• What is your current occupation? Is this what you chose to be doing at this point in your life? Why or why not? – *blink* Well, this is the first time they’ve tried to stuff almost all five questions into the first entry. I’m the lone computer wizard for a radio station facility in Portland, Oregon. It beats working for a living, and there are some outstanding perks.
  
• If time/talent/money were no object, what would your dream occupation be? – A mighty sorcerer. No, really. I’m talking nigh-unlimited power. You did say “dream” occupation, remember?
  
• What did/do your parents do for a living? Has this had any influence on your career choices? – Oh boy. Have you got a couple of hours? Let’s just say that no, they didn’t influence my career choices… and leave it at that.
  
• Have you ever had to choose between having a career and having a family? – In this gender-unbalanced world we live in, I’ve never been the one who has to make that choice. I’m counting my blessings, thank you very much.
  
• In your opinion, what is the easiest job in the world? What is the hardest? Why? – I don’t have an opinion about this. It’s hard to judge something like that without experiencing it first-hand. A job is as easy or as hard as you make it, some would say…
  

The Friday Five