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Answering a questionnaire Emily sent. Try it yourself...
1. Do you sleep with your
closet doors open or closed? There is
nothing in the closet that can hurt me, and as long as I keep the door closed,
it never will.
2. Do you take the shampoos
and conditioner bottles from hotel?
Yes. I paid for them, didn’t I?
3. Have you ever... in a
hotel room? What do you think?
4. Have you ever stolen a
street sign before? No, but somehow one
ended up in my room when I was in high school.
5. Do you like to use post-it
notes? Take ‘em or leave ‘em.
6. Do you cut out coupons but
then never use them? That implies that
they’d let me use scissors.
7. Would you rather be
attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?
The bear. Bee stings really
hurt.
8. Do you always smile for
pictures? Eh.
9. Serious or big and goofy? Slyly.
10. What is your biggest pet
peeve? Poor grammar.
12. Do you ever count your
steps when you walk? Unfortunately,
yes.
13. Have you ever peed in the
woods? Come on, I lived in West
Virginia until I was seven.
14. Do you ever dance even if
there's no music playing? No.
15. Do you ever chew on your
pens or pencils? Only on electrical
cords.
16. How many people have you
slept with this week? Two, but I think
Leonard doesn’t count because he’s a dog.
17. Do you like popcorn from
those big tins? Not a popcorn fan.
18. What is your "Song
of the week?" Broke Down South of Dallas, by Junior Brown.
19. Is it okay for guys to
wear pink? Sure. I own a pink shirt and a pink tie.
20. Favorite Fish? Abe Vigoda… go way back, children: Abe
played the part of Detective Phil Fish on Barney
Miller.
21. Whats your favorite scary
movie? Oliver Stone’s Platoon.
22. Where would you bury hidden
treasure if you had some? Take three
paces past the big palm tree, turn left for ten paces at the creek… do you
think I’d tell YOU?
23. What do you drink with
dinner? Skim milk.
24. What do you dip a chicken
nugget in? Nothing.
25. What is your favorite
food/ cuisine? Probably Italian. Or Chinese.
26. What movies could you
watch over and over and still love? Contact.
27. Last person you kissed
(not a relative)? Meg, although I’m
sure Leonard Q. Dogg kissed me, and it was NOT returned.
28. Were you ever a boy/girl
scout? No.
29. Would you ever strip or
pose nude in a magazine? Why bother?
30. When was the last time
you wrote a letter to someone? A couple weeks ago, a thank you note to my mother-in-law for the birthday present she sent.
31. Can you change the oil on
a car? Sure, but since Goodyear does it
for me for $15.99, why bother?
32. Ever gotten a speeding
ticket? No, but Emily and I got a
warning on the way to Springfield a couple weeks ago.
33. Ran out of gas? Yes.
My ’74 Super Beetle had a broken gas gauge.
34. Favorite kind of sandwich? The ones I make at home just after
refereeing soccer on Saturday mornings.
35. Best thing to eat for
breakfast? Oatmeal.
36. What is your usual
bedtime? 11:00, because 5 a.m. comes
awfully early.
37. Are you lazy? No.
Getting more industrious as I go.
38. When you were a kid, what
did you dress up as for Halloween?
Fairly indescribable costumes.
Dressed up as Kurt Cobain (post shotgun blast) once as an adult.
40. How many languages can
you speak? One, although I studied
German for 5 years.
41. Do you have any magazine
subscriptions? No.
42. Which are better legos or
Lincoln logs? Concrete blocks.
43. Are you stubborn? Not usually.
44. Who is better...Leno or
Letterman? Jon Stewart.
45. Ever watch soap operas? No.
46. Afraid of heights? Used to be, have gotten over it. Over.
Heights. Get it?
47. Sing in the car? Yep, frequently.
48. Dance in the shower? Nope.
49. Dance in the car? No.
50. Ever used a gun? Yes, but never while I was in the U. S.
Navy. Go figure.
51. Last time you got a portrait
taken by a photographer? Did a
self-portrait for Little Theatre off Broadway.
52. Do you think musicals are
cheesy? Usually, and I know that will
get me in trouble with my theater friends.
53. Is Christmas stressful? No.
54. Ever eat a dog? I have bitten Leonard and Buph on the ears,
but they remain intact and undigested.
55. Favorite type of fruit
pie? Blueberry.
56. Occupations you wanted to
be when you were a kid? I had no idea.
57. Do you believe in ghosts? Ethel lives!
59. Take a vitamin daily? Yes.
60. Wear slippers? No.
61. Wear a bath robe? Not since college.
62. What do you wear to bed? Skivvies and locker-room gray t-shirts.
63. First concert? Bachman Turner Overdrive, courtesy of my
sister Kathy.
64. Wal-Mart, Target or
KMart? This is a real choice?
65. Nike or Adidas? Only Adidas.
66. Cheetos or Fritos? Neither.
67. Peanuts or sunflower
seeds? Too salty.
68. Ever hear of,
"gorp"? It’s that trail mix
stuff, right?
71. Can you curl your tongue? Yesh!
72. Ever won a spelling bee? Yesh (now uncurling tongue.) All the time in elementary school and can
still whip you today.
73. Ever cried because you
were so happy? At the births of my
children.
74. Own any record albums? A few, never really a collector.
75. Own a record player? Yes, but I think it’s broken.
76. Regularly burn incense? No.
77. Ever been in Love? Sure.
Am now.
78. Who would you like to see
in concert? Foo Fighters, P-Funk.
80. Hot tea or cold tea? Hot.
81.Tea or coffee? Tea.
Shouldn’t this question have come first?
82. Favorite kind of cookie? Oatmeal raisin.
83. Can you swim well? The Navy thought so. I can save myself.
84. Can you hold your breath w/o
manually holding your nose? Yeah, I
guess.
85. Are you patient? Very.
I’m still waiting for a couple outcomes from 1967.
86. DJ or band, at a wedding? Bob Thompson Trio, a jazz outfit. Piano, drums, bass.
87. Ever won a contest? Bubble-blowing.
88. Ever have plastic
surgery? My plastic isn’t in need of
surgery.
89. Which are better black or
green olives? Green.
90. Can you knit or crochet? Nah.
91. Best room for a
fireplace? Den/family room.
92. Do you want to get
married? Am.
93. If married, how long have
you been married? 23 years.
94. Who was/is your crush? Meg.
And Maura Tierney.
95. Do you cry and throw a
fit until you get your own way?
No. I wait and plan. See #85.
96. Do you have kids? Emily and Tom.
97. Do you want kids? Sure, just the ones I already have.
98. Whats your favorite
color? Green.
99. Do you miss anyone right
now? Pretty happy with the world right
now.
100. Who do you wanna see
right now? Joseph Deters (Ohio auditor,
the guy who signs and distributes my paychecks.)
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