 💡

July 22 - Where do you go for good ideas?

2014 - Fast Company, on a run, or a shower - entered July 23

2015 - LinkedIn, shower, Fast Company, life

2016 - Feedly (RSS Reader) - entered July 23

2017 - Not sure. Lacking in margins at the moment. - entered Sept. 17

2018 - Feedly - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: 😠

July 21 - Who was the last person who make you angry?

2014 - Not sure. Ask again tomorrow.

2015 - If I'm being honest, probably one of my children misbehaving.

2016 - Lori says "same ⬆️" Actually not sure. Not saying I haven't been angry, but it's been better lately.

2017 - White supremacist apologists and nazi sympathizers. - entered Aug. 19

2018 - I've had a short temper lately, I think it's been from poor sleep. So I might have difficulty picking the specific last person, unfortunately. Unless it's me.

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Q&A: Ouch

July 20 - Does anything hurt today?

2014 - Pride. Fell off a stool at church while trying to take something off the wall.

2015 - Nope, feeling pretty good.

2016 - My shin where I whacked it with a scooter, I guess.

2017 - My throat. Not sure why. - entered Sept. 17

2018 - My stomach, but possibly just hungry. - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: 🚮

July 19 - What do you need to throw away?

2014 - A whole bunch of stuff - entered July 20

2015 - A lot of junk... still - entered July 20

2016 - Some more stuff - there's still too much for the new house

2017 - Junk. Not sure what that is, but clearly overflowing tiny house - entered Sept. 15

2018 - Stuff. The problem is that I haven't the space (or made the time) to set stuff out to sort.

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Q&A: ☀️📅🖌️☁️➡️

July 18 - What are the ingredients for a perfect day?

2014 - Sun, travel/adventure with family, a meal at a restaurant, back home for bed. - entered July 20

2015 - Some quiet time to myself, coffee, a good night's sleep - entered July 20

2016 - Quiet time, soft chair, ottoman, my "Saturday Morning Coffee" Pandora station and coffee. And then family.

2017 - Everyone sleeps in. Coffee, Pandora and me with my feet up. - entered Sept. 20

2018 - We've had a few weekends recently where we took it extremely easy and didn't really do much at all. I enjoyed them. - entered July 19

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Q&A: Help

July 17 - How can you help?

2014 - I don't know. - entered July 20

2015 - Quietly get stuff done around the house without complaining about what others aren't doing or what I can'g et to.

2016 - Get stuff (furniture) assembled, put away my boxes.

2017 - Declutter my stuff, I think. - entered Sept. 17

2018 - Ben's sick, so doing lots of laundry. - entered Aug. 25

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Q&A: 🧦🧦

July 16 - Are you wearing socks?

2014 - Of course.

2015 - Of course. - entered July 17

2016 - Yup. - entered July 17

2017 - Surprisingly, no. - entered Aug. 19

2018 - Definitely. - entered Aug. 11

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Q&A: achille

July 15 - What's your heroic downfall? Your Achille's heel?

2014 - Impatience with people who should be tracking with me but aren't. - entered July 16

2015 - Acting too quickly. Need to stop and think more. - entered July 17

2016 - Living too much in the moment at work (missing some of the implications). - entered July 17

2017 - Acting without thinking, thinking without acting. - entered July 26

2018 - Apparently believing all people are capable of critical thought and that logic and reason will help them. - entered Aug. 11

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Q&A: Shhhh!

July 14 - Do you have a secret? More than one?

2014 - Nothing interesting.

2015 - No, not really. - entered July 17

2016 - I guess. But let's keep it that way. - entered July 17

2017 - Maybe. Wouldn't you like to know? - entered Sept. 26

2018 - Don't we all? - entered Aug. 11

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Q&A: Mental(senti)

July 13 - What are you sentimental about?

2014 - Simplicity. So much to like about my life ut when I think about my younger self, I'm struck y how much easier things were.

2015 - Yeah, similar answer. How much simpler life used to be. - entered at some point in 2017

2016 - Seattle. I heard music today that made me think of a time and place that only exists in my head. - entered July 20

2017 - 80's music - entered Sept. 26

2018 - Back when everything wasn't so politicized and decisive. - entered Aug. 11

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Q&A: Perfecto

July 12 - ________ is perfect.

2014 - This day. Breeze in the trees, Pandora, coffee, comfy couch, sun (but not as hot today), vacation, children entertaining themselves

2015 - Silence. It's also a rarity. - entered July 17

2016 - Sleep. I like sleep. - entered July 20

2017 - Nothing is perfect. But lots of things are great. - entered Sept. 26

2018 - This day's right up there. Quiet, leisurely Saturday. Pandora, light chores, coffee and I made scones. - entered Aug. 11

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Q&A: Literary

July 11 - If you were a literary character, who would you be?

2014 - Yeah… no idea - entered July 12

2015 - Still no clue - entered July 17

2016 - Jason Bourne - entered July 20

2017 - Calvin (don't say you see me as more of a "Calvin's Dad" kinda guy) - entered Sept. 26

2018 - Marty McFly - entered Aug. 11

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Q&A: The 'rents

July 10 - What was the last time you spoke to your parents?

2014 - By Skype on Thursday - entered July 12

2015 - They called a few days ago to see if they could help with Ben's EEG. - entered July 17

2016 - A couple of weeks ago. Something was gong on (post-move) and they called to check on us. It was thoughtful and a long call. - entered July 20

2017 - The election has driven a wedge between us. We don't speak anymore. - entered Sept. 26

2018 - Dad emailed the other day to ask about my exposure to TSLA and to wonder if Elon Musk is being too erratic. I assured him that I'm well up on my investment and that EM's put some good people in place who are more even-keel and sent him an article on the President of SpaceX. - entered Aug. 8

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Q&A: Delightful

July 9 - Today was delightful because _________.

2014 - Saturday, vacation, sun, coffee, peace and quiet. - entered July 12

2015 - Working from home / hanging out with family / mild weather

2016 - I stayed under my calories! - entered July 21

2017 - Sorry, but not sure it was. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't delightful. - entered Sept. 26

2018 - I committed to tackling a problem slowly and methodically and so far, that approach has been successful. - entered Aug. 8

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Q&A: Loss

July 8 - What do you have to lose?

2014 - About 13 pounds.

2015 - About 8 pounds. So... by 2017?

2016 - 25-30 pounds. - entered July 21

2017 - 35 pounds. Why is this number going the wrong way? - entered Aug. 19

2018 - Some weight. Working at a place with catered lunches and more snacks than a 7-11 doesn't help. But, I am walking more.

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