Hungry, hard-working, cats.
How would you describe yourself in three words?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
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Which book are you ashamed not to have read?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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Happy, loyal and late.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗
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Quiet, noisy, androgynous.
Speedy, bossy, loving.
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View profile →Not going to the World Cup in 1986 and not going to the World Cup in 1998.
Not having the people I love around me.
“You’re getting old.” My son Harris was factually correct, but I didn’t need to hear it.
Happy memories.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
Lack of acceptance of my bad timekeeping
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