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2026QOTD June 21-25
Jun. 21st, 2026 09:04 amFull list of June questions here.
21. In 2022, the UK passed a law requiring calorie information to be displayed on menus, online menus, third-party apps, food delivery platforms and food labels at the point a customer is making their food and drink choices. Do you think that would make you reconsider your choices when ordering food?
Not really. I spent a solid three years in the '90s checking the label of every single thing I ate with the goal of keeping calories from fat at 30% or less of the total. The easy version of that is to look for three grams or less per 100 because each gram is 9 calories and 27% is close enough to 30%. This was the diet plan from Susan Powter's Stop the Insanity! book and videos. Low-fat diets aren't the trend any more, and after that experience, I also won't diet any more. It's pretty obvious by portion sizes or by how sweet something is what you're getting into.
22. If you have a backyard/garden, do you save rainwater for watering the plants in the summertime?
It rains so much for so long here, then stops suddenly for a while. I can't imagine storing enough to make much of a difference. Lately we don't really water our lawn during dry weather, but we had to do some lawn repair recently and I've been watering the new stuff. The only other watering I'm doing is some root watering for the five very tall trees out front that the arborist recommended. Just a few spots about as far away from the trunks of the trees as the branches reach, nice and deep with a special implement that hooks to a hose. Only on one side because the trees are on the edge of our yard and I don't feel like asking if I can poke holes in the neighbor's yard.
23. If money were no object, would you rather have a gardener, a cleaner, a chef, a masseuse, a beautician, a florist or a hairdresser (or someone else) to be ‘on call’ for you every day? Choose one :D
I supposed I'd go with the cleaner. It'd be great not to worry about any cleaning tasks. This is as good a time as any to talk about how I stay on top of cleaning the orange bathroom. Twice a week, usually Wednesday/Saturday or Thursday/Sunday, I pick a focus area or two of the shower before I get in. And yes, I think the best way to clean a shower or tub is before and during a shower. I use focus areas because I think it's a huge mistake to clean the whole shower at once. It's big! It requires lots of scrubbing. Totally exhausting. Just picking a couple of the worst spots, a couple of times a week, helps you stay on top of everything without wearing yourself out. If the toilet needs it, toilet cleaner goes in on my way out because I like to leave it in for a long time and don't want to breathe that while I'm in the shower.
When I'm done showering, I spray the full inside from about chest height down with Clean Shower. There's a ledge that runs all the way across and that's where soap, shampoo, body wash, and things like clippers and the depilator go. I don't spray that surface, it's a focus area when I notice a buildup of soap scum in that area where the bottles go, or too many little hair clippings around the devices. After I spray, I get out of the shower and dry off in the middle of the floor, getting a little bit of water everywhere. Then I put the towel on the floor, stand on it, and walk around wiping the floor up with my towel that I've used half the week. The hand towel gets used to clean the counter and the sink. When there's too much of a buildup in the sink, it's one of the day's focus areas and I clean it with a melamine sponge.
24. Have you ever experienced anything made from memory foam (a mattress, pillow or liners inside shoes)?
I thought for years that a firm mattress was right for me, and maybe that was true when I was younger, but I really want to get a soft one next time. For now, I have a memory foam topper.
25. In the British Isles, there have been campaigns over the years to save the ancient regional languages such as Cornish (Kernewek), Welsh (Cymraeg), Irish (Gaeilge), Manx (Gaelg), Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) and regional languages such as Jersey French (Jèrriais) and others. Are there any regional languages in the area you live in that are still surviving?
The United States exists on stolen land and there are five First Nations languages in Washington that you can learn about here. The site has lots of linked articles about preservation efforts.
21. In 2022, the UK passed a law requiring calorie information to be displayed on menus, online menus, third-party apps, food delivery platforms and food labels at the point a customer is making their food and drink choices. Do you think that would make you reconsider your choices when ordering food?
Not really. I spent a solid three years in the '90s checking the label of every single thing I ate with the goal of keeping calories from fat at 30% or less of the total. The easy version of that is to look for three grams or less per 100 because each gram is 9 calories and 27% is close enough to 30%. This was the diet plan from Susan Powter's Stop the Insanity! book and videos. Low-fat diets aren't the trend any more, and after that experience, I also won't diet any more. It's pretty obvious by portion sizes or by how sweet something is what you're getting into.
22. If you have a backyard/garden, do you save rainwater for watering the plants in the summertime?
It rains so much for so long here, then stops suddenly for a while. I can't imagine storing enough to make much of a difference. Lately we don't really water our lawn during dry weather, but we had to do some lawn repair recently and I've been watering the new stuff. The only other watering I'm doing is some root watering for the five very tall trees out front that the arborist recommended. Just a few spots about as far away from the trunks of the trees as the branches reach, nice and deep with a special implement that hooks to a hose. Only on one side because the trees are on the edge of our yard and I don't feel like asking if I can poke holes in the neighbor's yard.
23. If money were no object, would you rather have a gardener, a cleaner, a chef, a masseuse, a beautician, a florist or a hairdresser (or someone else) to be ‘on call’ for you every day? Choose one :D
I supposed I'd go with the cleaner. It'd be great not to worry about any cleaning tasks. This is as good a time as any to talk about how I stay on top of cleaning the orange bathroom. Twice a week, usually Wednesday/Saturday or Thursday/Sunday, I pick a focus area or two of the shower before I get in. And yes, I think the best way to clean a shower or tub is before and during a shower. I use focus areas because I think it's a huge mistake to clean the whole shower at once. It's big! It requires lots of scrubbing. Totally exhausting. Just picking a couple of the worst spots, a couple of times a week, helps you stay on top of everything without wearing yourself out. If the toilet needs it, toilet cleaner goes in on my way out because I like to leave it in for a long time and don't want to breathe that while I'm in the shower.
When I'm done showering, I spray the full inside from about chest height down with Clean Shower. There's a ledge that runs all the way across and that's where soap, shampoo, body wash, and things like clippers and the depilator go. I don't spray that surface, it's a focus area when I notice a buildup of soap scum in that area where the bottles go, or too many little hair clippings around the devices. After I spray, I get out of the shower and dry off in the middle of the floor, getting a little bit of water everywhere. Then I put the towel on the floor, stand on it, and walk around wiping the floor up with my towel that I've used half the week. The hand towel gets used to clean the counter and the sink. When there's too much of a buildup in the sink, it's one of the day's focus areas and I clean it with a melamine sponge.
24. Have you ever experienced anything made from memory foam (a mattress, pillow or liners inside shoes)?
I thought for years that a firm mattress was right for me, and maybe that was true when I was younger, but I really want to get a soft one next time. For now, I have a memory foam topper.
25. In the British Isles, there have been campaigns over the years to save the ancient regional languages such as Cornish (Kernewek), Welsh (Cymraeg), Irish (Gaeilge), Manx (Gaelg), Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) and regional languages such as Jersey French (Jèrriais) and others. Are there any regional languages in the area you live in that are still surviving?
The United States exists on stolen land and there are five First Nations languages in Washington that you can learn about here. The site has lots of linked articles about preservation efforts.
