I was visiting Bogie's blog and found that she had done one of the Quizilla tests. This time, it was "Which Heinlein Book Should You Have Been a Character In?
It seems she and I have a lot in common. We both came up with this:
You belong in the Cat Who Walks Through Walls. You
are creative and cunning. Your works often
feel empty to you, though others love them.
You suspect that the universe and everyone in
it are just characters in someone else's story.
Which Heinlein Book Should You Have Been A Character In?
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I was browsing in another blog...it might have been the Vodka Pundit or Quit That, and came across a list of 50 Things a Man Needs to Know How to Do. It was a great list, and I wish I could direct you to it. The comments that followed were enlightening, too, but the one that I enjoyed most was this quote from Lazarus Long in the book "Time Enough For Love":
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
I have a lot to learn, and I might become a vegetarian before I butcher a hog, but the rest is worth attempting.