Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.
Maybe building the futon in one of my former apartments. Or assembling furniture from IKEA. I enjoy working with my hands but I need the instructions to give me a guide. It’s almost like building an adult Lego set.
What advice would you give to your teenage self?
Start working. Start saving. Don’t worry about your peers’ approval just put your hands to something and be productive. Everything else will come. God will take care of you.
What bores you?
When people don’t have an exciting story to tell. They lack enthusiasm in their speech or confidence. Whatever it is, it projects onto me, the listener, and then I tune out.
Let me be clear, I’m not advocating for gossip or anything like that. I enjoy hearing a good story from one’s life. In that story I can glean nuggets of wisdom that I can apply in my own life. We’re all here to learn from each other. If you can’t sell your story, then I become bored.
What is your favorite drink?
It has to be lemonade or a variant of it, i.e., strawberry lemonade. It’s just the perfect drink with enough sweet and tart flavor. This especially goes great on a summer day.
I have no idea when I developed this affinity for lemonade by the way. This is just something that I realized.
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Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you.
Short answer: I wear a pair of Uggs but they’re for men and they are chukkas, not boots. They are (faux) fur-lined and very comfortable.
Most recently I took a day trip up to Providence, RI. A friend of mine was hosting a conference on blockchain and he asked me to host and moderate on a panel. I wore those all throughout the day.
Never had any issues with them and look very classy. Definitely would recommend.
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Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?
Yes. So much so that I joined the local political club.
Being patriotic means having a love for your country. That entails a desire to see it become better. In my country, the United States, the founding principles are what made it great.
Now there were mistakes made along the way. But it doesn’t erase the the good that this country has brought to its citizens and to the rest of the world.
It truly is a country blessed by God.
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If there was a biography about you, what would the title be?
Intentionally Vague; Specifically Imprecise
That’s the working title inspired by a conversation I had tonight actually. I’ll expound more at a future time. Remind me.
Write about your dream home.
My dream home consists of two sites. One is in the western United States with a couple of acres, a pond, some forestry, and sprawling country roads.
The other one is an apartment in Manhattan that has. Ice hardwood floors, 2 bedrooms, with floor-to-ceiling windows with modern art on the walls. There’s a cold water aquarium in the midst of the apartment.
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Is there anything you feel too old to do anymore?
Try out for the NBA. I should have started by trying out for more organized basketball leagues when I was younger. By now I would have had better handles like Magic Johnson.
What’s your favorite candy?
20 years ago, I would have said Snickers. Now i consider my taste buds to be more refined. I’ll have to go with white chocolate peanut M&M’s. They are so sweet and chocolatey <insert gif of Homer Simpson drooling. /> And then you add the peanut for crunch and texture, you might have the perfect candy.
As I write this let’s put Twix chocolate bars as a distant second.