| # | Comment | Survey |
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| 1941 | Better. They should try harder to educate them so they will be better able to get a job when released. They have too much time on their hands and should get tutoring and have access to more books and other educational material. Or they should do public service as part of their sentence, if they can be properly supervised, so that they learn stuff and everyone benefits in the long run. | Should the state treat people it has incarcerated in prisons and jails better or worse? |
| 1942 | Ralph Nader I guess. Eye-opening, intelligent, dedicated, different, safety advocate... and the guys who invented Apple computer and the Mac -- Steve Jobs for one. | Who do you believe should be considered the most important person of the 20th century? Think of 3 to 5 words that describe that person. |
| 1943 | I don't have health care but if I could afford docs and dentists I'd probably pick first thing in the morning so as to get it over with. Doctors and dentists make me very nervous. | If you had to make a doctor's appointment for yourself, what part of the day would you prefer? |
| 1944 | The personal computer, and especially the Mac. It seemed important back then, yes, and very exciting. Also the Internet -- VERY exciting. Back when the Web and the first B&W Mac (little 9-inch screen) first came out, computer shows back then were a wondrous adventure and the bookstores kept getting all these new computer mags, catalogs, and books in. I'd come home and tell my neighbor about all the new Internet and computer books they have now. Then later the iPod -- marvelous device. | What technological advance has made the biggest difference in your lifetime? |
| 1945 | Other. The one room I live in. Either at a round Moroccan table or in front of the computer. | Where do you eat your meals at home? |
| 1946 | Halloween, candy, and kids. | What comes to mind when you think of Trick-or-Treat |
| 1947 | No. Not that I can remember. | Do your parents have tattoos? |
| 1948 | When I saw my first Victor Vasarely with his colorful op-art style, I immediately went to check out his other stuff. Also at some of our local summer street fairs there are certain artists who do San Francisco, Italy, Greece, and other urban-hill-paintings that I dearly love, but of course they're far too expensive to actually buy so I just stand there drooling. | What painting or sculpture can you recall that made a lasting impression on you? Describe it. |
| 1949 | Always enjoy learning about San Francisco history, for one -- but as long as I don't have to do the learning in an actual school, i.e., can learn via educational computer software, DVDs, books, etc. at home, then if I'm at ALL interested in the subject (and many subjects interest me), I love learning new things. It was always the school environment itself, the teachers, and the other students that I didn't like when I was younger, and the fact that the subjects to be learned were presented in such a boring manner besides.
| Think of something you enjoyed learning. What made the learning enjoyable? |
| 1950 | Most important to me was being able to finally take early retirement and not have to do anymore temping, looking for work, putting up with distasteful bosses, etc. Because it was too difficult to get a perm job after I got laid off in '98 and I was forced to do various temp work. I'm not the kind of person who adjusts easily to a new job, people, etc. and everytime I'd start getting used to a particular temp job I'd get downsized from it and have to find something else. So now I have much, much less stress and get more sleep, and can do more things I LIKE to do. I even make more now than I did when I was temping. The peace of mind from all the hassle I used to go thru is more than worth it even though I'm not well off financially. I have more time to pursue my hobbies. | What events in your life during the last 5 years have seemed most important to you? Why were they important? |
