1. How long have you lived in your current residence?
A. I have lived here over 35 years.
2. What changes have you made to it since you got there?
A. We have replaced the roof, installed vinyl siding over the cedar siding, ripped up the carpeting and put in hardwood flooring and tile, and installed a walk-in shower in place of a tub.
3. What surprised you about living in your place or in your neighborhood?
A. Nothing. I'm not far from where I grew up. I have always known this area.
4. If someone were considering moving in next door, what would you warn them about?
A. Bears and coyotes.
5. If you have to move in the next 45 days, what are you definitely not taking with you?
A. This big ol' Sauder desk that's so heavy we can't move it.
6. What are you currently reading?
A. I'm listening to State of Terror, by Louise Penny & Hillary Rodham Clinton, I'm reading Compete Confidence, by Sheenah Hankin, PhD, on my Kindle, and I have A Queen in Hiding, by Sarah Kozloff, by my chair (a real book).
7. What did you recently finish reading?
A. The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop, by Fannie Flagg, Heartburn, by Nora Ephron, and The Priory of the Orange Tree, by Samantha Shannon (it was 804 pages long!).
8. What do you think you’ll read next?
A. I don't know, I'll have to finish the three I'm working on.
9. When did you take the road less traveled?
A. Apparently most of my life. I've always been an odd duck.
10. Did you ever participate in a talent show?
A. When I played with my band in high school, we participated in a talent show.
11. When did you most recently strike out?
A. Is striking out good or bad? If you're the pitcher, isn't striking out the batter a good thing? If you're the batter, I suppose it's not so good. I suppose most recently I "struck out" in my search for Lays Baked Potato Chips. I couldn't find any.
12. Where do you go to find yourself?
A. I journal or talk to someone. Sometimes I sits and thinks, and then I sits some more.
13. What do you have mixed feelings about?
A. The state of the nation.
14. What did you most recently add to your collection of something?
A. Last fall I bought a little travel guitar. It wasn't very expensive. I have a small collection of inexpensive guitars.
15. When did something most recently stir you to tears?
A. The other night when I was watching My Brilliant Friend. That show almost always makes me weepy even when it shouldn't. I'm not sure why.
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The Priory of the Orange Tree just sounds interesting. Might have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteI liked Fannie Flagg's book. There is something comforting about her books. I think it is because they are something Josh and I both enjoy reading. I wish we liked more of the same books. I am trying to get him to read The Four Winds. I do think he would enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteI have mixed feelings on the state of the nation too.
#9- we just finished Dr. Seuss at school. The quote I put on the papers of a craft was "Why fit in when you were born to stad out". I like to do my own thing too. Loved your answers! Have a nice day!
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I couldn't get into the book of My Brilliant Friend--I wonder if I would like the series?
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing wrong with being an odd duck. <3
ReplyDelete#4 - Bears and coyotes? Bloody hell! I would be building a very big wall!
ReplyDelete#11 - I didn't know what "strike out" meant - and I think I answered it incorrectly. Oh well...
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ReplyDeleteI love this "Sometimes I sits and thinks, and then I sits some more."
ReplyDeleteDiscovered a new series to watch--My brilliant friend. Enjoyed reading your answers.
ReplyDeleteHow are you enjoying State of Terror? I read Bill's first book with James Patterson and it was frustratingly uneven, so I've been wary of this collaboration ...
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