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What brought you to Xanga? What made you stay?

A friend who no longer uses Xanga (abandoned it for MySp_ce) had a link to this at the bottom of an email. I joined as a result and soon found people I knew distantly with interesting postings, and it quickly became a p…
As a child, what was your favorite book? Have you reread that book since your childhood?

My favorite childhood book was "Popcorn". It was a story about a bear whose parents go off to a Halloween party. All of little bear's friends come over and bring popcorn seeds, so they pop popcorn on the stove until …
Do you play any musical instruments? What do you play?

(in order of experience level) 1. Bass guitar 2. Trombone 3. Baritone Horn/Euphonium 4. Acoustic guitar 5. Piano I have also dabbled in didjeridoo, djembe, trumpet, drumset, recorder/flute, congas I just answer…
What's the best compliment you have ever gotten?

I think one of the best compliments I've ever gotten was when somebody I didn't really relate to in high school wanted to give me a hug at the 10 year reunion. No words necessarily, but the gesture said plenty... that d…
What was/is your major in college? Why did you pick it?

I started out as a Biology major... wanting to become a Physical Therapist... because it pays pretty well. But then I checked out a PT clinic and realized it's not for me. The lower-paid PT Assistants were doing the ty…
If you won a multi-million dollar lottery, what would your first five purchases be?

First - there would be money to the church and missions... then the purchases: 1. Buy a house (not a townhouse) 2. Buy a new Toyota Camry Hybrid 3. Buy a nice bass guitar rig: 4x10 cabinet, 800W amplifier, effects p…
Which reality TV show, if any, would you love to be a part of?

I would loooove to be on the Amazing Race. My racing partner would not be my wife or family. My partner would be none other than my buddy Paul. He was an army paratrooper at one time. Since then he's become the manag…
Which cartoon character best represents you, and why?

Oddly enough Michael Patterson from For Better or For Worse and I have lived quite parallel lives at times, graduation, college, marriage... all in line. Things have diverged in the more recent comics of the now-retired…
What's on your Christmas list?

Most people who know me know how big I am into Christian music. My only published wish list is my Amazon.com list. It is chock full of modern Christian music artists. It also has a number of books on web development a…
If you could take a year off from school/work, what would you do?

If I could take a year off from work while maintaining the same income there are quite a few things I would do. Remodel some of the townhouse... bathrooms, stairway, some of the kitchen Make a bunch of bead necklacesWrit…