for a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free

1. It's September, a.k.a. National Coupon Month. Do you ever use coupons when you go shopping?
   now and then. I'm not a freak about it, but neither am I self-conscious or self-righteous about not doing it.
2. What topics do you usually think about on your drive home from work?
   what to eat, what to read, what to watch. What I 'should' do - as opposed to what I will do.
3. According to the calendar on my wall, it's still June because I never changed it to July or to August. Do you still use traditional calendars (or daily planners) or have you digitized your life into some sort of digital-based calendar?
   I have a wall calendar in the dining room that organizes my life in a general way (reminders of bills that I pay electronically, prompts to use a new set of contacts [I use monthly-wears] or to feed the plants, that sort of thing. I use a Moleskine appointment book for specific day-to-day stuff. And I very, very rarely set appointments on my phone.
4. What do you hope is in your "welcome basket" when you get to Heaven (assuming you'll be going to Heaven *** insert evil laugh ***)?
   fresh raspberry white-chocolate scones; a selection of Republic of Tea; good writing paper and a nice Montblanc pen; strong, light, comfortable sunglasses [I'm expecting it to be very bright up there]; and some non-greasy hand cream
5. August 31 is National Trail Mix Day. If you were to create your own type of trail mix, what would be included in it?
   Peanut M&Ms, some Swiss chocolate drops that look like kisses but are a million times better, and chunks of real bacon
6. August 31 is also Eat Outside Day. Do you enjoy going on outdoor picnics?
   I really, really dislike eating outside. Bugs, tree parts, random people...yuck. I really only like to eat under controlled circumstances.
7. Do you have a specific way to load your dishwasher? If so, if someone else loads it for you and does it a different way, do you get upset?
   life is too short.... I put the dishes in, and run the thing. If they get clean, I'm happy.
8. If there were four specific words written on your heart, what would they say?
   
   grace, clarity, insight, wisdom
9. If you could add an 11th Commandment, what would it be?
   'You have the right to remain silent.'
10. Which of your five senses normally evokes the strongest memories in you?
    sight

[from The Cat, who got it here; the title quotation is by Wendell Berry, from 'The Peace of Wild Things', and in its entirety reads: "I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief.... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free."]