As I write this (March), my mother is on her journey to Heaven and I’m at her house to be with her and my dad. I don’t have a story, but here are random things about Vern, from a newsletter I wrote in 2011:
Vern’s View “21 Random Things About Vern”:
1. Do you like blue cheese? Yeah. I also like road kill. Make a connection if you want.
2. Have you ever smoked? Sure. I breathe fire, too. It’s only hazardous to your health.
3. Do you own a gun? Why would I bother?
4. What flavor Kool-Aid was your favorite? Dragons don’t drink Kool-Aid
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? No, but they do.
6. What do you think of hot dogs? Hot, cold, doesn’t matter to me. I try not to eat dogs here. It disturbs you Mundanes.
7. Favorite Christmas movie? Miracle on 34th Street
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Water—in a bucket, not a bottle.
9. Can you do push-ups? All the time, but with a four-legged body, that doesn’t mean much
10. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? Large and sparkly. My favorite stone is Dragonstone, of course. Not sparkly, but mesmerizing.
11. Favorite hobby? Unique experiences. Damsels and knights, how I indulge that hobby here!
12. Do you have A.D.D.? Since I have a brain that can effectively multitask, this question is irrelevant.
13. What’s one trait you dislike about yourself? That’s I’m not myself in so many ways. Undersized and underpowered gets really annoying after a while.
14. What is your Middle name? Dragons don’t have middle names. My true name is unpronounceable by humans and most creatures, but Vurnerrah is close.
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: Summer can’t come soon enough. I’m working through some Gap physics from an article I just read. And I think I know where Mrs. Edmonton’s prize Schitzu is.
16. Name three drinks you regularly drink: Water, coffee, ethanol (though not as regularly as I did before Grace moved in)
17. Current worry? Stopping the Faerie forces of Hell from getting a foothold in the Mundane. And keeping warm—this year, Hell might be able to freeze over.
18. Current hate right now? Same as always: that I don’t have all my magical abilities back—
19. Favorite place to be? Hanging out with Grace
20. How did you bring in the New Year? Flying circuit with Gapman to discourage drunk & disorderlies.Yeah, now I have two do-gooders in my life.
21. Where would you like to go? Back to my old stomping ground in Faerie, just for a vacation. Roll in my treasure, swim in the Red Sea, chase down my prey in a huge savanna...