Questions Round 3

So, here we are, day three of the CofaCMG question/answer session. Thanks for participating everyone! Today's thought-provoking questions come from Momma, author of Poetic License. Her questions are:

1) If you could do any one thing to make the world a better place, what would it be?

2) If you were a superhero, what would your name and power be?

3) What is the other path your life might have taken?

Nah, you guys aren't making this difficult or anything. Not at all. I mean, you're wanting me to think and stuff. Jeez.

OK, here goes:

1) Let our kids be kids. Treat them with respect but also with discipline. Educate them (reading, writing, arithmetic, manners) and don't allow them to be brainwashed by a cult of personality/religion/government. If they have owies, give them hugs and kisses (this includes teachers - this whole "We can't hug or kiss the child because that could be construed as sexual harassment" argument is bullshit). If they have concerns and fears, listen to them. Talk to them and treat them as you would an adult because that is what they will be someday. But also give them order. If there is no order, no consistency, then there is pure chaos and that's when you end up with the holy terror. By following those simple steps for the next few generations, I think we could have a planet filled with a population of well-adjusted human beings. It all comes down to our kids. If they're brought up in an atmosphere of fear, hate, and misinformation, then they will become fearful, hateful, uneducated Michael Bolton listeners.

OK, that last part? About Michael Bolton? Made that up.

*Stepping down off the soap box.*

2) This one is easy. My nickname among my friends is Super Geek. So, I would be Super Geek, bringing sci-fi and comics to the masses! Plus? I would be able to fly and make myself invisible. Yep, that's me! And? Solve all world problems with the quadratic equation.

3) If I had followed my education rather than my heart, I would probably have a Ph.D. in physics, specifically plasma physics and aeronomic research. I would be teaching/researching right now and/or trying my damnedest to get a spot in a NASA astronaut class. I did a summer of undergraduate research in the above field and my advisor wanted me to return for my masters and Ph.D. studies. Instead, I followed my heart (a.k.a. Ty-man) and became a wife, technical writer, and mother. I can't imagine my life any other way!