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The Person Below Me
i dont like the taste of coffee x)TPBM hasn't seen snow this year (yet).
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TPBM hasn't seen snow this year (yet)."
I haven't yet, but quite likely I will in my area tomorrow!
TPBM has leftovers from earlier this week (whether Thanksgiving or not)
Nope...not anymore, but I wish I still did. TPBM already has some books filled in for the 2024 reading prompts.
Yes, I have them all!The person below me can whistle 'Jingle Bells'
I could if I had to, but nobody would enjoy it!The person below me is scrambling to finish all this year's prompts
Well, this one is a little out of date, so answer would be no.TPBM roots for a basketball team.
College basketball, yes- Syracuse Orange!TPBM has a date lined up for Valentine's Day.
Only if you include my 3 year old granddaughter..lol.TPBM has sent/ will send a valentine.
Little late answering, but YES, I did actually mail a Valentine this year to my niece, (and I gave one to my hubby as well).TPBM is celebrating a birthday in May.
I'm not, but my niece turns 3 tomorrow!TPBM is reading a book that they wish would be over already!
Yes... barely have started the book and haven't gotten into it.TPBM has a relative who is graduating this spring (HS, college, kindergarten, etc.)
False, but a friend has two kids graduating this spring (undergrad and a masters)TPMB celebrates Syttende Mai.
False, this is the first I've heard of it :) (but my son just graduated this spring :) )TPBM has eaten at least one exotic egg (to make it easy, I'll say any egg that's not from any type of chicken.)
Yes, kinda. I finished Nanowrimo one year with a complete story that had a beginning, middle and end. I would like to publish it, but it needs editing and I haven't touched it since Nano!TPBM used (or would have used if it were available) air conditioning today.
True, though it wasn't needed and only because I forgot to turn it off this morning.TPBM knows how to drive a manual transmission.
I do but only in vehicles with Right Hand Drive. I never learned in my own country (US/ Left Hand Drive).TPBM has gone hiking this month.
No (not for some years)TPBM has swum in the ocean
Yes, though not for many years.TPBM likes to ride horses.
True, but not yet with any skill. I'm starting lessons later this summer.TPBM spends time bird-watching.
Yes! I live in the boonies, we have lots of birds. The other day I saw a Scarlet Tanager!TPBM enjoys watching documentaries.
Yes! The last one I watched was “The Last Repair Shop”, which won the Academy Award for ‘Best Documentary Short Film’ this year. I loved it!TPBM has adult children who live out-of-state.
False as of this month (my son lived out of state for grad school but has just moved back)TPBM has a vegetable garden
No, just flowers and bushes.The person below me has a vase of flowers in their house
True! A rarity though - a client just gave me a bouquet to say thank you.The person below me doesn't enjoy chocolate.
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TBBM has a particular recipe they are known for bringing to family gatherings
False (my family lives far away)TPBM loves both cooking and baking
Yes! I do! I spend my free time browsing for recipes! :)TPBM has to work at a job outside the house today.
No…lucky me!TPBM has gone on a picnic recently.
False! I wouldn't mind, though, but the weather is just rain, rain, rain.TPBM is off on a vacation.
Nope ... staying at home this summerTPBM has a pet that is NOT a cat or dog.
Nope, I have 2 cats. Though my daughter just tried to get me to get her a lizard...TPBM has a summer Olympic sport that they are looking forward to watching.
It's not a sport I'm looking forward to but all of them. I love the Olympics. When else can you get completely swept up in something completely random like the modern pentathlon?TPBM prefers cold weather to hot
True! I like cozy blankets, fires in the fireplace and winter clothes!TPBM has grandchildren
Nope ... no kids at all, so no grandkids. And my nieces and nephew have produced any offspring yet, either. TPBM has ridden an elephant.
TPBM has ridden an elephant - wow, this is quite specific, but no! I don't think I have ever seen an elephant in person, shockingly.TPBM loves olives!
Yes, I love them, though it was a taste acquired with age. ( I've ridden an elephant too, but as a small child. I wouldn't do it now.)TPBM is having a barbeque today
Nope, sounds good, though!TPBM hates flying.
I do - don't like the queues at airports, being on a small metal tube in the sky ....The person below has had/will have eggs for breakfast today.
Nope. I was debating have egg salad sandwiches for lunch though, even though I'm not supposed to eat eggs.TPBM has plays a sport that is an event at the Summer Olympics.
I quote my best friend: "I tried to make friends with sports; they didn't want to make friends with me."So, NO.
TPBM has an exotic pet.
Yes. If you consider a snake exotic. It was my son’s. TPBM has eaten ice cream recently.
Yes, my daughter went hiking for Girl Scouts and afterward we all went out for ice cream. It was actually the first ice cream stand I had gone to all summer!TPBM is NOT looking forward to the change of seasons.
I don't look forward to the dark mornings.TPBM has a skipping rope
I do, but I'm no longer any good at it. Should try to get back into it.TPBM is working remotely.
Nope… retired last year.TPBM has run in a race.
Not in decades. But yes, if you count a reading challenge steeplechase race. TPBM rides an exercise bike.
Again, not in decades.The person below me has flown in a glider
Untrue, though I'd like to. I am a private pilot with time in powered aircraft, however.The person below me played an instrument in their school band or orchestra.
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