Tag: memes-interview
(meme) Ask Me No Questions #4
How far have you ever strayed from Judaism, and how did you make your way back?
Truthfully, I’ve never strayed, in the sense of becoming Christian or practicing something not Jewish. I have had periods of more practice vs. less practice, and more spirituality vs. less sprituality, but that’s part of the normal ebb and flow of Judaism.
For example, when I was Religious Practices Chair, I attended more holiday events. That didn’t make me more spiritual; the only time I’ve really had the spiritual connection is services up at camp, under the stars, out in nature. I find it hard to be in a spiritual synagogue that is the product of the hand of man; one can be spiritual in a syngogue that was constructed by God and cannot be duplicated by man.
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(Meme) Ask Me No Questions… #3
Q: You seem to love your wife very dearly, but I am curious: Do you ever wish you were single? Why or why not?
No, at least not in the sense of being alone. I think it is something common to the men in my family (certainly my dad) that we prefer to have people around us. This was brought home to me this week, when my wife was down in Orange County, and I was left in the house alone. Much as I profess to be a nerd who just wants to surf the internet… I missed having her around. Even if the interaction is both of us sitting in the same room working on our computers, we’re still together. After almost 20 years, I think that need is there. In fact, I can’t even remember what it was like living alone…. in fact, I’m not sure I ever did. I moved from my parent’s house to living with a roommate (an Astronomy Graduate Student, which is close to living alone :-)) and hanging around the UCLA Computer Club, to being married.
So, no, I don’t wish I was single.
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(Meme) Ask Me No Questions… #2
Q: Does current reality differ much from what you wanted to be when you were ten? If so, how?
Ten, you say. I don’t remember what I wanted to be when I was ten. How about twelve?
When I was twelve (i.e., right after we moved to West Los Angeles), I really wanted to be a veterinarian. This lasted me through 10th grade, when I started to get involved with computers, thanks to Larry Shoenberg (son of the composer, who was a math teacher at Palisades High School) [Larry’s Website: Belmont Music Publishers]. So, in terms of profession, I’d say the reality is very different.
As for other reality: I don’t think I thought about it much when I was a kid. At 10, do we think about being married and having kids? Well, at least do guys think about it :-)?
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(Meme) Ask Me No Questions… #1
Q: Aside from your wedding day, what is your proudest happiest moment?
I would split proudest and happiest, and I think they are two different things.
Happiest, besides my wedding day, would have to be the birth of my daughter. Although she’s been a handful, she has brought changes to my life and to me that are wonderful.
Proudest is a lot harder. I think pride comes from being recognized that what you do has value and makes a significant contribution to people’s lives. It is really hard to think of a single incident. There are a few very proud moments, however. First would be when I was selected for a stint as conference chair for ACSAC. This was (to me) recognition by my peers of what I do. There are similar incidents back in the days of evaluations. Second would be the High Holy Days I orchestrated when I was Religious Practices Chair at TBT. That was a big event, and seeing it come off very smoothly made me feel very good. However, recalling that makes me think of something else I am very proud of: the tot shabbat program that I ran with Rosalyn Berg at TBT. We did a wonderful job of teaching children Judaism, which made a difference for a lifetime.
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(meme) Ask Me No Questions, I’ll Tell You No Lies
I’ve seen this meme from a number of folks, in particular, barelyproper, deedeebythebay, and tsgeisel. So…
Ask a question anonymously you wouldn’t necessarily ask in person, or wouldn’t want others to know you’re asking. I’ll answer it in another entry, and you’ll have your answer without having to admit you wanted to know it. The following caveats apply: I reserve the right to decline to answer a question, if it is something that I don’t feel is appropriate to answer in public (well, friends-only). I will, however and at my discretion, provide an indication of such a declination. If you want to ensure an answer, email your question to me at cahwyguy -at livejournal.com. Yeah, it won’t be anonymous, but at least you’ll get an answer.
You do have the option of posting anonymously. I’d say that I’ve allowed anonymous posting, yet I’ve never turned off that option. I have turned the option on to screen all comments though. I haven’t turned off IP address tracking, but then again, I’ve never figured out how to track IP addresses 🙂
So, have at it. I have made this a friends only post, so at least I know questions will come from friends, but nothing more than that.
Update: Alas, the system won’t permit a Friends-Only post that has an anonymous option. So, this is public, but I reserve the right to make replies Friends-Only.
(meme) Five Questions Meme: Responses to Cellio
Interview Meme (snarfed from satyrlovesong and estherchaya)
- Leave a comment saying you want to be interviewed.
- I’ll reply and give you five questions to answer.
- You’ll update your LJ with the five questions answered.
- You’ll include this explanation.
- You ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed.
The Questions
1. Back at you: what do congregations need to do to ensure the future of liberal Judaism?
2. What one lesson, above all others, do you hope Small & Feisty will learn from you?
3. You can send a message to your 20-year-old self — up to 50 words, no reply. What do you send?
4. The genie grants you an audience with anyone you like, living or dead. Whom do you meet and what’s on the agenda?
5. Tell us the story of the ten-pound chocolate bar. 🙂
(meme) Interview Meme Status Update
For those who have forgotten what this meme is, here it is, with two additional variations:
Interview Meme (snarfed from satyrlovesong and estherchaya)
- Leave a comment saying you want to be interviewed.
- I’ll reply and give you five questions to answer.
- You’ll update your LJ with the five questions answered.
- You’ll include this explanation.
- You ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed.
Variation #1: Reverse Interview Meme
- Leave a comment with your interview questions.
- I’ll answer your questions, and give you five questions to answer in return.
- You’ll update your LJ with the five questions answered.
- You’ll include this explanation.
- You ask other people to interview you, committing to interview them back in return.
Variation #2: Interview Meme Redux
- Ask yourself five questions that you would ask yourself if you were interviewing yourself.
- Update your LJ with the five questions answered.
- Include this explanation.
Meme Status [Updated 9/12/04 6:09 PM PDT]
Pending
- ginamariewade [questions; answer #1; answer #4; answers #{2,3,5}; no return interview yet]. 5/6ths answered.
Done
- cahwyguy [my answers to my questions]
- cellio [answers; interview; answers to interview]
- ellipticcurve [questions; answers; no return interview yet]
- estherchaya [questions; answers (Friends Only); my answers to her interview]
- satyrlovesong [answers; my answers to her interview]