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1. On what day do you celebrate Thanksgiving?
I started hearing about this last week or so. Apparently some families, because of work or travel or lack of tradition, observe T-Day on the Sunday of the traditionally long weekend. Not at our house. The hole affair is steeped in tradition, from the smell of the turkey in the morning to the parades and football games on television. It all must be combined on the last Thursday of November, or the whole deal doesn’t count.

2. How do you traditionally celebrate this food filled holiday?
Big breakfast with champagne mimosas in the morning. Very traditional meal and watching of the football. Usually ending with a few games of cards and watching a film of some sort on the telly.

3. How do you like your stuffing cooked (in the bird, separately in a dish, store bought, etc.)?
Separately. In this part of the country, it is fairly uncommon for folks to stuff their bird, at least among the natives. I don’t know why that is, but there it is. I have yet to discern any noticeable difference in taste for either the bird of the dressing when served as two dishes.

4. What is your favorite dessert to eat on Thanksgiving and who makes it?
My mom’s pecan pie. Simple decadence served on a plate.

5. Can you name five things you are thankful for?
I have a job. My car is paid off. My mother is truly happy. My sister is truly happy. Jessica Simpson is getting divorced.

1. What is your favorite “Friends” episode?
I don’t recall the exact name of the episode, so I will call it – “The one where Monica explains to Chandler how to please a woman.”
1-1-4-5-7-7-7-7-SEVEN!

2. Who would be in your historical threesome?
Lillian Hellman and Ingrid Bergman! (I don’t really know. Full disclosure, I have had this question to ponder for nearly a week and the list is ever changing.)

3. What foods have you forced yourself to eat this year that you usually don’t eat?
I have begun to eat a salad regularly, almost every single day. I didn’t used to be a huge “raw” food eater but have now come around to the point of craving a good green, leafy salad.

4. Given the opportunity and a clear shot, what would you most like to steal?
The code to weekly lottery so I can assure my self a weekly winner? Or maybe a nice Ferrari or Maserati. Now, having said that, every time I see one (and in Denver that isn’t so rare.) I will look at the car and ponder – “Hmmmm. I could take it.”

5. In life, we make choices. What have you chickened out of doing?
Going to law school. I would have loved to study the law. I don’t think I would be that great of a trial attorney, but I know I would have loved immersing myself in the philosophy and history of law.

1. What is your favorite noise to hear?
Lately, that noise would be Beethoven, played as loud as possible. I just can’t get enough of him! I also love the noise of the horn when a goal is scored in hockey.

2. If you could live in any era of time, what would you choose and why?
Victorian era in London. I am a white male. For guys like me, those were indeed the salad days of time. Fashion, a butler, the prospect of traveling the world that you know. Sigh. Life really ought to be like an Agatha Christie novel, don’t you think?

3. You just found $50 while cleaning your house. Where do you decide to spend it?
This week, if I found a haul of cash I’d give it to the Denver Rescue Mission for their holiday meals campaign. Give the homeless a turkey, that’s what I always say. Or is it, Never pour the gravy on yourself, pour it on your plate.
I forget.

4. What magazines to you subscribe to/read on a normal basis?
Harper’s magazine, the best monthly tome of written fiction, essays and journalism. It is meaty and there are few pretty pictures, but every word is great.
Rollingstone – I got if free from subscribing to Salon.com. Good stuff as always in “the Stone.”

5. If you could witness any event in history, but not change anything about it, what would you choose and why?
I thinking hanging around Ben Franklin, the Da Vinci of the New World, would have been great. Perhaps standing in the rain and thunder as he flies a kite.

1. What’s your favorite animated characters?
Elmer Fudd, Jiminy Circket and The Tick.

2. Who is your favorite superhero?
Green Lantern and Captain Marvel.

3. What would your super outfit look like?
Blue, no cape, kicky boots and a shiny black face mask like the Lone Ranger.

4. What would your catch phrase/calling card be?
Living The Dream, Baby.

5. If you could have any superpower what would it be?
Mind Reading – the ability to know what is going on inside folks heads.