If you could have any one specific power over other people, what would it be?

This is a tough question. There are so many things I would do to people if I had the power. I'm sure everyone wants the world to be a better place. There are many things wrong with this world. But there are many things right also. I'm not trying have some miraculous discovery here, I'm sure everyone knows all of this.

If I had the power I would make everyone see. I mean really see. I would want it to have an effect on their lives. I would want people to see how their bad attitudes and negative feelings affect everything including themselves. I would want people to see that their generosity and kindness is worth something.

I know people that are so miserable that they can't see the big picture. Life is too short to worry about a lot of crap that some people worry about. It's not really worth living if you're going to live your life like that. Those are the kind of people that live to die. I live to live.

I know people, like my husband, who risk their lives every day and wouldn't give a second thought about it before they do. My husband also does everything he can do to make me happy. I wish I had the power to show him how much I appreciate it, even though I really can't.

I you could change one thing about your home, what would you make different?

My house has no character at all. Then again, I'm not an interior decorator or anything. I'm sure someone could fix it up to give it something else. But, if you come to my house, it is a normal plain house with the same features that you would find in any home built in the early 2000's. Nothing special.

I would definitely change the backyard. It has a nice long covered patio. But nothing else. No grass, no rocks, no trees. Just dirt and dust. It is quite unpleasant being back there. It needs some trees, bushes, maybe a little patch of grass, stepping stones, a water feature maybe. I always wanted a fire pit in my backyard. My kids really don't get out of the house much. They would definitely be outside more if there was grass to play on.

The inside of my house would look good in a different color other then eggshell white. The floors could be changed from plain tan carpet to stone or wood. Some oriental style decorating has always been a favorite of mine. Of course, there is always the problem of needing money to actually do all these things.

I guess I have lots of time to plan things out and figure out how I want my house to be. We aren't actually planning on doing anything to change this house. We are only renting it. I looked around online for houses to buy. There are some really cheap houses in this area right now. I also decided I don't want a newer house. The houses built in the 80's and early 90's have much more character then the houses being built today.

If you had to die from something other than old age, how would you prefer to go?

I'm not afraid to die. Of course, the thought of me dying wouldn't be the issue of me being afraid of death, it would be what would happen to Michael or my kids if I did happen to meet my untimely end.

I certainly don't want to die in an unchivalrous kind of way. If I were found dead and bloated on the toilet, that would just be uncouth. I would prefer some malevolent way to die over that. That's just how my mind works. Maybe meeting a gorey demise would be desirable. Will torture be involved? Painful? It doesn't matter, I'll be dead anyway. I'm guessing you do not need your sense of touch or your nerve endings when you are a wispy ethereal being or ball of energy.

The ultimate way to die would be to feel pleasure at the time of your death. What way to feel better and carefree then to be high on drugs and overdose on it. It's a sour injustice to your friends and family who care for you, but at least you died with a super intense feeling of overexhilaration.

Of course, there is always a better way to die feeling good without the drugs. In fact, I had this in my mind since I was pretty young. I saw this movie a long time ago, it had Patrick Dempsey in it, at the time he was doing all these geeky teenage movies. Meatballs III, I had to look that one up. It stars Sally Kellerman as a former porn star who dies while on the job. There was a part in the movie where a newscaster was reporting about the incident and it went something like this:

Her last words were "Ooh, aah, ooh, aah, oh yes, oh yes, oh God,
oooooh"

I thought to myself that is definitely how I want to go!