November 2023 Prompts - Part 2
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fauxkloreI’m leaving on vacation in the morning, so wanted to get this done before I go. It’s unclear how much internet access I’ll have over the trip, so don’t worry if you don’t hear from me.
1. How do you prefer your toast? Lightly toasted, with a little butter.
2. How often do you post something to social media? Typically, one to three times a day.
3. Do you prefer silver or gold? How about white gold?
4. What’s your favorite movie soundtrack? It’s between A Man and a Woman or The Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
5. What is a skill you wish you had? I wish I could sing.
6. Did your parents teach you how to cook/bake when you were growing up? Not really. My mother taught me how to make a few things but, frankly, she wasn’t very interested in cooking and would have been content to eat boiled chicken for dinner every night. My father could cook a few things, e.g. pasta dishes, but he didn’t cook frequently.
7. Where was the last beach you visited? Hmm, it’s been a while. The most memorable in the past several months was Inch Beach in Ireland in July.
8. Have you ever negotiated a pay raise? Not really. I was generally satisfied with the pay raises I got and I was able to verify that they were reasonable based on statistics our union published.
9. What is the last thing you ordered for delivery? Books - some for my book clubs and some written by friends. And, while I’m mentioning that, I would like to request that my friends stop writing books for a while, so I can catch up on all the books I have in the house.
10. Do you like watching TV with the lights on or the lights off? I pretty much watch TV either via streaming on my phone or when I’m at a hotel. In both cases, I have the lights on.
11. If you could change your first name would you? Not at this stage of my life. Back in my early 20’s I contemplated going by my Hebrew name. And, yes, I know Miriam is a Hebrew name, but my Hebrew name is actually Malka. Back in 1950’s America, it was common for people to give someone an English name that started with the same letter as their Hebrew name, Hence, the more modern joke about one woman saying to another, “I’d like you to meet my son, Shlomo. He’s named after his grandfather, Scott.” At any rate, for whatever reason, my parents didn’t think “Miriam” sounded “too Jewish” though I have never met a white American in my age group named Miriam who wasn’t Jewish.
12. Do you prefer plastic or fabric bandaids? Definitely fabric, for the flexibility.
13. Do you and your parents share any of the same hobbies? My parents are both deceased, so we don’t currently share any of the same hobbies. But everyone in my family played games and did puzzles. (In fact, my parents bought two copies of the New York Times on weekdays so they could both do the crossword.) And my mother knitted.
14. Have you ever lost something of sentimental value to you? I lost a sapphire ring my grandfather had given to me. It disappeared about 1982 in Berkeley, in an apartment where none of the walls met at right angles. So it’s not like I am ever going to find it again.
15. When was the last time you ran into something? I stumble over books in my condo every now and then if that counts.
16. What is something you'd love to learn? I’d love to be able to play the didgeridoo.
17. Have you ever been bitten by a wild animal? No. I try to avoid wild animals.
18. Are you afraid of any insects? Not really.
19. Is your handwriting easily read? I can write beautifully if I slow down and try really hard, but my normal writing is barely legible even to me.
20. Have you ever went on a road trip? No, but I’ve gone on more than one.
21. What would you love to do every day? Get enough sleep, maybe.
22. Do you prefer candles in jars or candlesticks better? Definitely candlesticks. I have some lovely ones that were my grandmother’s.
23. Do you know self defense? I took a self-defense class when I was in college, but I can’t say I really know much beyond the first things to do being to run away and scream if possible.
24. If you were granted one wish of any kind what would you wish for? The obvious answer is more wishes. Assuming that isn’t allowed, I’d wish for something along the lines of aging in perfect health.
25. What was the last thing you ate? A tuna fish sandwich.
26. When you get to sleep in, what time do you usually wake up? I don’t keep the most regular hours, but I normally wake up about 5 a.m., do puzzles or read for a while, then go back to sleep until about 10 o 11.
27. If you wake up in the middle of a dream do wish you could go back to it? It depends on the dream. I have a lot of dreams related to transportation. I often get better seats than I do in real life, so sure, I wish I could go back to those.
28. What was the first record/CD you purchased? I don’t really remember. I know that a couple of the first 45’s I had include “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond and “Julie, Do Ya Love Me?” by Bobby Sherman. I’m fairly sure that the first LP I had was one by Creedence Clearwater Revival. My mother had a friend who worked at the record factory on the street behind where we lived and she gave it to me. In terms of albums I actually paid for, probably “Sweet Baby James” by James Taylor.
29. How many pets have you had in your household at one time? We had two turtles for a while when I was a kid. Other than that, I’ve never had more than one pet at a time.
30. What was the last thing you wrote by hand? I’m in the middle of writing holiday cards.
1. How do you prefer your toast? Lightly toasted, with a little butter.
2. How often do you post something to social media? Typically, one to three times a day.
3. Do you prefer silver or gold? How about white gold?
4. What’s your favorite movie soundtrack? It’s between A Man and a Woman or The Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
5. What is a skill you wish you had? I wish I could sing.
6. Did your parents teach you how to cook/bake when you were growing up? Not really. My mother taught me how to make a few things but, frankly, she wasn’t very interested in cooking and would have been content to eat boiled chicken for dinner every night. My father could cook a few things, e.g. pasta dishes, but he didn’t cook frequently.
7. Where was the last beach you visited? Hmm, it’s been a while. The most memorable in the past several months was Inch Beach in Ireland in July.
8. Have you ever negotiated a pay raise? Not really. I was generally satisfied with the pay raises I got and I was able to verify that they were reasonable based on statistics our union published.
9. What is the last thing you ordered for delivery? Books - some for my book clubs and some written by friends. And, while I’m mentioning that, I would like to request that my friends stop writing books for a while, so I can catch up on all the books I have in the house.
10. Do you like watching TV with the lights on or the lights off? I pretty much watch TV either via streaming on my phone or when I’m at a hotel. In both cases, I have the lights on.
11. If you could change your first name would you? Not at this stage of my life. Back in my early 20’s I contemplated going by my Hebrew name. And, yes, I know Miriam is a Hebrew name, but my Hebrew name is actually Malka. Back in 1950’s America, it was common for people to give someone an English name that started with the same letter as their Hebrew name, Hence, the more modern joke about one woman saying to another, “I’d like you to meet my son, Shlomo. He’s named after his grandfather, Scott.” At any rate, for whatever reason, my parents didn’t think “Miriam” sounded “too Jewish” though I have never met a white American in my age group named Miriam who wasn’t Jewish.
12. Do you prefer plastic or fabric bandaids? Definitely fabric, for the flexibility.
13. Do you and your parents share any of the same hobbies? My parents are both deceased, so we don’t currently share any of the same hobbies. But everyone in my family played games and did puzzles. (In fact, my parents bought two copies of the New York Times on weekdays so they could both do the crossword.) And my mother knitted.
14. Have you ever lost something of sentimental value to you? I lost a sapphire ring my grandfather had given to me. It disappeared about 1982 in Berkeley, in an apartment where none of the walls met at right angles. So it’s not like I am ever going to find it again.
15. When was the last time you ran into something? I stumble over books in my condo every now and then if that counts.
16. What is something you'd love to learn? I’d love to be able to play the didgeridoo.
17. Have you ever been bitten by a wild animal? No. I try to avoid wild animals.
18. Are you afraid of any insects? Not really.
19. Is your handwriting easily read? I can write beautifully if I slow down and try really hard, but my normal writing is barely legible even to me.
20. Have you ever went on a road trip? No, but I’ve gone on more than one.
21. What would you love to do every day? Get enough sleep, maybe.
22. Do you prefer candles in jars or candlesticks better? Definitely candlesticks. I have some lovely ones that were my grandmother’s.
23. Do you know self defense? I took a self-defense class when I was in college, but I can’t say I really know much beyond the first things to do being to run away and scream if possible.
24. If you were granted one wish of any kind what would you wish for? The obvious answer is more wishes. Assuming that isn’t allowed, I’d wish for something along the lines of aging in perfect health.
25. What was the last thing you ate? A tuna fish sandwich.
26. When you get to sleep in, what time do you usually wake up? I don’t keep the most regular hours, but I normally wake up about 5 a.m., do puzzles or read for a while, then go back to sleep until about 10 o 11.
27. If you wake up in the middle of a dream do wish you could go back to it? It depends on the dream. I have a lot of dreams related to transportation. I often get better seats than I do in real life, so sure, I wish I could go back to those.
28. What was the first record/CD you purchased? I don’t really remember. I know that a couple of the first 45’s I had include “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond and “Julie, Do Ya Love Me?” by Bobby Sherman. I’m fairly sure that the first LP I had was one by Creedence Clearwater Revival. My mother had a friend who worked at the record factory on the street behind where we lived and she gave it to me. In terms of albums I actually paid for, probably “Sweet Baby James” by James Taylor.
29. How many pets have you had in your household at one time? We had two turtles for a while when I was a kid. Other than that, I’ve never had more than one pet at a time.
30. What was the last thing you wrote by hand? I’m in the middle of writing holiday cards.
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Date: 2023-12-09 10:26 pm (UTC)LOL, I hadn't heard that before!