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I'm a reader who is also a published author (of sorts). I love to cook and have put together a free cookbook if anyone is interested.

I get a real thrill out of helping people, and am currently the house manager of a house for homeless Veterans.

I grew up moving from place to place as an Army brat, and I guess it got into my blood. I've visited 5 of the 7 continents and hope to see the other two before I kick the bucket.

Experience

I've done everything from breaking horses to teaching others how to repair aircraft electronic systems. I'm currently a tax professional and the house manager of a house for homeless Veterans. As you can tell, my experience is widely varied.I love learning how to do new things, so I hope to gain experience in other areas as the years go by.

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Jon Bookman's Answers

What buzz word drives you crazy?

buzz word

Pardon my:

Flatulence.

What sport have you given up on?

What sport haven't I given up on?

When you go to a party and someone says, "What do you do?", what do you say?

Whatever needs doing.

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What modern innovation would you get rid of?

Call waiting

World Series or Superbowl?

Superbowl

What's the hardest thing you ever had to do?

Overcome my fear to rescue a man from a San Diego gang.

RV or Porsche?

Porsche

My favorite cocktail is:

The next one

What happens in Vegas, ___________

Costs too much for my budget

Risotto or Rice-A-Roni?

Risotto.

What’s your favorite underappreciated word?

"but" - It shows that you consider more than one side of an issue.

Frankly, my dear, I ________________

will meet you in my stateroom...or yours.

What do you buy in bulk at the warehouse club?

Toilet Paper & Paper Towels

Favorite stupid movie?

Reefer Madness

___________ makes the world go round

Respect

The difference between you and your parents is?

I have a heart.

Just say __________

I can!

A sitcom about my life would be named _______

Don't Try This At Home

Favorite comfort food?

Popcorn

You've met someone online, where do you go for the first date?

Walking on the waterfront.

Free (all expense paid) trip to anywhere...where do you go?

Antarctica

My least favorite household chore is___________

Cleaning the Bathroom

Favorite movie hero?

John McClain (sp?)

Celebrity crush?

Catherine Zeta Jones

What's your favorite guilty pleasure band?

Air Supply

Who would you want to be trapped in the elevator with?

Catherine Zeta Jones

If you were a candy bar, you’d be _________

Chock full o' nuts

Bill or Hillary?

Is there really a difference?

What should world leaders do in 2008 to make the world a better place?

Allow the scientists and artists to broker world peace

What scares you?

The thought of dying alone

Favorite recently read book?

Carribean, by James A. Michener

History is written by ______________

the winner

The difference between success and failure is ______

depenendent on which side you're on.

Marriage isn't a word, it's a ___________

sentence...a LIFE sentence!

What can you do that nobody else can do?

Wake up in my skin

Flat Screen TV or World Peace?

World Peace (I don't watch TV)

Pabst Blue Ribbon or Milwaukee’s Best?

PBR

The sexiest piece of lingerie is:

A Teddy

You're a cereal – which one?

Fruit Loops

Why were you late for work this morning?

The time change has thrown my circadian rhythms off track

If you could reinvent yourself, what one trait would you leave out?

Detachment

If you came back in your next life as a road sign, you would say:

Slippery when wet

I'm allergic to…

Stupid People

Whole Wheat or White?

Whole wheat

Book you wish they'd turn into a movie

Guns of The South by Harry Turtledove

I believe in...

Taking responsibility for your OWN actions

The dictator you most love to hate?

Idi Amin

Thong or Bikini?

Bikini

In high school, you were Most Likely to:

disappear in the middle of class (love those windows)

The first word you think of when we say ...Viagra

Fix-a-flat (It's hyphenated, but it's one word)

My five-word epitaph:

Gave the best he had

In a movie about your life, who would play you?

Patrick Swayze

If money were no object, what would you do with your time?

Travel. See the world...with a friend

Worst song ever?

I want you to want me. One verse repeated over and over and...

Time flies when you're _________________

In a hurry

What should you do on a second date?

Go for a walk and dine Al Fresco.

King sized or Queen sized bed?

King. I don't need a huge bed.

The difference between love and lust is:

Selflessness, or a lack thereof

Words you use to sound smart

My normal vocabulary. We inveterate readers are like that.

Trophy wife or Bowling Trophy?

Trophy wife. At least I wouldn't be alone anymore

Contacts or glasses?

glasses

Childhood hero?

My dad

Favorite amusement park ride?

Roller Coaster

To lose 20 lbs., I'd give up _________

Sitting on my BUTT!

My second favorite household chore is____________

Laundry

What's your dream car?

67 Corvette

What can occupy an entire Saturday?

Yardwork

In 10 years, I’ll be:

Old enough to start drawing from my Roth IRA

You can be any living person for 1 week. Who do you choose?

Michael Douglas - He has Catherine Zeta Jones

I have a weakness for ___________

Redheads, beautiful eyes and a nice smile

What would your clown name be?

Sleepy!

Best local getaway

San Juan Islands - any of them

What was your worst job?

Cleaning out old 55 gallon drums at a reconditioning plant.

Youtube or boob tube?

YouTube

Coffee, tea or _________

Diet Soda

Who do you want to drunk dial?

My Bolivian co-worker

Favorite item in your medicine cabinet?

Beard trimmer

In high school I was ________

An outsider

Forget the calories....what food would you binge on?

Fried Chicken

If you were a pair of shoes, what kind would you be?

Moccasins

To succeed in life, you need these two things:

Drive and perserverence

A penny saved is __________

One less I'm spending

Best road trip ever?

Riding my motorcycle cross-country in 1988

Dumbest job interview question?

Why do you want to work for this company?

Favorite news anchor of all time?

Walter Cronkite

All time favorite album?

Steve Miller - Book of Dreams

I can resist everything except_____________

Redheads

I love the smell of _________ in the morning

Coffee

Your favorite song to karaoke?

Boot Scootin Boogie

Your life is a movie, which one?

Weird Science

Golf Cart or Walking?

Walking

What should you be doing?

As I answer this? Sleeping

College fund or Slush Fund?

Slush fund

Crossword puzzles, sudoku or solitaire?

solitaire

I collect _______

cookbooks

A job you'd never want to try

Elephant bather at the circus.

Electric or unplugged?

Unplugged

How do you like your chocolate?

Dark

Boxers or briefs?

Boxer Briefs

What advice would you give a younger version of you?

Don't dwell on the problem. Work on the solution.

Fashion trends you wish you'd skipped?

Loud plaid bellbottoms

If you can't sleep what do you do?

Go on the internet

What was the last book you read?

Russka by Edward Rutherfurd

Best way to treat a hangover?

Drink down two cans of Mt Dew really fast.

If I have a free minute I like to...

Read

If you could live one decade over, which would it be?

The 1980s.

If you could time travel, where would you go?

1992 and change my mind about leaving the Navy

If you had an extra $5000, what would you do with it?

Put it in a Roth IRA

Favorite quick meal

Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken Breast w/ Rice.

What is your nickname?

Bookman

Favorite villain of all time?

Sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood (The Kevin Costner version)

The older I get, the more I _____________

realize how smart my parents are.

Power corrupts, absolute power ________________

Is a man's best friend

What do you do to make the world a better place?

I help those less fortunate than myself.

If a deli was naming a sandwich after you, what would be in it?

The Eclectic

Sean Connery or Daniel Craig?

Sean is the ONLY Bond!

My first word was probably...

eat

I wish I never lost my _____________

Innocent wonder

Which Muppet are you?

Fozzy Bear with the offbeat sense of humor.

What song is stuck in your head right now?

"When You're Goin' Through Hell" by Rodney Atkins

What's the greenest thing you do?

I recycle within the limits of my community.

Favorite breakfast?

Sausage & eggs with hashbrowns.

I brake for _______

everything!

A favorite website people don't know about (and now they will)

Answerology.com

What's your signature dish?

Spaghetti....from scratch.

What book would you re-read?

"Fountainhead", or "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand

My biggest regret....

Leaving the Navy with 14 years under my belt.

Language you'd like to learn?

Spanish or French.

My first kiss was with ________

Lori Robinson. I was 5.

Wikipedia or Britannica?

Britannica for accuracy. Wikipedia for fun.

A job you've always wanted to try

Taste tester at a brewery.

What’s the biggest fear you’ve confronted?

My fear of big dogs. I was bitten by one at the age of fifteen.

Bush I or Bush II?

Bush I by a country mile!

Your idea of misery

Listening to people who constantly repeat themselves.

What’s rocking your world these days?

I'm planning a vacation to Toronto; the first I've ever had.

St. Bernard or Shih-Tzu?

Shih-Tzu. I was bitten by a big dog.

The first word you think of when we say...Bill Clinton

Social Security. He robbed it to balance the deficit.

I have made it a rule never to _____________

make rules I may end up breaking.

Favorite grocery store aisle?

The coffee aisle, because of the aroma...and I don't drink it!

If it were possible to clone a human, would you clone yourself?

It would certainly make it easier to work two jobs. Yes!

The first word you think of when we say...Richard Nixon

Crook

Favorite restaurant (add city)?

Joe's Diner - Lexington, NC

What's your favorite vacation getaway?

I'm not really particular, but if I have to choose, Australia or Scotl

Where would you live next?

Scotland

Mac or PC?

PC - Just because it's what I'm used to.

Winnebago or Airstream?

Winnebago, if I can afford the gas.

You can sing lead vocals with any band...which?

Lonestar

I wish I had never __________

gotten married the second time (wrong woman).

If you were an animal, which would you be?

I'm so laid back that only a koala would do.

Take the money and ______________

put it in a Roth 401(k) or Roth IRA.

People confuse me with __________

a serious guy who looks just like me.

I always wash my hands after I __________

shake hands with a politician.

The good, the bad and the ________________

...woman they're both chasing.

If you could choose immortality, would you do it?

No, because I would eventually be BORED to death.

Can men and women really just be friends?

It can be done, but is fairly rare in my experience.

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