1) We'll start with one for Cricket: How would you dispose of a dead body?
2) And on that note, have you ever felt you were actually capable of murder?
2a (optional)) What happened to cause #2?
3) Are you a hugger?
4) Do you have a touchy-feely gesture that's sort of your signature?
5) Name a moment in your life when you experienced sheer terror
6) What pleases you most when you look in the mirror?
7) If you could receive a $5000 gift card to one store, which store?
8) Did you ever have a boy/girl throw pebbles at your window in the middle of the night? What was that like?
9) How old were you when you realized you were taller than your mother?
10) Ever feel like running away? Would you leave a note or just take off? Where would you go?
11) Which is greater: your desire to have everyone leave you alone, or your fear of being left alone?
12) Your loved ones and pets are safely out of the burning house and you have 20 seconds to rescue something. Can you think of anything to grab?
13) Name something you've memorized
14) Do you ever wish you had a different name?
15) Do you talk to yourself? Out loud?
16) Have you ever mentally rehearsed an Oscar acceptance speech?
17) Have you ever mentally rehearsed a eulogy?
18) Have you ever done 15, 16, or 17 in a foreign accent?
19) When in the company of people with accents, do you ever unconsciously start to mimic them?
20) God forbid, but do you think you'd be capable of eulogizing your own child?
21) Regardless of your conception of Heaven, is there anyone in particular you look forward to seeing again (or for the first time) on "the other side"?
22) Have you ever witnessed a paranormal event?
23) Do you feel you have any psychic abilities? Do you trust them or just take them at face value?
24) If Heaven is a place where all questions are answered, what is unanswerable now that you look forward to finding out?
25) What do you NOT want to find out even if you could?
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1) We'll start with one for Cricket: How would you dispose of a dead body?
A la the Soprano’s…from a boat in the middle of the ocean, drop the body overboard, we would be many, many miles off the coast.
2) And on that note, have you ever felt you were actually capable of murder? Not really unless it involves my child…then all bets are off.
2a (optional)) What happened to cause #2? See #2
3) Are you a hugger? Yes, yes, yes.
4) Do you have a touchy-feely gesture that's sort of your signature? I usually touch the arm area when in conversation.
5) Name a moment in your life when you experienced sheer terror. When Will hung up the phone on me on 9/11/2001 as he watched a plane hit the towers and said “I gotta call you back”….it took the entire day to get in touch/see him…but I KNEW he was ok.
6) What pleases you most when you look in the mirror? Lots of little things to work on but generally I think I’m pleased with the way I’m aging…not too many wrinkles, but enough to show I’ve experienced some life.
7) If you could receive a $5000 gift card to one store, which store? Target…something for everyone!
8) Did you ever have a boy/girl throw pebbles at your window in the middle of the night? What was that like? Yes, it was thrilling, nerve wracking, fun! Ahhh to be a teenager again!!
9) How old were you when you realized you were taller than your mother? I’m not taller than my mother
10) Ever feel like running away? Would you leave a note or just take off? Where would you go? Yes, I would leave a note and go to a far away beach with no phone, tv or internet access (WHAT??), decompress for a few days and be waited on hand and foot in one of those huts over the crystal blue water in some tropical amazing place…(you can see this has been carefully planned for a while!!)
11) Which is greater: your desire to have everyone leave you alone, or your fear of being left alone? My fear of being left alone…I don’t like to be alone for long periods of time.
12) Your loved ones and pets are safely out of the burning house and you have 20 seconds to rescue something. Can you think of anything to grab? photos
13) Name something you've memorized: The Our Father
14) Do you ever wish you had a different name? No, never.
15) Do you talk to yourself? Out loud? Yes out loud all the time…crazy!?!
16) Have you ever mentally rehearsed an Oscar acceptance speech? Every single year during the Oscars I rehearse my speech…it’s still a dream.
17) Have you ever mentally rehearsed a eulogy? I have unfortunately given one at my grandmother’s funeral.
18) Have you ever done 15, 16, or 17 in a foreign accent? Yes..15, no to the others.
19) When in the company of people with accents, do you ever unconsciously start to mimic them? God, I hope not!
20) God forbid, but do you think you'd be capable of eulogizing your own child? No probably not.
21) Regardless of your conception of Heaven, is there anyone in particular you look forward to seeing again (or for the first time) on "the other side"? yes, my Pop Pop
22) Have you ever witnessed a paranormal event? Not to my knowledge.
23) Do you feel you have any psychic abilities? Do you trust them or just take them at face value? Sometimes I feel like I do, sometimes I dream about it and it comes true…I usually trust them, doesn’t happen often.
24) If Heaven is a place where all questions are answered, what is unanswerable now that you look forward to finding out? Why do people prey on children? I get that there are crazy people out there, but I will NEVER understand this…
25) What do you NOT want to find out even if you could? The date of my death.
1) We'll start with one for Cricket: How would you dispose of a dead body?
I have no idea!
2) And on that note, have you ever felt you were actually capable of murder?
Yes
2a (optional)) What happened to cause #2?
9/11
3) Are you a hugger?
Big time!!
4) Do you have a touchy-feely gesture that's sort of your signature?
I have two: putting my hand on the side of your face or playing with your hair. Sometimes in combination.
5) Name a moment in your life when you experienced sheer terror?
Me and some friends were caught in a storm while we were sailing off Senesqua Park. We landed safely on Croton Point but it was a wild ride in and I was pret-ty terrified.
6) What pleases you most when you look in the mirror?
My body. Finally.
7) If you could receive a $5000 gift card to one store, which store?
Home Depot
8) Did you ever have a boy/girl throw pebbles at your window in the middle of the night? What was that like?
Yes…oh yes and it was wonderful…
9) How old were you when you realized you were taller than your mother?
Some time in College I realized we weren’t quite seeing eye-to-eye anymore
10) Ever feel like running away? Would you leave a note or just take off? Where would you go?
Yes. I’d leave a note promising to come back and go have myself a sick spa-yoga retreat…thing
11) Which is greater: your desire to have everyone leave you alone, or your fear of being left alone?
Fear of being left alone. I often seek solitude but abandonment scares me
12) Your loved ones and pets are safely out of the burning house and you have 20 seconds to rescue something. Can you think of anything to grab?
The disks with my writing and family tree files.
13) Name something you've memorized
“Trouble” from the Music Man
14) Do you ever wish you had a different name?
Yes. I play with names all the time. I used to make up “families” when I was a kid and they all had very elaborate names. I would record them carefully on index cards with a picture of them drawn on the back and…LOL, I can’t believe I’m telling you this!
15) Do you talk to yourself? Out loud?
All the time...I’m like my own imaginary friend. It’s truly mortifying when you think you’re alone and having a “private” conversation….and then you realize you’re not alone.
16) Have you ever mentally rehearsed an Oscar acceptance speech?
Mentally? Please…OUT LOUD. Every year, it’s a ritual!
17) Have you ever mentally rehearsed a eulogy?
Yes. Not out loud.
18) Have you ever done 15, 16, or 17 in a foreign accent?
15 and 16
19) When in the company of people with accents, do you ever unconsciously start to mimic them?
Yes I do! It’s terrible….
20) God forbid, but do you think you'd be capable of eulogizing your own child?
I’d probably do it seated and sedated but I’d find it in me to do it for them.
21) Regardless of your conception of Heaven, is there anyone in particular you look forward to seeing again (or for the first time) on "the other side"?
My great-grandfather.
22) Have you ever witnessed a paranormal event?
No, and I really want to…
23) Do you feel you have any psychic abilities? Do you trust them or just take them at face value?
Yes…but in absolutely no useful way – I can’t pick the winning lottery numbers or make predictions. But I do know you were sitting on the edge of the bed with your head in your hands the other night and I’m sorry and I just want you to be OK…
24) If Heaven is a place where all questions are answered, what is unanswerable now that you look forward to finding out?
See #21. “Who the hell are you?”
25) What do you NOT want to find out even if you could?
That there is no Santa Claus
1) We'll start with one for Cricket: How would you dispose of a dead body? The local incinerator or my neighbors industrial strength wood chipper. Gross right?
2) And on that note, have you ever felt you were actually capable of murder? I guess that would be a yes. I lived and drove in the suburbs of NY. & Once when I was 10.
2a (optional)) What happened to cause #2? Chris D after a little league game threw his gum in my face instead of shacking my hand and I went ballistic! Pat Z got a piece of my wrath. Never got to Chris, until HS, stole his girlfriend away.
3) Are you a hugger? Yes, Everyone. Real Men hug.
4) Do you have a touchy-feely gesture that's sort of your signature? No, men need to be careful about the touching thing.
5) Name a moment in your life when you experienced sheer terror. I don't know if it reached "Sheer Terror" but being jumped at night by 4 guys on the beach in Florida wasn't fun.
6) What pleases you most when you look in the mirror? My Huge... earlobes. A feature wasted on someone who doesn't ware earrings.
7) If you could receive a $5000 gift card to one store, which store? The Apple Store
8) Did you ever have a boy/girl throw pebbles at your window in the middle of the night? What was that like? No, but I threw plenty
9) How old were you when you realized you were taller than your mother? 14. I think I was 11 when I passed my Aunt Roe.
10) Ever feel like running away? Would you leave a note or just take off? Where would you go? Yes, just take off. up the street to a friends... until dinner of course.
11) Which is greater: your desire to have everyone leave you alone, or your fear of being left alone? Being left alone.
12) Your loved ones and pets are safely out of the burning house and you have 20 seconds to rescue something. Can you think of anything to grab? My picture, painting, CD's/DVD's holding all my digital Art/Painting/Illustrations and Photographs.
13) Name something you've memorized. Everything I was being tested on in HS. Have forgotten since. Most of Run DMC songs. John 3:16 and many other Bible verses & Birthdays.
14) Do you ever wish you had a different name? No, never needed to. I rarely use the one given. Sorry Mom. wait she doesn't even call me by my given name.
15) Do you talk to yourself? Out loud? Yes, out loud? No. Out loud while sleeping my wife same yes.
16) Have you ever mentally rehearsed an Oscar acceptance speech? No, I just like to correct the morons that go up and don't know what to say.
19) When in the company of people with accents, do you ever unconsciously start to mimic them? Yes, and when doing so was asked where in London are you from?
20) God forbid, but do you think you'd be capable of eulogizing your own child? I would. I wouldn't want anyone else to do it.
21) Regardless of your conception of Heaven, is there anyone in particular you look forward to seeing again (or for the first time) on "the other side"? My Dad
22) Have you ever witnessed a paranormal event? Yes, But a lot of other people called it magic.
23) Do you feel you have any psychic abilities? Do you trust them or just take them at face value? No, but I'm a good guesser. I guessed this girls birthday (Month & Day) in a bar one night. I took her home.
24) If Heaven is a place where all questions are answered, what is unanswerable now that you look forward to finding out? If Babe Ruth actually called his shot in the 1932 WS against the Cubs. And who left a secret admirer Valentines Day card in my locker my Jr. yr in HS. I still have it.
25) What do you NOT want to find out even if you could? The date I will be called Home.
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