Memes To The Rescue!

Thanks to Cake-Eating Kathy for giving me something to run with:

1. What is your favorite word?

Furshlugginer - although I don't use it very often. Once when I did let it fall in public somewhere, I got the warmest look of humorous recognition from a complete stranger.

2. What is your least favorite word?

Hmmmm....their name is Legion. Prestigious is probably the worst of the lot because of the way in which it gets slapped on every imaginable object of faux-sophistication, from jimcrack McMansions to overpriced cars to high-flying hucksters in the worlds of law, business, politics, the media and the arts. Ironically, what most people don't realize is that this word is derived from a French root that carries connotations of deceit.

3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

Grace and Sophistication - style, polish and poise. Always has.

4. What turns you off?

Displays of fussiness -pulling off sophistication takes a lot of hard work, but nobody should see you doing it. (This is another way of saying, "Stay out of the damned kitchen while I'm cooking!") Vulgarity - and by this I don't mean using bad language, I mean acting common.

5. What is your favorite curse word?

I virtually never use George Carlin's seven dirty words. On the other hand, I do a good bit of damning and blasting. "God rot your soul," is, alas, too archaic for everyday use. But I still like it.

6. What sound or noise do you love?

(I assume this is aside from music.) Rain on the roof. A lawn mower in the distance on a lazy afternoon. And you'll think this bizarre, but I love the sound of an old VW Beetle engine shifting through its gears.

7. What sound or noise do you hate?

Most bodily functions. Not all. But most.

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Paaaaaperback Writeeeeeer!

9. What profession would you not like to do?

(It's interesting how "profession" has become a synonym for "job".) Two that immediately leap to mind: I would not practice family law for all the tea in China. And I would not go into politics for any reason whatsoever.

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

"You're early. Go back and wait till I call you."