Do you practice religion?
No, I don’t. I practice the precepts of the religious traditions that have evolved in the West.
Kindness. As best I can.
Respect. Understanding. Empathy.
I will walk a mile in your shoes. And quote the many wisdoms you may believe. I am not a believer. I do have faith in our better nature.
Something to believe in. And worth practicing.
What are you good at?
Don’t ask me that! Tooting my own horn is so.. embarrassing? Uncouth? Uncalled for? What’s there to say? What can I say?
Yeah, go ahead, you praise me. I can sit still for that.
What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable?
There are times it’s hard to judge when we’ve had enough. For those of us battling bulges, this is often true around food. It also applies to just the complex and ordinary business of living.
“Having it all” is one of those insatiable goals of the greedy and ambitious. If you are like me a little lazy and indifferent, you probably don’t need to reach quite so high.
I’m ok, I can hear myself utter, I got some of it.
Write about your dream home.
One story with an open plan would be ideal.
Floorplan, open loft, insert cubicle
I prefer at least 1000 sq ft of space, open but with little compartments cordoned off.
Cubbies as rooms in imitation of office cubicles would give the illusion of privacy.
This is asking for the best of both studio or loft style and traditional floorplans.
If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say?
This way to Al Iota’s. Best pancakes in town. (James Beard Foundation Al’s Breakfast.)
If you started a sports team, what would the colors and mascot be?
Which sport?
The colors, whatever game we play would have to be purple and brown. The mascot should be either a lynx or a giraffe. Granted, a purple and brown giraffe is one big strange animal.
It’s out of my league, I am sure.
BTW I learned today that a giraffe has very few vertebrae as it needs depth and thickness to keep that long neck upright.
When are you most happy?
When I am with this guy, my guy, I find it easy to feel happiness.
What is something others do that sparks your admiration?
Grace under pressure is a remarkable quality.
Dancers practice this as a matter of course. It is the baseline for their art.
I am in awe!
What’s your favorite cartoon?
Dec 12, 1975, was the best Johnny Carson episode I ever saw.
Johnny Carson and Carol Wayne presented one of Johnny’s shyster impersonations that was spot-on.
Bob Hope did sketches featuring a very funny Angie Dickinson in outtakes from the special he was promoting.
Dean Martin was cartoonishly drunk.
Charles Nelson Reilly, as usual, all but came out, and I am sure the NBC sensors would not have liked that.
Once Martin left the stage, CNR did honor him by talking about what a generous actor Dean Martin was.
Here is a link to a YouTube of the segment.
What’s the first impression you want to give people?
An appearance of friendly intelligence is the impression I want to foster.
My sense of self is underlined when I can highlight my sense of humor.
Just a tad never too much
All The Best