1. List five problems with social media.
A. (1) People use it for inane purposes. (2) The algorithms are set up to force a feedback loop or echo chamber. (3) It could be a great source for information, but it isn't. (4) Too much advertising and it's creepy how the advertisers know you recently talked about something yet never looked it up on the computer. (5) Mark Zuckerberg.
2. Name a place you would like to live, but have never visited.
A. Ireland.
3. Who is someone who fascinates you, and why?
A. Nora Roberts. She writes readable stories and consistently strives to change up her work. She's like the anti-Danielle Steel, who has written the same story over and over again for as long as I can remember. Roberts also stands up for herself and other writers on her Facebook page, which I follow, and I appreciate that.
4. Do you have tattoos? What are they and why?
A. I have no tattoos. Lots of scars, but no tattoos.
5. Name a book you love. Now name one you didn’t.
A. Lord of the Rings is a book I love. I do not love pornographic books or horror books. I don't read them so I can't really name one.
6. Name a fruit you dislike, and explain why.
A. I do not eat oranges. I do not dislike them, I have a sensitivity to them. They make the insides of my ears itch when I eat them.
7. What are two words/phrases that make you laugh?
A. Now you must bring me . . . a shrubbery!
8. What is a quote you try to live by?
A. Do no harm.
9. Tell about something you miss.
A. I miss having a schedule. Even though I have freelanced for nearly 30 years, I had a schedule at one time, with regular hours. Since I have basically stopped freelancing, I don't have a schedule, and I feel a little lost without one.
10. List three weird traits you have.
A. I quote Lord of the Rings for everything. I cannot leave the house without a watch on my wrist. I have to sit with my back to the wall in restaurants.
11. What did you wear today?
A. Jeans and a t-shirt.
12. What is a word/phrase you use constantly?
A. That's interesting.
13. What is one thing you’re excited about?
A. My nephew is coming in from out of state later this month, and I am looking forward to seeing him. Also, my niece made the Dean's List in her freshman year this year, and I am really proud of her.
14. How do you feel about ageism?
A. I'm aging. I don't like it much. As far as discriminating against older folks, I know it exists and it's not fair, but most things in life aren't fair, and when you're an old bitty like me, you know that.
15. List three interesting facts about yourself.
A. I play multiple musical instruments. I have published thousands of articles and photographs. I still keep in contact with my teachers from high school and my professors from college.
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My husband is allergic to watermelon, it makes his ears itch.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you are allergic to oranges.
Love your answer to #14.
Have a nice day.
https://gloriasretiredlife.blogspot.com/
Hubs and I love love love Monty Python and the Holy Grail. We are geeks, and can quote entire set pieces from it back and forth at each other. Love that you used it!
ReplyDeleteYou know how you can go forever without hearing about something, and then you hear about it all the time? Nora Roberts is that thing for me this week.
ReplyDeleteHow strange your reaction to oranges.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think of that as a weird quirk of mine, but I'm convinced our family has no original dialog, we quote movies and plays so much.
I have not worn a watch in ... at least 10 years. I don't miss it.
I've only read a few Nora Roberts' books--I enjoyed them, I should dig deeper after hearing about this.
ReplyDeleteI might feel about Outlander books the way you do at Lord of the rings... I enjoyed these
ReplyDeletewouldn't it be fun to see Ireland together, I think we'd get along, wonder if our husbands would?
Monty Python and Hobbits, I love it.
ReplyDelete#1. I totally agree with your answer to this.
ReplyDelete#2. Ireland is wonderful.
#15. I would love to play multiple intruments.
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