From Sunday Stealing
Random 20
1. Have you had an argument with anyone recently? If so, do you still have issues with that person?
A. I haven't had an argument in a while. Well, I did tell my husband last night he was grounded, but we didn't argue about it. He just grinned.
2. Are you talking to anyone while filling this in? How about texting/chatting on Facebook?
A. Nope. This has my complete attention. I take that back. My husband called while I was answering the question below. I stopped and spoke with him and then came back to this.
3. Have you done something recently that helped someone else, in any way?
A. I fix dinner every night for my husband. I spent time with my mother-in-law's relatives last week. Hopefully that was helpful.
4. Who was the last person to pay you a compliment?
A. My physical therapist. She said she thought I was courageous.
5. Is there anything that’s happened in the past month, that you wish you could go back in time and change?
A. Not in the past month, unless I could do some sort of speed-healing spell and massive weight loss magic.
6. What colour is your purse/wallet?
A. Brown. It's fall and I switch over to darker colors after summer is over.
7. What’s the closest item to you that’s black?
A. My MS keyboard.
8. Think about what you looked like 5 years ago. How did you look different, compared to the way you look now?
A. I have more gray hair. I have additional scars, and I limp.
9. Before Facebook became popular, did you use any other social networking site, like Bebo or Myspace?
A. No. I blogged, though.
10. Has someone of the opposite sex ever sung to you? If so, how did you respond to it?
A. My father used to sing to me. Or with me. But I've never had a lover sing to me, if that is what you mean. My husband can't carry a tune in a bucket.
11. When did you last hug someone of the opposite sex?
A. This morning.
12. Have you ever seen the film “Casablanca”? Did you like it?
A. I've never seen it.
13. Do you have a relative whose name begins with ‘L’? Tell me about him/her.
A. My brother and father both start their names with that letter. My brother is about 5' 8" tall, he's 48 years old, graying, a little overweight, and he runs a big company. He drives a Lincoln. He comes when I need him and we are, I think, fairly close for adult siblings. He can tell great stories and he is charming.
14. Are you a secretive person?
A. Wouldn't you like to know?
15. When did you last eat?
A. About an hour ago.
16. If you were going to buy a present for a special person, what would you generally choose?
A. I try to find something that matches his/her personality, that I think they would like. Unless they collect frogs. Then I buy a frog.
17. If I’m going to buy you a box of chocolates, which kind should I definitely NOT get?
A. Anything with coconut in it. If you want to make me really happy, get me a box of Cella's Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries.
18. Is there something you generally always ask for help with?
A. I can't figure out percentages to save my life.
19. If you had to give up your phone or your computer, which would it be?
A. The phone. Well, my cellphone. You didn't ask *which* phone and we have a landline. Our cellphone reception is not the best here at the house.
20. Has anyone called you gorgeous/beautiful today?
A. Not yet, but I guess one can always hope.
Sunday, October 05, 2014
Saturday, October 04, 2014
Saturday 9: Rubber Ducky
Saturday 9: Rubber Ducky (1970)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) This song is sung by Muppet Ernie. Who's your favorite Muppet?
A. Kermit got to me with The Rainbow Connection song.
2) Ernie became famous on PBS's Sesame Street. What public television shows do you watch?
A. I like that show Makers. It features a lot of women, like Women in Comedy, Women in Hollywood.
3) When you were a little kid, what was your favorite TV show?
A. Land of the Giants. It lasted for two seasons from 1968 - 1970. It was a sci-fi show (yes, I have always been a geek). Sometimes, I think I am the only person in the world who remembers this show.
I was also a fan of Dark Shadows, which first aired in 1966.
4) On Sesame Street, Ernie frequently teases his best friend Bert by stealing his nose. Do you enjoy practical jokes?
A. Not particularly. However, I am married to a firefighter, and firefighters and police officers are infamous for their practical jokes.
5) Sesame Street creators developed carefree Ernie and serious Bert to show children that different types of people can be good friends. Think about your closest friend. Tell us how you two differ.
A. Hmm. One of us is incredibly dedicated to a job. One of us really loves politics. One of us really enjoys science fiction and fantasy (the other one hates it). One of us is normal weight while the other is obese.
6) Bert and Ernie share a basement apartment on Sesame Street. Tell us about the basement of the building you're in right now.
A. We don't have a basement. We built our house on a slab, which is to say, the flooring site directly on concrete. The hill we are on is nothing but rock.
7) Ernie and Bert were created by Jim Henson. In addition to being an accomplished puppeteer, Mr. Henson was also a talented cartoonist. Can you draw?
A. Not very well.
8) Jim Henson made his first puppets himself using felt, foam rubber, string and rods -- all items that can be purchased at an arts and crafts store. When is the last time you shopped in an arts and crafts store?
A. One of my friends dragged me into one back in the summer. Fortunately we do not have a Hobby Lobby in my area, for I would not have stepped a single toe in that store.
9) When is the last time you took a bath (as opposed to a shower)?
A. A few weeks ago. I much prefer showers to baths, though. However, my physical therapist considers them therapeutic and helpful for some of my current health issues.
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) This song is sung by Muppet Ernie. Who's your favorite Muppet?
A. Kermit got to me with The Rainbow Connection song.
2) Ernie became famous on PBS's Sesame Street. What public television shows do you watch?
A. I like that show Makers. It features a lot of women, like Women in Comedy, Women in Hollywood.
3) When you were a little kid, what was your favorite TV show?
A. Land of the Giants. It lasted for two seasons from 1968 - 1970. It was a sci-fi show (yes, I have always been a geek). Sometimes, I think I am the only person in the world who remembers this show.
I was also a fan of Dark Shadows, which first aired in 1966.
4) On Sesame Street, Ernie frequently teases his best friend Bert by stealing his nose. Do you enjoy practical jokes?
A. Not particularly. However, I am married to a firefighter, and firefighters and police officers are infamous for their practical jokes.
5) Sesame Street creators developed carefree Ernie and serious Bert to show children that different types of people can be good friends. Think about your closest friend. Tell us how you two differ.
A. Hmm. One of us is incredibly dedicated to a job. One of us really loves politics. One of us really enjoys science fiction and fantasy (the other one hates it). One of us is normal weight while the other is obese.
6) Bert and Ernie share a basement apartment on Sesame Street. Tell us about the basement of the building you're in right now.
A. We don't have a basement. We built our house on a slab, which is to say, the flooring site directly on concrete. The hill we are on is nothing but rock.
7) Ernie and Bert were created by Jim Henson. In addition to being an accomplished puppeteer, Mr. Henson was also a talented cartoonist. Can you draw?
A. Not very well.
8) Jim Henson made his first puppets himself using felt, foam rubber, string and rods -- all items that can be purchased at an arts and crafts store. When is the last time you shopped in an arts and crafts store?
A. One of my friends dragged me into one back in the summer. Fortunately we do not have a Hobby Lobby in my area, for I would not have stepped a single toe in that store.
9) When is the last time you took a bath (as opposed to a shower)?
A. A few weeks ago. I much prefer showers to baths, though. However, my physical therapist considers them therapeutic and helpful for some of my current health issues.
Friday, October 03, 2014
Taking the Cousins to Blue Ridge Winery
Botetourt County has three wineries, and I always enjoy Blue Ridge Vineyard in Eagle Rock. You can't beat the views. I don't know about the wine as I don't drink, but the views are spectacular.
Isn't that pretty?
Cousin Kathy with the official greeter at the winery.
Cousin Karen looking over things.
The wine tasting.
A sampling of the vineyard's offerings.
The tasting room.
Apparently it was good wine; they each took some home with them.
Outside there is a big floor space for dancing and gatherings.
Wouldn't it be a nice spot for a wedding?
One year we were up here and saw bears.
A contemplative moment for Cousin Karen.
And a final shot of Uncle Buddy at my mother-in-law's, because, well, he's Uncle Buddy.
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Thursday Thirteen
Today I thought I'd offer up 13 things you may not know about the Blue Ridge Parkway.
1. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway in the eastern part of the United States.
2. It runs for 469.1 miles through the Blue Ridge Mountains, mostly along the ridge tops.
3. Work on the Parkway began under the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. Construction started on September 11, 1935.
4. The project was originally called "The Appalachian Scenic Highway."
5. Construction took 52 years to complete; the last of the Parkway was finished in 1987.
6. The Parkway runs from Virginia's Shenandoah Valley to the Great Smokey Mountains near Cherokee, North Carolina. Skyline Drive in Virginia, which predates the Blue Ridge Parkway, is an additional 105 mile drive through the Shenandoah National Park to the north. The two are often confused or put together, but they are two separate roads and projects.
7. Commercial traffic is prohibited on the Parkway, except for tour buses.
8. The Parkway is free to drive, but the road frequently closes in winter.
9. There are miles of hiking trails along the Parkway. Some of the attractions include campgrounds. There is a fee for camping.
10. No road signs tell you where to go or what is available at the next exit from the Parkway. Many communities are only a short drive from the Parkway. (The Parkway runs through Botetourt County and is accessible in the Blue Ridge area.)
11. You can picnic along the side of the road nearly anywhere on the Parkway. There are also designated picnic areas.
12. You are not supposed to pick flowers, gather wood, or otherwise take pieces of the forest with you when you leave. You are, however, supposed to haul your trash back out with you.
13. Dogs and other pets are allowed, but must be leashed.
Thursday Thirteen is played by lots of people; there is a list here. I've been playing for a while and this is my 363rd time to do a list of 13 on a Thursday.
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| 2006 Photo |
1. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway in the eastern part of the United States.
2. It runs for 469.1 miles through the Blue Ridge Mountains, mostly along the ridge tops.
3. Work on the Parkway began under the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. Construction started on September 11, 1935.
4. The project was originally called "The Appalachian Scenic Highway."
5. Construction took 52 years to complete; the last of the Parkway was finished in 1987.
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| Stylized photo of Mabry Mill, which you can see along the Blue Ridge Parkway. (Photo taken 2006) |
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| Looking over Botetourt County from the Parkway. Photo taken 2014. |
8. The Parkway is free to drive, but the road frequently closes in winter.
9. There are miles of hiking trails along the Parkway. Some of the attractions include campgrounds. There is a fee for camping.
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| Another shot of Botetourt County. Below I note where our farm is in this picture. |
11. You can picnic along the side of the road nearly anywhere on the Parkway. There are also designated picnic areas.
12. You are not supposed to pick flowers, gather wood, or otherwise take pieces of the forest with you when you leave. You are, however, supposed to haul your trash back out with you.
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| Notation of where our farm is as seen from the Blue Ridge Parkway overlook in Bedford County. |
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| More of Botetourt as seen from a Parkway overlook. |
Thursday Thirteen is played by lots of people; there is a list here. I've been playing for a while and this is my 363rd time to do a list of 13 on a Thursday.
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
The Peaks of Otter
We drove on the Blue Ridge Parkway on up to the Peaks of Otter, but we did not go up the trail to the top. It was late in the day and the bus was leaving for its last journey to the top just as we arrived.
It's a good hike up to Sharp Top. It has been many years since I went up to the top.
The Blue Ridge Parkway. It's a great drive.
The lake at Peaks of Otter. We were told in the gift shop that there really are otters living in the lake.
The restaurant and gift shop.
They had some interesting items in the gift shop.
Cousin Kathy is an otter fan, which I did not know.
Uncle Buddy was the first to spy the Bear Poop.
This is Sharp Top (I think), the mountain. Spectacular views.
We can see the Peaks from our house, if I walk a little ways down the driveway and away from the tree line. The Peaks is another of those landmarks that mean you're almost home when you've been away.
It's a good hike up to Sharp Top. It has been many years since I went up to the top.
The Blue Ridge Parkway. It's a great drive.
The lake at Peaks of Otter. We were told in the gift shop that there really are otters living in the lake.
The restaurant and gift shop.
They had some interesting items in the gift shop.
Cousin Kathy is an otter fan, which I did not know.
Uncle Buddy was the first to spy the Bear Poop.
This is Sharp Top (I think), the mountain. Spectacular views.
We can see the Peaks from our house, if I walk a little ways down the driveway and away from the tree line. The Peaks is another of those landmarks that mean you're almost home when you've been away.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Peaks of Otter Winery
We had visitors all last week. Well, actually, my mother-in-law had visitors: her brother, his wife, and their two daughters came in. The cousins are our age so we spent some time with them.
Last Wednesday we went to the Peaks of Otter Winery. I'd never been there so it was interesting to tag along.
Last Wednesday we went to the Peaks of Otter Winery. I'd never been there so it was interesting to tag along.
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| Johnny Appleseed and a train greeted us at the entrance. |
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| The wine tasting room and gift shop was in this structure. |
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| A little bit of neon. |
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| Cousin Karen (who lives in California) and Aunt Marjean (from Illinois) examine the wine offerings. |
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| Lots of antique stuff on the walls piqued my husband's interest. |
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| More stuff. |
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| Cousin Karen, Cousin Kathy (back to us) and Aunt Marjean. |
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| No highway attraction is complete without the Jack-o-Lope. |
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| Uncle Buddy from Illinois. He is 88 years old. |
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| The California Cousin. |
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| Some of the jellies and jams for sale. |
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| My mother-in-law. |
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| Uncle Buddy. |
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| Pretty display of gourds. |
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| Nothing else says "spend money here" like a big red devil. |
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| Map of visitor locations. |
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| More rustic stuff. |
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| Uncle Buddy observes the women doing the wine tasting. |
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| Hmm. Yum! Good enough to buy a bottle! |
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| Another little building at the winery. |
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| My mother-in-law, my husband, and Aunt Marjean. |
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| Everybody but me: my husband, my mother-in-law, Uncle Buddy in the rear, Cousin Kathy (Illinois), Aunt Marjean, and Cousin Karen. |
Monday, September 29, 2014
September Sunrise
Every hour, it seems, the leaves are turning. Each time I look out the front window I see a touch less green and a bit more yellow, a little rusty red.
That certain slant of sunlight slips softly through the thinning leaves. The shadows dance, delighting me, and it is Autumn.
The deer drift like shades, gliding as if never touching the ground to disturb the cobwebs that now litter the forest floor like diamond dust.
The sunsets are lengthy, the sun reaching out and over the clouds, chasing after the mountains, until only a small glimmer remains. It vanishes - poof - and darkness descends.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Sunday Stealing: Ask Away
From Sunday Stealing
Ask Away!
1. What is your zodiac sign?
A. I am The Twins (Gemini). Dual personality and all.
2. What is your favorite color?
A. Blue.
3. What’s your lucky number?
A. Eight.
4. What talents do you have?
A. I have a way with words. I play guitar. I can sing on key. I can cook when I want to. I've been told I give good advice.
5. Are you psychic in any way?
A. I knew you were going to ask that question. But yes. For example, the days before my husband actually hurt himself on the farm, I was overcome with abnormal worry about him, so much so that my friends remarked on it. And then he did get hurt, so it was like I knew it was coming.
6. Favorite song?
A. I don't know that I really have a favorite song. It depends on my mood.
7. How many pillows do you sleep with?
A. Um. Four.
8. What position do you usually sleep in?
A. Because of a boo-boo in surgery last year, I have since June 2013 slept on a wedge-shaped foam thing, with pillows under my knees and feet. It's the only position I can rest in that does not cause extreme pain.
9. Have you ever tried archery?
A. No.
10. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep?
A. About 26 hours.
11. Do you have any scars?
A. Oodles.
12. Have you ever had a secret admirer?
A. If I knew that, it wouldn't be a secret, now would it.
13. Can you do any other accents other than your own?
A. Not very well.
14. Are you a good judge of character?
A. I am mediocre.
15. Can you curl your tongue?
A. Yes.
16. Are you a clean or messy person?
A. I'm a medium clean person.
17. How long does it take for you to get ready?
A. About 30 minutes.
18. Do you have much of an ego?
A. I am the greatest thing to ever walk the planet. Not really. I do have a lot of sarcasm sometimes.
19. Do you talk to yourself?
A. Yes. I answer myself, too.
20. Do you sing to yourself?
A. Yes.
21. Can you name all 50 states of America?
A. I don't know. I can read a map or look it up, it's not something that really matters. I'm certainly not going to sit here and see if I can.
22. Have you ever been scuba diving?
A. No, unless diving in the pond and feeling around for dropped items counts.
23. What makes you nervous?
A. Loud noises, lots of people, guns, overstimulation, and ignorance.
24. Do you correct people when they make mistakes?
A. Not unless they are in danger.
25. Are you ticklish?
A. Sometimes.
26. Have you ever been in a position of authority?
A. Does being Chairman of the Library Board count? Or President of a local historical society? Or the person who sends out notices to book club? If so, then yes. Otherwise, I am simply the mistress of my domain.
27. How many piercings do you have?
A. One in each ear.
28. Can you roll your Rs?
A. I suppose so. I sat here and tried and it seemed like I could, but it is not something I cultivate.
29. How fast can you type?
A. According to this online typing test, I type 82 words per minute. Apparently I've slowed down, as at one time I typed 110 wpm.
30. What are you allergic to?
A. Everything. Perfumes, cigarettes, pollen, mold, certain foods, and stupidity.
31. Do you keep a journal?
A. Yes.
32. Do you like your age?
A. I can't do anything about it, so I may as well.
33. What makes you angry?
A. Class differences, people being mean to other people, hypocrites, anyone who does anything bad to someone I love, unjust actions, law-breaking, evil people, pollution, environmental degradation, war. I'm sure there are other things, but that is a good start.
34. Were your ancestors royalty?
A. Not that I am aware of. Mostly they were Irish potato farmers, gunsmiths, millers, and farmers. Hardy stock, the backbone upon which others build their riches.
Ask Away!
1. What is your zodiac sign?
A. I am The Twins (Gemini). Dual personality and all.
2. What is your favorite color?
A. Blue.
3. What’s your lucky number?
A. Eight.
4. What talents do you have?
A. I have a way with words. I play guitar. I can sing on key. I can cook when I want to. I've been told I give good advice.
5. Are you psychic in any way?
A. I knew you were going to ask that question. But yes. For example, the days before my husband actually hurt himself on the farm, I was overcome with abnormal worry about him, so much so that my friends remarked on it. And then he did get hurt, so it was like I knew it was coming.
6. Favorite song?
A. I don't know that I really have a favorite song. It depends on my mood.
7. How many pillows do you sleep with?
A. Um. Four.
8. What position do you usually sleep in?
A. Because of a boo-boo in surgery last year, I have since June 2013 slept on a wedge-shaped foam thing, with pillows under my knees and feet. It's the only position I can rest in that does not cause extreme pain.
9. Have you ever tried archery?
A. No.
10. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep?
A. About 26 hours.
11. Do you have any scars?
A. Oodles.
12. Have you ever had a secret admirer?
A. If I knew that, it wouldn't be a secret, now would it.
13. Can you do any other accents other than your own?
A. Not very well.
14. Are you a good judge of character?
A. I am mediocre.
15. Can you curl your tongue?
A. Yes.
16. Are you a clean or messy person?
A. I'm a medium clean person.
17. How long does it take for you to get ready?
A. About 30 minutes.
18. Do you have much of an ego?
A. I am the greatest thing to ever walk the planet. Not really. I do have a lot of sarcasm sometimes.
19. Do you talk to yourself?
A. Yes. I answer myself, too.
20. Do you sing to yourself?
A. Yes.
21. Can you name all 50 states of America?
A. I don't know. I can read a map or look it up, it's not something that really matters. I'm certainly not going to sit here and see if I can.
22. Have you ever been scuba diving?
A. No, unless diving in the pond and feeling around for dropped items counts.
23. What makes you nervous?
A. Loud noises, lots of people, guns, overstimulation, and ignorance.
24. Do you correct people when they make mistakes?
A. Not unless they are in danger.
25. Are you ticklish?
A. Sometimes.
26. Have you ever been in a position of authority?
A. Does being Chairman of the Library Board count? Or President of a local historical society? Or the person who sends out notices to book club? If so, then yes. Otherwise, I am simply the mistress of my domain.
27. How many piercings do you have?
A. One in each ear.
28. Can you roll your Rs?
A. I suppose so. I sat here and tried and it seemed like I could, but it is not something I cultivate.
29. How fast can you type?
A. According to this online typing test, I type 82 words per minute. Apparently I've slowed down, as at one time I typed 110 wpm.
30. What are you allergic to?
A. Everything. Perfumes, cigarettes, pollen, mold, certain foods, and stupidity.
31. Do you keep a journal?
A. Yes.
32. Do you like your age?
A. I can't do anything about it, so I may as well.
33. What makes you angry?
A. Class differences, people being mean to other people, hypocrites, anyone who does anything bad to someone I love, unjust actions, law-breaking, evil people, pollution, environmental degradation, war. I'm sure there are other things, but that is a good start.
34. Were your ancestors royalty?
A. Not that I am aware of. Mostly they were Irish potato farmers, gunsmiths, millers, and farmers. Hardy stock, the backbone upon which others build their riches.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Saturday 9: A Day in the Life
Saturday 9: A Day in the Life (1967)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) According to Rolling Stone, this is the greatest Beatle song of all. What's your favorite Beatle song?
A. Let It Be.
2) "A Day in the Life" took 5 days to record. Looking back on the last five days, what did you accomplish?
A. I wrote four newspaper articles out of five due on Monday (yes, I will finish them all). I entertained members of my husband's family, in from Illinois and California. I went to physical therapy. I cleaned the house, did the laundry, wrote in my blog, took photos, watched deer, and saw the premiere of the new Survivor.
3) This song is the highlight of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, the first album released after the Beatles gave up touring. Critics predicted that, when they abandoned live concerts, their creativity would wane. Obviously this wasn't the case. When has someone underestimated you?
A. I think I underestimate myself most of the time.
4) The song says our hero "woke up, got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head." How is your hair right now? Are you prepared to go out and face the world?
A. I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go. I've been writing but I have to go to dinner later, so I have my makeup on and my hair combed even though I could have been sitting here writing in my PJs.
5) The lyrics tell us he had to hurry to catch the bus to work. When is the last time you rode public transportation?
A. I think when I was in high school! No, wait, we took a tour bus around Asheville, NC. Does that count as public transportation?
6) "A Day in the Life" was a true Lennon-McCartney collaboration. Conventional wisdom is that Paul is easy going while John was edgy. Is your temperament more Lennon or McCartney?
A. Lennon.
7) "A Day in the Life" came out five years after the Beatles replaced their drummer. Taking over for Pete Best was undoubtedly the biggest break of Ringo Starr's career. Tell us about a time when fortune smiled on you.
A. When I married my husband.
8) It would be hard to overestimate the Beatles' impact on popular culture. Their story and music have inspired a Broadway musical, a Las Vegas show, two movies and, according to Amazon, 900+ books. What's the most recent biography you read?
A. I'm currently reading Factory Man by Beth Macy, which is not exactly a biography but kinda sorta is. To be honest I don't read a lot of biographies.
9) The Beatles are an ongoing boon to England's tourism industry. Fans from all over the world visit Liverpool each year to see where the Beatles grew up and got their start. If you won a trip to England, tell us what you'd like to see.
A. Big Ben, Stonehenge, and my pen-pal Inga, with whom I've corresponded with more 15,000 times over the last 15 years, but never met.
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) According to Rolling Stone, this is the greatest Beatle song of all. What's your favorite Beatle song?
A. Let It Be.
2) "A Day in the Life" took 5 days to record. Looking back on the last five days, what did you accomplish?
A. I wrote four newspaper articles out of five due on Monday (yes, I will finish them all). I entertained members of my husband's family, in from Illinois and California. I went to physical therapy. I cleaned the house, did the laundry, wrote in my blog, took photos, watched deer, and saw the premiere of the new Survivor.
3) This song is the highlight of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, the first album released after the Beatles gave up touring. Critics predicted that, when they abandoned live concerts, their creativity would wane. Obviously this wasn't the case. When has someone underestimated you?
A. I think I underestimate myself most of the time.
4) The song says our hero "woke up, got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head." How is your hair right now? Are you prepared to go out and face the world?
A. I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go. I've been writing but I have to go to dinner later, so I have my makeup on and my hair combed even though I could have been sitting here writing in my PJs.
5) The lyrics tell us he had to hurry to catch the bus to work. When is the last time you rode public transportation?
A. I think when I was in high school! No, wait, we took a tour bus around Asheville, NC. Does that count as public transportation?
6) "A Day in the Life" was a true Lennon-McCartney collaboration. Conventional wisdom is that Paul is easy going while John was edgy. Is your temperament more Lennon or McCartney?
A. Lennon.
7) "A Day in the Life" came out five years after the Beatles replaced their drummer. Taking over for Pete Best was undoubtedly the biggest break of Ringo Starr's career. Tell us about a time when fortune smiled on you.
A. When I married my husband.
8) It would be hard to overestimate the Beatles' impact on popular culture. Their story and music have inspired a Broadway musical, a Las Vegas show, two movies and, according to Amazon, 900+ books. What's the most recent biography you read?
A. I'm currently reading Factory Man by Beth Macy, which is not exactly a biography but kinda sorta is. To be honest I don't read a lot of biographies.
9) The Beatles are an ongoing boon to England's tourism industry. Fans from all over the world visit Liverpool each year to see where the Beatles grew up and got their start. If you won a trip to England, tell us what you'd like to see.
A. Big Ben, Stonehenge, and my pen-pal Inga, with whom I've corresponded with more 15,000 times over the last 15 years, but never met.
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