feel free to cut & paste Mel

Katie you crack me up  Could have sworn you were yakking with Queen on some of those answers

Ok Queens turn - she'll probably just say

yes

no

omg

same here

etc

LMAO Ped.......You know me so well!!!!!

C'mon peeps! Bared my sould here  (snort) who's next?

and your a good sport for doing it Katie

Ok- you asked for it!

If you were to be granted one selfish, material wish, what would it be? ("world peace," "end to violence," "for all to recognize Christ as King," and other global, non-material answers don't count; the answer must be something you can personally possess. "Money" doesn't count, either, nor does anything of a certain value that you'd sell; what you wish for you must keep.) A big chunk of property preferrably with a nice house and a farm and all the money to sustain it.

If you could spend a whole evening alone with anyone in the world who is currently alive and whom you don't already know, whom would you select? Steven Erikson, one of my favorite authors who seems insanely brilliant and insightful

If you could spend a whole evening alone with anyone in History who/Who is not in the Bible, whom would you choose and why? The Founding Fathers, especially Jefferson, to find out what their real intent was and what they think about the country in its present state.

If you could spend a whole evening alone with anyone in the Bible other than Jesus and Mary, whom would you choose and why? St. Thomas to discuss reconciling your faith with your doubts

If you could spend a whole evening alone with any one fictional character (literature or film), whom would you choose and why? Santa Clause to see how he does it of course

If you could physically transport yourself to any place in the world at this moment and stay there for one week, where would you go and why? Whom, if anyone, would you take with you? To visit my sister at her new place in New Jersey just because I haven't been there yet. I would take my hubby, my other sister and brother-in-law, and 2 of my cousins because it is always soooo much fun when we all get together and we keep spreading further apart so it is happening less and less

If you could have lived through any war in History, without actually fighting in it, which would it be? Well, If I'm not fighting in it, I don't really care which- something modern because I love me some indoor plumbing

If you could change one of your physical characteristics, what would you change? My chin/ neck- they run together and the older I get the worse it gets even at my thinnest- it really pisses me off

If you could change one thing about your childhood, what would it be? I would be nicer to my mom- she got all my misdirected anger

If you could have a vacation home anywhere in the world, where would it be and what would the house be like? Greece - something simple and clean but casually comfortable within walking distance of some ruins

If you could suddenly possess an extraordinary talent in one of the arts, what would you like it to be? Making beautiful music

If you could be instantly fluent in one language that you don't already speak, which would it be? Mandarin Chinese so I could communicate with a billion people

If you could own only one single object (not a TV, radio, stereo, or communications device) that could fit into a breadbox - something you had to keep and could never sell - what would it be? (for the sake of this discussion, don't count religious items as most Catholics would choose a Crucifix or Scripture etc.) One of my books- either the Jesus Incident or Job: A Comedy of Justice, both of which are mere novels so they don't count as religious items

If you could have a starring role in any movie already made, which role and which movie would it be? Wonderwoman- ok so it was a tv show but they are making a movie!

If someone were to make a movie of your life, whom do you think would truly play you best (actor/actress can be alive or dead)? Janeane Garofolo Whom do you wish others would choose to play you? Angelina Jolie but really i'm ok with Janeane What would the title of the film be? What a Long Strange Trip it Has Been

If you could go back and relive one year of your life, knowing what you know now and having the ability to change the past, which year would you return to and why? None- there are alot of things I would like to go back and do over but I would be too afraid to change the things that are good in my life now.

If you had to relive any one year of your life but were unable to change anything about it, which year would you relive? The year my son was born

If you were to be painted or sculpted by any artist in History, whom would you choose, what would the pose be like, what would you be wearing, what objects would be shown with you, etc.? Van Gogh and I would be sitting in the crook of the branches in the blooming plum tree wearing some kind of fairy dress

If you were stranded forever on a desert island and could have only three books to read, which would you choose? The Jesus Incident, Job: A Comedy of Justice and some kind of survival guide

If you were Pope, what three things would you change first, if you'd change anything? I would not be Pope- I am a big believer in let no man be your God

If you could personally witness one non-Biblical event in History, which event would you choose? The signing of the Declaration of Independence

If you could personally witness one Biblical event in History, which even would you choose? The Sermon on the Mount

If your parents were famous people from any time in History, which people would you want them to be? (the couple need not have been married in real life) Ghandi and Mother Theresa

If you could own one painting or sculpture, but couldn't sell it, which painting would you own? Starry Night

If you could have chosen a first name, other than the one you have, which name would you choose? Cassandra- it chose me

If you could play any musical instrument brilliantly, which would you choose? I would be happy with any but to pick one- the harmonica because I can stick it in my pocket

What is your very earliest memory? Getting engaged in kindergarten - alas somehow it didn't last

If you had $100 to buy a present (or presents) for the person to your immediate right, what would you buy them? Well I'm going to swing around to the office behind me and say I would buy my boss some wine, might fine wine

If you could keep only one article of clothing that you currently own, and the rest would be thrown out, what would you keep? Elephant jammy pants

If you had to lose one of your five senses, which would you give up? taste

If you were to be recognized by posterity for any one thing, what would you like to be known for? Being true to myself

If you had to move permanently to a different place, and all those you love would come with you, where would you move? Wouldn't really matter if they all came with me but let's say Savannah, GA

What was the most terrifying moment of your life? When my son had to have emergency surgery

Can you impersonate anyone? If so, care to share a little? uh no

If you could have one street named after you, where would it be and what would be its exact name? At Disney World and called Are You Going My Way

If you could have one meal from your past exactly as it was, which meal would you repeat? Any Thanksgiving at Moms- I can't wait, only 2+ weeks to go!

If you had to actually live a lifetime during one period of time in the past, which time period would you choose? The Age of Enlightenment but again I am really missing my indoor plumbing

If you could have a soundtrack to your life, name two songs for each decade of your life such that one song in each decade characterizes the zeitgeist (not a song you necessarily like), and the second song for each decade characterizes you, your reactions, and your thoughts during that decade (the songs you choose don't need to have been composed during the decades in question). 70's- Age of Aquarius/ Brown Eyed Girl; 80's Money/ Changes; 90s It's a Small World After All/ Drops of Jupiter; 2000's Wild World/ Patience

If you could be blessed with one God-given preternatural ability, which would you choose? To take away people's addictions

What are your top three pet peeves that involve things people do? What are your top three pet peeves that aren't rooted in others' behavior? Hypocrasy, dishonesty, cruelty/ "reality" tv, earthquakes, the way that time keeps slipping into the future

Which Catholic Saint do you not admire the most (necessarily), but relate to the most? Ste Therese La Petite Fleur

What would the person to your immediate right say is your best quality? What do you think is your best quality? Getting my job done/ Trying to live up to my faith

If you had to have a dinner party for 6, what would you serve and how? Depends on the 6 but the easiest for me is a BBQ- my honey will slow roast a big ole Boston Butt (we might be a redneck if!) and I will make stuffed shrooms, a pasta salad, broccoli souffle, maybe some deviled eggs, some corn on the cob and then probably a store bought dessert- who has time to bake with 6 peple coming over?

If you could invite to dinner 6 people from History, but who are not mentioned in the Bible, whom would you invite? Socrates, William Shakespeare, Thomas Jefferson, Robert A Heinlein, Henry Thoreau- I bet every single one but Heinlein would spend the whole night checking out that indoor plumbing! Although the box with the people in it might interest them as well

If you could invite to dinner 6 people from the Bible, whom would you invite? Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary & Joseph, King Solomon & Moses

If you were invited to join one musical group, which group would you want to join and what would you play? Counting Crows and I would just clap like Nathan Fillion

Would you rather win a Nobel, Pulitzer, Oscar, or Grammy? Or is there another prize you'd rather win than any of these? Nobel all the way

If you had to sum up the meaning of life in one sentence, how would you do so? "How will you worship?"

OK so this is crazy hard and deep and my head hurts and I have to go now- I will finish up next time I have a couple of hours to spare!

If you could enact or eradicate three laws in your country, which would you choose? I'd be inclined to make it illegal to receive say a million dollars from of a company that goes bankrupt within a year of said payout, I could go for some trust-busting- if you're too big to fail, you're just too damn big and I would repeal any law that denies certain segments of the population equal treatment under the law like being able to marry the person of your choice, regardless of how bad a choice that may seem to others; afterall no one is trying to make it illegal to marry an abusive person, an adulterer, a gold-digger or any other bad choices men and women seem to make when they marry...

If you could magically wish yourself into a new profession and be successful at it, what profession would you choose and why? A Veterenarian because I could help animals

What one person that you know, but who is not your parent, has had the greatest impact on the way you think about the world? 2 as 1- Aunt Carmen and Uncle Dave

What person, living or dead, that you don't know personally, has had the greatest positive impact on the way you think about the world? (for the sake of this discussion, Jesus, the Apostles and Prophets, any Pope, or any Saint can't be an answer) Mother Theresa

What person, living or dead, that you don't know personally, had (at least at one time) the greatest negative impact on the way you think about the world? Hitler

What is one of History's mysteries that fascinates you the most? Stonehenge

Do you have any nicknames? If not, do you wish you did? If so, what would you wish people called you? Spider Monkey, Razzledazzlejennifrazzle and Sparky are the ones others have given me...just don't call me late for dinner

What is the most beautiful-sounding word in the English language (that is beautiful-sounding, not beautiful in meaning necessarily)? Ambrosia

If you could un-invent one invention in the world so that it no longer existed, which invention would you eradicate? Nukes

What movie have you seen more times than any other? Gone with the Wind- at least once a year for as long as I can remember and sometimes more than that

If you had to live life in one decade of the 20th century, which would you choose and why? I'm gonna go with the easy answer and say the 90s just cause that's when my son was born

If you had a thousand dollars that you had to spend selfishly in one store, which store would you choose and what would you buy? Circuit City- a laptop

Which male movie stars and female movie stars are the most physically handsome and physically beautiful in your eyes? (this question isn't referring to true spiritual beauty, but surface beauty) Currently I have to go for the obvious- Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie but from the past I would say Vivien Leigh and Paul Newman

What are the three things you value most in a friend? Honesty, sense of humor, understanding

If you could have a secret camera in any one room anyplace in the world, which room would you pick and why? (the question assumes barring any possibility of using such a camera for evil purposes, but only for curiosity's sake) The War Room

Have you ever been told you resemble someone famous? If so, who? Cookie Monster!  Personally I don't see it LOL

If you could ask God one single question and get a clear, unequivocal answer in a personal revelation, what would it be? Is there anything I can do for you?

If you had to name the single most regrettable thing in your country's History, what would it be? The War between the States, not so much regrettable that it happened but regrettable that it had to come to that

If you were an actor or actress and could star in a chaste romantic scene in a play with any one actor or actress, whom would you choose? C. Thomas Howell to fulfill a childhood fantasy

Describe the perfect date (or romantic evening with your spouse if you are married). Anytime we can get away from the house alone together is perfect regardless of where we go or what we do

If you could eliminate one hereditary characteristic from your family, what would it be? Addictive personalities

If you could be invisible for three hours, where would you go and what would you do? The National Archives and look at whatever I want

If you were of the opposite sex (and unmarried, if you are married), which person of your present sex would you want to marry and why? Angelina Jolie because she seems smart, sexy and caring and I like the idea of having 10 kids

If you could change things to make life easier for those of your sex, what would you change? What would you change to make life easier for those of the opposite sex? For women I would make men responsible for birth control since they don't have to poison their bodies to achieve that; for men I think there is a double standard where women want equality but still expect a man to support them financially or just won't consider a man who is not financially successful

Do you think it is more difficult to be a man or a woman, or is being one as difficult as being the other? I think they both have their pros and cons but it is probably still harder to be a woman in general if for no other reason than the monthly curse.

If you had to be married to some Historical personage, whom would you marry? Ghandi

What 5 musicians would you put together as "the ultimate band"? Adam Duritz, Slash, Ginger Baker, Tori Amos, Lucky Peterson

If the world of fashion were to change at the snap of your fingers, what would people be wearing? jammies for everyone!

Is there something you regret not having said to someone? Is it too late to tell them now (temporally speaking or for other reasons)? Not really I could always tell people more often how much I appreciate them but I try to be pretty about that

What one charity or cause do you wish you had money to give to? I wish I had more money to give to almost all of them

If you had to die in one of History's disasters, which one would you pick? At least, which do you find most interesting? The Challenger Explosion just because it seems fast and like maybe they didn't know it was coming

If you could be King (or Queen) of a country, which country would you choose? Great Britain

If you were a namedropper, which three names would you love to be able to drop? Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan

What is the one gadget you can't live without (not counting any used only for your work)? Refrigerator

If you could give an award to someone, what award would you give and to whom? A Good Citizenship Award to Dennis Kucinych

If you could erase any one murder from History, which would you choose? The Holocaust

If you could be married anywhere in the world, where would the wedding take place? Assume that your friends and family could attend no matter where you choose. (if you're married, answer as if you were still planning your wedding) The Isle of Mann

If you could ensure one single personality trait in your children, which would you choose? Self Confidence

If you were to select one manmade object that best represents your personality, which would you choose and why? The Liberty Bell because I'm into history, freedom and I'm slightly cracked

Describe how you'd like your funeral and/or wake to be. On a pyre sent down the River Boyne

What are your worst temporal fears (i.e., fears aside from religious concerns such as being damned, having unsaved loved ones, etc.)? Anything violent

What TV show character is most like you? Which one do you wish you were more like? Phoebe Bufay/ Monica Gellar Bing

If you had to be on a game show, which one would you choose? The Cash Cab

If you were to make a personal coat of arms, what sorts of symbols and colors would be on it? It would be a green base and have a celtic cross, a tiger, a crescent moon and a Might Oak

What is the worst book you've ever read? Lord of the Flies (I know people love this book but I had to read it 3 years in a row and hated it each time so it has always stuck as the worst even though I know there are plenty worse)

If practical concerns were not an issue (e.g. vet costs, daily care, enough space, etc.), which animal would you like to have for a pet and what would you name it? A White Tiger named Treach

Are there any songs you find "haunting"? What are they and what do you think of when you hear them? So many but the easy answers are Amazing Grace and Taps because I think of funerals

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If you could own a town and be its mayor, what would you name it and what would it be like? It would be called "Welcome" and it would be whatever the people wanted it to be as long as they didn't infringe upon each other in any way

What were some of your favorite childhood toys? A Richard Scarey characters farm set and my collection of toy horses

If you had to live out of a suitcase and, aside from food and clothes, only out of a suitcase, what would be in that suitcase? books and money

Whom would you cast to play the person to your immediate left if a movie were made of his/her life? Michael Jeter

If you could be editor of any magazine or newspaper in the world, which would you choose and why? National Geographic because they go everywhere

What one movie title (of a movie that already exists) would best fit a movie made about your life? Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

What is your favorite fairy tale? Robin Hood

If you could eat in only one restaurant for the rest of your life, and price and transportation were no object, which restaurant would you choose? The Ocean Grill in Vero Beach, FL

If you could have one type of flower delivered to you once a week for the rest of your life, which flower would you choose? Tulips

What are your two favorite holidays and why? Thanksgiving because I have so many great memories associated with it and I love the idea of a holiday that is just about being grateful and Veteran's Day because they are so easily forgotten and ignored.

What is the funniest joke you ever heard? I couldn't begin to guess- I am terrible about remembering jokes

If you were to have a friend or family member redecorate your house, whom would you choose to do the deed? Momma

That's all for now folks TTFN!