Hodgepodge

Linking up with Joyce for the Hodgepodge

1. Are you a naturally trusting person? Is trust built on logic or 'gut instinct'? Does everyone deserve a second chance? Elaborate. 

I am a naturally trusting person. I lived with and interacted with honest people (for the most part; no one is sin free with regard to deceit)  in my formative years and it had the effect of me being pretty trusting. I think my being trusting is more based on my upbringing- being around honest people. It's what I assume in others. As far as deserving a second chance, it depends on why the second chance is needed. Catch a friend lying to you about something inconsequential, sure give the friend a second chance. But if it's about something not inconsequential then that is a different story.

I know that I would want a second chance after a mea culpa so I think I should extend one in many circumstances. We all sin, make mistakes, do things we shouldn't, etc. 

2. 'Beware the Ides of March'...March 15th on the ancient Roman calendar, these words were made famous by William Shakespeare in his play Julius Caesar.  Caesar was assassinated on March 15th 44 B.C. Have you read any Shakespeare? If so, do you have a favorite? Have you ever been to Rome? 

I've not read much Shakespeare. I don't have a favorite and I've never been to Rome.

3. Do you like a Caesar salad? If given the choice between a garden/house salad or Caesar which do you order? Anchovies or no? What's your favorite salad dressing?

I don't like Caesar salad. Garden salad for sure. Heavens no to anchovies. I like Italian dressing a lot.

4. Where do you typically work (or blog if that's easier) at home? Do you have a dedicated home office space? Are you happy with that space? 

I have a spot on the couch where I almost always blog, pay bills, go through paperwork. etc. Donnie and I jokingly refer to it as my "office." Interestingly, we do have an "office" in the house (the room was classified as a formal living room but we added French doors to enclose it and we consider it an office). There's a desk, computer, cabinets, the whole nine office yards. I only sit at the desk in the office when I do our taxes or when I do anything related to my Nikon and pictures I take with my Nikon. The computer in the study has an SD card slot so if I want to look at pictures that I took on my Nikon on a large screen, I use the computer in the study.

5. Snow drops, daffodils, lenten roses, crocus, hyacinth, or early tulips...what's your favorite early Spring flower? 

I'm going to say daffodils because we have some pretty ones blooming right now near our front door!

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

It looks like today, Tuesday, could be the literal calm before the storm. Tomorrow based on a local meteorologist's predictions, I've absolutely no idea what's going to happen (neither does the meteorologist either apparently due to various weather models). Here's an exert from an article I read on a local news station's website:

"This (referring to Wednesday) is still a forecast that may change a bit... This has been a rather tricky forecast with lots of models showing lots of different possibilities (lots of lots!!)... Early morning, thunderstorms will likely develop. These could be loud(?) with lots of lightning. There could be some large hail, even a few damaging wind gusts. Tornado threat? It wouldn't be impossible to see one, but I think chances would be later in the day."

So anything is possible I guess. But back to Tuesday. High of 73, sunny and lovely. I loved the calm before maybe, possible storms of Wednesday's weather of Tuesday. We ate dinner outside on Tuesday. To be sure, there have been a few other warm days where that was possible but this was the first day we did it. Enjoyed eating our delicious (albeit unhealthy) meal of nachos supreme. We haven't begun grilling yet for the season. Then we will enjoy healthier meals outside :).