Your hair...................................... cut
Where is your cell phone.....................here
Your father.....................................buddy
Your favorite thing............................light
Your dream last night.........................crappy
Your favorite drink............................coffee
Your dream/goal...............................love
The room you are in...........................office
Your fear...................................plumbing
Where do you want to be in 6 years........home
One of your wish list items....................cash
Where you grew up............................here
The last thing you did..........................blog
What are you wearing.........................sweats
Your TV..........................................Disney
Your pets........................................lazy
Your computer..................................online
Your life.........................................nah
Your mood......................................blah
Missing someone...............................grumpy
Your car.........................................cold
Favorite store..................................books
Your summer....................................next
Your favorite color.............................olive
When is the last time you laughed...........october
Last time you cried......................november
Three people who email me..................kathy, walt, tom
Three of my favorite foods..................steak, sausage, cheese
Three places I would rather be right now...Gozo, Bermuda, Italy
Three people I think will respond.............redimpala, solitaire, susil

(Hey! This was supposed to only have one word answers!)
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I'll toss this in here...

Before you feel sorry for Michael Phelps, remember that he is/was an athlete. Athletes that are the best in their sport AND at a very high intellectual level, are very rare. Also, remember that in our "Gotcha!" society everyone has a camera, cell phones have cameras, news is worldwide and instantaneous, there are GPS trackers everywhere, and being famous attracts nitwits who are jealous of your fame. So.... watch out, everyone, whether you can swim, bat 390, sink 61 baskets in a game, or get appointed to a cabinet post. Big Brother is watching you.

There is no such thing as a private moment anymore.
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And this update:
The plumbing crew is here again today. Still no recovery down there in the sewer lines. So far they have snaked out over 100 feet of backyard pipes, to no avail. I have been without bathroom or water-draining capability for three days. It is getting old, and the cellar is smelling like some place in Dante's Inferno.

Last night I used an uncle's facilities. Today I will visit my mom and sneak into her bathroom for some toothbrush work. I haven't had a shower for two days.

What a dilemma.