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Nope. I suck at chirping. Remember when I told you that I can't do the 4-fingered whistle? LOL

There was once this guy who used to go around making bird sounds in the street near where I work. You would have liked him. He was really good at it----much better than I am at meowing and growling.


When you were an almost-adolescent, did you have special "girly" stationery?

I still have special girly stationery and a quill, pens with fuzzy caps and a collection of greeting cards for various occasions.

(No footie stationery, however )

Do you have a good luck charm? I've had a little rubber monster named John since I was about twelve. I carry him anywhere that I think I'll be frightened because "nothing is as scary as John". He was sadly absent for my seven terrible years but I had him with me today.

Nope. No good-luck charms for me. But I'm not going to judge someone for having one.

The same with religion, really. I learned a hard lesson when an 8-year-old girl asked me if I believed in God. I just could NOT tell her that I don't believe in God---it would have broken her little heart.

I refuse to argue religion. I don't mind discussing theology, or atheism---but to argue it is a useless exercise. No, one can't really prove that there are gods.....but then one can't really prove that there are NO gods, either.

Is religion a strong current in your life?

I was raised in an Anglican family who belonged to the Church of England for centuries. We observed Christmastide as 12 days (Dec. 25 to Jan. 5), and I always went to church on Christmas Eve as well as the Twelfth Night. I liked the beautiful churches / cathedrals, the hymns and the solace. It was almost like meditation for me as I didn't understand the sermons beyond "be a nice person" (which is all that matters, regardless). I haven't participated in years, other than an occasional Christmas Eve mass if my brother or mother request company.

I like to believe in the possibility of anything / everything spiritual or supernatural, but I'm humble enough to admit that no one knows the truth. I love the idea that there could be magic in the universe, just as I virtually worshipped Santa Claus as "magic" as a child. Who knows. I would never argue, either, and I find all world religions quite interesting as historical anthropology.

Do you wear slippers when your feet are cold?

I dislike wearing slippers---I dislike, even more, wearing "flip-flops." I wear sneakers to the beach.

If my feet get cold, I just walk around in socks----or I put on my sneakers.


I came from a mixed religious family. My mother was a non-observant Jew, and my father was a virtually non-observant Catholic. I used to dislike most religious services as a kid. There were times, though, when I went to a Jewish camp, when I didn't mind the Sabbath service as much.

Do you like wearing heels? I remember putting on a pair of platform shoes in the 1970s----couldn't stand the sensation!

I wore heels and high boots quite frequently in my 30s because that's what women were expected to do at that age. I don't wear them any more because I'm now a "comfort warrior", and I would likely tip over because of my cerebellar lesion. (lol). I still own them, however.

Do you like tofu?

I can take tofu or leave it.

I'm pretty much a "meat and potatoes" man in the old-fashioned sense.

Are you into alternative diets?

Not at all. I'm into eating what I enjoy.

If you come home from work and you are starving for a snack, what would you most want?

Mmmm......I'm thinking maybe some leftover pasta and meat in the fridge, or some sort of packaged cake or something. Always with diet soda LOL

Do you remember a time when pasta wasn't called "pasta?" Before the late 70s, we used to call all pasta "macaroni."

I don't remember what others called it, but to me it was all "psghetti" (reversal of spaghetti), for several years. I don't remember knowing or having actual macaroni, but rather just psghetti or ravioli types of pasta.

Do you know how to make pasta from scratch?

Nope...can't say that I do. I'm pretty sure it's made from dough of various ingredients. You can buy a pasta machine.

I bet you could!

Yes, I can but I don't always make homemade.

Do you prefer psghetti or ravioli?

I like "psghetti"----because you always get "more."

Ravioli is good when you don't feel like eating much. I used to dislike ravioli when it had meat in it. But then I grew more flexible with what I liked to eat.

There was a time when I refused to eat hot dogs and eggs. And I still refuse to eat meat loaf (I call it "cheap meat.")

Do you believe the carbonation in sodas was more intense back in the 1970s? I recall, around 1968, when I couldn't drink soda---it was so intensely carbonated!

I wasn't allowed to drink soda until I was about ten years old, so I'm not a fair judge of that.

Do you have any piercings?

None. And I'll never get any. No tattoos, either....and I'll never get any.

Since you're a woman, you probably have had piercings---even if you didn't necessarily want them. Do you have many piercings which you wanted?

I wasn't allowed to pierce my ears until I was a teenager and competent to care for the process myself. I had my ears pierced around age 14 but soon outgrew my interest in earrings. I haven't worn earrings in years unless it is a very special occasion, and even then they are small and simple, or antique.

I would never get a tattoo. My brother got one in honour of our father but it nearly killed him because he had a toxic reaction to red dye (something metabolic about his liver?). It was a very reputable shop but his body couldn't process the red. It was a very scary time.

Do you have a favourite coffee mug?