*** I fell 40 feet into a landfill at 18. The edge collapsed back three feet and sucked me down into the stinkiest place I've ever been. I regained consciousness to the sound of a million flies. The stench memory haunted me for years
***I have always been afraid of heights and it has intensified
***animals have saved my sanity as a kid and as a grownup
***I still like them more than people
***I can sit in silence for a long time and need it daily