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July 19, 2021
What is one of your favorite meals?
What is one of my favorite meals? Are we talking about the food consumed or the company and circumstances surrounding said consumption? Because that’s what it really boils (no pun intended) down to. It also comes down to what does food mean to me. In my role as features of editor of David Magazine, once …
July 17, 2021
Birthdays: 2021 Edition
Day One This year, our joint birthdays started on Saturday the 10th of July. Since we had booked a trip away to start on the 12th, and since Monki wanted a party of some sort, we decided to do it on the Saturday before. Rasa got a Barbie cake and we invited most everyone Monki …
July 12, 2021
Did you consider any other careers? How did you choose?
The wonderful conceit of this question is in thinking that I have a career to begin with. I mean I guess I do? The question though is what is it? I’m certainly a writer and a professor, but am I something else as well? Let’s go with the obvious and take both, call it a …
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July 5, 2021
Did you have a favorite planet as a child?
A favorite planet? Who has a favorite planet? Well, if you’re a science fiction geek like me, I suppose that’s a fair question. I mean even now, as I write this, I can look up at framed artwork of faux travel posters put out by NASA for various planets in our solar system and further …
June 28, 2021
How do you prefer to travel?
How do I prefer to travel? Is “for free” an answer? No? Okay, then. Let’s take a look and see what we’ve got here. There are two different ways to answer this question, the first is by looking at modes of transportation and the second is by looking at the travel experience itself. Going by …
June 25, 2021
On Losing Words
This is a story about the importance of words and their meanings. For a while now, Rasa has been thinking about getting a plant for the house. Not a flower, mind you, but an actual plant. She had even been thinking of a tree, musing out loud, while going through various online circulars, that “hey, […]
June 21, 2021
Did you ever get in trouble at school as a child?
I love this question. The fact that they have to clarify “as a child” makes me wonder how many people got in trouble at school as an adult, which, honestly, could be a whole different kind of trouble than I think they were actually thinking of. But okay, let’s give this one a go. Getting […]
June 20, 2021
We Bought a Car!
A couple of years back, we got a car. It was a much needed balm at the time and over the past few years, it has been a real life saver. Our little “Silver Car,” as Monki dubbed it, allowed us a freedom of movement which was vitally important. Sure, Kaunas has public transportation, but […]
June 14, 2021
What would you consider your motto?
I love learning things. No, that’s not my motto, at least not my main one, but it’s still a truth I live by. I have a feeling that while I write this particular response, I’m going to come up with several of these truths, all of which could be considered as mottoes. Anyway, to get […]
June 7, 2021
What places can you travel to over and over again?
So, what places are worth a repeat visit? What are the locations one can return to and find enjoyment again and again? My first, immediate response would be an amusement park, a place designed for visiting. Basically, my knee jerk answer is Disneyland. But let’s take a look at that. Do I like Disneyland? Sure. […]
