Here I am with a set of questions. Yes, I know I’m posting these much later than normal, and for those of you like Mrs. L, who was kind enough to E-mail me and tell me that she can’t get her Saturday started without the Saturday Six, I apologize for my tardiness. I had to get my car inspected early this morning, and merely searching for a station that would do it without making me leave the car over the weekend was an ordeal. (”Think about this,” I told one of the technicians. “If you can’t do the inspection today, and you’re closed tomorrow, you won’t touch my car before Monday. Why would I leave it here all weekend?” Not surprisingly, he had no rational answer.

Chris was first to play last week. Congratulations, Chris!

There were also a few first-time players for last week’s set of questions: be sure to visit the journals of Rachel, Brionna, Tony, and CourtneyLee and welcome them to the group!

Want to join in on the fun? Either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal…but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit! If you don’t have an AOL journal, you can still play, but of course you’ll at least need an AOL screen name, which you can get for free with AOL Instant Messenger, to be able to leave a comment here. (And if you’re playing for the first time, please be sure to say so in the comment!) Enjoy!

1. Who is the first celebrity you recall having a crush on?

6. READER’S CHOICE QUESTION #44 from Jessie: If you were in good health, would you donate a kidney to a friend who’s dying regardless of what your family’s opinion are and if yes or no, why or why not?

Thanks, Jessie, for a most difficult and thought-provoking question. And the rest of you should be sure to visit Jessie’s tribute to firefighter Richie Sclafani. I hope we will all keep in mind the sacrifice these people are willing to make for us every single day.

If you have a Reader’s Choice question you’d like to see asked (and answered), click the e-mail link on the About Me bar and send it to me.


MY ANSWERS:
1. Dinah Shore. I used to see her daytime show every morning.

6. A terribly difficult question. This is a situation I hope never to find myself in, but then again, who would? I think I’d do it for a real friend if I possibly could. I would be terrified, but I don’t think I could look at myself in the mirror if I didn’t.

I’d been contemplating this for a while…and I finally took the plunge. I purchased a laptop computer so that I could take my novel — or at least parts of it at a time — along with me so that I’d have less of an excuse for not writing when the mood happened to hit me. (Like many others, I get my best ideas when I’m away from the computer…and keeping those little notepads around just drive me crazy!)

So I found an older Mac Powerbook (you didn’t really think I’d get a PC, did you?!?) online and bought it. So far, I’ve already revised one chapter almost completely…more on that this weekend with my weekly writing update. For some reason, I find it easier to revise on the screen rather than on paper. I’m not sure why, perhaps it’s that “instant gratification” that comes with immediate changes on the “virtual page.”

I’m also reminding myself of how much I spent on it as an incentive to make good use of it. It’s not a top-of-the-line model by any means, but it’s as powerful as I’ll need for its purpose; I intentionally avoided getting one that could play DVDs out of fear that I’d use it for nothing more than a portable theater. It is internet compatible, but with a slower processor speed, so I’ll likely not waste time trying to access E-mail with it. It’s just powerful enough that I should be able to install Mac OS X on it to replace the Mac 9.22 it’s currently running. Even if I don’t, I’ve already learned how to link it to my regular computer and transfer (newly-edited) files from one to the other.

And they say we Mac types can’t figure out how to do such things! Bah!

Where is Osama bin Laden? CNN turned to its experts for the elusive answer to that question and this, apparently, is the best they could do.

Makes you wonder who these experts are and what their particular area of expertise happens to be, doesn’t it?

(This is what happens when you pay more attention to getting a headline ticker on the air than what it actually says. It happens to all news broadcasts sooner or later.)

The photo was posted by BigBrainBoy, whose blog can be found here (non-AOL).

Last Veterans Day, sixty-six ABC affiliates across the country refused to air Saving Private Ryan over fears that they would be vulnerable to severe fines from the FCC because of the movie’s profanity and violent images. (ABC was contractually obligated to air the movie in its entirety without any editing.)

At the time, a watchdog group called the Parents Television Council, which reportedly has been behind as much as 99% of the complaints about indecency received by the FCC, gave its approval of the movie’s airing, profanity, violence and all.

But just because the PTC decided not to complain (assuming they didn’t change their mind), that didn’t stop others from doing so. And now the FCC, which has found itself buried in such complaints since it began revamping indecency guidelines (and attracting the attention of every overly-sensitive prude that is willing to come out of the woodwork long enough to whine about sitting through some terrible program rather than simply changing the channel), has had its say:

An item in The Hollywood Reporter (no direct link available; registration required) quoted FCC sources who said that the commission is preparing to deny those complaints. That has to make ABC and the affiliates that actually aired the movie breathe a sigh of relief.

But while the Parents Television Council was ignoring ‘Ryan,’ they were keeping themselves occupied, gluing themselves to televisions to watch programs they feel no one should watch because their subject matter is so offensive. (Ironic, isn’t it?)

Also recently acted upon by the FCC is a stack of thirty-six PTC complaints about episodes of television programs that have aired between October 29, 2001 and February 11, 2004. Episodes of Dawson’s Creek, NYPD Blue, and Boston Public were criticized by the group for their use of a pejorative word that could be interpreted as a synonym for “jerk.” The four letter word in question is also the first name of our current Vice President. Episodes of Will & Grace, Friends, and Scrubs were among several other series targeted for discussing sexual matters.

The Washington Times (no direct link available) reported Monday that the FCC is also dismissing those complaints, after concluding that “in context, none of the segments were patently offensive under contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, and thus not indecent.” The commission also found that the material was “not profane, in context,” according to a statement issued from the agency.

This is more good news for broadcasters in that they won’t face fines for the programs in question. But it’s bad news, too, because it further confuses the issue of what is and isn’t offensive.

Lawmakers are again ready to discuss the possibility of raising fines for broadcasters and performers, according to both sources. (Washington Times link is here.) The latest proposal would not only increase the maximum fine for a broadcast licensee from the current $27,500 to $500,000, but would also increase the maximum fines for individual performers from the current $11,000 to $500,000. It would also repeal a portion of the current law that allows the FCC to issue a warning on the first violation. Seems a little unfair to me, especially when there is still no clear-cut guidelines about what will or won’t incur such a high fine.

As always, it comes down to an issue of what is offensive to you. There are plenty of shows on television that I think cross the line at some point. Shows that deal with topics I don’t want to see depicted are shows I don’t watch. What a concept!

There are lots of channels out there, and some of them actually have decent programming that hardly ever offends anyone. But you’ll notice that PBS is never at the top of the Nielsen ratings. I wonder why.

Last Veterans Day, sixty-six ABC affiliates across the country refused to air Saving Private Ryan over fears that they would be vulnerable to severe fines from the FCC because of the movie’s profanity and violent images. (ABC was contractually obligated to air the movie in its entirety without any editing.)

At the time, a watchdog group called the Parents Television Council, which reportedly has been behind as much as 99% of the complaints about indecency received by the FCC, gave its approval of the movie’s airing, profanity, violence and all.

But just because the PTC decided not to complain (assuming they didn’t change their mind), that didn’t stop others from doing so. And now the FCC, which has found itself buried in such complaints since it began revamping indecency guidelines (and attracting the attention of every overly-sensitive prude that is willing to come out of the woodwork long enough to whine about sitting through some terrible program rather than simply changing the channel), has had its say:

An item in The Hollywood Reporter (no direct link available; registration required) quoted FCC sources who said that the commission is preparing to deny those complaints. That has to make ABC and the affiliates that actually aired the movie breathe a sigh of relief.

But while the Parents Television Council was ignoring ‘Ryan,’ they were keeping themselves occupied, gluing themselves to televisions to watch programs they feel no one should watch because their subject matter is so offensive. (Ironic, isn’t it?)

Also recently acted upon by the FCC is a stack of thirty-six PTC complaints about episodes of television programs that have aired between October 29, 2001 and February 11, 2004. Episodes of Dawson’s Creek, NYPD Blue, and Boston Public were criticized by the group for their use of a pejorative word that could be interpreted as a synonym for “jerk.” The four letter word in question is also the first name of our current Vice President. Episodes of Will & Grace, Friends, and Scrubs were among several other series targeted for discussing sexual matters.

The Washington Times (no direct link available) reported Monday that the FCC is also dismissing those complaints, after concluding that “in context, none of the segments were patently offensive under contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, and thus not indecent.” The commission also found that the material was “not profane, in context,” according to a statement issued from the agency.

This is more good news for broadcasters in that they won’t face fines for the programs in question. But it’s bad news, too, because it further confuses the issue of what is and isn’t offensive.

Lawmakers are again ready to discuss the possibility of raising fines for broadcasters and performers, according to both sources. (Washington Times link is here.) The latest proposal would not only increase the maximum fine for a broadcast licensee from the current $27,500 to $500,000, but would also increase the maximum fines for individual performers from the current $11,000 to $500,000. It would also repeal a portion of the current law that allows the FCC to issue a warning on the first violation. Seems a little unfair to me, especially when there is still no clear-cut guidelines about what will or won’t incur such a high fine.

As always, it comes down to an issue of what is offensive to you. There are plenty of shows on television that I think cross the line at some point. Shows that deal with topics I don’t want to see depicted are shows I don’t watch. What a concept!

There are lots of channels out there, and some of them actually have decent programming that hardly ever offends anyone. But you’ll notice that PBS is never at the top of the Nielsen ratings. I wonder why.

“Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you’re doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.”
- Johnny Carson

Legendary entertainer Johnny Carson has died from emphysema, according to MSNBC.

Carson grew up in Nebraska and began his broadcasting career in radio. He hosted early game shows on television, including “Who Do You Trust?” (where his sidekick was Ed McMahon) and made appearances on “I’ve Got a Secret” and “What’s My Line?” After serving as a writer for Red Skelton, he got the job that would make him a household name for decades: he succeeded Jack Paar as host of “The Tonight Show,” NBC’s late night variety show.

Taking the reins of ‘Tonight,’ in 1962, Carson proved himself to be a great interviewer, witty comedian and lovable character actor. He was introduced as host to the audience by Groucho Marx, Carson’s very first guest. In 1991, he shocked NBC station executives at the annual affiliates meeting by announcing that he planned to retire the following year. His final guest, Bette Midler, sang “One More For the Road,” and Carson was visibly moved by the tribute.

On his final show, broadcast in May of 1992, Carson told a VIP audience that he’d like to go back and do the whole thing over again. The remark produced loud cheers from his audience, and undoubtedly, the home audience who tuned in to see a farewell they hoped would never happen. That final episode, which featured clips and reminiscences rather than in-studio guests, reached an audience of 50 million. After more than 29 years, he left the stage for the last time, setting a record of hosting the same show on the same network that has only been broken by Bob Barker on “The Price is Right.”

Carson was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1987. In 1992, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President George Bush said of Carson:

“With a quick wit and a sure golf swing, Johnny’s good-natured humor kept the pulse of the Nation, and assured us that even in the most difficult times, it was still okay to laugh.”

That same year, he received the American Comedy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1993, he was honored with the Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award.

Since his retirement, he refused all requests for appearances and interviews, living out his later years with his wife in an intensely private setting. He made only one on-camera television appearance after leaving “The Tonight Show:” in May, 1994, he made a surprise cameo to congratulate his friend David Letterman on the start of his new show at CBS.

The memories from Carson’s show are endless. I haven’t been able to watch Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” for any length of time because it just isn’t “Tonight” without Johnny Carson. I think it’s time to pull out the Johnny Carson boxed set I own and laugh for a while. As Bob Hope would have said, “Thanks for the memories.”

Here we go with six new questions.

Dawn was first to play last week. Congratulations to her!

Tina is a newer player that I apparently had missed earlier, so here’s her mention. I think that Elton has not been mentioned before, either; if last week’s wasn’t his first time playing, then I apologize, but though his link looks familiar, I can’t recall having listed it here previously.

Playing is simple: you can either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal…but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit! If you don’t have an AOL journal, you can still play, but of course you’ll at least need an AOL screen name, which you can get for free with AOL Instant Messenger, to be able to leave a comment here. (And if you’re playing for the first time, please be sure to say so in the comment!) Enjoy!

1. Which of the following is your favorite store and why?
A) Wal-Mart
B) Target
C) K Mart
D) Sears

6. A fellow journaler you consider a friend disappears from J-land. Visitors leave comments in the journal but they get no response. You send the journaler an E-mail to make sure everything is okay, and despite the fact that you see that it has been read, you get no reply. What do you do?

If you have a Reader’s Choice question you’d like to see asked (and answered), click the e-mail link on the About Me bar and send it to me.

MY ANSWERS:
1. Though I spend more money in Wal-Mart because my local one is one of those supermarket combinations, I like Target better: it’s cleaner and you don’t get the feeling that things are going to fall on your head as you walk down the aisle.

6. Good question. Oh, yes…I came up with it, myself. Hmm…I suppose the issue here is how much prodding is too much. If a person chooses to withdraw and not respond to your E-mail, does it mean that they want to be left alone?

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been writing longhand, and what I’ve written out so far hasn’t been added to my growing Word file. I’ll do that this weekend while I’m sniffling and sneezing from this blasted cold/sinus combination that I seem to have picked up, but I’ve definitely made the weekly writing goal for this week.

What I have done on the computer is to begin revising my first chapter and prologue. No, this is not going to be another complete revision from the beginning. But I recently took another look at the first chapter and realized that I was missing an opportunity with my lead character. I visited with an author friend of mine over the holidays who has her own manuscript in an agent’s hands in New York as I type (and is working on another one!) and we were discussing my lead character. The topic of my own recent battles with anxiety came up, and she suggested that I should give my lead character anxiety disorder.

The thought had definitely occurred to me, because as the story opens, I have him almost on the verge of a panic attack. When she suggested it, and after we discussed the possibilities a bit, I became convinced that it was the way to go, because it would add to the turmoil he’s already facing in his life, and would cause him to further doubt the psychic he meets in the story and her true motives — not to mention her talent. So the first chapter’s rewrite involves some tweaks about what’s going through his mind and why he’s on the verge of a panic attack at that moment.

The prologue is a different story. (Well, that is to say, the reason for rewriting it is different; it’s obviously part of the same story!) It is a scene that happened about seven years before the first scene in Chapter One. I debated deleting it and simply introducing the characters involved later in the novel without any prior mention, but this seemed too much like the campy mystery novels that introduce guilty parties in the last half of the book that didn’t seem to exist when the murder happened, so I nixed the nix. But after rereading the prologue, I decided that I needed to intensify the the terror by removing the initial fear. Make sense? The first line of the prologue will be something along the lines of:

There was no reason to be afraid.

I think I like that line (along with what I plan to put after it) because it tells the reader that the person we’re about to meet isn’t afraid, shouldn’t be, but probably should be, anyway. At least, that’s what I’m hoping for. I’ll let you know how it goes.

I do know one thing: I just bought a new paper shredder because my old one had to be tossed out when the blades went dull. The new one should be a big help once I have old pages to dispose of. (No, I generally don’t keep hard copies of old versions. It’s too much paper to keep track of and I don’t feel much of a sense of accomplishment from it considering it’s a stack of pages that I’ve replaced because something about the writing therein didn’t please me enough to keep it as-was.)

I did get one more bit of news from my author friend during our visit. Her agent also represents the genre I’m writing. My friend’s writing is literary, and she does incredible things with words: her language is like a ballet…it carries you along as you read. She tells compelling stories that make you feel intense emotions, but what I remember even more about the manuscript I read was the experience of her prose. It’s far different from most other books I’ve read. But the fact that the agent might be interested in my work as well is definitely something to hope for.

My friend suggested that when I had the manuscript done, I should let her know immediately so she can make a contact for me to her agent. There’s no guarantee, naturally, but at least I know that I do have an initial target when it’s time to find an agent. (And I’ll definitely be looking for one…I’m not likely to “go it alone” when I’m hoping to be published.)

When I get the newly-written pages in place, I’ll update my page/word count. But I figured that in the meantime, this would give you far more information than you needed (or wanted) to know about my work-in-progress.

The benefit concert aired on the networks of NBC to help victims of the Tsunami seems to have been a victim itself…of low ratings.

It’s surprising, really, because with everyone being so critical of the government’s initial pledge of monetary support, I thought sure the ratings would soar as everyone took it upon themselves to make up for the government’s slack. One might expect that nearly 40-45% of voters (those who most certainly did not give President Bush any form of mandate) would have watched if for no other reason to spite “Dubya.” Odd.

AP reported that initial reports from Nielsen showed that less than six million people watched the concert, a tenth of the number that watched a similar effort for September 11th victims.

Perhaps it’s indicative of a problem with our great society that has less to do with who’s in the White House and Red and Blue states; perhaps it’s simply that after all these years as a supposed superpower, we still don’t worry about things that don’t happen in our own backyard.

That would be sad…but not very surprising.

“And I submit to you that if a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.”
- June 23, 1963. Speech at the Great March on Detroit

“Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’”
- August 28. 1963. Speech at Washington Civil Rights March

“On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, “Is it safe?” Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” And Vanity comes along and asks the question, “Is it popular?” But Conscience asks the question “Is it right?” And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must do it because Conscience tells him it is right.”
- Attributed to MLK

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.”
- Attributed to MLK

I’m still doing my elbow exercises, but I thought I’d stop long enough to post a set of “Saturday Six” questions! Thanks again to Tara for supplying enough questions last week to cover all six. Now, I’ll do my job again and provide six new ones.

But before that, I have a few people to recognize. Last week, Amanda was first to play. Congrats to her!

Also, we had a few first-timers to play as well. So be sure to stop by the journals of Nascargirl, Fasttrack58, Liese, Laura, and Tommy, and welcome them to the group. Also, Nettie has a new journal for her quizzes.

And I must make one more mention of Laura’s journal, because she did a subsequent entry about a rediscovered memory from her youth after being inspired by one of the questions. Read her extra story here.

Now, on to this week’s questions. To play you can either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal…but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit! (And if you’re playing for the first time, please be sure to say so in the comment!) Enjoy!

1. You achieve a high level of fame in your chosen career. Calls begin coming in for interviews…if you could only appear on one of the following shows, which would you select?
A) Today
B) Live! with Regis and Kelly
C) The Daily Show
D) Oprah
E) David Letterman
F) Jay Leno
G) Jerry Springer

6. Have you ever downloaded a song or theme song for your cell phone? If so, which one amuses you most? If you haven’t, but had to pick one, what would it be?

If you have a Reader’s Choice question you’d like to see asked (and answered), click the e-mail link on the About Me bar and send it to me.

MY ANSWERS:
1. I think “Today.” My close second would be Letterman, but I think I’d be too dull for him.

6. I’ve downloaded a few obscure ones, like the theme from “Psycho” and “The Twilight Zone.” The one that amuses me the most is the theme from “The Price is Right.”

What happens if you publish a novel, then end up being sued by another author who claims you stole his material?

Dan Brown, who wrote the best seller “The Da Vinci Code,” finds himself in that very situation. Rival author Lewis Perdue is suing Brown, claiming that material was lifted from “The Da Vinci Legacy“ and “Daughter of God“ and ended up in ‘Code,’ according to a report in the New York Post.

Brown denies having stolen any material. The article compares similarities between plots in the material. The judge expects to issue a ruling this spring.

But deep down, isn’t it something of a fear that some writers have? Have you ever wondered what would happen if someone accused you of stealing their idea…even if you never heard of their work and were completely innocent of plagiarism.

After this entry was written, Mr. Perdue left a comment inviting those interested to visit his website which tells his side of the story. Of particular interest is the extensive evidence of the similarities from one book to another, including an “error” in Perdue’s work that also appeared in Brown’s. Those details can be found here.

As if the Celebrex controversy wasn’t enough for them, Pfizer is now dealing with another problem, this time regarding Listerine: correcting a claim that some probably suspected was bogus to begin with!

According to the Associated Press, (via Yahoo) Pfizer will spend $2 million to replace advertising a judge called “misleading.”

About 4,000 workers will be dispatched across the country to place stickers over the claim on Listerine bottles that using the antiseptic product is as effective to preventing plaque and gingivitis as flossing. The company is also pulling print and media ads that make the same claim. Did anyone really believe that was true?

I find it a rather amusing picture: imagine walking down the health and beauty aisle and suddenly being surrounded by a labcoat-clad militia, armed with stickers. They quickly spring to action near the mouthwash, to help insure you’ll have healthier teeth and gums.

Even with the rapid response team, Pfizer faces another legal threat from Johnson & Johnson subsidiary McNeil-PPC Inc., whose claim to fame is the dental floss the “misleading” ads may have harmed.

Dentists everywhere must be rejoicing. Maybe this is a good week to try to make an appointment: you know, if you want to try to catch yours in a good mood?

Another frivolous lawsuit: a viewer is suing NBC for $2.5 million, contending that he threw up because of a “Fear Factor” episode in which contestants ate rats mixed in a blender, according to a report from Yahoo News. (No direct link available.)

The article goes on to say that Austin Aitken told The Associated Press he watches “Fear Factor” often and had no problem with past installments where the reality show’s participants ate worms and insects in pursuit of a $50,000 prize but eating rats went “too far.”

“It’s barbaric, some of the things they ask these individuals to do,” Aitken said Thursday. Aitken’s handwritten lawsuit contends the rat-eating made his blood pressure rise, resulting in being dizzy and lightheaded and vomiting. Because he was disoriented he ran into a doorway, “causing suffering, injury and great pain.”

But he just said that he had no problem with past installments; how can he complain about how “barbaric” those things are if they’ve never bothered him before?

Aitken says he couldn’t shut off his television quickly enough to avoid seeing the segment. (I saw the show, and it went on for several minutes. Unless he and his television set were in different counties, he should have had plenty of time.)

NBC, meanwhile, responded with a statement: “We believe that the claim is completely without merit.”

Aitken, a 49-year-old part-time paralegal, said he wants to send a message to NBC and other networks with the lawsuit. He said he isn’t concerned with winning a cash judgment in court. “I just put any figure. You really think I expect to get $2.5 million?” he said.

What message are networks really supposed to get from this? The person suing is apparently a regular viewer of a program whose goal seems to be to gross out as many people as possible. Does anyone believe that this viewer is just trying to send a message, or trying to make a profit? If his system is so sensitive, I would imagine that countless episodes prior to this specific episode would have set him off. If nothing he’s seen on this show has affected him prior to this single episode, it’s highly doubtful that he is easily offended!

He’s lucky I’m not the judge.

My elbow surgery is over, and I’m now officially on the mend. This week, I’m doing something a little different with the Saturday Six: just in case my brain is still swimming in any traces of anesthetic, I figured the safe thing to do was to turn all six questions this week into Reader’s Choice Questions. Then, Tara was kind enough to supply all six questions herself!

Chris was first to play last week. Congratulations to her!

And I have a quick fence to mend with Andi from the previous week’s set. I was trying to point out that we had fewer players than normal because of the holidays, but I didn’t mean to suggest that this is why she was the first to play. I had two independent thoughts that I unfortunately combined into one and the result was the implication that Andi had “help” to achieve the first place finish. That’s not at all what I meant at all. Sorry about that, Andi.

Now, on to this week’s questions. To play you can either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal…but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit! (And if you’re playing for the first time, please be sure to say so in the comment!) Enjoy!

1. READER’S CHOICE QUESTION #38: If you could live in a foreign country(or city) for one year, which would you choose and why?

6. READER’S CHOICE QUESTION #43: A time machine will let you travel 10 years into either the past of future. Which would you choose and why?

If you have a Reader’s Choice question you’d like to see asked (and answered), click the e-mail link on the About Me bar and send it to me.

MY ANSWERS:
1. England. I love the accents and I love the fact that there is such a rich history everywhere you look.

6. I would go 10 years into the future to see what I’m up to.

Great questions, Tara!!