My first meme tagging is here, from Nowhere Nick and his Small Town Rambles blog. Here are my responses on what I was doing in the past and things I know and love:
5 years ago: My children were 3 and 10, I was working in a job with a great title and a sharply critical boss, I made less than half the money I do today, my husband was still working toward his graduate degree, I was depressed about my difficult mother still living with my family, and I was not optimistic about improving my life.
1 Year ago: My youngest girl had just started first grade, my oldest girl had just started high school, and I was feeling optimistic about my diet (ha). We also had just celebrated our first anniversary in our new home. (Difficult mom still in tow.)
5 songs I know all the words to (not proud of all these, mind you):
- Evergreen (I can’t STAND Barbra Streisand, but I loved this song a long time ago and memorized it … *still* can’t forget the words.)
- Puff the Magic Dragon (Don’t know why this one stuck. It’s a sad song. But I love it. Have sung it to my children many times.)
- Rock of Ages (those Southern Baptist roots will show, I guess. But I love this song. It’s comforting.)
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (My usual “painting the room, cleaning house, and doing chores” humming song)
- Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog (many nights spent singing this to my children … just a happy ol’ hippy song.)
Bonus song: Here’s one that I **love** but can never remember all the lyrics too. My all-time favorite song: The City of New Orleans
5 Things I’d do w/ $100 million dollars:
- Pay off all the debts owed by me, my family, and my husband’s family
- Set up trust funds my children’s education, their start in life as independent adults, and our retirement
- Set up a trust fund for family members’ children’s education and first home down payments (if enough funding, it would be a gift. If not, then zero-interest loans.)
- Give substantial donations to the small churches of my childhood and my husband’s childhood.
- Fund a well-monitored and well-run business incubator organization for entrepreneurs — preference given to minorities and the poor. Would include business mentoring and ongoing support for at least first few years.
In short, I’d try to pay what’s owed, give to those who nourished me and mine, prepare for the future, and try to help people in their efforts to help themselves.
5 places I would run away to:
- Canada (like the medical care and the society and the nice people and the cold weather … and the knitting)
- Vermont (some progressive legislation and lovely part of the country)
- Arizona (to satisfy my Inner New-Ager)
- Seattle (interests me for many reasons. Seems progressive, cultural, fun.)
- (The most likely) A cabin in the Smoky Mountains for many reasons, including the beauty of the view, the solitude, the nearby fun things to do, and the fact that it’s still in my beloved South — assuming I could still get Internet access! (Gotta get online.)
5 things I would never wear (or never wear again):
- Gaucho pants (got enough of them the FIRST time around when I was in high school. See catalog image I grabbed, at right. Yuck!)
- Spaghetti strap tank tops (too skimpy for my physique, too flimsy for the support this 44-year-old needs)
- Muu-muus (I haven’t given up yet)
- Nylon undies (gotta breathe). Don’t even buy them any more.
- Turtlenecks (too “chokey”). I’ve regretted every one I’ve ever bought!
5 favorite tv shows:
- The Closer (Brenda is a bitchin’ tough woman! Love her! The actress who plays her is married to Kevin Bacon, which still surprises me. Long marriage, too!)
- CSI (the original)
- Medium (can’t wait for it to reappear!)
- Law & Order (any of them)
- Comedy Central’s One-Night Stand (one-off shows of various comedians).
5 greatest joys (in no particular order):
- Reading insightful and/or witty books, cartoons, and blogs
- Writing something that expresses my views so clearly I can almost hear the “CLICK” as words fall in place
- Observing my children’s innocence and imagination
- Mastering a new skill
- My husband’s ability to surprise and amuse me and be endearing to me, after nearly 11 years. (Who can stay fresh that long? He can.)
5 favorite toys:
- If you’re talking childhood, I would have said: Tinker Toys, Silly Putty, my Mrs. Beasley doll (see pic at right … another webshot, since mine long ago disappeared), Barbies, and puzzles of all kinds. (Books are a category by themselves — my real love!)
- If you’re talking adulthood, I’d use “toys” broadly for anything that amuses me, including huge jigsaw puzzles, any metal/wood interlocking “brainteaser” puzzles, my laptop (not a toy … but my amusement lifeline!), magnetic word kits (to create poems), and art/craft supplies (paints, markers, nice fat pads of good paper, yarn and needles, etc.).
5 people I’m tagging: Do they have to have a blog? I’d say Gail M., Debbie R., Vicki M., Lisa B. and Sherman H. I’ll e-mail this to them.
Cheers! - Carolyn
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