STRANGE

GOIN's ON ... MARCH 06 2013 ...

I can say for sure --- life never gets boring.

Yesterday was sort of crazy.  First of all I kept hearing warnings of another monster snow storm moving in sometime last evening. Started snowing at 10:30 p.m.  Anywhere from 6 - 10 inches here, depending on where you are this morning.  I guess it was the icing on the cake for a crazy day.

First - my Internet was down when I got up, didn't come back until 3 p.m.  Disrupted my entire day.  I am a creature of routine, and when my routine is broken by the unexpected my entire days seems to deteriorate.   I'm trying to use polite words!!!!

O.K.  So lets re-arrange our game plan for the day.  Caught up with some household chores that had been shoved aside.

Early afternoon phone rang.  Was a reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette news paper.  He wanted to do a phone interview for an up-coming article the newspaper wanted to run high-lighting the WashArts photo show.  His editor thought it would be neat to feature me because - his words - I was about 80, otherwise, I was OLD!!!

First question - did I mind him mentioning my age.  I told him no, that I used my age to MY advantage every time I could.  I believe I have paid my dues. Otherwise, I am not even remotely old.

After 45 minutes of questions and answers, I asked him if he was doing a newspaper article or writing a book.

He laughed, and then informed he he was sending to me, via e-mail,  a, what he called, SNAPSHOT FORM, which he would like for me to complete and return it to him via e-mail.  He also gave me the e-mail address of his editor requesting I send an appropriate picture directly  to be used in the article.

The Snapshot Form arrived this morning.  It consisted of 24 - that's right - 24 questions for me to answer and he told me "Have fun with this and be as creative as you'd like".

Boy, did he make a mistake there.  He doesn't have any idea as to how creative I can be.

Anyhoo I spent all this morning "creating" answers to his questions.  Boy, did I have fun.  I zipped it off to him just a few minutes ago.  Bet he is sorry he ever called me.

I will be curious to see just what he manages to pull together to make a non-book-length article.

By the way, this is the pic I sent the editor.  I am wondering what this editor's reaction will be.  

This is just another example of how you can have your entire day, week, month, life planned out and how in the blink of an eye it is entirely re-arranged for you.

They say change is good.  Guess I'll find out.  If you hear or read about any reporters or editors going off the deep end, you will know why.

Enjoy the snow.  There is enough to go around.  Be safe and God Bless.