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1. How old will you be in five years?
55.

2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?
My wife.

3. How tall are you?
I was 6 foot 4 (193cm), but I think I’ve shrunk some in the last few years.

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
I guess going to the big show in Pensacola.

5. What's the last movie you saw?
In the theater? I was probably the second Hobbit movie.

6. Who was the last person you called?
My wife

7. Who was the last person to call you?
Tom from the sword troupe to tell me his wife just gave birth to their second child

8. What was the last text message you received?
Tom from the sword troupe to tell me his wife just gave birth to their second child

9. Who was the last person to leave you a voice mail?
Tom from the sword troupe to tell me his wife just gave birth to their second child
(That boy is persistent….)

10. Do you prefer to call or text?
email.

11. What were you doing at 12am last night?
Finishing up the Star Wars miniature game with some friends.

12. Are your parents married/divorced?
My parents remained married until my father’s death

13. When did you last see your mom?
I’m not sure. I think it was my mother in law’s funeral 4 years ago. But, I’m not 100% sure.

14. What colour are your eyes?
They are usually a greenish color. But, they go from blue to yellow depending on how tired or angry I am.

15. What time did you wake up today?
The first time 5:30, then 6:30, then 7:30 before I gave up and got out of bed.

16. What are you wearing right now?
Two layers of shirts and some cargo pants

17. What is your favourite Christmas song?
Hark the Herald Angles Sing

18. Where is your favourite place to be?
With my wife

19. Where is your least favourite place to be?
Too many places I don’t like to really pick a top one. But, I haven’t been to the house where I grew up since my father’s funeral in 2000. When my sister came to our wedding it was on the provision she didn’t have to go there at all. So, it is in the running for at least a few of us…

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
I’ve always been fond of the moon.

21. Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years?
On a Saturday evening like now? Hopefully at home next to my wife like now.

22. Do you tan or burn?
Burn, burn, burn

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
The ghost of my father’s first wife.

24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?
Joking with my friends last night

25. How many TVs do you have in your house?
One

26. How big is your bed?
Queen-sized.

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
My laptop died a month or two ago and I replaced it with a desktop. But, if I put a new drive in the laptop it will work again. I think.

28. Do you sleep with or without clothes?
Depends on the temperature

29. What colour are your sheets?
Right now green.

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
I am king of the pillows! All pillows are mine!

31. What is your favourite season?
Fall.

33. What do you like about winter?
Very little sets off my alergies.

34. What do you like about the summer?
Swimming.

35. What do you like about spring?
When everything turns green.

36. How many states/provinces have you lived in?
Just 2.

37. What cities/towns have you lived in?
Islington MA, Worcester MA, Lebanon NH, Shrewsbury, MA

38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Bare feet.

39. Are you a social person?
Not really.

40. What was the last thing you ate?
Cookies

41. What is your favourite restaurant?
O’Connor’s

42. What is your favourite ice cream?
I’m allergic to milk, so no ice cream for me. But, there are frozen deserts I like. Cookie Avalanche made from soy is good. And Ben and Jerry’s makes a sorbet tailored to me.

43. What is your favourite dessert?
Things my wife bakes.

44. What is your favourite kind of soup?
It depends on how I’m feeling. Lately beef barley.

45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
Raspberry.

46. Do you like Chinese food?
Yes.

47. Do you like coffee?
Don’t drink it.

48. How many glasses of water a day do you drink on average?
Usually about 2 liters. Don’t know what that works out to in glasses

49. What do you drink in the morning?
Anything I’ve got left from the day before.

50.
Yes, I am 50 now. For the last 2 months, 9 days.

51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
The right.

52. Do you know how to play poker?
Yes.

53. Do you like to cuddle?
Yes.

54. Have you ever been to Canada?
Several times

55. Do you have an addictive personality?
This is why I don’t drink anymore and don’t gamble. Once I start…

56. Do you eat out or at home more often?
At home.

58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
Yes.

59. Do you want kids?
Well that ship has sailed. We did. But, we’ve come to grips with it. Having two wonderful godchildren helps a lot.

60. Do you speak any other languages?
I took 4 years of Spanish lessons, but that was back in the 70’s.
So, no.
But, I wish I did.

61. Have you ever gotten stitches?
Yes.

62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
Nope

63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
Ocean.

64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
Window unless I’m making a transfer flight and don’t have much time to do it.

65. Do you know how to drive stick?
Yes, but I’m not good at it due to lack of practice.

66. What is your favourite thing to spend money on?
Books, electronics, music and games are all pretty high on the list.

67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
No. I take off my rubber wedding ring when I sleep.
Anything of metal makes my skin breakout.

68. What is your favourite TV show?
Doctor Who

69. Can you roll your tongue?
Yes.

70. Who is the funniest person you know?
Not sure. I know a lot of funny people.

71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
My wife won’t let them on the bed. So, they sit next to it.

72. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
My ring tone is the sound of a phone ringing.

73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
No.

74. What red object is closest to you right now?
The red laser beam coming out of my wife’s mouse as she plays WOW next to me as I write this.

75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?
Yes.

76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Open.

77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?
Can’t say I’d want either. I am allergic to bee stings so I guess a bear.

78. Do you flirt a lot?
No. I almost never realize when it is happening and my wife has to tell me later that someone tried it with me.

79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
Don’t use sauces.

80. What is your favourite food?
Sushi

81. Can you change the oil on a car?
Yes, but I haven’t in decades.

82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?
5 in 34 years of driving.

83. Have you ever run out of gas?
Nope. I did once drive a rental van until it said I was out of gas. But, it still made it to the gas station a mile away.

84. What is your usual bed time?
If I don’t get to sleep by 9:45, I don’t get 8 hours.
So, I try and get to bed about 9:30. But it rarely works.

85. What was the last book you read?
I was working on a book on dueling last night, but I didn’t come close to finishing it.

86. Do you read the newspaper?
Not on paper. I read a few on line.

87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
Electronically yes to National Geographic and Scientific American. But, neither in paper.

89. Do you watch soap operas?
Does Arrow count?

90. Do you dance in the car?
I don’t generally dance at all. i will tap my feet.

91. What radio station did you last listen to?
WXLO

92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you?
The two closest framed things to me right now are both science fiction paintings my wife and I bought decades ago. I do not know the names of any of the characters in them.
The closest photograph to me is of our wedding party the day my wife and I got married.

93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper?
A phone number to call

94. What is your favourite candle scent?
I am allergic to scented candles and actively avoid them.

95. What is your favourite board game?
I like a lot of board games. Maybe Dixit. Maybe Dominion.

97. When was the last time you attended church?
Regularly? 2007. I’ve been to weddings and funerals since.

98. Who was your favourite teacher in high school?
Mr Pender.

99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent?
A weekend

100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?
My wife baked cookies for me and our friends last night as we played the game.

Date: 2014-01-18 11:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] endlessblush.livejournal.com
Wow - you are incredibly tall!

Date: 2014-01-19 12:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fbhjr.livejournal.com
I'm probably down to 190 now.
I've shrunk in my 40's....

Date: 2014-01-19 08:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chaquir.livejournal.com
WOWWWWWWWWWWW you're thàt tall?????????????????

Date: 2014-01-19 01:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fbhjr.livejournal.com
I haven't been measured in 20 or so years. So, it is somewhat hard to say.
I'm sure I'm not as tall as I was, but don't think I've shrunk too much.

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