1. I would advise not believing everything you read or only reading what you believe.
2. My occupation is best listed as: Explorer/Spiritualist/Writer/Consultant/Photographer.
3. I think the duckbill platypus reflects God’s sense of humor; it’s my favorite animal.
4. My favorite form of transportation is hot air balloon. The second is walking.
5. I like to imagine what it would be like hitting the road with The Traveling Wilburys; the Wilbury brothers, not the band.
6. In my home office – a.k.a. The Writer’s Nook – I have prints of M.C. Escher’s Reptiles and Ansel Adams’ Redwoods.
7. I think that fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers are among the best in all of sports. Pittsburgh is a drinking town with a football problem.
8. People with whom I wish I could have shared time are Thomas Edison, Pope John Paul II, Leonardo da Vinci, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Babe Ruth, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm Forbes.
9. I believe it is ridiculous that marijuana is illegal and tobacco is not. An ice cold Heineken, to me, is something to savor.
10. I prefer to give gifts when I choose. I don’t give them at times or on days when they would be “expected”.
11. Golf, I think, more than any other sport replicates life. Hitting a perfect golf shot, to me, is joyous.
12. I’ve remained close friends with my college roommate, who is a psychiatrist and an attorney, for more than 20 years. He’s a championship fisherman in Canada who is known among friends as The Master Baiter.
13. 13 is my lucky number.
14. Going into space is something I would love to do; I don’t see in my future.
15. I frequently publish blog posts and comments with typographical errors. In my work I have a problem striving for ever unattainable perfection…so this seems to be a “release” from that self imposed pressure. I expect that bloggers and blog readers are accustomed to reading tyopese.
16. I love sunrises, but more frequently see sunsets. I am fascinated by clouds.
17. My preference for journaling is pen and paper {specifically legal pads} instead of the computer. When I find a pen I like I tend to use it until it can write no more.
18. I think racists and homophobes are people with troubled minds and that that is no excuse for their behavior. I’ve had to kick some hillbilly rednecks asses for talking about me hanging out with “niggers”. I don’t put up with that shit.
19. My approach to politics – as with most of life – is one of independence; not influenced by the agendas of political parties. I very much want to see a change in the way we deal with governmental affairs in the United States. And the way we – the people – deal with politicians.
20. I think the sports memorabilia industry has fractured the relationship between athletes and fans. Cheaters – like Barry Bonds – have no place in the games let alone in Halls of Fame.
21. The things I’ve most recently added to my shadow boxes are a golf ball I bought, a shot glass I stole and an “Office God” desk topper I was given as a gift – Hernia, the guardian goddess of job satisfaction, saves you from burnout!”
22. The last book I bought was Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner; the last book I was given, Walking with Grandfather – The Wisdom of Lakota Elders.
23. When I visit the grave of my loved one I leave photographs wrapped in plastic and a handful of pebbles.
24. I am amazed every time I visit one of Frank Lloyd Wright‘s buildings.
25. My opinion is that days spent not learning are days not well spent.
26. I believe men should recognize and value aspects of a female as a lady and as a women. I feel they each should be respected, nurtured and fed appropriately.
27. The reason I blog is that I feel it is an educational forum where I have opportunities to both learn and teach.
28. I don’t “explain”; I will though “elaborate” when answering a question if it is what I choose to do.
29. There are 29 items in this list because I am a Leap Year baby.