2008 May « Katdoodlez…

FOUR FOR FRIDAY

Q1 – Cookies: The Oreo cookie is an American favorite, whether drenched in milk chocolate, loaded with extra creamy filling or dipped in a glass of milk. Now the Oreo is headed overseas to Britain where it’s manufacturer, Nabisco, hopes to please the British palate (can you say “Oreos and Tea”). In any event, what is your favorite type and/or brand of cookie?

My favorite type of cookie is probably my mom’s home-made peanut butter cookies…with the tine marks from the fork that she uses to press them out. They are not too moist, not too dry. Ya gotta have a big old glass of milk ready to help wash’em down…mmmmm!

Q2 – Music: Helping to alleviate pain and stress in premature babies could be as simple as offering them a few verses of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” — at least that’s what a new study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children shows… that music could help premature babies get out of intensive care units sooner. What role or impact if any does music play in your life or in the life of your friends and family?

Well, I sang to the kidlet when he was a baby…every time I nursed him, when we were in the car, around the house. “Mockingbird” was his favorite, he used to “tap” his finger in the air to it…it was cute. These days, we still sing around the house a lot. I love all kinds of music, and so does the kidlet. I am not sure what type of impact it has on us to be honest, I know it makes us giggle a lot when we make up our own songs

Q3 – You: What do you think is the biggest misconception about you?

I often wonder this myself. I often wonder if people look at me “funny” because I am a single parent. My story is a messy one, and those who need to know the details know them. I had to leave a situation that was not healthy for me or the kidlet. That doesn’t make me a bad person, but I wonder if people think the whole “broken home” crap about my son. Trust me, I worried about how this whole deal would affect him and if he would thrive without his father in his life. I worried he’d be the shy, introverted kid in the corner nobody was playing with. Complete opposite, let me tell you. He’s a secure, confident, kind, polite and loving child, way more than I could have ever asked for. But, still I wonder…

Q4 – Spending Your Own Money: Jared Polis, a 30-something Internet generation entrepreneur–who together with his parents founded and then sold an online greeting card website (bluemountainarts.com) for $780 million back in 1998–is now running for a seat in the United States Congress (2nd Congressional District–Colorado). According to recent reports, Polis, who legally changed his last name in the late-90s from Schutz to Polis, is said to have already self-funded his campaign to the tune of nearly $3.7 Million, which according to the Boulder Daily Camera is three times as much money as he has raised from contributors, and dramatically more than any of his opponents have been able to raise or contribute themselves to their own campaigns. Do you think it’s okay for people to self-fund their race for public office in such large amounts–like Jared Polis and other wealthy American politicians have done over the years–or, should limits be placed on the amount of money people are allowed to pour into their own campaigns?

Eh, like I really care, seriously. If the dude wants to spend a small fortune out of his own damned money to run for a public office, let him. I personally could find better things to spend 3.7 million on, believe me. I would donate some, invest some and then quit retire and live it up