51. I was brought up on Hollywood movies in the 40s and 50s and still want life to be that way.
52. I am shy--at first meeting.
53. My favorite--and only--curse word is sh-o-o-o-o-t as only a Southerner can say it.
54. I do not believe in physical monogamy.
55. I am a gentleman--will hold a door open for a female, walk on the outside, etc.
56. Moderation is not in my vocabulary.
57. Though I love writing I hate rewriting, editing.
58. I was fat for the first 31 years of my life--thin for the next 10--not as thin the next 31 years and have battled it the past 8 years--currently I am losing the war.
59. I ran an ad in the Advocate when I lived in Memphis--got over 300 responses--invited them to stay at my place either Memorial, July 4th or Labor Day weekend--over the 3 weekends 167 people showed--one became a very close friend and others I communicated with for many years.
60. Once I know the date I will acknowledge your birthday--even if after a certain age you don't want me to.
61. My life is and has been an open book and have even gone as far as to publish it (Shameless plug--go to www.authorhouse.com--enter "Letting It All Hang Out" and you can order it--also, "The Free Prisoner")
62. I believe I will win the lottery and/or my books will become best sellers.
63. I am a list maker and, eventually, do everything on the list.
64. I am a prude when it comes to talking about the actual sex act but not when doing it.
65.I have very little patience.
66. My favorite snacks are chocolate, peanuts, potato chips, salami and bread.
67. I would kill for a good carrot cake.
68. The amount of food I can consume at one sitting amazes even me.
69. The older I get the more of a homebody I have become.
70. I love watching animals move.
71. "Hide and Seek" by Pavel Tchelichew is my favorite painting.
72. I love being surprised with unexpected gifts like a book, a turtle or a gingerbread house.
73. I love giving gifts.
74. I love being with someone I am comfortable enough to enjoy silence.
75. I admire Larry Kramer as a writer and an activist.
76. Birds of Paradise are my favorite flower.
77. In the theatre when the house lights come down and the curtain is about to go up I know I will be lost in the world on stage.
78. I am alone--by choice--but not lonely.
79. I have become a reality show junkie--Amazing Race, American Idol,
Survivor and Wife Swap though I know their reality is tinkered with.
80. I like female blues singers.
81. I am not at all smart when it comes to handling money.
82. I looked for--and found--love in many wrong places.
83. The older I get the less I am willing to compromise.
84. I do crossword puzzles in ink.
85. I love a good tearjerker.
86. I can program a VCR, a DVD, a television but don't know how to get around the Internet or do all the 'bells & whistles'.
87. I have gotten into a routine since I have retired which is something I ever rarely did.
88. I have made love in places you can't even imagine.
89. I have learned that things that may be important to me may not be to you.
90. Everyday, when I wake up, I look in the mirror and say, "Martin, you are fantastic!"
91. I fall asleep by 'writng' my next book or play.
92. I have not worn a suit, sports coat or tie since 1979 except one waiter's job I had where you had to wear a tie.
93. The only food I won't eat is oyster plant.
94. While I am great at giving advice I very seldom will take any.
95. I have a wall of pictures of myself through the years.
96. Aside from the heart failure 9 years ago and the aorta valve replacement operation in 2008 I have been, and am fairly healthy.
97. I come across as a tiger but I am really a pussycat.
98. I believe in the 'kindness of strangers'.
99. There is only one thing I would change if I had my life to live over again.
100. I have led, and am leading, a very good life with all its up and downs. 

  

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