Friday's Feast: November 17, 2006

Feast One Hundred & Eighteen

Appetizer
Do you believe there is intelligent life on other planets?
i don't really know. i think about everything involved to make life on Earth possible & the delicate balance required & i wonder what the odds are that the miracle of life could actually exist somewhere else... and then i consider how vast the universe is... infinite... and wonder how life could possibly *not* exist somewhere else when the possibilties are limitless.

Soup
What is one thing you said you'd never do, but you eventually did?
leave New England & live somewhere else

Salad
Who is the teacher that influenced you the most in school?
i have mentioned her before. my junior year English teacher, Anne Norton. she may be one of the best teachers i have ever had. she motivated & inspired us in ways that were so unconventional. most of the time, i don't think we were even aware that she was. she teased & used sarcasm. she called us names (nothing obscene though, at least not out loud). i often wonder if she has been able to continue teaching in her own style now that we have gotten so sensitive as a society... i digress. i was absolutely challenged in her class. so much so that when i had to write a paper in college for an education-related course, i actually went back & observed her & used her as the subject.

Main Course
If you could trade places with anyone for one day, who would it be and why?
no one. i wouldn't trade my place to be anyone else... ::small smile::

Dessert
What is your favorite dish to prepare?
probably the balsamic chicken with steamed broccoli over pasta that i make. it has some of my favorite ingredients & i've gotten really efficient at making it.