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       re: christyotwisty - 5 questions (june 2021)
       June 03rd, 2021
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       I'm so, so happy right now. I was just wondering if there was
       anything new in the phlogosphere and struck pure gold. Christy
       posted a new set of questions[0] for the month. These started out
       on gopher but lately she's moved them to gemini where, sadly,
       I have a tendency to miss them. Not this month, though! Huzzah!
       
 (TXT) [0] christyotwisty - 5 questions
       
       So, let's see here...
       
       1. Whom would you like to be for one day?
       
       Oooh, good one. If I were Bezos for a day how much money could
       I redistribute and how much is just tied up in stocks? I guess my
       choices here are "who is using their life stupidly and me popping
       in for a day could fix it?" or "who has a really interesting life
       I want to experience for a day?" or "what would be totally silly?"
       
       I'd like to be a woman for a day, I think. That would be
       interesting from an experiential stand-point. Or maybe someone who
       is super physically fit so I could use the body-machine to do
       things I'm not normally able to do. Maybe a combo? A female rock
       climber, perhaps?
       
       2. What did you yearn for in your childhood that your parent(s) never gave you?
       
       I think this would have been easier to answer when I was younger.
       The further the distance grows the less of that sort of thing
       I remember. I wanted a Sega Genesis when they bought me an NES.
       I'm not upset with that, though. The NES was better for me in the
       long run and I got so much joy from it. Maybe there's something
       beyond the material I wanted but never got? I remember plenty of
       arguments and yelling, but I can't think of anything now that has
       lingered with me. Good job, parents!
       
       3. How do you know when it's time to ask for help?
       
       Oof, that's a hard one and I'm not great at it. Professionally
       it's easier. I weigh whether it's more likely to hurt me to ask or
       fail and then act. In those cases a conversation feels easy. But
       there's a heavier burden when it's a private thing. I'll deal with
       it for much longer than is necessary because it feels like I'm
       putting a burden on others to ask for help. There's probably an
       aspect of pride inside saying I should be able to do this myself,
       also. I like that feeling of independence.
       
       I guess the simple answer is, once something is going to affect
       someone else I break down and ask for help. For instance a couple
       months ago when I threw out my back, at first I tried to deal with
       it and stretch things and shuffle around, but I quickly realized
       I was a mess and couldn't function. It was inevitable that I was
       going to need my wife, so I spoke up. I probably should have
       raised a flag earlier when I felt things being not quite right,
       though.
       
       4. Recommend, and provide a recipe if you have one, a refreshing summer beverage.
       
       Um, I don't have a name for it, but make an Arnold Palmer and then
       add a dash of grenadine and a slice of lime. Better yet, make
       sweet tea, southern style, then add in the lemonade, THEN the
       grenadine. It's ridiculously sweet and probably will give you
       diabetes with a single glass, but there you go.
       
       5. Which childhood things do you still enjoy? 
       
       I still draw. I still play video games. I like puzzles. I play
       pretend (tabletop role playing games). I like to cuddle up and
       watch shows. I like to explore by hiking off-trails and looking at
       interesting things. I love to find a good rock. I like to sneak
       away with a friend and share secrets. :)
       
       Thank you, Christy. This was a joy.