The IF Experiment - Week V

Original Post Date | Monday, March 9, 2009

"If [Questions For The Game of Life]"

If is described as coffee table book of questions designed to spark the imagination by Evelyn McFarlane and James Saywell. It consists of five hundred questions that all start out “If…” The authors of the book state, “If… can be a wonderful after-dinner parlor game; it can serve as an icebreaker between new acquaintances; it can even help you better understand yourself, your dreams and aspirations, and the mysteries of life.”

Perhaps it would allow to share more about myself with others. To make me consider things I hadn't intended. Or, to make me learn more about myself. And, so, I was inspired to see if I could answer a page a week.

This week’s questions:

If you could inherit a comfortable home in any city in the world that you could use but not sell, where would you want it to be?

(Any city in the the region of) Tuscany. I believe I have said before, the sites, the smells, wines, cooking, olives, UGH! I would LOVE to have a place there. And everyone would be welcome!

If you could inherit a vacation home anywhere in the world in which you could spend one month a year, but that you could never sell, where would it be?

Well, this is an odd question to follow the first one. Well, since I would be living in Tuscany, I guess I would take a vacation home in Prince Edward Island as that is where my heart is ... I would love to spend a month a year there.

If you could suddenly possess an extraordinary talent in one of the arts, what would you like it to be?

That is a really tough question. My painting has always been ... in need of practice. And I have always wanted to learn the violin. To me, it has always been a sensuous instrument. Or, the cello. Damn. Okay. Painting. That's my final answer. No. Wait! Damn. Can I phone a friend?

If you could be instantly fluent in one other language that you currently do not read or speak, which would it be?

Spanish. I have always wanted to learn Spanish. Mine is limited and rusty. In fact , this summer I will be taking a summer class in Spanish to brush up on my conversación skills. But of course, if will have a home in Tuscany, I should probably brush up on my Italian! OR, brush up on my French to Parlez avec Joël!

Well, those are the answers this week for the questions. Feel free to share your answers, questions, or thoughts!

M.