You say it!

Pick one or more and post a comment (3,000 characters worth of comment space to play with).

::upadte:: My answers posted in italics.

1. Is sex outside of marriage really wrong? Really that wrong?
Yes and no. I was brought up believing it's wrong, and I still believe it's ideal to keep sex for marriage. I also know from past experience how getting into random sex can destroy the soul, the sense of self-worth, in one who is already a bit beaten down on those aspects of life. These days there's the added risk of various infections - many of which simply don't show up as symptoms but can have lasting detrimental effects to the health later down the line.
But then I wonder - what about a committed, safe, loving relationship that isn't marriage? What about someone who is never going to get married - do they just get old and die without experiencing the intimacy that can be shared with another?
And then I also wonder about imbedded things - like guilt over sex because you've been brought up to think it's wrong or dirty. Issues with your sexuality because you've never been taught how to handle it.
I'm pondering all this. Not that there's any potential for a sexual situation in my future! :) Just wondering if my beliefs in this area have changed as dramatically as my beliefs in others. And if so, why?

2. How do you give a dog a pill, without him spitting it out repeatedly until your hands are stained red with the nice colouring they put on it to make it look good (and yet it still remains unswallowed, despite being hidden in cheese and/or peanut butter)?
I tried everything under the sun to get it down his throat. Eventually had to cook up a pot of chicken livers and brown rice, hide it in the food - and it went down that way.

3. What are you having for lunch today?
I noticed my cherry tomatoes ("eyeballs") are prolifically ripe while watering the garden. Yesterday was too hot too cook - we literally ate bread and fruit all day. Today the tomatoes will end up in the meal, one way or another.

4. Could you do with a bit more sleep right now?
Yes. It was WAY too hot to sleep last night, even with our new fan going full steam and all the windows open to catch any stray breezes. I'm tired, cranky, and my back is sore. I hope it cools down enough for us to all get a full night's rest soon.

5. Have you ever considered just giving up on God, religion and thoughts of heaven or hell? Just living here and now and not bothering about the rest?
Yes. I've wondered if all the struggle to connect with an unseen God and boost up a wavering faith is worth it, or if simply living a good life, as much as I can manage, is enough. Like Kelly, I wonder if God will show up in a bigger, more real form if I simply quit. Or if I'll then be completely and utterly doomed.

6. Ladies - do you like kissing guys with beards or moustaches? (Guys - I won't ask about kissing girls with similar facial hair...)
Yuk, hate moustaches and beards. Almost as much as I hate kissing someone who smokes. I do try to keep my own facial hair to a minimum... :)

7. What's the coolest thing you've seen online today? Link so we can see it too?
Been there, done that. See Thursday's (today's) links post.

8. Do you like dreadlocks?
I didn't think I liked them, until 2 days ago. When I saw this. Now I seriously do, as long as they're on him! He looks much better with dreads than all clean-shaven and surfer-boyish. I guess it helps that he's got simply gorgeous eyes, is very very tall, and deliciously built.

9. What do you crave when you're starving-hungry?
Chocolate. Something with tomatoes. Depends on the mood.

10. What's the image that pops into your head when someone says the word "childhood"?
My dream home - literally. I've dreamt for years of a huge double-story old wood house, with an ancient tree in the front yard (and tyre swing), a river down the bottom of the garden, barns and an orchard out back, settled in a ring of hills. Stone-flagged floors, sunlight streaming into the kitchen. Big fireplace in the lounge. Wood floors upstairs. And lots of kids running knee-deep in the waving grass.
If I'm thinking of my own childhood, there are so many images that flash past - riding bikes in the bushveld, our treehouse in Gweru, holidays at the grandparent's farm, visiting friends during the Rhodesian war and riding in their armoured vehicle.