Author: Catherine Diehl

What is one thing you can’t live without? Yeah, I know it sounds petty, but my phone is the only way to connect with my teenage kids.  I also need my phone for communication, schedules, and emergencies.  Do I need it for social media and playing games?  No, I could live without those, but making… Continue reading My phone

What’s a small moment from your past that you still think about years later? When I was in high school and early college, my family and I used to go to my grandparent's house for Sunday dinners.  My favorite memory is taking my husband over there when we first started dating.  My grandfather, who never… Continue reading Dinner at my Grandparent’s  House

How do you define success in life? Success isn't measured by monetary wealth but how stable the home is.  Stability is the greatest success. 

What’s a completely useless fact you love sharing? So, the color of blood at 33 feet (10 meters) is dark green.  Now, I have never seen blood at that depth, and I don't want to see it, but it isn't red because of the loss of light pigment and oxygen. 

What’s a book or movie that genuinely scared you? I couldn't sleep for a month after I watched "The Exorcist."  To be fair, I watched it in a sleepover with my friends when I was twelve so it makes sense that I was terrified. 

If you had a free round-trip ticket to anywhere, where would you go? Iceland looks beautiful and I think the culture and architecture would be amazing to see. 

What’s a song that changed your life? "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" changed my life because, as a child, I never realized how dangerous the Great Lakes are.  When I was 19, I worked on a ship on the Great Lakes and the song stuck with me as a caution never to underestimate Mother… Continue reading Edmund Fitzgerald

What are your thoughts about cryptocurrency? The only currency I use is the one I need more of: cold hard cash. 

If you had to sum up your life philosophy in one sentence, what would it be? Good things come to those who make smart, unselfish choices.

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