Ah, listen to the weekend approaching, bringing with it balmy breezes, relaxing rays and buckets of booze the Cheddar X.

UPDATE: Points results are at the bottom of the extended entry.

1. Where do you do your best thinking?
That depends on what you mean by "best". If you mean "coherent" then it's mid mornings in front of a computer. If you mean "creative" then it's either first thing in the morning or in bed before sleeping. The problem with the latter one is I generally forget those creative ideas until days later when something jogs my memory.

2. What was the last thing you gave away?
If we exclude stuff going to the Goodwill and little stuff like a candy bar or coins to the kids and such stuff I'd say that the last item of note was a futon bed that I gave to the brother of a family friend. It was when we were moving down here to Atlanta and we a) didn't really have room to pack it, b) didn't really like it anyway, and c) were so sick of packing things that we were more than happy not to have to deal with it.

3. What generation do you most identify with? What generation interests you the most?
I guess I identify with my own generation the most. I mean we share the most common points of interest and background errata, pop culture references and historical context, etc. I'm most interested in my kids' generation, basically because that's the one my kids are in. My generation can take care of itself, they need some help.

4. What was your favorite pet growing up?
Tasha, my first dog. She was a German Shepherd puppy, full of piss and vinegar and ready to chew through the world. She also shit and pissed everywhere and would run away any time she was off the leash. I was a little kid with no clue how to train her and my mom and step-father weren't interested in helping. The gave her away after about a month of cleaning up poop and finding things chewed apart. I'm still pissed about that.

5. What keeps you up at night?
Not a heck of a lot. I'm an exceptionally skilled sleeper. Once in a while I'll get a very cool thought that I can't leave alone (see #1) and I won't be able to sleep until I've worked it through. Very infrequently I'll get insomnia and that tends to keep me up as well but that only happens once in a blue moon (or just before i get very very sick).

6. What do you love about your significant other?
How do I love she? Let me count the ways...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...ah hell, this could go on all day. I'll just give you some of the highlights: She's strong willed and has her own opinions. She is never afraid to say exactly what she thinks about a subject, person, action, news item, you name it. She's strong enough to do what needs to be done but delicate enough to need and desire my support too. She does all of these sweet little things all the time like coming in to say good night when I turn in for the evening (we're usually on schedules that are a few hours off) or looking up topics for my Zero Intelligence site or putting out my clothes for the next day. She lets me know that she loves me in so many little ways. She just makes me feel so...so...so good.

Plus she's got drop dead gorgeous legs and I'm a confirmed leg man. Yowsa!

POINTS: Guess which of the answers is a baldfaced lie and win some points. Each person may guess once and there will be one point awarded for each person who participates. Points go to the people who guessed correctly. So if 10 people guess and 2 got it right, those 2 people would each get 5 points. Cool, eh?

Some time this weekend we'll wrap up the contest and give away the points.

Please note: If I'm commenting on the one that's a lie I'm still going to be lying to support the lie so you won't know that it was the entry that was a lie. Oh what a terrible web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

Don't forget that you can stick your email address in that box in the sidebar under the Snooze Point Leaders and you'll get notified whenever points are available.

RESULTS:

#4 - This was sad but true. The giving away happened without my knowledge or input. They just told me that they had given her to a person with a farm who could let her run around as much as she wanted and she would be much happier there. Bullshit. I was shocked to numbness but that turned to absolute rage when I found they hadn't sent her puppy food with her (they'd forgotten to get her bag of kibble from the closet). Tommy, Mike the Marine, and Johnny Huh? missed on that one.

#5 - Sorry Clancy, Sue and jim. This is true too. I'm early to bed and early to rise. I seldom have any problem falling asleep unless I've got an idea rattling about in my head and the only times I really get actual insomnia are when I'm about to be annihilated by sickness. When that happens I get massive nervous anxiety and basically just go manic.

#6 - She really does put those clothes out for me sometimes. Is that sweet or what? Better luck next time, MojoMark.

#2 - Big fat hairy lie. Tiffani was the first to brave the waters and she nailed it. Don't y'all know how cheap I am yet? Give away a futon? Right! That'll happen. I did sell a futon to said brother of a friend but it was before Lovely Wife and I even met.

Eight players and only one correct answer. That's 8 points for Tiffani. Congrats!