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Issue No. 7 QUESTIONS
For the Questions issue we are turning our focus from the outside world and bringing it inward. Each day for 100 days we will step out into the world and meet with one person. We will ask each person we meet the same 12 questions. At the end of 100 days we hope to capture our collective voice within this interwoven web of dialog.
Day 45: Michele Diament
What do you do for a living?
I teach horseback riding lessons and I train horses. Basically I’m a slave to the horses.
What do you do to feel alive?
I like to go out and party and try different things and go to new places and hang out with fun people.
A lesson you learned from your mother:
You’re going to be who you are regardless of what people want you to be and there’s no reason to try to fit in and pretend you’re someone else.
A lesson you learned from your father:
Perseverance
What’s the most beautiful thing you saw today?
The look of love in my horse’s eyes – even though it’s not really love it’s more like: “You have food for me.”
What’s one thing you wouldn’t want anyone to take away from you?
My independence
What’s a thought you would like to never have again?
What happens if I’m stuck in here for the rest of my life – I’m referring to being in jail.
If you could become an inanimate object what would it be?
A pair of men’s underwear…just kidding. A coffee pot – I mean it’s my essence. I drink tons of coffee. I enjoy it and I think other people should enjoy it as well.
When do you feel most loved?
Right now
If your life were to end tomorrow what would be left undone?
My kid – I want to see her grow up and I want to see her make something of herself regardless of her situation and the shit hand she was dealt.
What global issue would you take on if you didn’t have to worry about how?
Obesity
What’s the scariest thing that ever happened to you?
Being arrested – for sure. I wasn’t scared of being in jail, I was more concerned about my parents and how they were dealing with it.