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Marline posted this on FaceBook the other day, and while I didn’t have time to do it there and then, here it is with some answers that are longer than one word. Feel free to post it on your FaceBook page because I love reading these about friends.

1. Who are you named after? My parents got my name from a ‘Name Your Baby’ book. It was the 70’s. That’s where my middle name is from too. (It turns out there is also a great author named Alan Bennett, whom my parents are probably hearing about for the first time as they read this.)
2. Last time you cried? Serious crying, a couple of weeks ago. But I welled up two days ago because these are crazy times.
3. Do you like your handwriting? Only when I put effort into it.
4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Pulled pork, because it’s not just a verb.
5. Longest relationship? Almost 20 years.
6. Do you still have your tonsils? Yes – I can’t bear to part with pieces of my body.
7. Would you bungee jump? Probably not.
8. What is your favorite kind of cereal? I haven’t had cereal in years, but there was some granola shit I used to love. And frosted mini wheats. Only the minis.
9. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? No. Lazy fuck.
10. Do you think you’re strong willed? Much of the time. Too much, perhaps.
11. Favorite ice cream? Mint chocolate chip, but I won’t turn down cookies and cream.
12. What is the first thing you notice about a person? How well they listen, and not just to important things.
13. Football or baseball? Go Red Sox!
14. Last thing you ate? Trail mix and lemon ginger tea. Fancy fuck.
15. What are you listening to? Japanese meditation music and some birds.
16. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Nude.
17. What is your favorite smell? Ford. Tom Ford.
18. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Mom. (I hate talking on the phone as a general rule.)
19. Married? Yes.
20. Hair color? Salt ‘n’ Pepa. Supersonic!
21. Eye Color? Brown.
22. Favorite food to eat? All of them.
23. Scary movies or happy endings? This is a poorly-worded question. It doesn’t deserve an answer.
24. Last movie you watched In a theater? I had to check texts with Skip to see that it was ‘The Emancipation of Harley Quinn’ or whatever the longwinded title was. I think we had more fun at the concession stand than at the movie.
25. What color shirt are you wearing? I’m in a robe. A fabulous red silk robe with pink and cream flowers and matching pants. Da fuck are you wearing?
26. Favorite holiday? Memorial Day, because no one ever chooses Memorial Day and it comes at my favorite time of the year.
27. Beer or Wine? No thanks, I’m good. (Never thought I’d say that.)
28. Night owl or morning person? Give me a disco nap and I can do either.
29. Favorite day of the week? Friday. The day before is always better than the day of.
30. Favorite animal? Fox. (What does it say?)
31. Do you have a pet? I am animal enough.
32. Where would you like to travel? Thailand. But I’d settle for Boston. Hell, I’d settle for Albany if it meant I got out of the house.