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@cosullivan asked her #FiveQuestions for January and, since I'm trying to
engage more, I've decided to play along.
1. What are you grateful for from 2022? Top of the list, easily, is my
family, immediate and extended. Second would be for the Variety Club of
Manitoba, for helping us with funding for our autistic daughter's
programs. Third would be for my workplace's pharmaceutical plan, which
helps keep my wife alive and stable.
2. Has the internet changed the way you think? No... well, no more so than age has.
3. What do you believe is true though you cannot prove it? The existence of God.
4. What have you changed your mind about and why (If possible, use an
example from 2022)? Self-checkouts. I used to hate them for
anti-corporate reasons and that "they took away jobs"... however, since we
started using them in earnest, I've gotten to love them as they eliminate
most of the things I hated about waiting in line at the checkout counter:
... and so forth. Self-checkouts are an absolute boon to the impatient, entitled, and/or introverted.
5. What would you like to return to? That time when livable, walkable neighbourhoods were the norm, and car ownership wasn't essential for a family to access goods and services. So... the late 19th/early 20th Century.