{"id":10300,"date":"2017-03-16T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=10300"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:48:56","slug":"a-sheltered-life-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=10300","title":{"rendered":"A Sheltered Life…."},"content":{"rendered":"

A friend posted this to my wall on FB and I thought that it was fun. I realized, however, that I had too many “no”s – so I guess I have to get out and do a little more!! Here it is, with comments<\/p>\n

\n\u270d Tattoos – no<\/div>\n
\nYour (my) skin is an organ and when given the choice, years ago of “clean mind or clean body – take your pick.” I opted for a clean body – so no inking inside or out!!<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"\"\ud83d\ude37<\/span><\/span> Surgeries -2<\/div>\n
\nSuch is the stuff of life. For a clean body, some dirty Cancer had to be taken out 16 years ago.<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"\"\ud83c\udfe5<\/span><\/span>Broken Bones – no<\/div>\n
\nClearly, I haven’t played hard enough!!<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"\"\ud83d\udd2b<\/span><\/span> Shot a gun – no<\/div>\n
\nI’m so opposed to guns, I can’t even look at them, let alone shoot one. I’d rather shoot off my mouth – oops!!<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83d\ude15<\/span><\/span> Quit a job – yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nBut I had taken a three year leave of absence from it – teaching – before I decided to quit. I’ve never regretted it – except for the pension!!<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\u2708\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> Flown on a plane – yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nAt first I thought this read “Flown a plane” so I said no. I’m not sure that I know anyone who hasn’t flown on a plane.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83d\ude99<\/span><\/span>\"\"\ud83d\udca8<\/span><\/span> Driven 100mph – yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nYes, when I was young, careless and always in a hurry. Now I keep it about 120 KPH. I get stopped at 130.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83d\ude81<\/span><\/span> Rode in a helicopter – no<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI could actually pay for one of those rides over niagara. Then again I have never ridden in an air balloon either. I have a fear of heights. That did not stop me walking the Caminito Del Rey.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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\n<\/a><\/div>\n
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\u26d1 Gone zip lining – no<\/span><\/div>\n
\nAgain the heights, but I may, at one point \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/div>\n
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\"\"\ud83c\udf7c<\/span><\/span> Watched someone give birth – no<\/span><\/div>\n
\nNo, I’ve never had the opportunity and then I view this as a private event.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83d\ude2f<\/span><\/span> Watched someone dying – yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nMy mother, on the dance floor. She went out in style – in a sparkly dress and silver shoes, dancing the Tango. It was very sad, but amazing!!<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83c\udfc8<\/span><\/span> Been to an NFL game – no<\/span><\/div>\n
\nNot a sport I enjoy, but I’ve been to hockey games – another sport I don’t enjoy, and countless baseball games, many in iconic stadiums – obviously a game I enjoy!!<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83c\udf41<\/span><\/span> Been to Canada – yep,  live here<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI not only live here, I was born here. However, I am always homesick for places I have never been.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83d\ude91<\/span><\/span> Ridden in an ambulance – no<\/span><\/div>\n
\n…and I hope I never have to, unless it’s to save a life!!<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83c\udfe6<\/span><\/span> Visited Washington D.C – yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nNext to the Victoria and Alber<\/a>t, the Smithsonian<\/a> is my second home!!<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83c\udf1e<\/span><\/span> Visited Florida – yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI have gone most often in summer. I hate crowds.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83d\uddfb<\/span><\/span> Visited Colorado – not sure<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI have changed planes a few times in Denver, does that count?<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83c\udf89<\/span><\/span> Visited Mexico – no<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI have avoided Mexico – too violent.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83c\udfb2<\/span><\/span> Visited Vegas – no<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI’m not a gambler. I would also hate the Disneyesque nature of the place. Give me a cute European village and I’m happy \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/div>\n
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\n<\/a><\/div>\n
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\"\"\ud83c\udf54<\/span><\/span> Eaten alone at a restaurant – yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nWhy not. I meet people that way.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83c\udfa4<\/span><\/span> Sang karaoke – no<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI sing off key, so I avoid performing, unless I’m alone in my car and then I get weird looks at stop lights!!<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83c\udfbf<\/span><\/span> Been downhill skiing- yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI took it up again about 15 years ago. It’s the only “thing” that gets me through winter!!<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83c\udfbc<\/span><\/span> Ability to read music – yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI am currently looking for a small piano or keyboard. I don’t play well, but I can read music.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83d\udeb5<\/span><\/span> Rode a motorcycle – no<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI might have liked to when I was younger. I ride a bike, though, all the time!!<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
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\n<\/a><\/div>\n
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\"\"\ud83c\udfc7<\/span><\/span> Rode a horse -yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI’m not a large animal person. The idea is romantic, but horses need a lot of care. My father had several and I have a sister who rides!!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\"\"\ud83c\udfe5<\/span><\/span> Stayed in a hospital – yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nSadly, yes. For myself and members of my family. We (Canadians) have the best health care in the world and it’s all FREE!!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\"\"\ud83d\udc89<\/span><\/span> Donated blood – no<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI’m very queasy.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\ud83c\udfd5 Slept outside – yes<\/span><\/div>\n
\nI was a girl guide. What’s not to love about camping. I’ve slept on beaches in Greece, in a car in Portugal and Yugoslavia, on the floor in Cornwall. I have never slept in the snow!!<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83d\ude97<\/span><\/span> Driven a stick shift – yes. <\/span><\/div>\n
\nI learned to drive on a stick shift. My father thought that automatics were for the weak. It’s still my favourite!!<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\"\"\ud83d\ude93<\/span><\/span> Rode in a Police Car – no<\/span><\/div>\n
\nNever and if I have to, I hope it’s only to save a life.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
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\n\"\"\ud83d\ude07<\/span><\/span> Grandkids – no<\/div>\n
\nI started late and adopted my youngest at 49. Now my father is 102, so there is still hope!!  P.S. My younger sister is a great grandmother.<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"\"\ud83d\udea4<\/span><\/span> Driven a Boat – yes<\/div>\n
\nI’m not very fond of motorboats. I would kayak to the edges of the world, though!!<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"\"\ud83d\udc0c<\/span><\/span> Eaten Escargot – yes<\/div>\n
\n..and winkles, and eel, and lots of sardines – fresh or canned. I am an adventurous eater, when I’m in the mood, although, I don’t eat liver!!<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
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\n\"\"\ud83d\udc7d<\/span><\/span> Seen a UFO – maybe \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n
\nI have seen weird things in the sky, that are not stars, planets or planes. And if they were supermen, they didn’t come to the rescue!!<\/div>\n
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\n\ud83d\udef3 Been on a cruise – no<\/div>\n
\n….and I never plan to either. There is something about crowds and being marshalled about here and there that I dislike. There is also something very artificial about hanging out in a floating hotel and being dropped at a port for a few hours, every few days. I much prefer overland travel. One of my regrets in life is never to have taken the London bus from Earlscourt to Katmandu!!<\/div>\n
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\n\"\"\u26fd\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> Run out of gas – yes<\/div>\n
\n….Well almost. I have a guardian angel and I have coasted into a few gas stations, when I was younger!!<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"\"\ud83c\udf63<\/span><\/span> Eat Sushi – yes<\/div>\n
\nNot my favourite. I dislike the taste of seaweed. As kids we had to take cod liver oil on a tablespoon in winter. I hated it!!<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"\"\ud83d\udc7b<\/span><\/span> Seen a Ghost- maybe<\/div>\n
\nI’m one of those photographers who has pictures with weird, ghostlike shapes in them, that weren’t there when I took the picture. I see people on the street that I swear are people from my past, who have died. The other day I saw a video on FB of a woman dancing and it could have been my mother.<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"\"\ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffb<\/span><\/span>Still believe in Santa Claus- Yes<\/div>\n
\nI believe in magic. I believe that wishes and dreams come true!!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A friend posted this to my wall on FB and I thought that it was fun. I realized, however, that I had too many “no”s – so I guess I have to get out and do a little more!! Here it is, with comments \u270d Tattoos – no Your (my) skin is an organ and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","category-unicorns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10304,"href":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10300\/revisions\/10304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}