Tag: dailyprompt

What are you passionate about?

I’m going to list some things:

Family

Truth

Justice

Podcasts

Books

Tv shows that I’m interested in.

Movies that I’m interested in.

The Andy Griffith Show

Coffee

Wrestling

Making a better life.

Who do you spend the most time with?

I spend the most time with myself. I haven’t missed a moment yet.

In all seriousness, I spend the most time with my wife. She loves me and puts up with me. That’s not an easy job. We depend on each other and support each other in our high times and our low times.

What’s the one luxury you can’t live without?

-Air conditioning. You can always put on more clothes, but once you’re naked, there’s nothing to do but sweat.

Describe your dream chocolate bar.

They already have it. The Whatchamacallit Bar.

List three books that have had an impact on you. Why?

-The Bible: The source of my spiritual life.

-IT by Stephen King: The best description of childhood I have ever read.

-To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: It shows that good men have to stand for the right thing, even if they’re licked from the beginning.

If you had to change your name, what would your new name be?

I like my name, but that’s not what the prompt said, and we have to respect the prompt. So if required to change my name, I would pick something unique like Xavier.

If humans had taglines, what would yours be?

-No matter what, I will endure.

Do you remember your favorite book from childhood?

I don’t remember a particular favorite, but the Encyclopedia Brown books had a tremendous influence on me as a kid.

What fears have you overcome and how?

Fear of speaking in public and social anxiety. Although I wouldn’t say that I have completely overcome it, I work on it by performing stand up comedy. I had long wanted to do it, and finally got the nerve to audition at an open mic a little over a decade ago. Some would say that I was too old to start, but if you can do it, you’re never too old.

Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life.

Every morning after I check my work email, I log out of my email and play a simple online jigsaw puzzle for 15 minutes. It centers me and readies me for my day.