“I don’t get tough, Mr. Gittes. My lawyer gets tough.”

1. You are at a party with a well-stocked, open bar. Your drink of choice is _________?

2. Your favorite book of all time, ever, in the history of literature in the universe, because it’s so damned awesome is. . .what?

3. Harry Potter — love it or loathe it?

4. You have a horrible cold or a case of the mopes, and your partner offers to get you your favorite comfort food and a movie. What do you want to eat and watch?

5. If you could travel anywhere, and expense and time were no impediment or concern, where would you go and why?

1. Bailey’s on the rocks

2. “The Great Book of Amber” by Roger Zelasny. Swords and Sorcery, Magic and Mayhem, Computers that destroy universes, and the eternal battle between Chaos and Order. If this doesn’t fire up your imagination, check for a pulse.

3. Yeah, I telegraphed that punch, didn’t I? Shame I’m still a Muggle.

4. “The American President”, KFC, and a Coke. If its a cold, then “Spaceballs” or “Young Frankenstein”, chicken soup, and 7up.

5. I would take mankind to Mars on the way to Proxima Centauri. I know how to get there and would build our space infrastructure en route.

Q/A: Diet Coke or any Texas wine. Any book by P.D.James. Nix on Harry Potter, I’m jealous of the author and have a bad case of “I could have done that”. Can’t name just one book, I was an English teacher. Any cine noir movie. Garlic pasta with maybe grilled shrimp. Tropic isle but not hardscrabble. I’m going to Brooklyn in September to attend an orthodox (ultra) Jewish wedding, and I will be the outsider. What is there to do in Brooklyn on one day I will have free (a Saturday)?

Loved reading all the new (to me) names of commenters. This is a real community. Thanks for asking.

Marilyn

This has been such a wonderful thread….with old and newly delurked pups. It’s a testament to who you are as a person to be able to bring forth the very best in people. If one were to classify your PUAC posts into a small group of topics, may be the meet&greets are the most fun, tho’ you probably have some idea how much I also appreciate those that deal with gardening & food.

Much love and many thanks! I’m thankful every day to have found the Lake.

Ice tea, unsweetened, natch.

2. Your favorite book of all time, ever, in the history of literature in the universe, because it’s so damned awesome is. . .what?

Stephen Jay Gould – The Structure of Evolutionary Theory

3. Harry Potter — love it or loathe it?

Which Harry Potter book? Some were really good, others not so much.

4. You have a horrible cold or a case of the mopes, and your partner offers to get you your favorite comfort food and a movie. What do you want to eat and watch?

Blue Bell (Only a Texan would understand) and skip the movie. Get me a Falco book – Lindsey Davis

5. If you could travel anywhere, and expense and time were no impediment or concern, where would you go and why?

Uruguay because our daughter-in-law makes it sound like a nice place to be, at least up country.

I first came to FDL because I read that it was one of the top blogs going. It lives up to its reputation. I like the idea of being able to reply to comments, but it would be easier if one could see the responses in sequence. I also like the fact that in general the bloggers have given their positions a good amount of thought and can defend their positions with a reasoned argument. Not enough of that these days.

Love your writing Christy. Thanks.

We need of our elected officials to get behind Single Payer andgive the People what they are demanding!! We also must get rid of the big maney bags out of oue elections, they OWN OUR Government not the people. Check out http://youstreet.org/ You can help to make a difference!!

Plus, to the powers that be: I do believe the Sotomayor picture has been filed away. I am so glad; it defaced the site.