Somewhere out there ...

... I picked up yet another Meme - like a virus ... I was definitely not tagged or anything ... it just got stuck to me ... and now I am letting it go ...

1. My uncle once: lived in the Belgian Congo.
2. Never in my life: have I been married in white.
3. When I was five: it was 1954.
4. High School is: long, long ago and far away. However, recently I reconnected with a classmate thanks to my blog.
5. My parents are: from different cultural backgrounds. One of them died in 1980.
6. I once met: Gloria Steinem.
7. There's this girl I know who: is now a woman ... finally.
8. Once, at a bar: I drank a few gin and tonics with a friend and we talked into the wee hours.
9. Last night: we sat by the twinkling Christmas Tree, sipping red wine, and watched the endings of Moonstruck, A Christmas Story, and Something's Gotta Give.
10. Next time I go to church: it will be Unitarian on Christmas Eve.
11. When I turn my head left, I see: a poster of a woman – the title reads: And she is going to dance, dance hungry, dance full, dance each cold astonishing moment, now when she is young and again when she is old.
12. When I turn my head right, I see: many, many plants and three flowering Christmas Cacti – two huge.
13. How many days until my birthday? 163.
14. If I was a character written by Shakespeare I'd be: Juliet, definitely Juliet.
15. By this time next year: my second book will be complete.
16. A better name for me would be: Tamarika.
17. I have a hard time understanding: child abuse.
18. If I ever go back to school I: would become a psychotherapist.
19. You know I like you if: … well … you will know.
20. If I won an award, the first person I'd thank would be: two people: T & my son.
21. Take my advice: I don’t use it.
22. My ideal breakfast is: steak and eggs with tomato on the side. Of course I don't eat that! I am 56 for goodness sake! It is probably more like granola, fruit, tofu, soy milk and lettuce nowadays ... oh yes and orange juice. Plenty of orange juice.
23. If you visit my hometown: you will have to go to Bulawayo, Ramat Hasharon, Buffalo and, now, Chestnut Hill.
24. Why won't someone: Oh, stop whining! Do!
25. If you spend the night at my house: we will eat good food, drink fine wine, and probably watch re-runs of West Wing.
26. I'd stop my wedding: Well, I did not. Four times.
27. The world could do without: War.
28. I'd rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: Go to war.
29. Paper clips are more useful than: banana peels.
30. If I do anything well, it is: interact with young children.
31. And by the way: I am not going to tag anyone.

But you just might catch it like I did.

Comments

[Richard Lawrence Cohen]

Fascinating and very Tamarika-like. Thanks for not tagging anyone!

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[Joel Sax]

Evil cackle.

Try this one:

http://paxnortona.notfrisco2.com/?p=3592