Personal Questions 53

1. What time did you get up this morning? The dogs started howling at 3am Jerusalem time [8pm in NYC].
2. Diamonds or pearls? I prefer pearls if the lady is wearing basic black.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? In 1994 I saw Schindler’s List at Ben Gurion University.
4. What is your favorite TV show? The last TV show I watched was X-Files.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? I visit the local shops for left-overs.
6. What is your middle name? Benjamin after Benjamin Franklin one of my favorite patriots.
7. What food do you dislike? I avoid Swedish meatballs. The last plate of them I ate I passed a kidney stone.
8. What is your favorite CD at moment? I recorded show #191 from Bandana Blues podcast.
9. What kind of car do you drive? The last I owned one was 1992. I refuse to buy gasoline.
10. Favorite sandwich? My Fresser’s Dream has cold roast beef, tongue, corned beef and hot pastrami on light rye.
11. What characteristics do you despise? Shallowness, enviousness and vengefulness.
12. Favorite item of clothing? My Irish tweed hat.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world, on vacation, where would you go? My travel made up my itinerary: Tel-Aviv to Nairobi to Mumbai to Bangkok and Hong Kong. Then, I cross the Pacific to Los Angeles. I swoop down to lima, Peru and over to Rio. I cross the Atlantic to Dakar in West Africa up to London and home to Israel.
14. Favorite brand of clothing? I’m into pre-owned comfortable clothes. Free, I throw away clothes rather than washing them.
15. Where would you retire to? I stopped working in 1978. It’s cheaper and more pleasant to live without a job.
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Every year surprises me, as I expected to die at 26.
17. Favorite sport to watch? Water sports.
18. Furthest place you are sending this? I’m just putting it out there.
19. Person you expect to send it back first? No one. I’m sure I’m the last to do this.
20. When is your birthday? November 3rd.
21. Are you a morning person or a night person? I like the night. I feel superior to people who must sleep.
22. What is your shoe size? 9 ½d or 43 European.
23. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Hmm... no, not really. The Police tried to open my gate for the dogcatcher. This is familiar to everyone as they have been raiding my place since 2003.
24. What did you want to be when you were little? I wanted to take Shirley Temple to a malt shop. She was rich.
25. What is your favorite candy? M&M’s.
26. What is your favorite flower? Lilies of the Valley.
27. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Tomorrow.
28. What is your full name? Jason Benjamin Paz.
29. What are you listening to right now? Cherokee with Charlie Parker.
30. What was the last thing you ate? An Edam cheese.
31. Do you wish on stars? No.
32. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Red.
33. How is the weather right now? 22’C and cloudy.
34. Last person you spoke to on the phone? A former brother-in-law.
35. Favorite soft drink? Club soda.
36. Favorite restaurant? El Gaucho.
37. Hair color? Blonde. Natural? It used to be.
38 What was your favorite toy as a child? Bow and arrow.
40. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate for dessert. Vanilla for Black Cows.
41. Coffee or Tea? Coffee.
42. Do you want your friends to email you back? No.
43. The last time you cried? Today, I watched the Search for Private Ryan.
44. What is under your bed? A tiny mother with nine puppies.
45. What did you do last night? I surfed for an old friend and located a charity where she is on the board of directors.
46. What are you afraid of? I’m afraid I will shoot the next Policeman who sneaks into my garden.
47. Salty or Sweet? Salty.
48. How many keys on your key ring? I don’t have a key ring.
49. How many years at your current job? I retired in 1978.
50. Favorite day of the week? They all run together.
51. How many towns have you lived in? 18.
52. How many people will you send this to? The whole wide world.
53. How many will respond? No idea…