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Did you have a nickname when you were younger? yes and i still do. if someone calls the house asking for harvard it is either someone i don't know at all, or someone i know really well

What were some things you and your friends did for fun as a child? i was more outdoorsy than the kids of today. lots of biking on a cool huffy with mag wheels, playing at the park. re-enacting famous battles with toy guns. lots of baseball.

What was something you did that was really scary? we lived next to a cemetery when i was young. running around there at night seemed scary at the time.

When did you attend your first movie? Was there sound? If so, did the sound match the action on the screen? i was at a friend's house for a sleepover in the summer of 1985. yes, plenty of sound, blood, and machine gun fire. it was "rambo, first blood". i think we told his parents we were seeing "rustler's rhapsody" a lame g-rated, western comedy. should i be saying this?

What activities did you enjoy in school? basketball and soccer. the time i impressed my teacher with a paper i had written in government class. getting booted out of choir semi-weekly.

What is your most prominent memory of your grandmother? Your grandfather? besides their unconditional love, it was the weird food we had to eat at their house.

What was your first occupation? Your starting salary? i had a paper route as a boy but my first "real" job would have been at mcdonalds. navy blue, double-knit polyester and $3.75 an hour.

When did you first learn to drive? What kind of vehicle? How fast did you go? 1986, a brown dodge omni, and not very.

Do you recall any wartime experiences? yes, i was born on a military base and lived on another until i was 10. and then there was the persian gulf (desert storm) and the current war in afghanistan (enduring freedom).

What first attracted you to your spouse? i wish i could replay that day. i had my hair dyed jet black and she had a perm. we looked nothing like we do today! we became very good friends right away and hung out all the time. after that, it was a natural progression.

What is the most lovely thing you've ever seen? the birth of my children. and the new twins stadium

What are some of your favorite things to do now? hang with my family and be silly with my kids, play guitar and video games, tinker with my technology

What do you like about your life today? as strange as it seems, i like the routine of it. i need structure and enjoy the rhythm of daily life. work, home, work, home, weekend, repeat. of course some time off for vacation here and there is very welcome too.

Who are your favorite entertainers? actors: steve carell, kevin james, john malkovich (where have you gone?), james spader. musicians: too many to mention

If you could re-experience one thing in your life, what would it be? maybe being in jamaica for a week in the winter of 1993? or the time the usher let us into the baseball game for free in chicago.