List the top 3 things you want to do before you kick the bucket.

1. See Paris in person.

2. Get a novel published.

3. Have a child.

List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter.

Librarian

Full-time freelance editor and writer

Professional organizer

Gosh. It used to be Madonna but now it might be Britney Spears.

Michael Jackson’s Thriller album came out.

Oh, and “Come On Eileen” Dexy’s Midnight Runners was the biggest hit single of the year.

Everyone’s a critic.

1. Speaking a language very few people are likely to understand.

2. Ethnicity comes from the first Black (Afro-based) country in the world that gained its independence.

3. The food.

4. The big family. I have choices when members some don’t like me.

5. The different worldview.

I guess they’re good for scheduling regular posts.

Q. Have you ever participated in a protest? If not, would you?

A. Probably not. They haven’t really accomplished anything significant after 1970.

The questions tend to be closed-ended and leave very little room for me to expound. Case in point, the following question from WordPress:

Q. Do you feel obligated to finish all books you start reading?

A. Only if I’ve read more than 50 pages.