21 Questions: Jim Shoenbill
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Who is your favorite literary character?
Max from "Where the Wild Things Are". It was my favorite book as a child, and I have not read much fiction since then. Close second: The Hardy Boys' stout friend Chet, who regularly falls into holes and gets tied up by bad guys.
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If you could make a cameo appearance in a show, what show would it be?
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
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What is your greatest fear?
That my wife figures out how far out of my league she is.
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One thing you could eat for the rest of your life?
Food
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Favorite movie? Worst movie?
Favorite: My two favorite movies are probably "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", so I would say a combination of the two would be the ultimate. Least favorite: any Quentin Tarantino.
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If you could be born again into any era, which would you choose?
The Mesozoic. I'd quickly be eaten, but it would be worth it to see dinosaurs.
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Last text message I sent…..
"I can handle the cake."
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What is your motto?
"I can handle the cake."
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What song do you have on repeat?
The 1951 Stax recording of Friedrich Baumfelder conducting the Leipzig Philharmonic's performance of "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner, in G minor.
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Ultimate vacation?
I'll take a summer month with my family in a fully staffed European castle, thank you very much.
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Being a good dad.
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What is your favorite cartoon/comic character?
Linus Van Pelt
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If you weren't writing, what would you be doing?
Laundry, most likely.
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My biggest pet peeve is ...
Zeus. He's an Andalusian Red, over 150 pounds, but still afraid of the cat.
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Who do you admire/who is your role model?
I admire all the people out there making sacrifices to improve others' lives.
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One thing you couldn’t live without?
My family. And coffee. I guess that is two things. But watch me put parenthesis around them and turn them into one thing: (my family and coffee). See the magic of computer programming applied to real life.
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Guilty pleasure?
Embezzling from great public institutions.
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What is your greatest extravagance?
I generally buy only the brand-name, more expensive breakfast cereals.
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The best advice you've ever gotten?
"Be Good." (from my mom)
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I know it's weird but I think...
Play-doh smells better than anything else in the world.