1. What is your favorite foreign food and favorite American food?
Italian food. I am not really sure what qualifies as American food because most foods are adaptations of foods from another country. But there is an old saying "as American as Apple Pie" so I will go with that. Partly because growing up in the state of Washington, we add a Washington Delicious apple tree in our back yard.
2. If you were given $1 million and could not spend it on anything for yourself or your immediately family - what would you use the money for?
Being a two time cancer survivor I would donate it to the American Cancer Society.
3. Would you own one of the "big cats" if you could?
As a teenager I worked for an exotic pet store. They had domesticated a female lion and I used to walk with it on leash. Seeing people's reactions was great. To answer the question, Yes! I would love to still be able to do that but I think it is now probably illegal everywhere in this country.
4. If you didn't live in Texas, where would you live?
The city that I was born in, Seattle. However, since DW works right next door to us at the college and plans to work there another decade, I cannot even conceive of that happening.
5. What kind of car do you own and what would you like to own?
I own a Porsche Boxster but would like to own a Porsche 911.
6. What have you bought that you woke up and said "why did I ever do something like that?"
The day I joined the USN with a buddy of mine, who was also 17 at the time. Neither of us had ever tasted alcohol but now that we were old enough to defend our country we thought we should be able to drink. After being sworn in, we had 6 hours to catch a prop cargo navy plane so we went down to the seamy side of Seattle and found ourselves a drunk who would buy the three of us a separate bottle of T-Bird. Many of you probably have no idea what that is but what it is is very cheap and very potent wine. We were feeling pretty good until we woke up on the plane bouncing around in a storm. We then entered the "commode (toilet) hugging" club. We were especially sorry when we had to stand at attention the following morning.
7. What is the funniest present you've given someone.
Dr. Ruth's "Sex for Dummies" book.
8. Do you have any regrets in what you've done in your life? If so, what?
I would have felt a lot better about my life had I not submitted to so many of my stepdad's beatings. At the time I joined the navy, I could have easily overpowered him and repaid him in kind.
Italian food. I am not really sure what qualifies as American food because most foods are adaptations of foods from another country. But there is an old saying "as American as Apple Pie" so I will go with that. Partly because growing up in the state of Washington, we add a Washington Delicious apple tree in our back yard.
2. If you were given $1 million and could not spend it on anything for yourself or your immediately family - what would you use the money for?
Being a two time cancer survivor I would donate it to the American Cancer Society.
3. Would you own one of the "big cats" if you could?
As a teenager I worked for an exotic pet store. They had domesticated a female lion and I used to walk with it on leash. Seeing people's reactions was great. To answer the question, Yes! I would love to still be able to do that but I think it is now probably illegal everywhere in this country.
4. If you didn't live in Texas, where would you live?
The city that I was born in, Seattle. However, since DW works right next door to us at the college and plans to work there another decade, I cannot even conceive of that happening.
5. What kind of car do you own and what would you like to own?
I own a Porsche Boxster but would like to own a Porsche 911.
6. What have you bought that you woke up and said "why did I ever do something like that?"
The day I joined the USN with a buddy of mine, who was also 17 at the time. Neither of us had ever tasted alcohol but now that we were old enough to defend our country we thought we should be able to drink. After being sworn in, we had 6 hours to catch a prop cargo navy plane so we went down to the seamy side of Seattle and found ourselves a drunk who would buy the three of us a separate bottle of T-Bird. Many of you probably have no idea what that is but what it is is very cheap and very potent wine. We were feeling pretty good until we woke up on the plane bouncing around in a storm. We then entered the "commode (toilet) hugging" club. We were especially sorry when we had to stand at attention the following morning.
7. What is the funniest present you've given someone.
Dr. Ruth's "Sex for Dummies" book.
8. Do you have any regrets in what you've done in your life? If so, what?
I would have felt a lot better about my life had I not submitted to so many of my stepdad's beatings. At the time I joined the navy, I could have easily overpowered him and repaid him in kind.
