Tagged: Getting to Know you Meme

Maryt, aka The Teach tagged me for this meme. The theme is "Getting to Know You." You were probably better of NOT knowing me, but a deal's a deal, so, here goes...

The Rules:

1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 or more people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answers.

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1. What was I doing 10 years ago?

Ten years ago would be 1998, I guess. Alas, I wasn't doing much. I was still living in New York City, but my agoraphobia and my walking problems had trapped me in my apartment pretty much full time. I was still having panic attacks back then and depression had pretty much made me into a deteriorating vegetable. My cats and my computer and a few good friends kept me going. That and one of the gifts of living in a big city - delivery. I do miss that here in the middle of nowhere.

2. What are 5 Things on my To-Do List for today:

1. Do this meme. 2. Keep track of the Wordzzle entries. 3. Take a nap. 4. Reiki a kitty up in Maine 5. Watch my netflix movie for today which is Charlie Wilson's War.

3. Snacks I Enjoy:

Oh, Lord... there's almost nothing I don't like. Chocolate, chips, cookies, ice cream, cheese & crackers, grapes, cherries. I have to confess that I am, unfortunately, more likely to eat the first items than the healthier ones.

4. Things I would do if I were a Billionaire:

On the personal level, I'd fix up the front steps of the house so it's easier to get in and out and I'd close in the back porch and put a washer dryer in the kitchen. Oh - and a new TV and a piano. I'd pay off my mortgage and donate funds to help others get similar mortgages from the state. It would be a fund to help people who are not quite able to qualify for HOYO to bridge the gap. And I'd set aside enough money to live modestly until I kick the bucket. I'd pay off the mortgages on everyone's houses - relatives and friends. My nieces and nephews would each get at least a million plus there'd be trust funds for my great niece and great nephew. Friends without houses would get them and nobody in my circle of friends would have any more credit card debt to deal with. I'd pay for college for my friend three friends who all desperately want to go to school but can't afford it. I'd pay for college for my friend K's children too. I'd help my friend E. establish here lifes' dream animal welfare organization and invest in producing and distributing her music. I'd invest in my nephew's restaurant. I'd publish my own writing and see about marketing it. There's probably lots of other stuff I'd do too. That's on the personal level. On a grander scale, I'd donate a lot of money to Habitat for Humanity and to various wildlife organizations. And to Amnesty International, One and other organizations dedicated to world peace and the elimination of poverty and cruelty. I'd establish a free spay neuter program for Delaware and Sullivan Counties - maybe even NY State. (I've got billions, right?) I'd contribute to arts programs for schools in these poor communities where I live... providing musical instruments, cameras, books, art supplies. Oh, I could go on and on and on. I think about this a lot. One more thing.... I'd solarize anything anybody would let me solarize and I'd invest in developing solar energy.


5. Three Of My Bad Habits:

I eat too much and I don't eat healthy. I stay up too late and sleep too late. I check my blog constantly and compulsively in case somebody has posted a comment.

6. 5 Places I have Lived:

1. Born in the Bronx, NY ( to age 5) 2. Massapequa Park, Long Island, New York. (into my 20s) 3. 18th Street and 1st Avenue in New York City (for 33 years) 4. Mesa, Arizona (18 months) 5. Various locations in upstate New York - Lake Huntington, Narrowsburg, Callicoon, ending up in Hancock.

7. Jobs I Have Had:

Administrative Assistant at various places, including The Council on Social Work Education in NYC, Macy's, The American Museum of Natural History, K&W (manufacturers of fine wallpaper... awful job). I was also the Assistant Director of Admissions for a while at The School of Visual Arts. Was an administrative assistant and editorial assistant for the Department for Ecumenical Relations of the Lutheran Church in America.

I do reiki for money sometimes. Not quite a job, really, but something I love. I've done writing/editing at almost all my jobs, just didn't get pay or credit for it very often. When I was on the road in 1978, I temped at banks. At the bank in Seattle, one of my jobs was sorting through bonds. I had a chance to steal about $100,000 in un-cancelled bonds. I was too honest/cowardly to do that. I probably would have been caught anyway. Oh, boy, I almost forgot my two nightmare years working as a writer for the Human Resources Department of the City of New York.

8. 5 People I Want To Know More About:I Am Tagging:

1. Dianne at Forks off the Moment
2. Linda at These are the Days
3. Kim at Ramblings of a 40 Something Empty Nester
4. Akelamalu at Everything and Nothing
5. Richard at Mr. Richard's Bloggerhood