Arrrgh!!!

Oy Vey!

Last Friday, Janet tagged me for The Thinking Meme. I told her that I was in trouble because I couldn’t limit myself to one answer in many of them, and might not be able to answer some of them at all! This is the best I can do, Janet!

1. If you had to choose one vice in exclusion of all others what would it be? Well…I suppose that the vice I have the most difficulty with would be salty crunchy foods, but I suspect the answer to this is QUILT FABRIC! I believe that I could give up the salty crunch stuff if I was able to do something quilt related all day long.

2. If you could change one specific thing about the world what would it be? Janet chose the waste of potable water as her issue. I think I might want to either work on air quality, or possibly how we husband farmable land. I’d like to see no-till farming and natural fertilizers become the status quo. We’re loosing topsoil by the inch each year and soon the breadbasket that we depend on for our food, and to feed the world, is going to become an arid wasteland.

3. Name the cartoon character you identify with the most.
Well, I don’t identify with ANY cartoon character. But, if I did, I’d like to have Jessica Rabbit’s body and voice, and Brenda Starr’s brains!

4. If you could live one day in your life over again which one would it be? Perhaps my wedding day to Dear Husband, or graduation from high school. My college graduations were anticlimactic…I played in the band as others crossed the stage to get their diplomas. I have a lot of nice memories, but nothing so amazing that it stands out from the others.

5. If you could go back in history and spend a day with one person who would it be? Dear Husband would say MOZART! in a heartbeat. For me….there are just too many to choose from.

6. What is the one thing you lost, sold or threw away that you wish you could have back? My grandfather’s wallpapering tools. He put himself through seminary with those tools, and they were mistakenly sold in an auction.

7. What is your one most important contribution to this world?
I’m not sure I can answer this yet. I hope it is the result of the time I was a teacher. I’ve chosen to spend the last 20 years taking care of my mother, so I can’t say that I’ve had much impact on the world.

8. What is your one hidden talent that nearly no one knows about? I’m afraid there is NOTHING hidden about me. I blurt everything out!

9. What is your most cherished possession? Other than my wedding ring? Either the Waterford glass that Dear Husband gave to me, or perhaps one of my quilts.

10. What one person influenced your life the most when growing up? My Dad. Two others would have been my grade school/high school band director, and the Youth Pastor when I was in high school.

11. What one word describes you better than any other?
Much to my disgust……”Loquacious”

NOTE: I was talking with Dear Husband about #5, and he DIDN'T choose Mozart! The first name he came up with was Da Vinci, and the second was Marco Polo. I hadn't thought of either, and I think they are both great choices!