RTG Strikes Again

Via Sheila, another of Right Thinking Girl's Friday Quizzes, for those who care. (For those who don't...move along. More later).

1. Would you rather be chased by a wild boar or make out with Kirsty Alley for five minutes?

I'm guessing we're not talking the 1986 Kirstie Alley, right? Give me a handgun, and I'll try the boar. (By the way, wild boar is deeee-licious).

2. Who is your favorite US President?

Since you didn't ask "who do you think is the best" US Prez, I'll take Reagan. He affected my life the most. Lincoln, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and of course Washington are crowded in a photo finish for second.

3. Describe a memory from your childhood.

I was probably less than two years old. My mom was sitting in one of those old-fashioned metal lawn chairs, talking with a couple of old ladies that lived in what must have been the backyard of the apartment we lived in when I was a tiny baby. Mom looked over at a hedgerow, and said "here, Kitty Kitty", and I remember a big black and white tabby walking over to me from the bushes.

That, as it happens, is my very earliest memory.

4. What is more important: the experience or the memory of the experience? Which do you treasure more?

Without the experience, there is no memory. Without the memory, the experience is transient and ephemeral. It's a tossup.

5. Fill in the blank: Republicans do it _______.

better.

6. Fill in the blank: Democrats do it ________.

worse.

7. Have you ever been arrested?

Back in college, my pal Rich and I were walking back to campus. We had a bag of beer. He pulled a couple out and popped one open. "Er, Rich...?" I started. "If you're going to break the law, might as well do it with style". Swayed, I opened my bottle.

Not three seconds later, the whoopie lights came on from a cop that was parked not 100 feet away. Busted. I got OR'ed, of course, the moment that I filled out the paperwork, but still.

8. Describe your looks the way somebody who was madly in love with you would describe them.

"Like Sean Connery, if I'm drunk enough. Which, come to think of it, I always was when we were dating..."

9. What have you done for entertainment this week?

Last night - trivia at Keegans. Played some guitar the other night. Playing with doing some music remixing.

10. What are you doing this weekend?

Saturday, the show. Plus more housecleaning, walking the dog, going after the weeds in the yard, and if I'm feeling lucky and ambitious, Grand Old Day.

11. What interests you? (In other words: what are your hobbies and obsessions?)

The always-fascinating evolution of my children, the great loves of my life.
Military history
Music - especially playing. I don't even own a decent stereo, but I love it all.
Talk radio, especially my little weekend show.
Wargaming (board, plus a few of the more real-world oriented computer games)
My blog

12. Describe an incident in which you demonstrated leadership.

Caught in analysis paralysis on a huge project at work. I took over, forced some people to make decisions (which came pretty unnaturally to them), and un-paralyzed things. I'm good at that.

13. Tell me a fantasy event, something you would love to see happen. It must be political in nature, and can be completely ridiculous.

The Northern Alliance breaks a story that sunders the MN DFL to its very roots, leading to a multigenerational GOP dynasty in Minnesota.

14. Free Associate:

a. Paulie Shore: Ashton Kutcher's avatar.
b. Overdraft protection. Misnomer.
c. Rent control. If we make rent illegal, only criminals will have rent.

15. Tell me at least one thing you'd like to see me write about.

RTG? More on why you're RT.

Red? Anything, but please, try to go into some depth once in a while. K?

Posted by Mitch at June 3, 2005 12:16 PM | TrackBack