1. Do you have a low startle point? yes, especially when it has to do with Detroit
2. Are you as bad as Jack is at cooking? No, and Jack actually was a good cook, at least a fine potato parer
3. Ever shot an elk or other animal? No but I have shot a lot of targets in target practice
4. Was your dad right? Yes, sometimes. He was a child of the Depression and taught me to economize and make the best of every situation. He also told me that I could do anything I set my mind to do.
5. Ever drunk whiskey straight out of the bottle? Certainly, it's good "neat."
6. Ever slept on the ground beside a campfire? Yes, on the beach, and I hope to do it again.
7. Ever lived in an apartment above a laundromat (or other retail establishment)? I used to live in an apartment over a florist shop, and I would go "dumpster diving" for flowers after they closed.
8. Are you as good a horseback rider as Lureen -- or can you stay on the horse, anyway? Well, one time a horse took off at a gallop with me on its back, and I stayed on all the way to the barn.
9. Do you know someone named Jack? Yes, my father in law, and he had fishing buddies. Also my friend Jack (brokebackjack).
10. Ever contacted a romantic partner via postcard? No, but once my boyfriend sent a postcard to me telling me how he "missed my sweet a**" and he sent it to the house where I lived with my parents!!
11. Do you ever bring home freshly caught fish? Yes, in the summer, and other times, from the Oriental market.
12. Are you worse than Bobby when it comes to losing stuff? No, I hardly ever lose anything!
13. Ever socialized with the fire-and-brimstone crowd?" Yes, when my children were young, but I tired of it eventually.
14. Would somebody looking around your home comment that you need more furniture? No, no way.
15.. Do you watch TV during dinner? No, not on yr f***ing life!
16. Ever used an electric knife? Um, no, but I have used a chain saw.
17. Did you pledge Tri Delt -- or some other sorority or fraternity? Absolutely not.
18. Do you remember (or know) how it is, being broke all the time? For sure.
19. Did your mother keep your bedroom the way it was when you were a kid? No, certainly not. I hope to do better by my kids.
20. Have you ever scattered someone's ashes? I have scattered my cat's ashes and I stand by to scatter any other friend's ashes that might need it. And I want my ashes to end up on Brokenback Mountain!!