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What happened, okay, is that I saw this and decided to horn in. This writeoff is the property of Sarahlovesadam. I stole the code from Marcy, figuring she wouldn't mind.

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Getting to know each other Writeoff:

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Birth date:
After the Cuban Missile Crisis. Before we got LBJ, and long before the sole purpose of the American taxpayer was to give corporations another form of BJ.

Height:
5'9"

Eye color:
Green green.

Hair color:
Not sure. There isn't enough of it to really matter. My beard is nut-brown with grey streaks.

What does your name mean?:
In Gaelic, full name, "Ancient Mossy Warrior." My first name means "God-given" in Hebrew, which I consider a fine bit of irony.

High school graduation year:
1981, Sobibor High School.

Favorite relatives?:
Cousin Joy. She's in the women's sensual portraiture business. Or my Uncle Mike, who has so gracefully put up with my crap over the years and is the only one who never deserved any of it.

Favorite Summer memory?:
Going shooting.

Favorite TV shows?:
Fear Factor, Survivor, Jerry Springer; trash TV.

What's on your mousepad?:
The proper (old) logo of the highest calling in sports enthusiasm: the Denver Broncos.

In the car - air conditioning or windows?:
Don't have A/C, even though it gets up to 112 F here sometimes.

Do you believe in yourself?:
Is this a question about self-deification?

Favorite game:
Board: Republic of Rome. PC: Baldur's Gate II. Console: Grand Theft Auto Vice City. Real Life: baseball or hockey.

Favorite drink:
Fresca. Or Lagavulin. Or eggnog with dark rum.

Favorite food:
Pepperoni pizza with hot cheese and anchovies. Or the Irish breakfast.

Favorite colors:
Most of them.

Favorite cigarettes:
*retch* I smoke pipes and cigars, like a civilized person.

Favorite sounds:
The Uillean pipes.

Favorite smell:
Wife's hair or skin.

Favorite thing to do on a weekend:
Loaf, play games, screw.

Favorite soundtrack:
NFL Films.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?:
We'll see what life brings.

First thought in the morning?:
Weekdays, a snarled obscenity. Every day, 'Damn, glad that dream isn't real.'

Do you get motion sickness?:
Nah.

Rollercoasters - deadly or exciting?:
Fun, as long as someone with you doesn't ralph.

How many rings before you answer the phone?:
Does anyone have a premeditated number of rings before they answer? Okay. If I'm not wearing my wedding ring, I don't answer it.

Are you a good friend?:
Good friend, bad enemy. Neither is ever forgotten.

Chocolate or Vanilla cake?:
Cheesecake.

What do you drive?:
The White Lightning, my 1990 Toyota truck. Even if the book sells, I'll still drive it.

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?:
No, but my wife is cuter anyway.

Thunderstorms - cool or scary?:
Very spiritual. A good time to go out and stand in it.

If you could meet one person in the World, who would it be?:
Ralph Nader or Jim Bouton or Gale Sayers.

What is your zodiac sign?:
Libra, Scorpio Rising.

What do you wear to bed?:
Not a damn thing.

Do you eat stems of broccoli?:
No. I have a whole yard if I feel the urge to play the ruminant.

Girls- Would you ever ask a guy for his shirt?
I gave mine to a fianc�e once just so she could blow her nose after crying. That night is one of the strangest stories there is.

If you could have any occupation when you get older, what would it be?:
Get rich enough to start making life miserable for people who really deserve it. Okay, half joking.

If you could dye your hair one color, what would it be?:
Gone. I am probably the only man you know who actually wants the rest of his hair to get on with it and fall out.

If you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be:
Perhaps a bind-rune. Or the crest of Ulster. Or a sunflower. Breastbone or shoulders.

Favorite brand of gum:
Arabic.

What is your favorite quote?:
The one on the back of Solzhenitsyn's _Gulag Archipelago_. Also the sign over my friend Jeff's kitchen stove: "Only Cowards Cook On Low."

Have you ever been in love?:
Still am.

What's on your walls in your room?:
Crap my wife put up, some of which isn't crap. My office walls are covered with maps.

Is the glass half-empty or half-full?:
That depends on how much you've drunk.

Which do you prefer - Ranch or Nacho Cheese Doritos?:
Not partial to either. Tim's Cascade Chips for me. I did used to date a woman named Dori, and her toes did indeed smell much like a bag of them. Not that I hung around or anything.

Favorite flavor Snapple:
Snapple...isn't that a Pennsylvania Dutch concoction made from remnant pig guts? If you are going to eat pig guts I recommend Irish black and white pudding.

Which one, Coke or Pepsi:
Vernor's Ginger Ale or Dr. Pepper.

Which kind of milk is your favorite?:
Cow's, I guess. Although I'll keep an open mind about human.

If you were to kill someone, which method would you use?
Ain't saying. Could be used as evidence someday.

Are you a righty, lefty, or ambidextrous?:
Righty, self-taught to do certain essential tasks with either hand.

Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?:
Yeah. What sort of computer user is so obtuse as to refuse to learn to type?

When you meet a person of the opposite sex, you notice their:
Whole self. If she's obviously trying to attract attention to her body, I'm in the habit of pointedly looking away.

What's under your bed?:
Whatever crap would fit.

What's the best number in the World?:
Whichever one gets you through the day.

What is your dream car?:
Not needing one. Failing that, something turreted with decent gyrostabilization and sandwich armour.

Who is your biggest crush right now?:
I crushed walnuts this week to help make baklava.

Nickname:
Mr. Parrotfez, the Badger, ZZ.

School:
University of Washington, History, '86. You Cougs can look those words up in your dictionaries, which I'm sure you can get at a discount in your Wal-Mart greeter gigs. (I wasn't so militant until I moved to a region dominated by dropouts from Pullman Agricultural and Normal School.)

Bacon Bits Or croutons?:
Both.

Favorite Salad Dressing:
Blue cheese. Or Newman's Creamy Caesar.

Do you Drink?:
Not like I used to. Anything that doesn't taste like licorice.

What type of Shampoo/Conditioner?:
Prell, to the extent that I need any.

Have you ever been skinny dipping?:
Yeah, and when the Japanese guys with harpoons showed up, I said the hell with it.

Do you make fun of people?:
Not habitually, but they can earn it. I'll kid people.

Have you ever been convicted of a crime?:
No, but I've been punished for one despite being acquitted. The Army's justice has little to do with the Constitution.

One pillow or two?:
Two.

Pets:
My little pal Alex, a white-eyed conure.

Favorite Movies:
I hate most movies. _Strange Brew_ is the best of a dull pastime.

Favorite type of music:
Anything but Reggae or Jesus Music. Fondest of Irish folk music.

Hobbies:
Doing the masculine woodshop cave thing; writing; reading; gaming; travel; languages.

Word or Phrase you overuse:
F-word.

Favorite Toothpaste?:
Hate toothpaste. A necessary evil, though, so I use the kind that has Drano in it.

Any Piercings or tattoos?:
No. Don't want any piercings, either.

Do you get along with your parents?:
Only got one left, and now that she's grown up a bit, I like her all right.

Favorite beer:
McEwan's Scotch Ale. Or Singha. Or Irish pub Guinness, which is not approximated at all by those weird cans and bottles with the cartridge.

Favorite song at the moment:
_A Girl Like You_ by Edwyn Collins.

Most humiliating moment:
Junior High and High School, all throughout. Also, the aftermath of the time mentioned above where I let my ex-fianc�e (and we all know how that turned out) blow mucous into my dress shirt.

Favorite Holiday:
Don't care about holidays, but my favourite day is that first late fall day when I can feel the ice in the air.

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