Fridays Again
Sun., January 26, 12:31 PM
Fridays Again
Well, look at that – another group of Friday questions that I don’t mind answering. I do consumer surveys all the time, but I’m more circumspect about personal questions. Well, when I don’t like them, I just won’t answer. Ha!
- What is one thing you don't like about your body?
Of all the things I don’t like, I’d have to put Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia at the top of the list. It’s not that the nosebleeds are painful (they’re not). They just demand immediate attention; you can’t pretend that you’re perfectly all right when you’re leaking bright red all over everything. - What are two things you love about your body?
At my age, the answer should be, I’m just glad that it still works. Two things? I’m glad that I can still walk as much as I’d like and that my eyes and my hands are still good (so that I can read and write). - What are three things you want to change about your home?
The cheesebox, as I call it, is a subject unto itself, which may yet be an entire entry. I’d like to throw away everything in it that we don’t use; not only is Husband a packrat, but U.D. seems to have inherited it. Why do you think I talk about a space of my own?
Beyond that, I would like to insulate the basement and repair the floors. After those basics, I can start to think about decorating it. - What are four books you want to read this year?
I’ve already read four books this year. (I’ve even written about a couple of them.) Our local library has just reopened after two years of renovating. First, I want to walk around and see what there is that I haven’t seen yet. But there are a couple of books that I’m looking forward to:- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – I’ve already reserved my copy.
- The book by Joe and Hadassah Lieberman about the 2000 presidential campaign.
- What are five promises you have kept to yourself?
Are there five? I don’t know.- One promise I’ve tried to keep forever is not to make any promise if I’m not sure I can keep it. “We’ll see.”
- Related to that, I try never to lie. I can equivocate when necessary. I can, for example, say that my boss is “not at his desk,” rather than say “he’s not here” when he really is.
- Without putting it in so many words, I promised myself that I would never stop learning as much as I could. Up to now, I’m still learning; I'm working on html.
- This is the one I’m proudest of, I think. I was about ten when I promised myself always to give kids a chance. I would not just say, “you’re too little.” I do not ever underestimate kids and I give them every opportunity. I still consider them sponges who will absorb whatever you expose them to. Well, my kids did, anyhow; other people’s kids have occasionally disappointed me, but that’s their parents’ fault.
Do I get disqualified if I didn’t answer the questions completely? It doesn’t matter, does it? This is my page.
