Reader Questions

In a recent post I asked those of you reading if there was anything in particular you wanted me to write about. I wrote my Of Boys and Urine post in response to Dave who was very kind in saying, “…you have the writing ability to take the normal, take for granted, day-to-day things and make them special.”.

Though I wouldn’t classify that post as a special moment I did have fun bringing to life something I could have kept to one sentence. And certainly I’ll keep looking out for opportunities to magnify every day experiences.

Kym of Temporary?Insanity asked me three questions which I will attempt to answer briefly below:

1. What things do you dream of doing when your kids are grown?

I couldn’t wait to get out of school when I was a teen and now I can’t wait to get back into school. I never finished college and though I don’t regret my decision to get married and start a family instead, I definitely would like to go back and get a degree in something, someday. My only problem now is deciding what to go for. Should I be a pastry chef? A zoologist? A forestry expert? An English major? An actress? A TV Host? I have so many interests I may never figure it out. All I know is that anything I put my mind too can be accomplished, and more than that, can be done well.

2.What three material things do you most want right now?

Only three?! Oh dear. Perhaps I have too many material wishes. Well, number one on my list is a Digital SLR camera of some type. I have long been interested in photography (ever since I was the designated sports photographer in High School) but have never had the money to afford the equipment I would need to get into it.

Number two at this point in time would have to be a 30 foot long midi to computer cable and some nice piano music writing software so I can stop half forgetting all the songs I’ve composed over the years.

Number three would be cocoa brown leather or pleather couches with built in pillows and seat cushions so I never have to pick up pillow fight remnants and so that spills can just be wiped right off.

3. If you could undo one past decision what would it be and why?

This one was pretty easy for me. *gulp* In 9th grade I stole a bunch of books from my school book fair. I didn’t have money to get my family Christmas presents so that’s why I did it. Then after I did it I realized how very wrong it was, despite my motivation for doing it. It took me three years to work up the courage but in my senior year, even with fear of jail time in my mind, I confessed to the librarian. She was so nice and understanding. I wrote the school a check for all I stole plus interest and my conscience was finally clear again. Well almost, I have two or three library books lying around here that somehow never got checked back in and which I need to ship back to the school….argh.

That’s it for today. If you left a question or writing suggestion for me on my earlier post it will be addressed. And if you would like to leave additional questions or writing suggestions, feel free and I will get around to them.