Shoot Three - "Paris - Opera Garnier"

Finland! We did have a couple of ringers in this response group - Jim has family in Finland while Elaine remembers playing "pesapallo" as helping her understand baseball. Others who were in on the "Finnish Line' were Peyton, Michelle, Joani, Doris, and Mike Di.

"Opera Staircase"

All marble! This main staircase was an architectural masterpiece! The variety of colors, the symmetry, the curved shaping and its size! If in Paris, a tour of the Opera Garnier is a must! And, the marble didn't stop there - it was everywhere.

Getting Older?

"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country."

   ~ Kurt Vonnegut 

Where in the World?

Here are some interesting facts about various countries of the world. Just where would I be?

There are over 4.75 million people living here as of July 2013.

Famous writers include Jonathan Swift - "Gulliver's Travels," Bram Stoker - "Dracula" and James Joyce - "Ulysses".

Hurling remains one of the most popular sports in the country.

At the Olympics, boxing is its most successful sport.

In 2002 it was the first country in the world to have an environmental tax for plastic shopping bags and in 2004 it was the first to introduce a public smoking ban.

Interesting Fact. . .

A human brain has a capacity to store 
5 times as much information as 
Wikipedia! 

Leaving on a humorous note, I hope!

   What if there were 

no hypothetical questions?