Sunday Stealing Archive Edition (2009)

1. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?

A. I don't have one at the moment.

2. What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it?

A. A ham sandwich.

3. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?

A. Yes, I have had several body parts removed. It is not fun.

4. What is the last heavy item you lifted?

A. I don't know, but it reminds me of an old joke: The Texan went in to the john, and he sat down on the toilet to pee. Some scrawny guy looked at him and said, "Why are you sitting down to do what most men do standing up?" The Texan said, "I just had me a hernia operation, and the doctor said not to lift anything heavy."

5. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?

A. Some days I wish I was, but I don't think so.

6. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?

A. I don't know. I had a friend who was diagnosed with a terminal illness, and I think the knowledge that she only had a certain time to live was detrimental to her in some ways. But it also allowed her to prepare.

7. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?

A. I don't want to change my name. 

8. What’s your goal for the year?

A. To get through it, at the rate it's going.

9. Who is the last person you hugged?

A. My husband.

10. Where was the first place you went this morning?

A. To the bathroom.

11. Do you always answer your phone?

A. No, I do not always answer my phone.

12. It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it?

A. It's probably a spammer.

13. If you could change your eye color what would it be?

A. I would have blue eyes. My eyes are hazel. They look blue because I wear a lot of blue.

14. What’s on your wish list for your birthday?

A. I haven't given it any thought.

15. Does the future make you more nervous or excited?

A. Right now, the future is terrifying.

16. Do you have any saved texts?

A. Yes, I have saved texts.

17. Have you ever been in a car wreck?

A. I have been in several car wrecks.

18. Do you have an accent?

A. I have a very southern accent.

19. What was the last song to make you cry?

A. I don't recall.

20. What did you do last night?

A. Watched a little TV, read, and went to bed.

21. Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?

A. Yes.

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Sunday Stealing Archive Edition

1. Where is your significant other?

A. As I write this, my significant other is down at the shed working on a tractor.

2. What is your favorite thing?

A. My favorite thing is my computer.

3. Did you dream last night?

A. If I did, I do not remember it.

4. Do you have goals?

A. I do not have goals much anymore. They're more like ephemeral hopes.

5. Do you have any hobbies?

A. I read, write, play music, and play video games.

6. Where do you want to be in 6 years?

A. I expect I will be right where I am.

7. Where were you last night?

A. Last night, I was in bed asleep.

8. What are you not?

A. I am not intentionally mean or cruel. I'm sure I have been at various times, but I have never intended to be.

9. Name one of your wish list items.

A. I would like to redo my office. It needs new flooring, and I would like a different desk.

10. Do you have a pet?

A. I do not have a pet, unless one counts the cattle.

11. Are you missing someone?

A. I am missing several someones at the moment.

12. What kind of car do you drive?

A. I drive a Toyota Camry.

13. What is something you're not wearing?

A. I am not wearing a dress.

14. Do you love someone?

A. I love lots of people.

15. When was the last time you laughed?

A. I laughed earlier today.

16. When was the last time you cried?

A. A few weeks ago I cried because I was so very tired of feeling ill.

17. What is your favorite past time?

A. Reading.

18. Are you a hater or a lover?

A. I am a lover, I hope.

19. Do you have any vices?

A. I swear a lot.

20. What is your favorite meme other than Sunday Stealing?

A. Saturday 9, of course.

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Sunday Stealing Archive Edition

From the Sunday Stealing archives (2009)

1. What is your occupation right now?

A. I still do some freelance writing, but mostly I take care of my husband and my house.

2. What color are your socks right now?

A. White.

3. What are you listening to right now?

A. Nothing. Just the sound of the space heater behind me.

4. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?

A. My husband.

5. How old are you today?

A. I am 61 years old.

6. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?

A. I like women's basketball.

7. What is your favorite drink?

A. I only drink water. I used to like root beer, though.

8. Have you ever dyed your hair?

A. I have had it highlighted, but never completely dyed. Now it's just going gray.

9. What is your favorite food?

A. I am partial to chocolate. That's probably not an actual food.

10. What is the last movie you watched?

A. The Replacements, I think.

11. Favorite day of the year?

A. My birthday.

12. How do you vent anger?

A. I have been known to throw things. Most recently I beat up a box of tissues.

13. What was your favorite toy as a child?

A. I liked to play with action dolls, not doll babies or Barbie.

14. What are your living arrangements?

A. I live in a house with my husband.

15. What was the last thing that you cried about?

A. I have been sick for several weeks now and it frustrates me to the point of tears on occasion.

16. Who is the friend you have had the longest?

A. The friend I have had the longest is Leslianne, not counting my husband. Oh, there are people I am Facebook friends with whom I have known longer, but they are mostly acquaintances now. Leslie and I are friends.

17. What did you do last night?

A. I watched TV and went to bed.

18. What are you most afraid of?

A. Losing the country.

19. In how many areas of your country have you lived?

A. Just one.

20. What is your favorite flower?

A. I like irises.

Sunday Stealing Archival Edition

From the Sunday Stealing archives:

1) What was your dream growing up?

A. When I was a child, I wanted to be many things, ranging from an archeologist to a geologist to a college professor and a rock star. Ultimately, though, I wanted to write. So, I wrote. And now I don't.

2) What talent do you wish you had?

A. I don't really wish for talent anymore. I think I am more in need of courage.

3) If I bought you a drink, what would it be?

A. You would be buying me a glass of water.

4) What was the last book you read?

A. The last book I listened to on tape was Orbital, by Samantha Harvey. I am currently listening to The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny. I have given up actually trying to read the book I want to read for the moment. My concentration is shot.

5) What is your worst habit?

A. My worst habit now is chewing Extra sugar free bubble gum. I no longer bite my nails. I also say "f*ck" a lot, so maybe that's my worst habit.

6) If you saw me walking down the street, would you offer me a ride?

A. I am assuming I know you, so yes, I would offer you a ride. But I would not offer a stranger a ride these days.

7) What is your favorite sport?

A. I like women's basketball.

8) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?

A. If I were stuck in an elevator with someone, I would make small talk and try to keep us both calm.

9) What is the worst thing to ever happen to you?

A. When I was in elementary school, if I was ill, my mother would take me to my grandmother's house for the day so she could go to work. Her office was only a block away. Many times, she went home without me because she forgot me. I think that scarred me for life. (It is not, however, the worst thing to ever happen to me.)

10) Tell me one weird fact about you.

A. I don't know that I'm all that weird. How about this: I had a big place on my abdomen that was some kind of keratosis, about as big around as a quarter. After I received my last Covid shot, it went away. And it's still gone, though there is some minor discoloration of the skin in that place.

11) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?

A. If someone showed up at my house unexpectedly, I would invite them in if I knew them. I'd leave them standing outside the door if I didn't.

12) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?

A. I would like to be thinner.

13) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

A. I would probably be someone's conscience.

14) Have you ever been arrested?

A. I have never been booked for a crime, but I have been picked up by the police and taken to the police station.

15) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?

A. If I won $10,000 today, I would buy myself a really nice computer.

Sunday Stealing

1. Has reading a book ever changed your life? Which one and why, if yes?

A. I think The Dance of Anger, by Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., was a life-changing book. It gave me permission to be angry about things that had happened to me.

2. Do you prefer to read fiction or nonfiction?

A. I read both and really don't have a preference.

3. If you could be a character in any novel you've read, who would you be?

A. I would be Anne Shirley in the Anne of Green Gables series of books by L.M. Montgomery.

4. Has reading a book ever made you cry? Which one and why?

A. The first book I remember reading that made me cry was Bambi, by Felix Salten. This was not the Disney version, this was the actual book, and I was seven years old when I read it. When Bambi's mother died, I cried and cried.

5. How many books do you read a year?

A. At the moment, I am up to 69 books this year and the majority of those are audiobooks. I used to read at least 100 books a year but as my eyesight has grown worse, I don't read as much because my eyes tire easily. 

6. Name a book you had to read but hated. Why did you hate it?

A. I honestly don't recall ever hating a book. Some of the books I had to read for advanced English classes were difficult - Dostoyevsky comes to mind - but I didn't hate them.

7. If someone wrote a book about your life, what would it be called?

A. Oh, I don't know. The Weird Path Taken, perhaps. I took a path most people don't take - I turned my back on the corporate world and set about doing my own thing.

8. Have you ever written (or started to write) a book?

A. I have started writing books, but I've never managed to finish one.

9. If you could pick a book you've read to make into a movie, what would it be?

A. Just looking at the books I've read this year, I think I would go with The Last Bookshop in London, by Madeline Martineau.

10. What was your favorite book as a child?

A. My favorite book as a child was Miss Osborne the Mop, by Wilson Gage.

11. What are you reading right now?

A. I am in between books at the moment. I just finished The Courage to be Disliked, by Ichiro Kashimi, which I do not recommend. I haven't decided on my next read as I've been busy with holiday stuff.

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Sunday Stealing

1. What was the last song you listened to?

A. The song I have running through my head at the moment is, "I Want to Be in Love," by Melissa Etheridge. I'm not sure it's the last one I heard, but that's my ear worm for the morning.

2. What is your favorite thing about the place you live?

A. I like my house because my husband and I built it ourselves. It's cozy.

3. What is your earliest childhood memory?

A. When I very young, maybe about 4 or so, my brother, who is 3 years younger than I, climbed up on the kitchen cabinet and managed to get a hold of an entire bottle of aspirin, which he proceeded to eat. I found him and ran to my mother to tell her, and they took him to the hospital to get something to make him throw them up.

4. If you could be any animal, what would you be?

A. I would be a deer. They are inquisitive animals.

5. Who do you trust the most in your life?

A. I trust my husband more than anyone. After all this time, I should.

6. How many languages can you say "hello" in?

A. Three, I think.

7. What is your favorite kind of weather?

A. I like for it to be about 72 degrees, sunny, with a tiny gentle breeze tickling my nose.

8. How did you discover that Santa wasn't real and how old were you?

A. I learned that very early on. I had lost a tooth early, when I was 5, by falling on my grandmother's stoop. The tooth fairy came and brought a 50-cent piece. When I was helping my mother dust one day shortly after that, I discovered a bowl full of 50-cent pieces and quickly deduced that my parents were the tooth fairy, and from there made the leap to Santa Claus. My mother confirmed my suspicions but asked me not to tell my brother.

9. What is the best feeling in the world?

A. Knowing that you are loved is one of the best feelings in the world.

10. What is your favorite color?

A. Blue is my favorite color.

11. Is there a language you would love to learn?

A. I would like to relearn Spanish. I had it in high school, but I have forgotten most of it.

12. How do you feel about reality TV?

A. I don't think reality TV has helped the country much. I watch some of it, but I think it contributes to the dumbing down of the USA.

13. Did you ever skip school when you were a kid?

A. I did skip school when I was in high school. I used to slip out early and miss band class. I was warned if I missed another I would be reprimanded, didn't listen, and received an in-school suspension for it. I don't know if they still do that. Probably not.

14. What is your least favorite food?

A. I will not eat coconut.

15. Do you have a good luck charm?

A. I do not have a good luck charm.

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Sunday Stealing

1. When do you feel most authentically yourself?

A. I feel I am myself around my husband, my friends, and when I am writing. I am also myself when I am playing music.

2. What are you thankful for today?

A. Today I am thankful for my husband, who went out to run errands. On Monday, we are celebrating our anniversary.

3. Name a memory you hope you never forget.

A. I hope I never forget the day I married.

4. What are ways you connect with long distant friends?

A. I email them, send instant messages or texts to them, or write a real letter to them. I also occasionally call some of them.

5. How do you reconnect with yourself when you feel lost?

A. I usually go to sleep. After I wake up, I am more myself.

6. What would be your signature drink if you owned a café?

A. The Writer's Block would be an iced coffee, almost a slushie type of drink, with a big ice cube in it and a splash of Irish whisky.

7. What is something you’ve let go of as you've grown older?

A. I have let go of the idea that I have to always be doing something.

8. What are the things you're most likely to lie about?

A. I am most likely to tell white lies. "Does this look good on me?" "Well, of course!" Even if it doesn't. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

9. What’s something you wish you had more time to learn?

A. I wish I had more time to learn how to drive a spaceship away from this planet.

10. List social media trends that puzzle you.

A. All social media trends puzzle me.

11. List local phrases and terms you use often.

A. "Cut off the light," which means to turn off the light. "Fixin' to," which means getting ready to go do something. "Bless your heart," which means either that's sad or not, depending on word emphasis and/or context. And then there's "over yonder" which means, well, over there somewhere.

12. If you could only wear only three colors, what would they be?

A. Black, blue, and purple.

13. What are your favorite books, music, tv, movies, and media this month?

A. This month is only half over, but we have been enjoying West Wing, which we somehow missed the first go-round.

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Sunday Stealing

1. Name a hobby you've learned from a friend.

A. When I was in the 4th grade, my mother had taught me how to knit. But I did not keep it up and had forgotten how to do it. My friend T. brought me knitting needles and yarn and patiently showed me how to knit again, as well as crochet. I managed a couple of scarves but that's about it. I simply do not have the patience for it.

2. What are your physical activity preferences?

A. I like to walk.

3. List music you think is essential for everyone to hear.

A. Music that is essential for everyone to hear includes classical music (Bach, Beethoven, Mozart),  Queen, Pink Floyd, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, and Taylor Swift.

4. Name something you have to relearn every time you do it.

A. I cannot remember how to pay the Medicare bill online for my husband when it arrives, so I have to relearn it every 3 months.

5. When do you start thinking about holiday season planning?

A. I generally start thinking about it in August. I don't want it all crammed onto one credit card bill.

6. List some quirks & preferences you have about writing letters.

A. The only preference I have for writing letters is that I need to do it on the computer because my handwriting is so bad.

7. If you had to limit your reading to only 3 genres, what would you pick?

A. I would pick fantasy, nonfiction, and mysteries.

8. When joining teams, would you rather lead or follow?

A. I'd rather not be on a team at all. Can I simply sit in the stands?

9. What’s your dream concert, and who would be performing?

A. My dream concert would be a completely private performance, with no one in the audience but me and a few members of family and some friends, with a lineup of Pat Benatar, Heart, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow, Pink, Linda Ronstadt, and Stevie Nicks. (I think I just created a personal feminine festival.)

10. What is the funniest, weirdest, silliest, animal/pet you’ve ever met?

A. I honestly have no answer for this question.

11. How has love changed for you over the years?

A. I think I am more mellow in some respect, but less tolerant and more judgmental in others.

12. Name a book, movie, or song that brings you a sense of peace.

A. I have no idea why this piano song makes me feel peaceful, but it does. I used to fall asleep to it before my husband retired.

 

13. List names you like but which wouldn’t suit you.

A. Buzz, Velvet, Ginger, April, Nicole.

14. What’s a part of yourself you're still working to understand?

A. I am working to understand my very quick temper. Sometimes it scares me, I become angry so quickly these days. My fuse used to not be so short.

15. Name something you love about yourself today.

A. I love that I took the time out of my day to listen to a young woman's fears about the incoming administration.

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Sunday Stealing

1. Name some local events, parades or festivals – either in your hometown or state.

A. We have several local festivals, one in Fincastle in September and one in Buchanan in the first weekend in October. We have Christmas parades in both towns, too. Buchanan has a carnival and a July 4 parade. We also have a farmers' market during the growing season, and there are music events in Daleville over the summer.

2. Life update – what’s happened recently, moving house, family wedding, vacation, new pet, visited with a friend, and so on.

A. I go to the grocery store, come home, and put the groceries away. No one has moved, we've had no weddings, no one has died, no new pets, I haven't seen any friends except at the aforementioned grocery store. I am trying to lay low and keep my mouth shut and am not being successful at that.

3. Do you have any family traditions this month?

A. No.

4. The holidays are about two months away. Do you begin shopping or creating now or wait until December?

A. I began Christmas shopping in August.

5. What is your favorite November memory?

A. My mother once made a pumpkin pie that did not set up properly. We called it "pumpkin pudding." It was good all the same, although I think she was unhappy about it.

6. Now that the weather is getting cooler do you prefer staying indoors or going outdoors? What do you do?

A. I am indoors most of the year because of my allergies to everything outside. In the spring, it's the pollen. In the fall, it's the mold. In the winter, it's the cold that makes my asthma act up. 

7. Describe your favorite local restaurant.

A. I don't have a favorite local restaurant, although the Daleville Tap House serves a very good salad. They grow their own greens in a hydroponic garden, so they are always fresh.

8. Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving?

A. I do not know what this means.

9. If you could take any class, what would you select?

A. I would return to my English literature classes.

10. To celebrate November would you rather enjoy pumpkin pie or sweet potato?

A. I am not a fan of either one.

11. How do you handle setbacks and failures?

A. Not very well.

12. If everything in your house had to be one color, which color would you choose?

A. Most everything in my house is one color, some variation of earth tones. The walls are off white or almond. I'll go with that one.

13. Who or what would you haunt if you were a ghost?

A. If I were a ghost, I would like to haunt the White House. But I think the laws of being a ghost imply that ghosts haunt things they are familiar with, like homes or pieces of furniture, so I am not sure that is possible.

14. Have you ever worn clothing with the labels still attached?

A. Not intentionally.

15. What's something weird that you recommend everyone try at least once?

A. Apologizing and/or asking for forgiveness. Apparently, that's an old-fashioned notion, to say, "I'm sorry" and mean it. Manners are now weird.

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Sunday Stealing

1. What’s your guilty pleasure?

A. I'm not sure I have one. Something chocolate, I suppose.

2. Which meal is your favorite: breakfast, lunch, or dinner?

A. I like breakfast foods. I could eat breakfast for all three meals.

3. What do you do when you want to chill out after a long day?

A. Watch TV with my husband.

4. How would you spend your ideal weekend?

A. I would be away from home, someone would fix all the meals, and I'd read, listen to music, take a stroll with my husband, maybe visit a museum.

5. Do you listen to podcasts, or mostly just music? What’s your favorite podcast?

A. I mostly listen to music. I do not have a favorite podcast at the moment, although I listen to "Fresh Air" from NPR probably more than I do anything.

6. Do you prefer to go to the movies or watch movies at home?

A. It depends on the movie. Most movies I prefer to watch at home; occasionally there is an outlier that I want to see on the big screen.

7. What was your favorite TV show growing up?

A. I was into The Rookies, Emergency, and Charlie's Angels.

8. What’s your favorite TV show now?

A. I don't really have one at the moment. 

9. How would you spend your birthday if money was no object? 

A. I would take a private jet to Ireland and spend the day there, and fly home.

10. What’s your favorite season? What do you love most about it?

A. I am partial to spring. It's a new time, new little calves, new flowers on the trees. And it's such a relief to the dreary winters we have in Virginia.

11. Do you prefer camping or going to the beach?

A. You do know you can camp at the beach, right? When I was a child that was how we went. I prefer a motel wherever I am that is not home.

12. Which phone app do you think you use the most?

A. I use the Libby app on my phone the most.

13. Would you rather cook, order delivery, or go out to eat?

A. I would rather order delivery or go out to eat.

14. How do you drink your coffee?

A. I do not drink coffee.

15. If you could have any animal as a pet, what would you choose?

A. Just a dog would be great. I miss having a dog.

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Sunday Stealing

1. What’s the best birthday party you’ve ever had?

A. My husband threw me a surprise birthday party the year I turned 50. He rented out a room at the local pizza joint and went into my phone and just invited everyone he could reach in my contacts. It made for an interesting mix of people. Good thing everyone liked pizza.

2. Where is your favorite place you’ve ever visited?

A. My favorite place is home. My favorite place to visit is unknown. 

3. How do you like to spend your free time? 

A. I like to play music, play video games, spend time with my husband, not necessarily in that order.

4. What’s one of your favorite bands?

A. The Eagles. I'm listening to them right now.

5. What is the cutest animal you’ve ever seen in person?

A. Baby calves are cute.

6. How would you describe your style?

A. It's just me style. I don't really have a style, although I suppose some people would say I dress rather conservatively.

7. If your wardrobe could only be one color, what would it be? 

A. Blue.

8. What was the first concert you ever went to?

A. I am not sure, but it may have been Loretta Lynn or somebody like that. The first one I went to that I wasn't supposed to go to was The Commodores.

9. What is the best book you’ve ever read?

A. I don't know. I like Annie of Avalon. I like Nancy Drew. I like Lord of the Rings. I like self-help books. Do I have to have a "best"? No, I don't have to have a best and so I don't have one.

10. What’s your favorite movie of all time?

A. Everyone knows it The Lord of the Rings trilogy. But I also like Under the Tuscan Sun, Steel Magnolias, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Replacements, and others.

11. What’s the stupidest movie or TV show you’ve ever seen?

A. It was some Adam Sandler flick.

12. If you could only have one food for the rest of your life, what would you choose?

A. A salad. That's not exactly a food but you can put a lot of stuff in a salad.

13. What are your biggest pet peeves?

A. Some of these repeated questions are heading in that direction today. I must be in a mood as I answer this. But not putting the grocery cart back ranks up there.

14. Are you more into brains or looks?

A. Brains.

15. Do you celebrate any holidays? What’s your favorite?

A. I celebrate a lot of holidays. I am partial to Halloween just because but it's not something I actually do much about.

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Sunday Stealing

1. What do you hope your last words will be?

A. "I love you."

2. What do you spend the most time thinking about?

A. I spend a lot of time thinking about what I should be doing - and then not doing it.

3. What is something you can never seem to finish?

A. I do not finish novels or long short stories that I start to write.

4. What mistake do you keep making again and again?

A. I open my mouth.

5. What’s the best thing you got from your parents?

A. I received a strong work ethic from my parents.

6. What’s the best and worst thing about getting older?

A. The best thing about growing older is (hopefully) having a little more wisdom. The worst thing about growing older is the decay of the physical body (and I include the mind in that).

7. What do you wish your brain was better at doing?

A. I wish I could remember faces better. I run into people I am supposed to know at the store, and I seldom remember who they are until days or weeks later. Sometimes I never remember who they are. This is frustrating.

8. If your childhood had a smell, what would it be?

A. Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies.

9. What have you created that you are most proud of?

A. I am proud of the magazine I made for my county's 250th anniversary. I am also proud of this blog, because I have done it for such a long time.

10. What were some of the turning points in your life?

A. Turning points in my life include my marriage, my college graduation, and several health issues.

11. What song or artist do you like but rarely admit to liking?

A. I have no problem admitting to any of the songs or artists I like.

12. What small impact from a stranger made a big impact on you?

A. 

13. As you get older, what are you becoming more and more afraid of?

A. I am becoming more afraid of losing my health, and I have become more afraid that some of the benefits I expected to have, like Medicare and Social Security, are at risk.

14. What are some of the events in your life that made you who you are?

A. I had teachers who told me I could write, and that supported me. 

15. What could you do with $2 million to impact the most amount of people?

A. I would donate the $2 million to some charity, perhaps Feeding America, after much examination, to ensure that it would be the best place to put the funds to help the most people.

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Sunday Stealing

1. What gets you fired up?

A. I can get "fired up" over many things, but nothing sends me off more than an injustice against someone I care about.

2. What makes a good life?

A. Having someone to love, shelter, food, and enough, whatever that means to each individual.

3. What risks are worth taking?

A. Risk worth taking would include saving someone else's life or doing something that logically you feel would move you toward a much-desired goal. 

4. Who inspires you to be better?

A. I have a few friends who like to kick me in the butt occasionally.

5. What do you have doubts about?

A. Everything.

6. What fact are you resigned to?

A. That I have no control over most of my life.

7. What book impacted you the most?

A. Honestly, it was probably a book that I don't remember the name of, and it wasn't so much the book as when I read the book that it made its impact. It was given to me by a friend who was certain I was a heathen going to hell (she was right), and it was about a woman named Lucy who went through all kinds of trials and tribulations (like Job) but never lost her faith. I'm not sure exactly what the book did for me, I just know I never forgot it. I have never forgotten the friend who gave it to me, either, even though I have no idea where she is and haven't seen or spoken to her since 8th grade.

8. What irrational fear do you have?

A. I worry that a bear might eat me.

9. What is the hardest lesson you’ve learned?

A. I think most of the lessons I've learned have been hard ones. The hardest lesson may be that one that teaches you that you're all alone even in a crowd, and always will be.

10. What is something you’re self-conscious about?

A. I am self-conscious about my weight.

11. What are one or two of your favorite smells?

A. I like the smell of cookies baking and the smell of my husband's chest after he's had a shower.

12. Have you given to charities?

A. I have given to many charities. Most recently I donated to various things for the Hurricane Helene victims.

13. What is the best compliment you have received?

A. One of my old editors told me recently that I was "fearless when you went after a story." I can't imagine a better compliment for a news writer.

14. What chance encounter changed your life forever?

A. I ran into this guy at a football game, and then I married him.

15. What was the most memorable gift you’ve received?

A. My husband gave me a guitar for our 40th wedding anniversary. I'll go with that one.

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