Kevin's Watch

I admire authors who are able to take the compex world inside his/her head and wrestle it onto paper. I have a lot of fantastic ideas for stories, but don't seem to have the knack of making them live on paper.


Do you like candy corn?

Normally, no, but I recently discovered a "trail mix" type thing with candy corn, M&Ms, peanuts and raisins. It's quite yummy.



Most days, are you a pessimist or an optimist?

Mortice Root wrote:Normally, no, but I recently discovered a "trail mix" type thing with candy corn, M&Ms, peanuts and raisins. It's quite yummy.

That is because the M&Ms, peanuts and raisins help you forget that you are eating wax.

Mortice Root wrote:Most days, are you a pessimist or an optimist?

A pessimist (but I am very hopeful of changing that.)

Who do you want to win the World Series?

Tampa---they have to be commended for exorcising the Devil.

McCain or Obama?

Obama, probably. But I hold no faith with either.

What is your favorite style of cooking?

The Topper Harley method.

Why is it that without my glasses on, I see your name as 'baloni', which my brain, twisted from playing the ACBs uf Missspelt Wurds game, reads as 'bologna'?

Because you don't see well and you play in Mallory's too much?

How do you motivate yourself to do work you do not really wish to do?

Just think "The quicker I do it, then the quicker I can sit back and do nothing"

Do you believe in science or god?

Fullmetal660 wrote:Do you believe in science or god?

Yes.

Must they be exclusive of each other?

Some say they are, but I don't believe them. Then again, I tend not to believe I exist some days...

If a walrus believes it doesn't exist, does it exist?

Cagliostro wrote:If a walrus believes it doesn't exist, does it exist?

Yes but it is enlightened.

Does Cag really have a pretty little mouth under all that foaming?

You'd have to ask Carla that one.

Where did I leave my keys?

If you retrace all your steps, you will find them in your coat pocket/pants pocket/purse. But you must retrace all your steps first.

What is the sound of 3 hands clapping?

Dunno, but I bet the answer would have something to do with rock, paper and scissors.

Why can't I vote right now, today, and get the agony over with?

You could, if you were registered in Florida.

Does your state or province, or whatever your voting area is called, have early voting?

I don't think KY offers early voting. I'll check to make sure.

What is your favorite comfort food and what usually triggers the need for it?

Something with cheese and lots of carbs, like homemade Mac and Cheese. . . and certain emotions or stress makes me crave things like that.


It is said that Marcel Proust was promted to write a 9-volume memoir when the smell of freshly baked madeleines triggered some of his earliest memories. Do you have any cherished memories that center around a particular scent?

I'm sure I have a number of memories that would be instantly triggered by a certain scent, but I couldn't name those memories or the scent off hand. I hope it's not a guy thing that I can't describe those things (at least not without prodding).

What memories from your childhood do you wish you had photos of?

running around in my backyard. and some more of my brothers and I.

Do you envy your childhood?

No, 'cause I can't remember most of it. I envy my future, 'cause I remember that pretty well.

Do you believe in ESP or precognition or anything like that?