Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met? There was a long-running TV game show in the 1950s and 1960s called What’s My Line? Regular people and celebrities would enter, sign in (please!), and then the panel would question them in order to guess who they were or what they did.Continue reading “The Famous Ones”
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Like A Good Neighbor…
What makes a good neighbor? Good neighbors can definitely add to one’s quality of life. For me, this statement is mostly theoretical since, in so many of the places I’ve lived, I wouldn’t have described my neighbors as good. Even when they weren’t bad, so many of them were just annoying, and so my viewContinue reading “Like A Good Neighbor…”
Snob, No!
I don’t think I can be accused of being a snob. After my “humble origins,” as they say, the jobs I’ve held, and my general attitude toward life, arrogance and snobbery are not among my traits. Yes, I got my PhD from Berkeley, but I don’t shout that as a part of my status (evenContinue reading “Snob, No!”
Risk Averse, But…
Describe a risk you took that you do not regret. I saw a statistic about how many people in the US never leave where they are born or grow up, or are close by. I think it’s funny when people ask me where I’m from, and I say Pennsylvania, because here I am in Pennsylvania.Continue reading “Risk Averse, But…”
Re-Read It Again
What book could you read over and over again? When I was moving the last time, I reduced my book collection drastically. I had accumulated a large number of theatre books, many from Berkeley used book stores. (I have a complete collection of the Lattimore and Greene Greek series, mostly from Moe’s Books.) And sinceContinue reading “Re-Read It Again”
