{"id":883,"date":"2015-04-08T05:03:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T05:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/what-actor-would-play-you-meet-author\/"},"modified":"2019-03-26T02:14:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T02:14:09","slug":"what-actor-would-play-you-meet-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=883","title":{"rendered":"What Actor Would Play You- Meet the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11113002_10202895773910424_6657287389891500562_o-1024x409.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11113002_10202895773910424_6657287389891500562_o-1024x409.jpg?resize=640%2C254\" height=\"254\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This week&#8217;s question was &#8220;<span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\">In the story of your life, who would play you? Who would play your family?&#8221;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\">I&#8217;ve&nbsp;said&nbsp;this before- I rarely watch TV, and hardly ever go to the movies. I don&#8217;t keep up with the latest news from Hollywood. So I decided to answer this question backwards- if I was an actress, what role would I play? And what roles would my family play?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\">I&#8217;ll start with the easy answer- my brothers, sisters, parents and I would play the Walton&#8217;s. There were 9 of us siblings- yes, nine. (We actually beat the Walton&#8217;s by one!) Now, I would post one of our group portraits, but one of my brothers doesn&#8217;t like to have his picture on the internet. So here&#8217;s a picture of the Walton&#8217;s instead.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Waltons.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Waltons.jpg?w=920\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\">And yes, we were more than a handful for our parents. There were trips to the ER for most of us, and I believe all of us had at least one turn standing in the corner as punishment for some&nbsp;infraction. But we also gave my folks opportunities to be proud with awards earned in school and through volunteer work.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\">But now we&#8217;re all grown and most of us have families of our own. So here&#8217;s the second part of the question. What roles would my husband. kids, and I play?<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\">My husband would be an sheriff in the Old West. He very protective of women and children, has a keen sense of righteousness, and just looks like a character out of a Western. The character Matt Dillon comes to mind.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mattdillon.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mattdillon.jpg?resize=320%2C185\" height=\"185\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\">&nbsp;My daughter would be a surfer chick from any beach movie, and my son would be the computer genius on a CSI show. And me?&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\">Jessica Fletcher from Murder She Wrote. Not that I look anything like Angela Lansbury, or am half as talented, but the character is a great match. A mystery writer actually solving mysteries in &#8220;real&#8221; life. I enjoyed the show long before I ever found myself writing my own mysteries.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/murder.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/murder.jpg?resize=400%2C299\" height=\"299\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\">So that&#8217;s my take on this week&#8217;s question. To find out what&nbsp;author&nbsp;Ann Popp has to say, head over to her blog. at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/annpopp.wordpress.com\/\">Ann Popp<\/a>. And if you have a question you want answered, please leave it in the comments.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.2000007629395px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s question was &#8220;In the story of your life, who would play you? Who would play your family?&#8221; I&#8217;ve&nbsp;said&nbsp;this before- I rarely watch TV, and hardly ever go to the movies. 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