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1. Have you ever played Ghost in the Graveyard? In a graveyard?

I do recall playing this a couple of times. I don't have any definitive memories of it, but I know it wasn't in a graveyard, there being none anywhere in my hometown suburb.

Which, now that I think of it, is QUITE STRANGE!!

2. Do you know your family background/gene[a]logy?

My mom did a lot of work on this for about 15 years, before she was incapacitated. So, I know a lot about her side, a little about my dad's side and all-in-all to know that I'm not likely to related to anyone or anything famous or remotely important.

3. Ever visited a real farm?

Uhmmmm, yeah. Stayed on a real farm? Yeah. Drive past farms on my way to work? Uh-huh. Think this question is hysterically funny? Yup. Also realize it's kind of sad? Yes.

4. Have you ever been to a family reunion? When was the last time?

My family only does the reunion thing for Rites of Passage: weddings and funerals. Two nieces have been married in the past two years; my brother bagged both weddings. I doubt we'll ever have a proper reunion until my mom or my sister dies, whoever goes first. If my brother bags my sister's funeral, I'll fucking kill him.

5. When was the last time, if ever, you went fishing? Do you bait your own hook?

The last time we were in Maine, I cast a few times into the lake, illegally, since I didn't spring for a license. I didn't catch anything, but it was fun flinging the line into the water from the dock a dozen times. Then I got bored and tired of being bitten by mosquitoes (it was dusk). I handed the pole back to Sparky who, fifteen minutes later, produced a respectable-sized catfish.

Oh, and, no: it wasn't my hook to bait. Thank goodness.

6. Have you ever held a garage sale? How much did you make?

I think I've done two. I only remember one, so I'm hedging a bit. I hate having them. The only reason to do them is if you have a crapload of stuff to unload, which I rarely do since I regularly donate all our unused stuff either directly to another family (kids' clothes) or to Salvation Army et al.

7. How well do you get along with your inlaws (if you are married)? Are you close to any of your exs' families?

I don't have any exes, so that's a moot point. But I get along fabulously with my inlaws. Mostly, I get along better with them than I do with anyone in my own family except my oldest sister (of late) and my oldest niece.

8. Circles or drops? (think spinning rides or rollercoasters)

NO SPINNING!!! NO! I'll go as high as anything and/or drop, but I will not spin horizontally. Somehow, spinning vertically isn't bad. There's a carny ride at our county fair that's like a tier of seats that goes up and down in a big circle; that doesn't bother me in the least. Feels good, in fact, on hot days--the only breeze around!

9. Do you mind being photographed?

I don't look for opportunities, but I also don't hide behind magazines whenever someone points a camera my direction like some people I've known.

10. How well do you get along with your neighbors?

We get along very well with our immediate neighbors. The neighbors who think the Fourth of July commences on the first day of summer and ends on September 5...eh, not so much.

I'm even getting along fairly well with my Terminally Annoying Neighbor. I'm trying very hard to be forbearing; she has no clue how often I want to bite her ankles.