Because People Ask Me . . .


My favorite U. S. President – George Washington
My least favorite U. S. President – O

Favorite military branch – U. S. Navy
Holiday – Christmas, Easter
Season – autumn

Television personality – Charles Krauthammer
Television channel – Fox News, then DVDs

“Charities” I support – Northwest Nazarene University; American Bible Society; Samaritan’s Purse; Medical Teams International

Favorite color(s) – red, yellow
Food – cashew nuts

Favorite tame animal – horse
Wild animal (at a distance) – cheetah
Bird – Cardinal
Flower – pink peony, yellow rose

Author of all time – Shakespeare
Modern authors -- Josephine Tey, Ridley Pearson, Felix Francis
Modern poet – Ted Kooser
Music – the classics
Books, other than the Bible - Brat Farrah, Out of the Silent Planet, Man's Unconquerable Mind, The Silence of the Sea

My favorite place to live – wherever I am
Favorite places to visit – Oregon Coast, Sun Valley, Idaho
Places to read about – England, France (in fiction)

Favorite dish to cook – these days, toast
Old days – Italian meat sauce for spaghetti

Favorite grandchildren – Jill, Jacob, Mikey, Max, Matthew, Robby, Joshua, Andrew, Michelle. Rebekah, Zachary, Adrian, Piper

Famous people I’ve met – Helen Keller, Gerald Ford, Betty Ford, Lady Bird Johnson, Hank Aaron, Clint Eastwood, Telly Sevalas, Harmon Killibrew, (footballer) Blanda

Great grandchildren – in a few days, 17
My present position – head of a dynasty