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Sunday, May 24, 2015

Tagged

   I have been blogger tagged by Becca Whitlock. This provides me the perfect excuse to log into my dusty blogspot and get something written. So, without further adieu...

(The Required Owl)





Rules:
-You must make a post to show your award on your main blog.
-You must tag the person who nominated you in your post (also take the cute owl above you).
-You must nominate all of your best buddies, and those whom you want to become best buddies with, who, to your knowledge, have not been nominated for this award.
-You must ask your buddies at least 15 questions in your post.
-You must answer all of the questions your buddies ask you on your post.

   I am a very odd type, and you must know this before you read the next paragraph, lest you pass strict judgement on my cruelties.
   Now, before I go on, I must point out that no where in the rules does it say the rules cannot be changed. Thus, by decree, for my own sanity's sake, I must change the rules to exclude the word "cute" in the second rule, but also to appease others who read this, I shall leave the required owl picture in, though with much reluctance. I must also add to the rules that you can not change the rules, unless it is such a change as I would make. "I" meaning me, Arthur Dunn. Therefore the new set of rules read as such:

Rules:
-You must make a post to show your award on your main blog.
-You must tag the person who nominated you in your post (also take the owl above you).
-You must nominate all of your best buddies, and those whom you want to become best buddies with, who, to your knowledge, have not been nominated for this award.
-You must ask your buddies at least 15 questions in your post.
-You must answer all of the questions your buddies ask you on your post.
-You cannot under any circumstance change or add to these rules unless that change be one that I would make.

Oh, I do love my new found control over the manipulation of this...game. It is quite entertaining.

1. Something you feel strongly about?
   This is a difficult question. Not that I do not feel strongly about anything in particular, but because I feel strongly on many countless subjects. Which one should I choose is a difficult question to answer, but answer it I must. The answer I choose, I choose because it is probably the very root of all my passion (or at least I strive to make it thus).
   I feel very passionately about the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. This translates into my actions which ought to conform to His will, also the work of His church which has no purpose but to seek His glory, and His truth, which proclaims His glory and condemns those who reject it. All this I feel very strongly about and pray for a zeal for Him that will glorify Him with my life.
2. A place you would like to visit someday?
   There are many places I would love to visit. Scotland would be amazing, but it is not what it used to be, so my choice cannot lie there. I think that I would choose New Zealand, for it is a country that loves its liberty, and, because Wetas are pretty awesome.
3. Cool, obscure skill or talent you have?
   Cool skills, I have plenty of those, but when you insert the word "obscure" in there, you really narrow the list down. Well, with my life experience thus far, I think I can truthfully claim the obscure skill of logic. You would be surprised at how few people there really are who can follow solid logic.
4.Something I most likely don't know about you?
   I really am unsure of the full extent of your knowledge of me. How 'bout this: I am an uncle. You'll have to let me know in the comment section if you already knew that.
5. Favorite genre of music?
   You know what they say, if the music ain't Baroque, it must be broke.
6. What are you going to do with your life?
    Find the right girl, get married, and raise a family. Possibly become a pastor, but I'm still unsure on that.
7. How do you react in stressful/frightening situations?
    It would be fairly easy for me to answer this question if I had ever been under those feelings, but as it is, those feelings are rather foreign to me.
   Ok, maybe I can answer the "frightening" side of the question. I am terribly afraid of heights, so when I am in a situation where I am up very high, I usually move very slowly and carefully. So that's my response, to move slowly and carefully.
8. Is being right/correct important?
    Let's see. If I am not right or correct, that means I'm wrong, and that is not something I like to be. Whenever I find I the veracity of a certain thought of mine is faulty, I change my thought on that something real quick. Truth glorifies Christ, false ideas do the opposite.
9. What is the last word you spoke aloud?
   Let me see..."aloud".  :P
10. If you could change anything about your physical appearance, would you? If so, what?
   I'd change my poor goatee into a thick beard. Now that would be an improvement.
11. Do you lean more towards introvert or extrovert?
   Anyone who knew me three years ago would say I was an introvert, but now I'm sure many of my friends would question the veracity of that claim. I can clear this whole mess up by stating the simple facts, I'm an introvert who strives to "extrovertize" himself a bit.
12. Slugs or snails? (Important question, that.)
   I think Cassie answered this question quite well in her post. They are both slimy creatures, but snails are definitely the lesser of the two evils.
13. If you were travel back in time to any time period, where would you go? And this is not an optional trip. You're lucky you get to chose the time.
   I would probably go back to the days of King Edward I back in 1297 and join William Wallace in battling for Scottish independence. Or I might possibly join John Knox in the reformation in Scotland. Oh, those are both in Scotland, I didn't mean to do that...But it was inevitable If I were to choose the most awesome events in history. :)

14. Did anything terrible happen to you in your childhood?
   I didn't join NCFCA until my sophomore year. I lived a tragic childhood.

15. How fast can you run?
   I can run about 15 miles per hour. How am I supposed to know?! I've never timed myself because I'm not in track. But, laying that aside, I can run fairly fast compared to most people. I'm sure I could beat most people in a sprint, and even more people in a more lengthy run.

Now for the 15 questions for all my "buddies".
1. What is your name?
2. What is your favorite color?
3. What is your....

   No, no. I probably shouldn't make that reference...
   Here are the actual 15 questions:
1. What is your favorite type of insect?
2. Are you reformed?
3. If you could meet anyone from the 1800s, who would it be?
4. What kind of music do you enjoy most?
5. Favorite fictional book?
6. If you were to attend a costume party, and you had limitless resources to make your costume, who would you dress up as?
7. LD or TP? (Both is a legitimate answer.)
8. Do you enjoy watching Jane Austen movies?
9. McArthur, Sproul, Grudem, Lawson, or Piper? (Sorry, you can only choose one.)
10. Beetles or crickets?
11. Favorite political philosopher?
12. Would you approve of Instant Runoff Voting?
13. What is the color of your hair?
14. Would you spend the extra money on a pair of Nikes simply to have that swoosh symbol on your shoes?
15. Can you share with me the purpose of your life in one sentence?

   I really have no idea of who to nominate who would actually respond, so I don't expect any responses from y'all, but to follow the rules I must proceed.

James
Ezra
Kyleigh
Johanna
Megan
Damaris (I don't even know if you have a blog.)

   And if anyone else who is reading this post wants to respond, feel free!

4 comments:

  1. I'm just going to leave mine in a comment. :)

    1. What is your favorite type of insect? praying mantis
    2. Are you reformed? Yep.
    3. If you could meet anyone from the 1800s, who would it be? Stonewall Jackson, Ann Judson, or William Wilberforce.
    4. What kind of music do you enjoy most? Soundtracks.
    5. Favorite fictional book? probably Lord of the Rings, but Les Mis is pretty close.
    6. If you were to attend a costume party, and you had limitless resources to make your costume, who would you dress up as? Molly Gibson.
    8. Do you enjoy watching Jane Austen movies? In the right company.
    9. McArthur, Sproul, Grudem, Lawson, or Piper? (Sorry, you can only choose one.) Piper.
    10. Beetles or crickets? Beetles.
    11. Favorite political philosopher? Bastiat.
    12. Would you approve of Instant Runoff Voting? Possibly, maybe even probably.
    13. What is the color of your hair? Brown.
    14. Would you spend the extra money on a pair of Nikes simply to have that swoosh symbol on your shoes? No, but often I need the extra-wide toe that only Nike and New Balance seem to have.
    15. Can you share with me the purpose of your life in one sentence? Love Ezra, have some babies, write some books, play some music, and glorify God.

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  2. I can't object to your rule change, even though it's cheating. XD No, I didn't know that you were an uncle, though it's not surprising.

    And I'm going to answer your questions, because they include insect questions.

    1. What is your favorite type of insect?
    I'm not sure how specific this question is supposed to be, so I'll say beetles.

    2. Are you reformed?
    In the most common sense of the word? No, probably not.

    3. If you could meet anyone from the 1800s, who would it be?
    John Muir.

    4. What kind of music do you enjoy most?
    Mmm. I like a lot of different kinds of music. But I think the one I enjoy the most would be called folk.

    5. Favorite fictional book?
    At the moment, Airman by Eoin Colfer.

    6. If you were to attend a costume party, and you had limitless resources to make your costume, who would you dress up as?
    A hobbit.

    7. LD or TP? (Both is a legitimate answer.)
    BOTH.

    No idea what LD or TP is.

    8. Do you enjoy watching Jane Austen movies?
    Very much.

    9. McArthur, Sproul, Grudem, Lawson, or Piper? (Sorry, you can only choose one.)
    How about.... God.

    10. Beetles or crickets?
    This is a hard question... But I think I have to say beetles.

    11. Favorite political philosopher?
    Don't have one!

    12. Would you approve of Instant Runoff Voting?
    Sure, probably.

    13. What is the color of your hair?
    Let's call it auburn.

    14. Would you spend the extra money on a pair of Nikes simply to have that swoosh symbol on your shoes?
    Nope. If I really wanted that little swoosh symbol, I would find a Sharpie and draw it on my current shoes.

    15. Can you share with me the purpose of your life in one sentence?
    To prepare for ruling and reining with Christ on the new earth.

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  3. I don't have a blog, so I'll answer here. :)
    Yes, I knew you were an uncle. :)
    1. What is your favorite type of insect?
    Honey bees
    2. Are you reformed?
    I have reformed doctrine, yes. Am I completely reformed to the image of Christ? No. My motto is ever reforming.
    3. If you could meet anyone from the 1800s, who would it be?
    Elizabeth Printess
    4. What kind of music do you enjoy most?
    Ooh, hard one. I wmenjoy almost all genres of music, but I only listen to a few. Celtic, Folk, clean God-honoring country (no, not country-rock, country that really does have its roots in folk), classical, and old hymns with reformed doctrine.
    5. Favorite fictional book?
    The Lamplighter and They Loved To Laugh tie at first place.
    6. If you were to attend a costume party, and you had limitless resources to make your costume, who would you dress up as?
    (How is this the hardest question to answer?) I'll just go with Laura Ingals Wilder
    7. LD or TP? (Both is a legitimate answer.)
    I have no idea what LD and TP are. :)
    8. Do you enjoy watching Jane Austen movies?
    Like Kyleigh said, only with appropriate people.
    9. McArthur, Sproul, Grudem, Lawson, or Piper? (Sorry, you can only choose one.)
    I would have to go with Sproul, although there are some things we disagree on.
    10. Beetles or crickets?
    Crickets, definitely crickets
    11. Favorite political philosopher?
    John Adams
    12. Would you approve of Instant Runoff Voting?
    I had to google it. I'm not sure that I do. It seems like the system we have is fine.
    13. What is the color of your hair?
    Reddish-brown. I thank my Scottish ancestors for the red part. :)
    14. Would you spend the extra money on a pair of Nikes simply to have that swoosh symbol on your shoes?
    No way. Never.
    15. Can you share with me the purpose of your life in one sentence?
    I can try. The purpose of my life is to Glorify God in everything I do, do what little I can to spread the gospel, honor my father and my mother, be a godly role model and example for my younger siblings, hopefully be the joyful wife to a godly husband and stay-at-home mother to as many children as God sees fit to bless me with, and last but not least, continue to reform my ways to the image of Christ until the day that I inhabit a new and perfect body at the feet of Jesus.


    Thanks for including me in this! It was fun to read your questions and answers. Thank you for choosing thoughtful and God-honoring questions, along with some fun ones. :)
    God bless!

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