TMI Risk

If you're on Facebook, you've seen or even done one of the numerous "25 Random Things About Me" lists. I was looking for another archived entry, and saw this...and decided to update it. I've stricken the out-of-date answers from my 7/23/2004, and replaced them with current, accurate ones. Enjoy. Or not. Whatever. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR BEDROOM WALLS? eggshell white whitish, made more so by our use of natural halogens. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Beneath the Surface by Bob Reccord...we're looking how to create a small group resource of it for men. A couple I'm working through...The Reason for God by Keller, and Confessions of a Reformission Rev. by Driscoll. And Acts by Dr. Luke. That NAMB resource never happened, by the way. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? At work -- the NAMB logo A giant plain red surface with a white-out stain from a predecessor. At home...I think its the one of Kelli and me, from a photo taken a few years ago Denver Broncos football field. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? I like many equally -- Trivial Pursuit, Scene It, Scattergories, the one I can't think the name of, and Life, Clue, and Monopoly with the kids. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? ESPN Magazine (although the last issue was LaaAAAA-aaaame!) and Entertainment Weekly. FAVORITE SMELL? Yeah, I'm not really a "scent" guy. I mean, I like good smelling stuff, but I don't have a file in this folder upon which to refer. Update: Almost five years later, and I still got nothing for you. FAVORITE COLOR? Navy blue and forest green. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR? Brown. Brown and I have come to terms, mostly because of the potty humor of the UPS slogan. Now, I'm kind of an anti-yellow person. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOUR ANSWERING MACHINE PICKS UP? Yeah, I don't know the answer to that. Does anyone have an answering machine any more? I never call my own voice mail, so I still don't know the answer to the modern equivalent of this question. MOST IMPORTANT MATERIAL THING IN MY LIFE? Once you have an event where you lose everything (like our fire in 2000) the only material objects that matter are people. Photographs and keepsakes follow. FAVORITE FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM? I'm pretty keen on Phish food on the rare Ice Cream indulgences I still like Phish Food, but my favorite is now either Pralines and Cream, or Chocolate Fudge Brownie. Ice cream is still pretty rare in our home, though. DO YOU BREAK THE SPEED LIMIT DAILY? Maybe not daily, but near-daily. I rarely if ever break the speed limit now. I'm just not in as big of a hurry as I used to be, I guess. DO YOU HAVE A STUFFED ANIMAL IN YOUR ROOM SOMEWHERE? If we do, it's not on my cognitive radar. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Cool, but I was a little freaked out by our last big one because the lightning was CLOSE!. FAVORITE DRINK? Vanilla Coke update: Zero, Sonic's Strawberry Lime-ade with extra strawberries, Ice-cold 2 1%milk, natural iced tea, and lately, Diet Coke update: Zero with real Lime added. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? What? You missed it? It was just a few days ago. Still July 19, the 200th day of the year, except on Leap Years. FAVORITE VEGETABLES? Olathe Sweet Corn, on the cob. If you haven't had it, you haven't lived. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Details may change, but continuing the work of discipling, ministering, serving, sharing. update: I love what I'm doing, where I'm doing it, and the people with whom I do it. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I'd like the summer blond look, but it doesn't work on me. I like my hair color...even with the increasing number of gray follicles showing up alongside the dark brown of my youth. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Never like I am now, with my bride. TOP THREE FAVORITE MOVIES (IN ORDER)? In order is tough. 1. Braveheart 2. Moulin Rouge 3. Benji: Off the Leash Tommy Boy. update: These are still probably the same, but I would add Chicago and Dogville to that list. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yes. Except on the top number row. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? Assorted children's toys, long forgotten. Very little right now...Cotter's birthday gifts for a few more days. A sock that is right in the middle and too far to fetch. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 37, the perfect combination of my two favorite numbers. 73, on the other hand, is unpleasant on virtually every level. update:oh my goodness, this is still so very true...73 makes me all oogy feeling, even to look at it. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH ON TV & IN PERSON? Football! update watching my kids play basketball is up there, though. It is a blast to watch them on the court. WHAT IS YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST FEAR? An incapacitating accident FAVORITE CD OF ALL TIME & RIGHT NOW? Such a creature does not exist. My library consists of several to which I could listen again and again.update: Still true, mostly...but Pearl Jam's Ten probably is at the top of that list of favorites. FAVORITE TV SHOW OF ALL TIME & RIGHT NOW? All Time: Seinfeld; Now: I don't know. Probably The Swan. Right now? The Office and Lost. HAMBURGERS OR HOT DOGS? Hamburger. THE COOLEST PLACES YOU'VE EVER BEEN? The Canadian Rockies, I guess. WHAT WALLPAPER AND/OR SCREENSAVER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW? At work, its some funky picture of reflecting steel marbles unknown. at home, it's that Windows dog that's on everyone else's for people like me, who are too busy expressing their creativity elsewhere pictures of the family. DOES MCDONALD'S SKIMP ON YOUR FRIES & DO YOU CARE? Don't know. don't care. not a big McDonald's fan. FAVORITE CHAIN RESTAURANT(s)? Pappasitos. Still like Pappasitos, but favorite has to be Abuelos. IF YOU HAVE A BOY (OR HAVE ANOTHER BOY) WHAT WOULD YOU NAME HIM? Cole. or Contraception, since he'd be #4 "Miracle," since it would mean he was born without the environment of a uterus. IF YOU COULD LEARN TO PLAY ONE INSTRUMENT OVERNIGHT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? If it can't be the pan flute, it would have to be the piano. The guitar, since we just bought one for Kelsi. Your turn. answer in the comments, or at least link to yours there or post it on your own Facebook page.