1. The subject of the first question is tattoos, and I’m curious about them. I’m of the older generation where most of the tattoos are on guys who served in the military and got a tattoo as a rite of passage. But there are many other people, from all generations and walks of life, who had a specific reason for choosing to have permanent signage on their body. Personally, I’m intrigued by tattoos; the choice of design and the meaningfulness of such, the location of the tattoo (hidden or in plain sight), and the psychology of the desire to mark the body with a specific graphic. So, what do you think? Do you have one? If so, what is it, and what does it mean to you? And if you don’t have one, is it still in your future perhaps, or would you never, ever get one?
2. My husband and I go out to eat a lot, but we’re stuck in a rut. We go to the same places over and over again, creatures of habit. I’m not very experimental when it comes to food. I’m just a simple girl who grew up on meat and mashed potatoes, and in my childhood home, gravy was considered an entire food group. As grown-ups, we try to eat relatively healthy (gravy is now evil), but we’re getting bored. So what’s out there? Do you have any recommendations that we should try? Where is your favorite dining out place in the Wausau area?
3. I collect quotes. When I find one that speaks to me, I ingest it and use it as a guide as I conduct my everyday life. One of my favorites is “I am a part of all that I have met” by Alfred Lord Tennyson. I firmly believe in those words. I also like humorous quotes to remind me not to take life too seriously. So, do you have a favorite quote that means something to you? If you do, what does it mean to you?
4. As I’ve said somewhere back in a previous post, I don’t do New Year’s resolutions, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to change anything. Resolutions usually have to do with changing something about yourself … lose weight, quit smoking, do more reading, etc. But one thing I want to do in 2009 is effect a change in the world around me: give to someone who needs something I can give. Save an animal from the shelter? Feed someone who is hungry? Teach someone to read? Go greener? Plant a tree? Smile at strangers? Introduce someone to a new hobby? If you could do something to change the world around you this year, what would that be?
5. I don’t like my name. My given first and middle name (Terry Louise) means “battle maiden” in the name-your-baby books. Ugh. I’m partial to the name Laura, and I also like Lucy. Do you like your name and does it fit your perception of yourself? If you had to re-name yourself, what would it be?
