How many new people...

...would find this blog if I included references to less popular but more knowledge specific things? More or less new people than the last blog post? (knitting, peach melba, Ringo Starr, jerboa, Earl Anthony, Joe versus the Volcano, Kemp Muhl, underglaze, jibing, diencephalon, imagination movers) If you stumbled upon this blog while searching one of these things, please leave a comment and let me know.

How many new people...

...would find this blog if I included several search engine favorites? Or is the web too big now for that to matter? (home mortgage, College Football Playoffs, Lindsay Lohan, terrorism, Glenn Beck, Jay Leno, Glee, Lil Wayne, Tiger Woods, Obama, Facebook, Tea Party, American Idol judge, Oil Spill, Don't Ask, Las Vegas, youtube) Also, please write a comment if you found this blog while searching one of these things.

Is there a difference...

..in the enjoyment I get from hearing Tom Wait's music, and the enjoyment a middle schooler gets in hearing Taylor Swift (or whoever else they like)? If so, is the difference cognitive or aesthetic?

How many of the 118 elements...

...listed on the Periodic Table of Elements do you feel that you could name? (without looking) What do you think is the average for an American adult?

Supervillians are always...

...interested in ruling the world, but if they were to achieve that goal, do you think it would be that bad? Would they actually try to inflict suffering on the world? Is that a goal of supervillians, to inflict pain on the world when they are ruling it?

Who has more say...

...over how an image is seen, the viewer or the creator?

How many people would you say...

...expect you to remember their birthday? (answer this as either the specific you or the general you)

Any idea how...

...whales ended stranded on beaches?

Can dogs smell...

...water in its purest form? Is it at all fragrant?

What is the most embarrasing thing...

...that you could imagine having to buy at the store?

If you could have...

...a good anecdote anytime you please, or a good antidote anytime you please, which would you choose?

Who owns...

...the sidewalks in an average neighborhood?

Did you miss me over the summer?...

...or specifically did you miss my questions?

Do dogs have...

...conscious memories? I understand they are capable of recognition, trained behaviors, and have subconscious reactions to certain things...but do they have memories?

Why are we competitive?

What is behind that?

Who's cuter...

...puppies or kittens?

If you could've...

...invented one dance, which dance would you choose?

If you could watch...

...an "MTV Cribs" on anyone, living or dead, who would it be?

If you had to be...

...on a dollar bill, which amount bill would you like to be on?

Usually if you own a business...

...you are happy to see a mini mall move in as it increases activity in the area, but what kind of business could you own that would not benefit from that extra attention? Are there any?

What is the most complicated machine...

...that you feel you could correctly fix if needed?

Which fruits/vegetables...

...do you like to eat with the skin still on? Which do you like to eat peeled?