Bulldogs World

1) List five ingredients you always have in your panty in addition to salt, water and oil.  Garlic powder, ginger, Kitchen Bouquet, paprika, Bennets Chili Sauce

2) Name your guilty pleasure TV show.  Mob Wives

3) Do you follow politics a lot, a little or not at all?  a little

4) How many US states and Canadian provinces have you visited during your lifetime?  Probably about 30 states and only one province

5) How far from you is your bulldog, right now?  20 ft

6) If you had won that big lottery, would you retire? yes

7) Are you an extrovert or an introvert? extrovert

8) Can you play a musical instrument? Which one(s)? not a one

9) What’s that noise?????  Bear snoring and the keyboard keys clicking

10) Does your house have a basement? Is it a finished basement or unfinished? (If you have to look, there’s a problem.)  full finished basement

11) If a tornado were coming would you go hide in the basement or go outside to take photos or video?  I would run right downstairs.  I've already been in two tornados and that's enough

12) What’s for dessert?  nothing

13) Right now: time and temperature where you live.  7:06 pm 63 degrees

Thanks for doin this Steph.  I miss Bill's surveys

Since it’s Friday the 13th, I’m asking 13 questions. Did you know that Friday the 13th is a good luck day for people born on the 13th of the month?

 I was born of Friday the 13th!  And I am on the way to look at a building for sale that would fit our church perfectly....maybe it will help???  Probably not--but its worth a try.

Questions

1)    List five ingredients you always have in your panty in addition to salt, water and oil.  Garlic Powder, Cumin, Jasmine Rice, Coconut Milk, Chili Powder

2)    Name your guilty pleasure TV show.  GCB

3)    Do you follow politics a lot, a little or not at all?  Too much, get all ticked off, mostly local--I give up on the big stuff--I am more conservative than my state allows lol

4)    How many US states and Canadian provinces have you visited during your lifetime? I suck--- One Canadian, Three States.....Yeah, Im a loser

5)    How far from you is your bulldog, right now?  Ohhhh dont ask me that, she is at home and I am at the office, 29 blocks away, strait shot. (7 minutes tops)

6)    If you had won that big lottery, would you retire?  Yes, until last year I would have said no, but now I realize I would want to do so much with that money that would involve my time--like a community center for youth and families at risk  (we are in a HIGH gang region)

7)    Are you an extrovert or an introvert?  Both, depends on the situation,  If I know the group I am loud and obnoxious, if I dont I stay in the back and watch people.  I like to be around people, but they often irritate the crap out of me, so I stay home alot  LOL

8)    Can you play a musical instrument? Which one(s)?  Wind instruments (oboe, sax, clarinet)  and a little Piano  but my left hand wont listen to my brain very well

9)    What’s that noise?????  The radio

10)  Does your house have a basement? Is it a finished basement or unfinished? (If you have to look, there’s a problem.)  Yes, my son's claims that as his dungeon (20 yr old), and I have not gone down there in over 2 years.......But I can look down some of the vents and see parts to make sure he is not building a space ship or something down there

11)  If a tornado were coming would you go hide in the basement or go outside to take photos or video?  BOth, go take a video, realize what I am doing and then run like hell to the basement, probably peeing my pants the whole way  (and hoping my son made a very sturdy space ship)

12)  What’s for dessert?  Greek yogurt and blue berries, for me and for Kippah too

13) Right now: time and temperature where you live.  5:30pm and 62 degrees F

There you go. It’s another Friday night and the beginning of the weekend. Go kiss your bulldog and have a wonderful weekend. I don’t drink run until summer, but I’ll lift a glass of wine in honor of all who answer the questions....Drink Run??? I remember those, never worked out well for me, especially if I had heels on! 

The Capt and Warden are always in my thoughts when I see the surveys - along with fond memories too !

and here are my answers for this week -

1)    List five ingredients you always have in your panty in addition to salt, water and oil.  -  BUTTER ! (and more BUTTER!) oh, that's not really a pantry or a dry good - ahhh.. lets see... Dog Treats - GARLIC (Granulated) - Kraft Mac n Cheese (its the Cheesyist!) Spagetti

2)    Name your guilty pleasure TV show.  Desperate Housewives  -  ONLY KIDDING ! I've never seen an episode - I'd have to say Survivor

3)    Do you follow politics a lot, a little or not at all? that all depends, on how much is the politician contributing to my personal political campaign :)

4)    How many US states and Canadian provinces have you visited during your lifetime? Canada is easy -  Zero, never been there, do Airports count? Alaska great place...well atleast the Airport was, when I laid over!

5)    How far from you is your bulldog, right now? ahh too close ! I just got a whiff of Grain Free Salmon food - PPPP UUUUU (she's at my feet snorning :)

6)    If you had won that big lottery, would you retire? Retire from what? the rolls of the Unemployed? LOL  -  Oh hell yea, I would retire from work, most of the people I know and *CHECK PLEASE* I'd be on an island away from the general public !   LOL

7)    Are you an extrovert or an introvert? *pulls up my shirt, I have an INNY* ;)

8)    Can you play a musical instrument? Which one(s)?  I couldnt carry a tune with a bucket, so give me a wooden spoon for my bucket :)

9)    What’s that noise????? The Crotch Rockets on Route 1, its a nice night, and they gotta WHINEEEEEEEEEEEEE them out

10)  Does your house have a basement? Is it a finished basement or unfinished? (If you have to look, there’s a problem.)  yes we have a basement, it is finished and its our home theater, wanna see it?  http://www.flickr.com/photos/rettinger/sets/72157628127102227/   Dottie and I did all of the work, with some help of a friend or two (we are very proud of it!)

11)  If a tornado were coming would you go hide in the basement or go outside to take photos or video?  I'd be standing on the front porch, saying WOW COOL ! I Love a Storm ! (too busy watching to THINK about picking up the camera, like usual!)

12)  What’s for dessert? Triple Berry Cheesecake Milkshakes

13) Right now: time and temperature where you live. 8:37pm Temp 63 degrees -  62 degrees (its night time you know!)

There you go. It’s another Friday night and the beginning of the weekend. Go kiss your bulldog and have a wonderful weekend. I don’t drink run until summer, but I’ll lift a glass of wine in honor of all who answer the questions.

Questions

 1) List five ingredients you always have in your panty in addition to salt, water and oil. Green beans, Peanut butter, pretzels/chips, vinegar, dog treats

2) Name your guilty pleasure TV show. Teen Mom

3) Do you follow politics a lot, a little or not at all? Little

4) How many US states and Canadian provinces have you visited during your lifetime? 17  states, 1 province

5) How far from you is your bulldog, right now? less than 1 inch

6) If you had won that big lottery, would you retire? probably not

7) Are you an extrovert or an introvert? introvert

8) Can you play a musical instrument? Which one(s)? yes, flute

9) What’s that noise????? somebody's raggedy car driving down the street

10) Does your house have a basement? Is it a finished basement or unfinished? (If you have to look, there’s a problem.) nope, Texas doesn't believe in them!!

11) If a tornado were coming would you go hide in the basement or go outside to take photos or video? Nope, no basement, does that mean I have to go take pictures?

 12) What’s for dessert? The "all-new" to Texas Tastykake Kandy Kake

13) Right now: time and temperature where you live. 8:11pm, 79 degrees

1)    List five ingredients you always have in your panty in addition to salt, water and oil.

Pasta, garlic, peanut butter, flour, vanilla 

2)    Name your guilty pleasure TV show.

I would say "Doctor Who", except that's all pleasure, no guilt. So -- "What Not To Wear". 

3)    Do you follow politics a lot, a little or not at all?

A moderate amount. Mike is a political reporter, so it's kind of unavoidable in our house. But man, lately the whole political process just ticks me off. We need to change how we have primaries... 

4)    How many US states and Canadian provinces have you visited during your lifetime?

1 Canadian province (Quebec). 12 states that I can remember (Massacusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York, Florida, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania) 

5)    How far from you is your bulldog, right now?

About 5 feet. Snoring on the couch cushions.

 6)    If you had won that big lottery, would you retire?

No. I'd make my home business my real job, instead of the thing I give all my weekends and evenings to in the hopes that it will someday be able to support me. 

7)    Are you an extrovert or an introvert?

Somewhere in the middle, leaning towards introvert. 

8)    Can you play a musical instrument? Which one(s)?

There was a time when I could play piano, clarinet, flute, and saxophone. (Because really, once you've learned clarinet, flute and saxophone are a piece of cake, since they share fingerings.) I'm not sure how many I'd still be proficient at, though, it's been too long since I've played. 

9)    What’s that noise?????

Seriously, guys, that's not funny. I just saw "Cabin in the Woods" last night, and spent the rest of the night jumping at every noise and expecting somebody to be in the mirror behind me when I shut the medicine cabinet. 

10)  Does your house have a basement? Is it a finished basement or unfinished? (If you have to look, there’s a problem.)

Yes, but unfinished. It has my laundry and my sump pump and not a lot else. 

11)  If a tornado were coming would you go hide in the basement or go outside to take photos or video?

 I say "basement" now....but who knows, maybe the adrenaline would make me stupid?

12)  What’s for dessert?

Skinny Cow ice cream 

13) Right now: time and temperature where you live

7:37 in the morning. Temperature: brisk. Brisk is a temp, right? The TV says 47 degrees, but it's on the Today Show, which is in NYC. Probably close enough for our purposes, though.

1) List five ingredients you always have in your panty in addition to salt, water and oil.

Dog treats

2) Name your guilty pleasure TV show.

Tosh.o

3) Do you follow politics a lot, a little or not at all?

Not at all

4) How many US states and Canadian provinces have you visited during your lifetime?

Two, Texas and Colorado

5) How far from you is your bulldog, right now?

About 20 feet

 6) If you had won that big lottery, would you retire?

Yes but would do community service to keep myself busy.

7) Are you an extrovert or an introvert

Extovert

8) Can you play a musical instrument? Which one(s)?

Flute and clarinet

9) What’s that noise?????

My bullie prolly tooting

10) Does your house have a basement? Is it a finished basement or unfinished? (If you have to look, there’s a problem.)

Yes, unfinished. We waqnted it that way because where we live basement are prone to the walls caving in.

11) If a tornado were coming would you go hide in the basement or go outside to take photos or video?

Go outside till it got closer then in the basement

12) What’s for dessert?

Prolly nothing, not a sweets person

13) Right now: time and temperature where you live.

It is 906 am and about 50 outside.

Questions

1)    List five ingredients you always have in your panty in addition to salt, water and oil.- Flour, sugar, garlic, bbq sauce, fondant

2)    Name your guilty pleasure TV show.-  The Walking Dead

3)    Do you follow politics a lot, a little or not at all? A little

4)    How many US states and Canadian provinces have you visited during your lifetime?   38 US no Canada

5)    How far from you is your bulldog, right now? right next to me

6)    If you had won that big lottery, would you retire?  YUP!!

7)    Are you an extrovert or an introvert?  A little of both

8)    Can you play a musical instrument? Which one(s)? no

9)    What’s that noise?????  Farley snoring

10)  Does your house have a basement? Is it a finished basement or unfinished? (If you have to look, there’s a problem.)  Yes...almost finished

11)  If a tornado were coming would you go hide in the basement or go outside to take photos or video? pictures then hide

12)  What’s for dessert? nothing...yet

13) Right now: time and temperature where you live.  8:02 am 39 degrees

1)    List five ingredients you always have in your panty in addition to salt, water and oil.

Garlic Cloves, Balsamic Vinegar, Adobo, Cinnamon, Nutmeg 

2)    Name your guilty pleasure TV show.

I just wrapped up One Tree Hill, but I have two current ones in Hart of Dixie and Jane by Design 

3)    Do you follow politics a lot, a little or not at all?

Eh, only for the big events such as the presidential election (and I am already tired of the drama) 

4)    How many US states and Canadian provinces have you visited during your lifetime?

28 States and 2 Canadian Provinces 

5)    How far from you is your bulldog, right now?

3 feet

6)    If you had won that big lottery, would you retire?

Yes... I would travel the world on my private jet.

 7)    Are you an extrovert or an introvert?

Complete extrovert 

8)    Can you play a musical instrument? Which one(s)?

Yes, Trumpet and Cello 

9)    What’s that noise?????

Lady Gaga's Americano playing with street traffic in the background 

10)  Does your house have a basement? Is it a finished basement or unfinished? (If you have to look, there’s a problem.)

Not that I know of... its an apartment building, does an underground garage count?

 11)  If a tornado were coming would you go hide in the basement or go outside to take photos or video?

 I would be shaking in the bathroom... it is one of my biggest fears. 

12)  What’s for dessert?

 Usually Skinny Cow fudge pops

13) Right now: time and temperature where you live.

12:06pm, a gorgeous, sunny 66 degrees

1)    List five ingredients you always have in your panty in addition to salt, water and oil. Mac and cheese, kitchen bouquet olive oil, special spice I make, McCormick Montreal seasoning, tea bags

2)    Name your guilty pleasure TV show. Swamp people

3)    Do you follow politics a lot, a little or not at all? A little

4)    How many US states and Canadian provinces have you visited during your lifetime? 28 states and one Canadian

5)    How far from you is your bulldog, right now? On top of me

6)    If you had won that big lottery, would you retire? No start my own business 

7)    Are you an extrovert or an introvert? Extrovert

8)    Can you play a musical instrument? Which one(s)? No

9)    What’s that noise????? Rita snoring 

10)  Does your house have a basement? Is it a finished basement or unfinished? (If you have to look, there’s a problem.) finished basement

11)  If a tornado were coming would you go hide in the basement or go outside to take photos or video?

 basement

12)  What’s for dessert? Nothing on a diet

13) Right now: time and temperature where you live. 8:05 pm and 65 degrees