Context: Out of the Loop . I spend the weekend at the Old Family Homestead in LA , watching the Angels beat the Rangers and seeing the Bernini sculptures at the Getty . I did n't visit the internet once , only glanced at the local fishwrap , and watched no news on TV . So I missed an entire news cycle or two on Sarah Palin .

Question generated: What may have been your reason for not checking the internet or news ?
OPTIONS:
- I had other work things to do at the old family homestead .
- None of the above choices .
- I had better and funner things to do .
- I was tired of seeing news about Sarah Palin .

Context: So anyway , the trip . I am headed for corvallis tomorrow evening to spend another day with the Professor . Originally , I had planned to be in Seattle on saturday , but I am having a hard time leaving the Professor ... and we agreed to spend satuday together doing something pretty cool as the last hurrah before I leave . Goal is to get to seattle early afternoon sunday , so sister and I can go over whatever else we need , and trying to check out packs and packing , etc .

Question generated: What sort of thing would we do as a " last hurrah " ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- Kicking a bucket .
- Funeral
- It would be a pleasant and somewhat outlandish thing .

Context: We are all trying to stay positive that July 4th will be bright and sunny . It has been raining everyday for a few days and the forecast is dire for outdoor partygoers . My good friend Michele Monet , photographer extraordinaire , stopped by the other night for a visit and to see some of the family . She had taken a photo of granddaughter Ginny at 7 months sitting in a vintage suitcase . Ginny is now over 5 ' tall at 10 years old and no longer fits into the vintage suitcase .

Question generated: Why is it " dire " if it is n't sunny on July 4th ?
OPTIONS:
- The annual visit from Uncle Sam will be ruined .
- The games and fun activities like spitting watermelon seeds ca n't happen .
- None of the above choices .
- The flower growing activities are scrubbed .

Context: I am now in the beginning stages of running a half marathon next year . If you ca n't see the spiritual connection to running , not just from me , but from anyone who runs , then you must not even be paying attention . When we being to fight in the spiritual against the unseen forces of good and evil , we can only be so strong , since we are too weak to hold the armor , too timid to go after the enemy , and not in the shape we need to be in in order to truly fight . So we fall , often and sometimes hard .

Question generated:
Why must they not be paying attention ?
OPTIONS:
- Since they ca n't understand the sacred part of running .
- Since they can only be so strong in the fight of good vs evil .
- Since they often fall .
- Since they are the beginning running .