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.
If you could make a cameo appearance in a show, what show would it be?
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
What is your greatest fear?
That my wife figures out how far out of my league she is.
One thing you could eat for the rest of your life?
Food
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.
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.
Last text message I sent…..
"I can handle the cake."

What is your motto?
"I can handle the cake."
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.
Ultimate vacation?
I'll take a summer month with my family in a fully staffed European castle, thank you very much.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Being a good dad.
What is your favorite cartoon/comic character?
Linus Van Pelt
If you weren't writing, what would you be doing?
Laundry, most likely.
My biggest pet peeve is ...
Zeus. He's an Andalusian Red, over 150 pounds, but still afraid of the cat.
Who do you admire/who is your role model?
I admire all the people out there making sacrifices to improve others' lives.
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.
Guilty pleasure?
Embezzling from great public institutions.
What is your greatest extravagance?
I generally buy only the brand-name, more expensive breakfast cereals.
The best advice you've ever gotten?
"Be Good." (from my mom)
I know it's weird but I think...
Play-doh smells better than anything else in the world.

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