^, <, V

[Jacky Tar]

^ Remember some things very well, an others are startin' t' fade.

< Memories are like friends, we need t' revisit them, lest they fade away.

V Anyone or anything ye gladly let fade away?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ oh yes! and anyone...

< home, number two child has an earache and boy did I need the rest.

V Who would you let fade away?

[Ransom]

^ The ones I needed to let go of are already gone.

< Glad you're getting some down time, Captain.

V Hang on to a grudge, or let it go?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ good question. I personally would rather forgive and forget and where necessary severe all ties, but there always has to be someone that just WON'T drop it, they are always talking about others behind their back, going after friends for no reason, subtle things that unfortunately drag the whole thing back into focus... so when they insist on digging things up, would that be holding a grudge or are you just being dragged back into some thing you would just rather avoid?

< Thank you Ransom

V passing along Ransom's question

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ It's situational. If the situation is unresolved or the person is still an unrepentant jerk and continues to be a thorn in my side or a friend's, then the grudge remains. If it gets resolved, then it's forgotten.

< Most things are situational for me.

V Allergies?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ Horses and turpentine

< accomplished nothing today...

V good cigar, pipe, cigarette or nothing of the kind

[Jacky Tar]

^ Nothing o' the kind.

< Me whole family smokes, except fer me. I did work wit' an engineer who smoked a pipe; he looked like Sir Walter Ralegh. His pipe smokin' didn't smell bad.

V Do ye tolerate smokers?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Aye..just don't burn the car seat, counc etc.

<

V Would you kiss a smoker? Long as they didn't taste like a total ashtray..

[Capt. Sterling]

^ already married, don't need to kiss anyone else!

<

V favorite piece of artwork

[jim hawkins]

^ I always use to be able answer no that question, but I was recently converted (don't ask)

< smoked one cigarette at a party once years ago, just so I can make the "I quit smoking, it was easy!' joke.

V smoker now, former or never?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ The Trevi fountain in Rome

<

V Passing on Sterling's Q

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ I get migraines from tobacco smoke so NEVER NEVER NEVER.

< After dodging virus bullets for months, I'm finally sick for real. Damn!

V Breathe underwater, run as fast as a cheetah or fly?

[Ransom]

^ Fly! As a kid, I imagined I had three magic winged horses, one white, one pinto, and one black. I could call them anytime, and they would fly me anywhere I wanted to go.

< Got over the plague two weeks ago - do NOT want it back.

V Did you have imaginary pets or friends as a kid - or now?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ Tons of imaginary friends, most over at Port Royal at the moment

< where would creative people be without imaginary friends...snigger

V favorite imaginary friend or pet?

[Ransom]

^ Since the flying horses - I guess the Pub. They stay imaginary until you either talk to them on the phone or meet them in person.

< just lit the fire in the old woodburning stove, got all the critters fed, and have poured a glass of wine. Ah!

V Favorite beverage to relax by?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ to relax? a cold glass of fresh milk

< tired of talking about myself but still like reading about the rest of you...

V Rome, Deadwood, or Sopranos?

[Ransom]

^ Er, gulp, help, help. Don't have TV. Haven't seen any of the three.

< I like a warm glass of milk before bed sometimes. Especially with a bit of honey added.

V Pass on Sterling question to the next person - who has a TV!

[Boots MacGee]

^ Sapranos, I saw a few episodes

< Just watched a movie, about half of it was in French,

Goofy as it sounds I like reading subtitles

V English dubbed, or subtitles?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ depends on the film really... if there is a lot to look at, I don't care for the distraction of having to read... otherwise I like the original language better

< think I might play hookie tomorrow...

V favorite work of art?

[Boots MacGee]

^ Declaration of Independence, I don't think it would have meant as much without the Artistic Penmanship, what an attractive document.

< Been working on my Calligraphy, haven't done it since High School

V Neat or Sloppy handwriting?

[Ransom]

^ Grossly sloppy

< Wish I could write with grace.

V Prefer to write by hand, or type?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ type, it's faster.

< just watched the entire first season of Rome. I love "the complete season" DVD trend lately.

V last "complete series" you watched?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ Deadwood, our gunner has a bit part in it

< currently working on the Sopranos and, having come from Long Island, NY, find it so perfectly acted it makes me laugh because I know people just like that.

V Fish, shellfish or sushi?

[Ransom]

^ All of the above

< I love seafood. I can gross my family out by eating raw oysters on the half-shell with hot sauce. Oyster shooters are right up there.

V You eat anything that grosses your friends/family out?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ lard sandwiches & liver dumpling soup.

< usually lives on peanut butter sandwiches and orange juice.

V what's your "live on it" food?