No Surprise It's The Hodgepodge

Welcome to this week's edition of The Wednesday Hodgepodge. If you've answered this week's questions add your link at the end of my post, then leave a comment for the blogger before you. Here we go-

1. Are you a risk taker? To what degree?

Not by choice. We're retired so we're pretty low risk with investments at this point in our lives. I'm not at all a risk taker in the athletic/adrenaline sport department-snow skiing, rock climbing, that sort of thing. 

That being said if hubs said he wanted to pick up and live somewhere new, visit a country we've never before seen, eat something unusual, then I'd be game.  I'm open to change and I guess that qualifies me as somewhat of a risk taker. 

Out of curiosity I took an online quiz and came out as a sensation seeker but on the low end of that spectrum-

'...Your relatively low score in sensation-seeking indicates that while you may take risks on occasion, you usually choose the well-traveled path. You probably prefer to work in a stable environment in which changes are made gradually and with ample warning...'

So that is my preference and my comfort zone, but of course I've lived outside of that in a lot of ways. While I don't seek out risk I can cope if it comes my way. 

2. What's your favorite candy? Would you say you have a sweet tooth? 

Let's start with the easy part first-do I have a sweet tooth. In a word, yes. 

Next question-my favorite candy? I'm not sure I can choose just one, but Jelly Bellies, Starburst, Hot Tamales, Mike and Ikes, and a PayDay candy bar rank right up there. Also they're what you'd most likely find stashed in my candy drawer. 

Everyone has a candy drawer, right?  

3. Somewhere you've been recently that had you feeling 'like a kid in a candy store'? 

Hobby Lobby always feels a bit like a 'candy store' to me. I met my daughter for coffee on Tuesday and she needed a red feather for her son's costume so we popped in Hobby Lobby after. 

Yeah. We bought more than a feather. 

4. What do you think is the most effective way to make a positive change in the world? 

I think the best way to make a positive change in the world is to make a positive change in your own little corner of it. Most of us won't change the world on a grand scale but we can make a difference in someone's life and of course the lives of our own families. This good has a ripple effect. 

Be a good neighbor. Be a considerate patron of the businesses and restaurants you visit. Volunteer. Be generous in supporting those in need in your own home town in whatever way you're able. Smile. Speak to the sales clerk. Hold that door for the person coming behind you. Make a meal for a new mom or a family grieving. Express your appreciation for kindnesses large and small. Vote. Pray for the needs of the people whose paths cross yours. Stand up for the things you believe in.  

'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' Luke 6:31 

5. Do you like surprises? 

The good kind, sure lol. An unexpected repair, a broken bone, that sort of surprise not so much. 

6. Insert your own random thought here.  

Hmmm...how about a picture of the most delicious entree I had for dinner Tuesday evening? Pretty sure that qualifies as random. 

I got a little too close when I snapped the picture, but it was very pretty-grilled mahi mahi over charred corn risotto, topped with lemon basil cream sauce and pickled onions. I didn't make it, but wow it was so good. We met friends at a local distillery and I think when they first opened the owners were all about the beverages. But they hired a very well-trained and experienced chef and now people are coming just for the food, and the place is always hoppin' which is nice to see. 

The owners of the venue are former rodeo riders which is not a profession you encounter every day. I think the wife may still compete and the venue has their buckles on display along with some fancy saddles. It's a fun place. 

In a completely unrelated vein...this is your weekly reminder I'm hosting a Day In The Life link up here on Thursday, November 13th. If you need more info check out my random thought in this post-A Freshly Painted Hodgepodge. 

Happy Wednesday everyone! My favorite middle grandson turns six years old today. His birthday letter from Nana is here-Snips And Snails And Birthday Tails  for anyone who enjoys reading these.