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Friday Fives

1. If you could replace a face on Mt. Rushmore with any face out of recent pop/music culture, who you put there? What about 10 years ago? What about 10 years from now?
Tom Hanks, maybe. He tends to play those kind of characters that capture the American spirit. Ten years ago, I probably would have gone with either Bob Dylan or Springsteen. Ten years in the future? Brittany? hmmm. Those kids from Linkin Park? That’s a tough one and I have no real thoughts. It certainly won’t be Reagan or GW Bush.

2. We have all been terrible people at one point in time. When was
the first time you remember getting into a fight?
I remember once when I was about five and there were these kids living in the Price’s house at the end of the street. And Eddie Taylor told me to go up to this kid on a bike and punch him in the face. And, emphasis on being five, I did. I nailed that kid and for the life of me I can’t remember who it was or why I was supposed to be Eddie Taylor’s muscle in the hectic life and dog eat dog world of Colorado Street in 1971.

3. As the season’s begin to change, so does the body and mood. What
happens with you in the fall?
I get really clingy to the house and like to nest and cook. I tend to take more walks in the fall when the temperature is cooler and colors change in the foliage in the parks are in full display. That and I watch football. I just discovered I have the NFL channel on digital cable. That’s like fall all year round!

4. Finish this sentence: “The one you met at the party the other night”
“. . . was taller than me. They are all taller than me. And he was vet. How can I be the most popular kid at a family reunion when the other male at the party is a really tall Doctor who spends his life saving the lives of kitties and puppies. My life sucks.

5. Glasses wearers, will you get Lasix eye surgery? Lasix patients,
do you regret it? Those with good vision, come over and let me rub
sand in your eyes (see question two.).
I doubt I will get Lasix. I have a complicated vision prescription of near sighted, far sighted and stigmatism. There is a lot going on up there. Plus I really enjoy the “jewelry” aspect of glasses – picking out a new pair and sporting eye wear. And I still don’t trust the Lasix for the long term. I can’t help but think that eventually the eye muscles, as a human trait in general, fail and I will have to wear glasses anyway. So let’s wear’em all the time and have fun with it.

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Friday Fives

1. Of everything in your wardrobe what do you feel the mostcomfortable wearing? Why?
Khakis and Oxford button down collar shirts. Perfect comfort. I dare say they are more comfortable than t-shirts and jeans. I have a dream to learn how to sew a shirt and then make my own very funky dress shirts. Using the traditional button down collar dress shirt pattern but make the fabric wild prints and/or jersey cotton. How much fun would that be.

2. How would you describe your style?
See shirt description above. I generally work hard to dress like Bill Murray. He is a fashion god and his sense of style is beyond reproach.

3. How many pairs of shoes do you own and do you wear them all?
About 12. Yes. I do, although a few pair of old boots need to be taken into the shoe repair shop.

4. Where do you buy most of your clothes?
ARC, Salvation Army and an of a sundry of second hand thrift shops. It is more of a shopping adventure.

5. What was the last piece of clothing you bought?
A straw cowboy hat at the Jefferson County/Colorado Gay Rodeo. (A very long and convoluted story that surprisingly involves no beer or booze on my part as the designated driver. )

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Friday Fives

1. There’s a movie being made about your life! Which celebrity will play… you? Why? Your enemy? Why?
Me:Matthew Broderick. (an adorable, comedic clutz meets the rough expectations of life.)
Enemy: Christopher Walken (a demonic task master and teacher pledging to bring me down. That and Walken plays great enemies. It is always about the casting.)

2. If your life were a movie, what would it be rated and why?
PG-13. No sex but a lot of cussing.

3. If the world were to suddenly end right now, what do you wish you would have done?
Become an officer in the military. I talked myself out of Officer Candidate School three times. And to have completed Law School and studied the law. I talked myself out of that as well.

4. If you were a crayon color, what color would you be and why?
Burnt Sienna. Because I like a little pigment.

5. If you could live in any city in the world, where would you live and why?
Geneva. On a great lake, in Europe along the alps. What’s not to love. Or Yalta, on the Black Sea as an expatriot beach bum. That’s some living.

Friday Fives

1. What is your dirty little secret, anyway?
Well, if I told you, it wouldn’t be a secret would it?

2.What were/are some of your favorite toys ever?
Major Matt Mason (a 1960s era astronaut), Big Jim (a 1970s era action figure)and all time favorite: Matchbox cars. Between my sister, my neighbors and my cousins, we had millions of them.

3.See if you can remember all the jobs you’ve ever had (paying, non-allowance related jobs)
Lawn mowing (briefly and mostly for allowance). I once started (with a school friend, Judy) a window washing service when we were 14. We did that for two summers. I worked in the dishroom of an old folks home. I worked as a bag boy, a checker and a produce guy at Safeway in high school and college. I was in the Army for three years as a classified document custodian. I waited tables at Pizza Hut for about 8 months. I worked in newspapers as a reporter and editor for about six years including three semester as editor of my college newspaper. I was an RA in the dorms for two years in college in Gunnison. I worked as an overnight clerk at a dorm for two semesters in college in Boulder. I worked as a receptionist at the college radio station. I temped for a company doing desktop publishing in Denver. I worked as a regular move-around temp for a company in Denver for a few months. I covered politics for two years as a reporter in Denver. I worked at a teleconference company as a conference call operator for about 8 months. I worked at two different companies as a customer service rep and a supervisor of a customer care call center. I am currently a fraud investigator for a cell phone company.
I am also a writer but really, I want to direct.

4. What album influenced you the most in high school or college?
High School – Briefcase Full of Blues – The Blues Brothers. Great music, a great schtick, cool suits and Raybans. What’s not to love.
College – Elvis Costello and The Attractions – Imperial Bedroom. Angry, loud, overly produced. It was very, very 80s.

5. What are your top five pizza toppings?
Pepperoni, cheese, onions, sausage and sun dried tomatoes.