Di has the questions, I have the answers, jokes, GIFs, etc.
Does the weather affect your mood? It can. For example, if, during the winter, I haven’t seen the sun for an extended period of time (which, here, is a definite possibility), I get cranky.
If a stranger smiles at you or says ‘good morning’ when they pass you in the street, do you return it? Reminds me of the joke Carl Reiner told at the end of an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show: “Walk down the street with a smile on your face. You’d be amazed at how many people walk up to you and say, ‘what’s so funny?'” Now, having said that, I’ll generally smile back and maybe nod my head, but that’s generally the farthest I’ll go.
If you had a choice of just one of these things to eat, what would it be and why?
Chocolate, a sweet pastry, a plate of chips/fries (this is not a forever choice, just one instance). Probably start with chocolate today, then pastry tomorrow and fries the day after that, and start the cycle all over again. These are three of my favorites!
If you could go back to when you were a specific age, what would that be? Why? From [this post](https://thesoundofonehandtyping.com/2019/04/18/writers-workshop-at-seventeen/):
I’d like to restart my life on March 25, 1973, the day I turned 17. This was the end of my junior year and start of my senior year of high school. My mother and I had a difference of opinion about where I should go to university, and I didn’t fight hard enough for my choice. As a result, I ended up going to a school I didn’t want to attend. My first two years at university were a disaster, and I didn’t care. I don’t like myself when I’m passive-aggressive like that, but that was the person I was then.
And as for gratitude…
The Sound of One Hand Typing 
Great answers, as usual, John
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You know, I am trying to think what year I would relive over and I can’t think of one because each year brought the good, the bad and the ugly to it so I am just content to be in the present.
I like to smile and say hi to people…some look at me and think I am from some lunatic asylum but many smile back. John Candy…a great human being! I miss him to this day. I have to watch Planes, Trains and Automobiles soon. I will choose chocolate followed by a nice pastry as long as it is not overly sweet, like 4 cups of icing sugar sweet.
I believe we all get a bit weird when the weather turns meh just like people turn the weirdo metre on high when a full moon is out.
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Enjoyed your answers. That John Candy gif is awesome 🤩
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John Candy was awesome, period. I loved “Uncle Buck.”
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I’ve always been weird about smiling back at people. It makes me uncomfortable. I did, however, write about the kindness of strangers today, actually.
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That you did…
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I smile back too. Super answers.
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I smile a lot when I make eye contact with people on the street. You never know, that might make their day.
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You can never tell….
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Thanks for joining in John. Interesting answers.
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I too would gladly go back to being 17, if I could do it over knowing what I know now….
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Oh, for certain. What fun would it be otherwise?
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