{"id":4539,"date":"2018-04-12T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=4539"},"modified":"2018-04-12T08:29:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T12:29:16","slug":"questions-to-which-i-may-never-have-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=4539","title":{"rendered":"Questions to Which I May Never Have Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"

One.\u00a0<\/strong>Why is it that seeing people sit on surfaces not meant for sitting on is endearing? Eating cereal while sitting cross legged on the kitchen floor, perching on top of the piano to chat with someone, lying on the hood of a car to star-gaze… Is it just me?<\/p>\n

Two.\u00a0<\/strong>Why are octopuses such a trend right now? Creepy, smushy things, I can’t imagine decorating my home with them. Shudder.<\/p>\n

Three.\u00a0<\/strong>How does Princess Kate do\u00a0everything<\/em> in those four inch heels? Does she have steel pipes instead of ankles or something?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Four.\u00a0<\/strong>How many years will pass before we look back at the iPhone versus Android debates and shake our heads at the foolishness of it all?<\/p>\n

Five.\u00a0<\/strong>Those people who live in the south and still love summer more than life- do they live in pools 24\/7? If so, how does this work practically alongside things like, I dunno, having a job?<\/p>\n

Six. <\/strong>Man rompers? QUE? (Look them up at your own risk.)<\/p>\n

Seven.\u00a0<\/strong>Why is it considered more spiritual to be glum? The people I most admire are the cheerful ones.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Eight.\u00a0<\/strong>How does anyone find things on Twitter? I get majorly lost among the hashtags and links.<\/p>\n

Nine.\u00a0<\/strong>Why is it so hard for writers to admit they’re writers? It’s like this super secret club that you can only attain to if you’ve published at least three books or written for the Huffington Post. But yet, nobody actually thinks that, except writers criticizing their own work.<\/p>\n

Ten.\u00a0<\/strong>Why do some homes still have landlines?<\/p>\n

Eleven.\u00a0<\/strong>Those people who put the tp roll on backwards, how do their minds work? Whyyyy? As barbaric as putting a full roll on top of an empty one is, I can understand the thought process, because it’s slightly more work to replace it properly. But putting it on backwards just doesn’t make any sense.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Twelve.\u00a0<\/strong>Does it take bravery to face a silly fear, like the fear of what people think? Or should bravery be solely dedicated to facing things that could actually be dangerous? What do you think?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A Year Ago:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frigid New York Jaunt<\/a><\/p>\n

Indian Butter Chicken to Knock Your Socks Off<\/a><\/p>\n

Fine Wine Versus Plexus Slim<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One.\u00a0Why is it that seeing people sit on surfaces not meant for sitting on is endearing? Eating cereal while sitting cross legged on the kitchen floor, perching on top of the piano to chat with someone, lying on the hood of a car to star-gaze… Is it just me? Two.\u00a0Why are octopuses such a trend right now? Creepy, smushy things, I can’t imagine decorating my home with them. Shudder. Three.\u00a0How does Princess Kate do\u00a0everything in those four inch heels? Does…<\/p>\n

Read More Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[90,91],"tags":[347],"class_list":["post-4539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-humor","category-musings","tag-questions"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pexels-photo-356079.jpg?fit=2886%2C1747","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8A8kG-1bd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3551,"url":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=3551","url_meta":{"origin":4539,"position":0},"title":"An Impulse Purchase That Actually Turned Out Well","author":"Rachel","date":"June 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm blaming Pinterest, with its perfect little bohemian houses. But whoever made me do it, somehow I ended up buying a mandala throw instead of a traditional beach towel when I was doing my pre-beach shopping last summer. Turns out, it was one of my favorite purchases all year. Allow\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Decor"","block_context":{"text":"Decor","link":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?cat=85"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_0240.jpg?fit=1089%2C893&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_0240.jpg?fit=1089%2C893&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_0240.jpg?fit=1089%2C893&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_0240.jpg?fit=1089%2C893&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_0240.jpg?fit=1089%2C893&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6099,"url":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=6099","url_meta":{"origin":4539,"position":1},"title":"Day 20: Mandala Cloth, And a Giveaway!","author":"Rachel","date":"February 20, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Now for the fun part. I am giving away\u00a0a mandala cloth\u00a0to one Striped Pineapple reader this month.","rel":"","context":"In "Decor"","block_context":{"text":"Decor","link":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?cat=85"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/img_0762.jpg?fit=1200%2C825&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/img_0762.jpg?fit=1200%2C825&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/img_0762.jpg?fit=1200%2C825&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/img_0762.jpg?fit=1200%2C825&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/img_0762.jpg?fit=1200%2C825&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4041,"url":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=4041","url_meta":{"origin":4539,"position":2},"title":"Five Inevitabilities of Life","author":"Rachel","date":"July 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Mmmph yrsh,\" you mumble in reply as you hastily swallow your unchewed food. Leave it on, it will drive you nuts. Tear it off, it will bleed and sting. Ah yes, the great equalizer of humanity. This person\u00a0will be seated next to you at the party. He'll probably also chew\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Five Things"","block_context":{"text":"Five Things","link":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?cat=87"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_1303.jpg?fit=1200%2C869&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_1303.jpg?fit=1200%2C869&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_1303.jpg?fit=1200%2C869&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_1303.jpg?fit=1200%2C869&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_1303.jpg?fit=1200%2C869&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6419,"url":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=6419","url_meta":{"origin":4539,"position":3},"title":"Favorite Moments in Paris","author":"Rachel","date":"May 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I have found a new favorite travel activity. While in Paris, I stole Lyn's idea and created several running lists of memories. Feelings evoked, food we ate, extra pleasant people, that kind of thing. Even just a few short weeks later, I look back on it and realize I would\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Travel"","block_context":{"text":"Travel","link":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?cat=94"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sitting by the Seine in Paris","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSCF7884.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSCF7884.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSCF7884.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSCF7884.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSCF7884.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7138,"url":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=7138","url_meta":{"origin":4539,"position":4},"title":"Chitchat from a Coffee Shop","author":"Rachel","date":"January 31, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm sitting at my favorite local coffee shop- favorite because it's actually open until a decent hour of the evening unlike most shops. I can loiter here till almost midnight if I please, which is just my cup of tea. And I'm having a cup of tea, or actually a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Downtown adventures"","block_context":{"text":"Downtown adventures","link":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?cat=86"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bokeh-cafe-chair-597929.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bokeh-cafe-chair-597929.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bokeh-cafe-chair-597929.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bokeh-cafe-chair-597929.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bokeh-cafe-chair-597929.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7169,"url":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=7169","url_meta":{"origin":4539,"position":5},"title":"Pineapple Relocation","author":"Rachel","date":"February 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"So there's something you should know... ...In case you didn't know already. It's true- this pineapple is gonna go find some New York City stripes. And yes, I'm as surprised as you are. The whole thing is a massive series of surprising events for me. I've been dreaming about living\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Downtown adventures"","block_context":{"text":"Downtown adventures","link":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?cat=86"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_8829.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_8829.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_8829.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_8829.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_8829.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4539"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6349,"href":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4539\/revisions\/6349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}