Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate X Q&A #67
Random Questions from the Land of Tweets
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Doug Maynard

Every day, my Twitter feed is filled with dozens of random questions. This is where I provide the answers. It’s Ultimate X Q&A. Let’s do this.

$5,000 a week for the rest of your life, but you can’t talk to your siblings for the next 5 years. Would you take the money?

I only have one sibling left and we haven’t spoken since November. I love her, but I don’t like her much and don’t have much to say to her. So yeah, it sounds bad, but I’ll take the money.

Will Kamala Harris still be politically relevant in 2028?

The election was only three months ago and she’s totally irrelevant now. By the time 2028 gets here, she’ll be nothing but a bad memory and a joke, just like she is now.

Would you support the federal legalization of marijuana for recreational use?

I can’t stand the smell and it makes me sick. But if it was regulated, like alcohol, adults only, and not smoked around me since I hate to get nauseous, I have no problems with legalizing it. It’s a bad habit that looks bad, smells bad, has terrible health effects, and makes people look like idiots, but it’s no worse than alcohol.

What’s one thing you think society could do better to support mental health?

Don’t give in to their delusions and fantasies. Make the mentally ill confront and deal with reality rather than give in to their delusions and fantasies. Tough love is hard sometimes, but it generally tends to work out for the better.

BLM and Pride Flags should be banned from classrooms? YES or NO?

The only flags that belong in a classroom are the flag of the nation, the state, or the school if it has one. No other flags, posters, or banners for any group, cause, ideology, or movement, should be allowed. No exceptions!

What’s one thing you would change about the way people communicate today?

Make people write real letters and actually talk again. Screw the e-mails, text messages, and IM’s for communication. People have forgotten how to actually talk and communicate with each other. That needs to be fixed, asap!

What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever eaten?

Jerky that was made of alligator, buffalo, and snake. A sales representative came by a store where I worked one time, trying to sell his products to my boss. He had samples, so we tried them. It was quite the experience.

Do you enjoy sleeping?

It’s about the only time I can be totally relaxed and at peace. Yes, sleeping is one of my favorite things.

Are you a reliable person?

If I have to do something or promise to do something, it will be done. If it’s not done, there is a very good reason, and I’ll try to make up for it as quickly as possible. Word is bond!

What seemingly inconsequential thing do you feel so strongly about that you are willing to argue about it?

Pineapple belongs on pizza. They are to be called Minions, as in the movie, and per the suggestion of the coolest not-so-little dude I know, my bro’s son. And if you disagree, you are wrong. End of story.

If you knew the answer would be yes, what would you dare to ask for?

If I knew he would say yes, I’d ask for Eric to be my husband and marry me immediately. He deserves far better than what I can offer right now, so I won’t ask, but if I thought there was even a glimmer of hope, I’d do it. I love the dude and I would be honored to spend the rest of my life with him. I’ve screwed that up and I think he hates me now, but I can’t help it. Dougie has done fallen in love, damn it!

What task on your to-do list do you keep procrastinating?

Getting some boxes, go through my room, and box up the books I don’t read, the clothes I don’t wear, and the rest of the clutter that I don’t need or want, so I can donate it to someone and get rid of it,

If you had unlimited resources, what charity or cause would you support?

Hope In Christ Ministries – a local food bank where I volunteered and helped out for many years until my health prevented me from continuing. And since it’s unlimited, I’d also do something that Eric and I have talked out, his dream. A place for dogs, cats, etc., to be spade, neutered, and run free while we look after them and treat them like the blessings they are. A Preserve of sorts. Just something to try and help as many animals as we can.

And there you go. My thanks for reading. Comments, thoughts, and any questions are welcome and appreciated. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe. And with that, let’s close up the shop today. Take care and be well, my friends. I’ll see you at the Mall.

Ubuntu!