Manic Monday

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If technology was sufficiently advanced, would you be willing to clone yourself?

Hmmm. I read a very good teen novel a few years ago called House of the Scorpions that addressed this. I don't think I would, though it is tempting to think of the possibility of having "pre-matched" organs and systems ready for when my own fail. Overall, though, I'm pretty sure I don't bring enough to the table to make cloning me a real benefit to society.

This is a HUGE bioethical question. Wow. Look at all those worms wriggling around now that they're out of the can!

At the local grocery store you see an elderly woman shoplift a chicken. Do you tell the management?

It would depend on the store, the woman's appearance, and a lot of other factors. To be honest, however, I'm relatively certain that I wouldn't notice this, since I'm too wrapped up in my own issues when I'm grocery shopping. If I had to predict, though, I'd say I lean toward not saying anything.

Now, those people who feed their kids in the store (fruit, opened packages of cookies, etc.)....THEY should be smacked hard. Good God, people, teach your kids some self-control!

If you could be 8 years old again for an entire day, knowing what you know now, how would you spend it?

P L A Y I N G. Which is about what I did when I was 8, so I was clearly a brilliant kid. Adults don't get enough uninterrupted play-time, time off from worries, pain, work, etc. If I were 8, I'd waste no time in getting down to the serious business of playing. Jacks, jumprope, hide-and-seek, kick-the-can, bike riding, let's pretend, hopscotch...sounds heavenly to me.