What’s your favorite thing to cook?

I love to cook pork ribs outdoors in my cast iron pots with a charcoal fire. I have them in right now marinating in a dry rub of one cup of brown sugar two teaspoons of salt, one teaspoon of Tony, one teaspoon of garlic powder, one teaspoon onion powder. By ten, I will have the ribs at room temperature in my 18” cast iron pot. I put the pot over charcoal and additional charcoal on the lid. Cooking the ribs low and slow, they will be so tender they fall off the bone.

Write about your first computer.

Texas Instruments TI 99. Back in the dark ages, that was the first computer we had. It cost about $100. It required a tape recorder for memory.

We got a surprising amount of use out of it. Bud wrote a program for balancing his checkbook. Bud and John played a scavenger hunt on it for months. He hn used it a lot for school.

What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?

I don’t like heights. An elevator with glass sides gives me the willies. There’s no way I would willingly go out on a ledge unless someone I loved needed a rescue.

What do you complain about the most?

I probably complain the most about housework, in my head if not aloud. I want to live in a clean house but I wish the cleaning didn’t involve me. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to drop my towel to the floor and come back later to find it hanging to dry? I’d love to stroll through to find a nice dinner on the table that magically cleared itself when I’m done. What a luxury it would be to drop my clothes on the floor only to have them launder themselves. It would be heaven to slide out of the bed and walk away knowing it would take care of itself.

I guess I want someone just like me to do it all……sigh.

What are your favorite sports to watch and play?

I have no interest in watching sports. I am reminded of what my four-year-old son said. He watched nearly a quarter of football before inquiring of Bud, “Dad, how do that keep their socks up?”

What would you do if you won the lottery?

It would be a true miracle if I won the lottery since I never buy a ticket.

What books do you want to read?

I want to read so many books there is no need for a list. When I was a kid, I worried I would run out of books. Thank goodness, there are are an infinite amount of books.

Write about a few of your favorite family traditions.

One of our favorite family traditions is gathering on holidays. We typically meet at the home of the host who provides the meat course. The rest of us bring a side dish and a salad or dessert. The spread is enormous. During the meal, we tell stories family from those long dead to the newest baby. It always brings us together.

What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?

I enjoy reading, WordPressing, spending time with my dogs, and piddling around my house and yard.