Random Walk

Mmmm, Meme. Thanks to Bill for tagging me with this one.

1. Three things that scare me:
Alligators/Crocodiles (and who wants to get close enough to tell the difference?)
People who actually want to be President
Missing deadlines

2. Three people that make me laugh:
Bob Newhart
The late Phil Hartman
People named William Ferrell

3. Three things I hate the most:
Hypocrisy
Arrogance
Bad line calls

4. Three things I don't understand:
Monetary theory
Electrical circuits
The enduring popularity of reality TV

5. Three things I'm doing right now:
Looking forward to tonight's Radio Music Theatre performance
Juggling multiple projects
Wishing I hadn't eaten Cheap Chinese for lunch

6. Three things I want to do before I die:
Hug my grandchildren
Finish my Great American Novel (Opening sentence: It was a bright and pleasant day.)
Live overseas

7. Three things I can do:
Play tennis
Spell
Find my way in unfamiliar surroundings

8. Three ways to describe my personality:
Fun-loving
Curious but cautious
Naive

9. Three things I can't do:
Draw/paint/sketch/doodle
Stay focused
What was the question?

10. Three things I think you should listen to:
Spock's Beard
The inner voice that knows right from wrong
Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small"

11. Three things you should never listen to:
People who shout
The vast, left wing education conspiracy
"That will never work."

12. Three things I'd like to learn:
Patience
How to be a better teacher (see above)
To belch the alphabet like my son

13. Three favourite foods:
Both kinds of cooking, Tex and Mex
Anything my wife makes
Chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches

14. Three beverages I drink regularly:
Cran-Apple/Grape/Peach
Water
Define "regularly"

15. Three shows I watched as a kid:
Hachi-gi Daio!
Get Smart
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

16. Three people I'm tagging (to do this):
Foo, because I bet our answers will be similar
Eric, because I can't imagine what it is he doesn't do well
Brian, because I'm hoping he'll post another link to Jim Nabors singing with Leslie Uggams.