I hope this week’s question is easy enough that plenty of people will answer. Every one, after all, likes being paid to take the day off from work, right?
According to About.com, the most common paid holidays are New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Easter Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Some companies then add Washington’s Birthday or President’s …

Whether you watched the recent Academy Awards or not, there is a notable list of actors and directors who never won an Oscar, despite a fine body of work or notable performances that stood out for generations.
Here’s a list of 24 performers who are notable in their absence from the list of Oscar winners. You don’t have to restrict your …

Do you use categories and/or tags on your blog? If you do, there are a lot of stats-keeping programs that can help you trace which ones are getting the most hits with your readers based on which category pages rank highest among the most-viewed pages.
I’ve got quite a list of categories that I use on this blog. It …

There are plenty of lists nowadays for job seekers that display the top mistakes to avoid during an interview. This week, you get to be the employer, and you get to decide which mistakes would be the biggest turn-offs that would keep you from making the hire.
Here’s the list of 13 mistakes. You’ll use this list to pick the …

Millions around the world are currently celebrating Lent, a period traditionally known for fasting for food or certain favorite habits. Though the intent is supposed to be a gesture showing one’s dedication to God, that aspect is often lost on people who complain about having to give up something they like.
There are some things that are almost impossible to …

Earlier, I posted my thoughts on the new version of the song, “We Are the World.” So I thought I’d turn that into a hopefully fun topic for this week’s edition of the Sunday Seven.
First, you’ll need to watch the actual performance, which begins about 1:15 into the video. Make note of the performers you recognize on sight by …

Four years ago, as hard as it is for me to believe that I’ve been doing the Sunday Seven this long, I asked you to list seven sounds that made you happy or relaxed you.
It’s only taken 201 weeks for me to get around to asking you to consider the other side of the coin!  But a mere four years …

How often do you have the most common of dreams? For me, the most recurring is the sensation of falling, and, at least so far, I always manage to wake up with a start right before I’d otherwise go “splat.” There’s an old wives’ tale that suggests if one actually dies in the dream, he’ll die in real life. …

I found a list of the top 25 Things Disappearing from America. The list seems slightly dated in that one of the items mentioned is Analog TV, which is pretty much gone already thanks to last year’s government-mandated switch to digital.
The rest of the items still seem — to one degree or another — at least reasonable for being …

I found a site that gets perhaps a little too scientific in ranking the world’s top 15 skylines. On the front page, scroll down just a bit and you’ll additional choices ranked as honorable mentions. They are ranked through a variety of scores, including things like vertical appeal, visual density and innovation.
Fortunately, these folks had the time to …

In case you haven’t heard, Google is the Top Word of the Decade, with “decade” in this usage referring to the ten-year period of the 2000s, otherwise known as the “aughts.” Personally, I think we need to ought to come up with a better name than aughts, but that’s neither here nor there.
Google had some competition for its top spot. …

If your local movie theater is like your second home, this week’s question might be a challenge for you. I found this list of the Top 50 movies of 2009.
I’m going to assume that there are at least a few that you might have missed. Of those, could you find seven that you wouldn’t have been interested in …

We lost some really notable and beloved figures in 2009, and I’ve found yet another list of them from The Orlando Sentinel.
Of the people we lost this year, which ones would you most like to have met in person? That’s the subject of this week’s question!

I’m going to warn you upfront: this week’s question involves some potentially disturbing content. More on that in a moment.
The Boston Globe just published “The Decade in News Photographs,” a photo essay of 50 of the most striking images of the past 10 years. Some of the images are very disturbing. A few are so disturbing that …

As we wrap up 2009, it’s time for everyone to start talking about the biggest discoveries, the most shocking scandals and the most-missed celebrities of the year.
Time magazine is producing Top 10 list after Top 10 list for 2009, and one of them is the 10 Most Awkward Moments of the year. Here’s a link to theirs. You’re …

Between cell phones and digital cameras, taking pictures is easier than ever. Even so, this question might be a little bit of a challenge unless you still have some recent photos saved somewhere that you can get to easily.
If you don’t and you have to make an educated guess, that’s all right as well!

First to play last week: Mika …

This past Thursday, we celebrated Thanksgiving. It’s the day when we’re supposed to spend some time thinking about the things for which we’re the most thankful.
But this week’s edition of the Sunday Seven gives that concept a bit of a twist.

First to play last week: Aislinge of A Tale (Tail?) of Two Kitties. Congratulations!
(According to the rules, “First …

We all know fruits are good for us. Most of us don’t eat nearly enough of them. We don’t, for the most part, eat enough vegetables, either, but that’s another Sunday Seven for another day: this week, we’re talking about produce of the fruit persuasion!

First to play last week: Cat. of Sweet Memes. Congratulations!
(According to the …