IT'S MY 40TH BIRTHDAY!

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On Wednesday, September 14th, 1966, at 6:06 AM, an eighth child (and seventh son) was born to a couple in a small town in Wisconsin.

Some stuff happened.

Now it's today, and you can help me celebrate. As I mentioned last week, this year's suggested theme is:

"BLUE"

Make of that what you will.

And if you're afraid of getting me something inappropriate, don't be. Seriously - the word doesn't apply to this blog.

If you're posting about this, leave a link in the comments or a trackback (assuming they work) so I'll know who to thank tomorrow.

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IT'S COMING

I'm turning 40 on September 14th. Suggested theme:

"Blue"

It's how I feel about it.

It's my favorite color.

I like Blues music.

Zhaan has a nice rack.

Leave a link in the comments or trackback to this post and I'll collect all the links for a round-up on the 15th.

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STILL BUSY

Have to say I appreciated the guesses. They cheered me up.

Here's the short version:

There's been a death in Beloved Wife TNT's family (sad, but - for various reasons - not necessarily tragic). TNT is the executor of the estate. The deceased did not keep particularly organized financial records, so we're scouring the house trying to find clues to any assets that may exist.

Not an easy task, since the deceased was - and I'm being polite - a bit of a pack rat. So that means we have to examine every single nook, cranny, and piece of paper as soon as possible.

It's a daunting task (it's a big house), but we're determined to do it to the best of our ability. Meanwhile, blogging may well be replaced by silence for uncomfortable stretches. Or it may work out that posting will continue uninterrupted. Hard to predict at this point

Meanwhile, please bear with me during any sporadic periods.

And, as always, please feel free to leave bizarre, amusing, and/or annoying comments at random intervals to help keep my spirits up.

Oh, one last request: I've had my fill of variations of "I'm sorry for your loss" over the last few days. If you must sympathize, a simple *hug* will do. Those help a lot.

Actually, leave two, or TNT will get jealous :-)

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SO, HARV... WHERE YA BEEN FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS?

I think I've made it through my blogroll twice since the beginning of July. You may have noticed a dearth of comments. Or possibly just forgotten that I existed. Either way, it's about time for a lame excuse.

Having completely failed to make a living at blogging, I made the decision to go back to the "career" I had before tellering - pizza delivery.

CONS:

* Low prestige
* Not a gold star on my resume
* My evenings & weekends are shot Wed-Sun
* No vacation
* No benefits

PROS:

* No office politics
* My boss is a stand-up guy
* I look like a superstar just for showing up as scheduled
* It pays better than the bank
* No one is EVER unhappy to have the pizza guy ringing their doorbell.

Since Beloved Wife TNT & I have opposing schedules now, what little time we have together is spent together. Blogging has to take a back seat.

Meanwhile, I'm posting more at IMAO, since there's some degree of compensation involved.

Also, IMAO has opened up a Cafe Press merchandise shop, and I've designed a few items specifically for people who are desperately unfond of terrorists. Take a look if you're so inclined. I've moved some of my old designs over there, too. Also, be aware that new designs are added from time to time, so you may want to keep checking back.

Finally, I'm working on a new, all-original series of Love Notes. Well, as original as can be expected for a topic as overworked as love, but all fresh out of my head, nonetheless. My goal is to have 365 of them so that I'm all set for 2007. I'm somewhere around 160 right now, plugging along steadily at 3 per day, which pace may or may not get ramped up.

When they're all done, I'm planning on publishing the collection. Possibly on paper, definitely in electronic format. Since I seriously doubt whether I could gain the attention of an established publishing house, I'm researching the feasibility of self-publishing. My initial impressions are that it'd be faster, easier, and cheaper and far less risky that way, so I'm leaning in that direction.

After that, there'll likely be a 2008 edition. Also, I want to finish, polish & publish the "Fun Facts About the 50 States" material, and possibly collect my Blogging Tips essays into something coherant.

Now... I'm looking back over the last 3 paragraphs and thinking to myself, "Self... You're nuts. Stop this foolishness and go get a nice, safe, 9-to-5 job as an office drone somewhere. Something secure with vacation, a 401k, and a dental plan."

Which is probably good advice.

Except that recently I found Refractional Darkness linking this little animation about the joys of office work, and I can't get that weeping cat out of my head.

Maybe I *am* nuts, but there ARE worse things.

So... will I ever be able to get back to making regular visits to the people I love? I honestly don't know. I'd like to. I feel empty, lonely and disconnected sometimes because I've fallen out of people's lives. But I can't promise anything.

Meanwhile, if you post something that you think I should see, please e-mail me a link or drop an off-topic comment on any handy post. Especially about birthdays, anniversaries, blogiversaries, and other celebratory occasions.

I miss you guys.

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WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU I MEME MYSELF

Stolen from Richmond of One For the Road because she was too chicken to tag anyone with it:

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30 Random Questions

1. Have you ever been searched by the cops?
Yeah, and they found it, too. Fortunately, there wasn't enough of it to be worth the paperwork, so they just took it away & gave me a warning.

2. Do you close your eyes on roller coaster?
Oh HELL no!

3. When's the last time you've been sledding?
New Year's Eve, 4 years ago (I think), with Beloved Wife TNT. We had the sledding hill to ourselves, and a little whisky flask to make it more interesting. I think we actually made it all the way to the bottom once. Usually we went tumbling after a particularly large mogul.

4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone?
Else... meaning TNT.

5. Do you believe in ghosts?
Feh.

6. Do you consider yourself creative?
Not naturally, but I know how to be, so I force it when I need to.

7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife?
Didn't follow the case that closely, but from the snippets I've heard, I'm inclined to believe so. Although I don't disagree with the criminal jury verdict, since all "not guilty" means is that the state didn't prove its case.

8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie?
TNT

9. Can you honestly say you know ANYTHING about politics?
Enough to make fun of it.

10. Do you know how to play poker?
Yes, but I can't read people well enough to play for money.

11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?
No... my record is 44. But it was worth it, because I was in port in Rio at the time and had just finished a 24-hour duty day down in the Engineering Plant on the Enterprise. I had to choose between some rack time and beer on the beach.

Easy decision.

12. What's your favorite commercial?
60-second Vault Scarecrow

13. Who was your first love?
There was a random succession of infatuations between ages 6 and 18. Then there was TNT. Nothing else really counts.

14. If you're driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around you, do you run a red light?
Nope. I'm never in that big of a hurry, and Murphy's Law says that the one time I try it, I will have overlooked a nearby cop.

I *like* having a clean driving record.

15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you?
Yes, but I refuse to tell me, so I don't know what it is.

16. Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees?
Those are basketball teams, right? Hockey? Arena Football?

17. Have you ever been Ice Skating?
Yes, but that was back before I could afford more expensive distractions that I could do in warm places.

18. How often do you remember your dreams?
Rarely, and even then I forget them soon as I get out of bed. Too much real-world stuff to do to worry about night-time brain-echoes.

19. What's the one thing on your mind?
Keeping TNT content.

20. Do you always wear your seat belt?
Always. And it's saved me several times.

21. What talent do you wish you had?
Playing the piano

22. Do you like Sushi?
Depends on how it's served.

23. What do you wear to bed?
Usually a smile, but that's about it.

24. Do you truly hate anyone?
Violent Islamic fundamentalists and people who sincerely advocate communism.

25. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be?
TNT is famous, right?

26. Do you know anyone in jail?
No.

27. What food do you find disgusting?
Liver, brussel sprouts, okra, soy milk.

28. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back?
Only if they're facing away from their computers.

29. Have you ever been punched in the face?
Yup, and it was the last time I ever indulged in fisticuffs.

These days I'm strictly a horse's-head-in-the-bed kinda guy.

30. Do you believe in angels and demons?
Unseen beings of pure energy that can interact with physical matter? Didn't I already answer this one?

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Next victims:

Anna of A Rose By Any Other Name

Machelle of Quality Weenie

VW Bug of One Happy Dog Speaks

Think of it as your "reward" for chiming in so quickly on my "nobody reads me" post.

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PEOPLE I'M CUTTING OUT OF MY WILL:

Bloggreatgranddaughter Tink of Tink's Tribulations, because she memed me:

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5 things in my fridge:
1) International Delight Vanilla Toffee Caramel flavored coffee creamer - tastiest thing I've ever put in coffee with the possible exception of heavy cream.
2) Vault Zero - Zero calories, good flavor, lots of caffeine, and Vault has the BEST commercial ever put on film.
3) Two packets of strawberry banana smoothie mix - I have no idea where this stuff came from, since I'm not overly fond of strawberries, bananas, OR smoothies. I'm guessing it was something that was given to Beloved Wife TNT (who posted 3 new things this weekend), who was too polite to refuse it and too much of a packrat to throw it away. I think that stuff's been in there for about 2 years now.
4) Eleven pounds of margarine - Seriously. When TNT bakes, she makes HUGE batches, and she hates running out of ingredients, so she tends to stock up.
5) Walden Farms Calorie Free Chocolate Flavored Syrup - It ain't Hershey's, but for calorie-free, it's amazingly flavorful. So much so that I doubt that it's REALLY calorie free. Mostly because I found it in the Hippy Food aisle of the grocery store, and hippies lie.

5 items in my closet:
1) At least 50 cigars
2) An iron
3) My slightly water-damaged, oversized book of "29 Full Color MC Escher Prints"
4) A rifle
5) A selection of VERY ugly ties that I refuse to wear in public

5 items in my purse:
Since I don't have a purse, I'll tell you what I normally carry in my wallet (which is the male equivalent of a purse):
1) An "emergency $20"
2) Three band-aids
3) Our engagement picture - because someone once chastised me for not carrying a picture of my wife.
4) Mounds Pet Food Frequent Buyer Card
5) Library card

5 items in my car:
1) Cell phone - I only have one because of my fear of roadside emergencies, anyway.
2) A pad of paper - because I never know when Bosco might poke me with the Pointy Stick O' Inspiration.
3) A pen - see item #2
4) An umbrella
5) An emergency necktie - when I worked at the bank, I would - on rare occasions - forget to put on a tie before rushing out the door. This solved that problem. And although I no longer work at the bank, I still leave it in the car. Never know when I might sever a limb and need a tourniquet.

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Next victims:

Linus of Pepper of the Earth - HA! Let's see him find a way to incorporate his elegant prose into THIS one!

Susie of Practical Penumbra - Enough of her "woman of mystery" act. Let's find out the frightening truth about her.

Wandering Gunslinger of Gunpowder Grotto - I've had enough of HIS "woman of mystery" act, too.

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SCIENCE LABS = CRAP

Back in high school, I had the crotchetiest old Chemistry teacher you've ever seen. Sorta like Ben Stein, except taller, less energetic, and thoroughly jaded by 30+ years of teaching teenagers.

One of his "charming quirks" was how your lab work figured into your grade. Instead of giving you a score that figured into your final grade, he graded your lab reports Sat/Unsat, and if you had more than 1 Unsat lab report, he dropped your final grade by half a letter (e.g. C to C-).

After struggling for 3 hours with my first report only to have it returned to me covered in an ocean's worth of red ink (my spirit snapped like a dry twig somewhere around the third inch-high-and-underlined "NO!!!") I decided that I'd save a couple dozen working hours of fruitless struggle, not turn in another damn lab report at all, and just eat the downgrade.

Which worked out more or less fine.

Why am I telling you this?

Because it's the memory that was conjured after reading this frustrated student's lab report.

It's probably just an Onion-esque urban legend, but I still found it delightful.

And I'm DEFINITELY sympathetic.

[Hat tip to old-high-school-buddy Zaui of This-N-That]

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HOOK, LINE... WAITING ON THE SINKER

Blogdaughter Tammi of Tammi's World is getting soft-hearted for a stray cat:

"there's this really pretty white and gray kitten been hanging around for a couple of days....so sweet. Not very old - I'm betting under a year. And, well, it's sooo hungry.....and just one bowl of milk couldn't hurt tooooooo much, could it? And, it's just so cute."

*sigh*

Well, it IS possible to keep outdoor cats. TNT & I had a gang of 'em when we lived out in the country. We'd leave a bunch of food out for 'em, they'd show up, chow down & wander away. While they were eating, you could give 'em a little head-scratch & make 'em purr.

My suggestion - buy some cheap-ass dry food and a flea collar. It'll be fine outside until winter, at which point you can choose to make it a housecat or take it to a shelter. Either way, it'll be flea-free when you decide.

By the way, we only adopted one of the dozen or so strays we fed, and that was only because she adored horse-dog Jake.

4-pound kitten. 80-pound (at the time) dog. Go figure.

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Fuzzy & Jake

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THIS IS ME AFTER FINDING OUT I'VE BEEN MEMED

"Aaargh! Too much pressure, I can't take it!"

This time by Rachel of Pereiraville:

Six Weird Facts About Me and/or Habits I Have

1) Ice in milk and beer - 4 years of living on an aircraft carrier, doing turns in the 100+ degree heat of the Indian Ocean - where cold beverages were more legend than fact - have given me an unnatural appreciation for the cooling power of ice. I don't care if it makes the beverage watery, it makes it COLD.

2) I once gave a guy my car in exchange for a coffee-grinder - Why? The car had been in an accident(not my fault), the insurance company gave me a check for the full value (they said it was totalled, but it still ran - just looked like a beat up piece of crap), the guy needed a car, and I had three cars and only two parking spaces (living in downtown Madison at the time, where you're lucky to find a parking spot to rent within 3 blocks of your apartment).

10 years later, I've still got the coffee grinder, and the car has long since been scrapped.

3) During my 6 month stint at Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando, I quit smoking and started chewing Wrigley's Spearmint gum. I used the wrappers to make a gum wrapper chain. It ended up being about 30 feet long.

I still have it.

And no, it's not a record.

4) I know what a seam ripper is, I own one, and I've used it for its intended purpose on numerous occasions. My sister was shocked to discover this.

5) I know where to look to find wild catnip, and I think cats are hilarious after they've had a snootful.

6) I always carry a pen with me wherever I go, and don't understand people who don't.

Next victims:

Machelle of Quality Weenie - I gotta do SOMETHING to distract her from playing doggie-dress-up.

Chris of Spotted Horse - He turned 38 on April 16th, and needs something to distract him from his near-fatal rabbit-related wounding.

Songstress of News From The Great Beyond - Because the wombat told me to.

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THIS IS HOW I FELT

...when I found out Comedy Central censored the "Cartoon Wars: Part 2" episode of South Park:

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(part of the South Park Republican Gallery at Justin's Random Thoughts)

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MEME O' FOURS

Victimized by Humble Devildog of Random Firings of Neurons

Four Jobs I've Had In My Life:

1. Paperboy
2. Camp Counselor
3. Squid
4. Pizza delivery

Movies I Could Watch Over And Over Again: (and have)

1. Aliens
2. Princess Bride
3. A Few Good Men
4. Gone in 60 Seconds (Nicholas Cage version)

Four Places I Have Lived:

1. Madison, WI
2. Orlando, FL
3. Fort Atkinson, WI
4. Alameda, CA (on a nuclear wessel)

Four TV Shows I Love To Watch:

1. Family Guy
2. Futurama
3. Simpsons
4. House

Four Places I Have Been On Vacation:

1. Jamaica - Hedonism II
2. Jamaica - Grand Lido Braco (got married there - April 9th 1999 - 7th anniversary fast approaching)
3. Vegas, baby
4. Orlando, FL

Four Websites I Visit Daily:

1. Day By Day
2. User Friendly
3. Pearls Before Swine
4. Prickly City

Four Of My Favorite Foods:

1. Lasagna
2. Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Ice Cream
3. Chicken soup
4. Pretty much anything with turkey in it

Four Places I'd Rather Be Right Now:

1. Next to Beloved Wife
2. Above Beloved Wife
3. Below Beloved Wife
4. Inside Beloved Wife

Four People I'm Tagging With This: (in an attempt to shake up some deadbeat bloggers)

1. Blogless Brother of NoWhere News
2. Alex of Alex in Wonderland
3. Sally of Whimsy Capricious
4. MC Tutor of An Unfortunate Intrusion of Reality

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OH. CRAP.

Lynn of A Sweet Familiar Dissonance tagged me with this one, and I'm WAY out of my league.

I'll do my best, though:

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The First Ever Comprehensive Music Questionaire

Favorites or just the first that comes to mind:

Symphony - Beethoven's 9th - nothing like a little Ludwig Van...
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Piano concerto -

Violin concerto -

Concerto for any wind instrument (flute, clarinet, oboe, horn, etc) -

Concerto for two or more soloists -

Overture or other short classical work (less than 12 minutes long) -

Piano sonata -

Other unaccompanied -

Sonata with accompaniment or other music for only two instruments -

Trio -

String quartet -

Other quartet -

Quintet -

Other chamber music -

Latin choral work (mass, requiem, Stabat Mater, etc.) -

Choral work in a language other than Latin -

Classical work composed after 1950 (other than movie music; I'll get to that) -

Classical work composed before 1650 -

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Here's the deal... I went through a classical music phase in my early 30's when I lived 3 blocks from a public library, and sampled a fair variety of stuff. Truth is, Beethoven & Mozart were about the only things I found of interest, although I liked Handel's Water Music and Vivaldi's Four Seasons well enough. Bach... what I heard seemed a bit simplistic and didn't really keep my attention.

I understand the attraction of classical music, but I simply don't have a way of finding what I like, since Pandora doesn't seem to carry it.
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Opera - The Who: "Quadrophenia"

Movie Score - Batman (Danny Elfman is a freakin' genius).

TV theme - Firefly

Song (rock, blues, country or other) - Rush: "Red Barchetta" (try driving slow to THAT one)

Guitar or lute, classical - Mason Williams: "Classical Gas"

Guitar (rock, blues, country or other) - Joe Satriani: "Friends"

Goofy novelty song - Bob Ricci: "She Freakin' Blocked Me" - love the video, too.

Bonus: anything you'd like to add that wasn't on the list - Pretty much anything by Weird Al.

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Sadly, I don't know anyone with enough classical music knowledge to do this meme justice, so I'm not passing it on.

Unless I've got any readers who are closet classical music fans?

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CRAP. MEMED AGAIN

Blogson Blue Tige must die for this.

Or maybe I just won't let him borrow the car for a while. Whichever.

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1) Two favorite colors.
Blue - like the sky
Indigo - like the deepest ocean

2) Two least favorite colors.
Red 255
Yellow 255
They make my eyes bleed whenever I see them on someone's site

3) Favorite fast food restaurant.
McDonald's - because I can go to any country on the planet and get the same burger I can get down the street.

4) Favorite day of the week.
Tuesday - House is on.

5) Least favorite day of the week.
Thursday - Survivor is on.

6) Best thing about your significant other.
Large or small, I can trust her to keep promises.

7) Least favorite thing about your significant other.
Those freakishly cold feet which she insists on warming by pressing against me.

Your significant other's favorite thing about you (without asking them).
I can always make her laugh, even when she's in a bad mood.

9) Your significant other's least favorite thing about you (again, without asking them).
That I swear like a sailor.

10) Black or white?
Black - white's too hard to keep clean.

11) Red or blue?
Blue - see question 1

12) Day or night?
Day - I like to be able to see what I'm doing when I'm outside.

13) Favorite part of your body.
Beard - It's been my best friend for 15 years, and the cats love to rub against it.

14) Least favorite part about your body.
My scalp. It's a war of attrition, and the Rogaine is losing.

15) Do you like walking in the rain at times?
Yes, but it's rarely hot enough in Wisconsin for the rain to feel good. Usually it just makes me cold & wet.

16) Do you have a tattoo?
Nope. Mostly because I've never been both very drunk and near a tattoo parlor at the same time.

17) “Short and sweet” or “long and hard”.
Short and sweet - unlike this meme

1 Favorite kind of car.
Corvette - '68 to '82, any color.

19) Favorite kind of ice cream.
Haagen Dazs Chocolate chocolate chip.

20) Trix or Lucky Charms.
Trix - Lucky Charms is abominable as a snack straight out of the box.

Next victims:

ArmyWifeToddlerMom, who is celebrating her blogiversary today and recently complained that I don't link her enough.

Blogless Brother of NoWhere News - who needs to get his meme-cherry broken.

Alex in Wonderland - to celebrate the fact that he FINALLY added some color to his blog.

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12 THINGS MEME

I've been tag-team memed by bloggranddaughter ArmyWifeToddlerMom and blogdaughter Teresa of Technicalities.

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1: Black and White or Color; how do you prefer your movies?

With sparkling dialogue, and a plot that clips along rapidly, rarely pausing to gaze at it's own navel. The only time cinematographic hue makes a difference is the rare occasion in black and white movies where the color of something is a plot point. "What a lovely red dress!"... um... it's gray... so that part of the scene just fell flat.

2: What is the one single subject that bores you to near-death?

Generally, very little, since I tend to hang around with excellent story-tellers. Most of the bloggers I know could write an intriguing essay on floor-sweeping techniques.

Outside of that, the process of color-co-ordination involved in decorating a room, and picking out non-functional items that complement the decorating scheme.

When I die and go to hell, I will be forced to shop for such items, accompanied by a dull-witted woman who uses the word "cute" WAAAAAY too much.

3: MP3s, CDs, Tapes or Records: what is your favorite medium for prerecorded music?

CD's - mostly because - having grown up with vinyl records and tapes - I was tickled pink by a format that let me skip directly to the beginning of the next song without either having to guess where it started, or risking putting a damaging scratch in the medium.

On the other hand, I'm quite partial to tapes, too, since most of my music collection is pre-MP3 legacy, and I appreciate how durable cassettes are. None of that "OO! Be gentle! Don't scratch it!" crap. Sit on it, step on it, drop it in the mud. It'll play fine.

4: You are handed one first class trip plane ticket to anywhere in the world and ten million dollars cash. All of this is yours provided that you leave and not tell anyone where you are going ... Ever. This includes family, friends, everyone. Would you take the money and ticket and run?

Immediate response - HELL no! Beloved Wife TNT is irreplaceable!

But assuming that WEREN'T an issue... that's a LOT of money... would being a rich bachelor be SO bad?...

Well, no...

But it's the "can't tell anyone" part that would kill me. I'd have to quit blogging, because - regardless of pseudonym - SOMEONE would recognize me eventually. So I'd be forced to settle for whatever friends I could bump into randomly in the meat-world, without the efficient screening process of blogs.

Not a process I'd care to engage in again.

5: Seriously, what do you consider the world's most pressing issue now?

People who want to use the government to "help" me. I'd settle for being left alone. Really.

6: How would you rectify the world's most pressing issue?

Blog.

Seriously.

The only way to make changes in the world is to float good products out into the marketplace of ideas, and blogging is the best way for an individual to do that. There are no guarantees, but you never know who might be listening and how far your voice can reach.

Beats yelling at the TV.

7: You are given the chance to go back and change one thing in your life; what would that be?

I would've changed jobs before I got fired.

8: You are given the chance to go back and change one event in world history, what would that be?

I would make sure the 16th Amendment never got passed.

9: A night at the opera, or a night at the Grand Ole' Opry --Which do you choose?

Opera - I assume there's SOMETHING good out there, and I don't like country music.

10: What is the one great unsolved crime of all time you'd like to solve?

The murder of Fidel Castro.

What? He's not dead yet?

Oh, wait... it's still the 21st, isn't it? Nevermind...

11: One famous author can come to dinner with you. Who would that be, and what would you serve for the meal?

P.J. O'Rourke - One of the few people who can make me laugh out loud with their writing.

Dinner would consist of a bottle of 18 year old Glenmorangie and some Hoyo de Monterreys.

12: You discover that John Lennon was right, that there is no hell below us, and above us there is only sky -- what's the first immoral thing you might do to celebrate this fact?

Well, I'm already in agreement with John Lennon on that point, so I'd consult my list of daily immoralities and do whichever one was next. Probably either cursing or fornication.

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I am tagging:

Lynn of a Sweet, Familiar Dissonance - because she LOVES memes. (Hey, at least this one has an opera question)

Kevin of Eckernet - so he'll take a break from posting disturbing pictures like this one.

RedNeck of RedNeck Ramblings - he needs a break from doing all that laundry.

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yay... meme... [UPDATED 1-31-06]

From That 1 Guy of Drunken Wisdom and also Wes of Bodhran(drum)roll Please, [UPDATE: and Beth, who I *was* really starting to like :-P] [UPDATE 2: and Nick Queen whose cruel meme-attacks know no mercy] the horridly annoying 4 Things Meme:

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Four Jobs I've Had in My Life:

Paperboy
Camp Counselor at a camp for retarded and/or crippled kids
Pizza Delivery Guy
Blow

Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over, and Have:

Aliens
Princess Bride
Robocop
Batman

Four Places I Have Lived:

Fort Atkinson, WI
Great Lakes Naval Base, IL
Orlando, FL
Ballston Spa, NY

Four TV Shows I Love to Watch:

Whose Line Is It, Anyway? (American version, with Drew Carey)
House (best thing to hit the air since Firefly was cancelled - great dialogue in this show)
Family Guy
Battlestar Galactica

Four Places I Have Been on Vacation:

Tammi's World in Orlando, FL
The Straight White House in TN
Wolf Park (and I'm going back there)
Jamaica

Four Websites I Visit Daily:

Google
Bad Example
Pearls Before Swine
Prickly City

Four Favorite Foods:

Mexican Manicotti
Pepperoni Lasagna (have to ask Beloved Wife TNT of Smiling Dynamite for the recipe)
Cheesecake (plain)
Guinness

Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now:

Tammi's World
The Straight White House
Wolf Park
Jamaica

Four People I Am Tagging With This Meme:

Madfish Willie - Because it's national "Get To Know Your Bartender Week" (don't look that up! What's the matter? Don't you trust me?)

BeeBee of Angle of Vision - to celebrate her posting again.

Jake & MJ of Freedom Folks - Because I didn't get to chat with them enough at Fritz's. They can bicker & argue over who has to answer it (or they can both do it).

Married couples only count as one person, right? :-)

Susie of Practical Penumbra - of course, being a young girl of 23, she may not have enough life experience to answer some of these questions.

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INTERVIEW POSTED

My interview is now posted at Basil's Blog. I'd like to thank and/or curse (as appropriate) everyone who submitted questions.

While you're there, check out the list of future interviewees to see if there's someone you'd like to pester. Questions can be submitted at any time, so don't wait until the last minute.

Although if you ARE the last-minute type, Oddybobo's questions close out tonight. Submit them to basil.interviews-at-gmail.com with subject "Questions for Oddybobo".

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