A game everybody is playing!
I’ve seen it everywhere, so I’m stuck as to attribution…
A is for Age - 50
B is for Booze – Rarely. But if I must, make it Champagne.
C is for Career - mom
D is for Dad’s name - Loren
E is for Essential items to bring to a party – Sense of humor.
F is for Favorite song at the moment – Jesus, Etc. by Wilco
H is for Hometown – Cedarburg, WI
I is for Instrument you play – I used to play the clarinet. Used to.
J is for Jam or Jelly you like - Apricot
K is for Kids - 6
L is for Living arrangement – 3 bedroom duplex (+ 2 improvised extra bedrooms) for assorted children, pets and books. Exquisitely decorated.
M is for Mom’s name - Isabel
N is for Names of best friends – You know who you are.
O is for overnight hospital stays – 2 tonsillectomies, a cholecystectomy, some odd diseases that they actually hospitalized kids for in the 1960’s, 3 baby deliveries (the others were 2 drive-thrus and a homebirth.)
P is for Phobias – Disorder.
Q is for Quote you like – “Never let anyone outside the family know what you're thinking.” Don Corleone in the original Godfather. Good advice. Which I violate daily. Right here.
R is for Relationship that lasted longest – What do you mean by relationship? I’ve known my sister since 1959. Then there’s Todd, my fifth grade boyfriend who I still talk to from time to time. And I have been married almost 27 years.
S is for Siblings – 1 Sister.
U is for Unique trait – Almost ‘photogiraffic pimento’ –(i.e. – our own idiomatic expression for better than average memory)
V if for Vegetable you love - Asparagus
W is for Worst trait - Pride
X - is for XRays you’ve had – Everything. Especially the teeth. Lots of teeth.
Y is for Yummy food you make – Raspberry meringue puffs.
Z is for Zodiac sign – strictly piscatorial