Why do swap questions always have to be variants on
the childhood standby – ”
Would you rather go up in the air in an airplane,
or down in the sea in a submarine?”
or the knitting equivalent – “What’s your favorite fiber and why?”
We’re all adults.
I think we would all be civil if we occasionally considered
questions of more significance, or questions that, if not political,
are at least about something different.
I’d love to read answers to questions like –
What are your thoughts & opinions about health care systems,
health care reform, and/or the systems used in specific nations?
What book, movie, TV show, or magazine is your secret guilty pleasure?
Should Roman Polanski / Michael Jackson’s doctor / George W. Bush
be prosecuted or should we just let it go?
In what situations is it okay to let cats go outdoors?
Honestly, I can never work up much interest in reading a long list
of answers to questions like “What is your favorite finished object?”
I’m more interested in the knitting habits of people
whom I also know something else about.
I realize this is a grumpy point of view.
Also,
I DON’T NEED OR WANT IT POINTED OUT THANK YOU
that there are good reasons to keep swap questions non-controversial.
It’s just my own grouchy opinion.
These questions seem dumb and babyish to me.
Please accept my apology in advance for being cranky.
And I do know that people who volunteer time to swaps
are nice, kind, hard-working, etc.
Signing Off,
Your mood-impaired blogger.
Many Happy Returns 