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What did you do for fun when you were a kid? How is it different from what you see kids doing now?
Submitted by jaklumen.

I played outside a LOT and used my imagination all the time.  I was very active.  During the summer, my sister and I came home for lunch and we had to be home before it got dark.  We lived across the street from the community pool and spent every day of summer there.  If it wasn't summer time, the rest of the world was our playground.  These days, a lot of kids play console games or stay inside watching TV.  Plus, there's a lot of (justifiable) fear that something bad could happen to kids these days so parents feel "safer" keeping their kids inside .. in front of the TV.

What event changed your life for the better?
Submitted by Kasey.

It didn't seem so at the time but it was when I was betrayed by the 2 people I trusted the most.  Sometimes there really is a silver lining ..

What's the oldest book you own?
Submitted by Lies.

Well, honestly, I guess it would be the Bible my dad gave me when I was six.  After that, I'm not sure.  I have a lot of books ..

How do you feel about Senator Hillary Clinton's claim that she is ahead of Obama in the national popular vote?

I am pretty apolitical but I have to admit, this whole in-fighting thing that the Dems have going on makes me chuckle. 

Is there anything about the "corporate culture" at your place of employment you wish were different?

Engineers are expected to put in over 40 hours a week and you can't leave your work at work. 

What's your favorite type of cheese? Or, if you don't like cheese, why not?
Submitted by Draegon Scribe.

The kind you eat.

Who was the last person you offended?
Submitted by May.

I have no idea! 

What do you daydream about? Is it something far-fetched, or something that might actually happen?
Submitted by lost_in_eternity2207.

I don't really daydream anymore.  Not since I was in my late teens/early twenties. 

What is your deepest, darkest fear?
Submitted by [Susan].

Like I would tell YOU!

What's the best thing about your mom?

Well .. my mom was my most faithful cheerleader.  She always had confidence in me when my own confidence failed.  I thought she hated me when I was fifteen and sixteen, as most girls feel about their mothers.  In fact, my mom loved me more than anything and would have done anything for me.  We just butted heads so much back then I just couldn't see it.  When you're sixteen, you have a very narrow and self-centered view of your own life.  When I grew older, I realized that and saw what happened through matured eyes.

I went to visit her today.  I took her flowers and sat beside her on a grassy knoll, overlooking a gorgeous mountain view.

What a shock it was for me when she suddenly died last summer.  It took me a while to accept it.  Even now, it's hard to actually believe she's not just gone on some extended holiday.

I miss her. A lot.