A to Z meme

First, I'm working on a post that's taking an uncommonly long time to write.  That's partly because the kids are in my hair 24/7 and partly because ... well how do you explain intuition without sounding shallow? "I just knew it" is pretty unsatisfying.

Second, Annie has borrowed a few blogging ideas from me lately, so I thought I'd better find another one for her! ::grin::

Without further adieu, an alphabet meme:

A - Age: 48
B - Band listening to right now: No music, just the normal morning household sounds
C - Career future: Career... what an interesting concept. I'll go back to being a paid writer/editor someday. But I still have my dream of running a retreat center...
D - Dad's name: Lawrence
E - Easiest person to talk to: That's hard. I turn to different folks for different things or when in different states of mind. My mom. Taina. Beata. Abbe. Nancy.
F - Favorite song: Of what genre? "Unforgettable," "Simply the Best," "Freude, schöner Götterfunken"
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Bears
H - Hometown: I can never answer this one. Born in LA, grew up in Dallas, adore Chicago, lived in the DC area for 25 years, am currently in Tucson. Hometown? I have no idea.
I - Instruments: I play the alto and tenor recorders and plink the piano. My favorite instrument is the human voice.
J - Job: was a poor sucker abused by Satan and used by God.
K - Kids: gotta love 'em.
L - Longest car ride ever: from the cemetery back home, to a house without Nick
M - Mom's name: Miriam
N - Number of people you slept with: last night? I woke up next to two boys and a cat
P - Phobia[s]: I hate small places and big crowds
Q - Quote: Those whom we love and lose are no longer where they were before. They are now wherever we are. -- St. John Chrysostom
R - Reason to smile: Because life is good
S - Song you sang last: "Freude, schöner Götterfunken," while linking YouTube to this post
T - Time you wake up: with the sun, about 5:30 these days
U - Unknown fact about me: If I tell you, you'll know!
V - Vegetable you hate: Beets, thanks to my Dad's having force-fed them when I was 4 years old
W - Worst habit: Throwing my clothes on the bedroom chair until the chair has disappeared.
X - X-rays you've had: knees, ankles, elbow, dental. Also abdominal CT scans
Y - Yummy food: Food is yummy! Cheesecake. Steak. Bread. Cucumbers.
Z - Zodiac sign: Capricorn