1. What did you last replace batteries for? Hmmm, almost everything I have now is rechargeable. I think the last thing I changed batteries in was a book light.
2. What have you thrown away that you probably could have had repaired? I don’t throw away anything that can be fixed. If I don’t want it I either put it up on Freecycle or I donate it to a thrift store.
3. Among items in your line of sight right now, what should probably be put in the trash? Well there is a fan box that really should go.
4. When did you last use disposable cutlery while dining in your house? We usually don’t use disposable cutlery here. When we do happen to use them we wash and reuse them as long as we can. I am a big believer in the “My Hashi” movement. Right now it is mainly in Japan and China but I think it’s time has come here as well.
5. Whose actions cause you to waste time you otherwise wouldn’t waste? I’m really not sure. Time is the biggest thing I waste.

As you may have noticed (if there even is a “you” as I doubt anyone reads this) last Friday there was no Friday 5 and this week is late. I have been moving. On the way to my new place I was seriously injured and now have a huge gash in my side that has to be tended to. Otherwise the move went relatively well. Yeah, just about everything that could go wrong did, but we are moved and basically in one piece. The new place is taking a little getting used to but we like it. Anyway, on to the 5 now…

1. Of television programs that aired before you were born, what’s your favorite? Hmmmm, only one? Mr. Ed is the first that pops into my head.
2. What person of historical significance was from your neighborhood or city? George E. Ohr, artist who broke new ground in the late 1890s with his experimental modern clay forms
3. What’s a story that’s often been told about someone in your family in the years before you came along? Oh my! There are so many! My family carries on a strong oral tradition so I was told many stories about my ancestors.
4. Which of previous generations’ dumb mistakes (in deed or thought) baffles you the most? The witch trials. How so many people could be so hateful, brutal, and stupid truly baffles me.
5. What aspect of life in the good old days would you love to see a return to? Courtships. I am a hopeless romantic and really wish I would have been around in the days when girls were asked to wear a boys pin and such.