@UnwantedOne

First, tell us your name and age.
Sturgis, sixty-four never thought I would have to ask that Beatles question.

Where are you from and where do you live?
I am currently living where I was from. I have traveled and lived many, many places, not so many are as beautiful as Vermont, it is a fantasy kind of world, with green rolling hills, that become a blaze of color in the fall, with winding roads that twist their way through the valleys, and over the mountains, and most of these roads are accompanied with brooks and streams, and rivers that hold some of the finest trout fishing to be had in the northeast.
Being this close to where I was born is very unnerving, because of the whole twenty mile thing, kinda like salmon returning to where they were born, so I believe there will be another travel adventure to somewhere further away, maybe Idaho, the only other place that rivals where I am now.

What are your nicknames? What do you prefer to be called?
Sturgis. That captures both questions, however in the game I am whatever my characters name is, and /or whatever other players choose to call me, and if I don't answer then I probably didn't like what it was, hahahaha.

What books on your shelf are begging to be read?
The books on my shelf I have read and there are many of them, floor to ceiling and a full wall long, in double rows, everything from math and chemistry, to biographies and fantasy, from repair manuals for motor cycles to Jeeps and pickups, old mustangs and Cadillac s. Lots of post modern British Literature, etc..

How often do you doodle? What do your doodles look like?
Like what is going on in my head mostly nothing, hahahaha.

What do you do if you can’t sleep at night? Do you count sheep? Toss and Turn? Try to get up and do something productive?
Get up and game, hahahaha.

How many days could you last in solitary confinement? How would you do it?
Depends on what I need, I do self imposed solitary frequently, it is not that I am anti social, just that for sometimes I need to be behind enemy lines in the crap until I work it out and choose to go back to society. Solitary is a state of mind where in the midst of a crowd we are alone.
Government imposed solitary, i think I would be okay about a minute.

Do you save old greeting cards and letters? Throw them away?
I keep most everything till I lose it, hahahaha.

When making an entrance in to a party, do you make your presence known? Do you slip in and look for someone you know? Do you sneak in quietly and find a safe spot to roost?
It seems that people know when I am there, I do the greetings and the appropriate introductions, but I do slip off and observe, always observe. ( The "R" key on my computer I believe wants me to be a cat, cause it keeps typing double "R's", whenever I hit it, see).

What is your strongest sense? If you had to give one up, which would it be?
Sight. Taste, I would hate it because I truly enjoy cooking. I had a grandmother who lost her sense of taste and smell when she worked at a dry-cleaners as a young girl. The odd thing was she could smell alcohol, and taste baking powder. She was a cook in the logging camps that used to be up here in Vermont and New Hampshire, not an easy job, I used to go to them with my father and the food and especially the pies were amazing, great long benches and wooden tables of food, with loggers smelling of pine, cussing and laughing, it was fantastic.

How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?
Not very much, in the morning when I brush my teeth and comb my hair, and whenever I brush my teeth, not to say I am not a bit vain, but looking at me is not the highlight of my day.

What is the strangest thing you believed as a child?
The man in the sky.

What is one guilty pleasure you enjoy too much to give up?
Gaming.

Who performs the most random acts of kindness out of everyone you know?
My friends, Woody, Buck, and Chuck and my girlfriend Sandy. And there you have the people who are close to me.

How often do you read the newspaper? Which paper? Which sections?
Every other day or when it suits me, "The Valley News". the comics, the obits, and the Sudoku challenge.

Which animals scare you most? Why?
Don't have that.

Are you more likely to avoid conflict or engage it head-on?
Prefer it not to be part of my life, but will not run away.

What was the most recent compliment you’ve received and savoured?
An apprentice came to me when I was the foreman on the job and asked me,"Are all jobs like this, where everyone gets along and helps each other". That made me feel very good about myself, but ultimately it all comes down to the men.

What is something about yourself that you hope will change, but probably never will?
That I could be less guarded.

Are you a creature of habit? Explain.
Had habits, they are not a good thing. Being unpredictable is much better.

Are you high maintenance? Explain.
Only for me.

When was the last time you really pushed yourself to your physical limits?
The last time, until the next time.

Do you have a whole lot of acquaintances or just a few very close friends? Why?
A lot of acquaintances, and four friends. If a person gets through like with five best friends or even one that is a lot. Trust issues.

Are you more inclined to “build your own empire” or unleash the potential of others?
Try to unleash the potential in others.

What’s a strange thing that happens to you but you have never (or rarely) shared with anyone?
Guess I won't put that here; hahahaha.

What do you think about more than anything else?
When is the next evolutionary step in humanity going to come, where all the prejudices are finally sundered, and everyone begins working for the good of all. Where poverty and hunger are eliminated, and education is a joy and free for everyone, and health is no longer a worry or care. The demise of borders and political structures and strictures. I will stop there I feel the beginnings of a rant coming on.

What’s something that amazes you?
The resilience of mankind, and the human spirit to overcome and endure.

Do you prefer that people shoot straight with you or temper their words? Why?
With me to shoot straight. With others to give a little thought before saying words that can hurt.

Where’s your favorite place to take an out-of-town guest
The bar, hahahaha, no seriously now, I love showing them my state, which includes a bar or many, hahaha, we have some great craft breweries here, Magic Hat, Harpoon, Long Trail, and many many more, plus many micro breweries, and it makes for a nice combination, done with discretion and a designated driver.

What’s one thing you’d rather pay someone to do than do yourself? Why?
Replace any bodily organs, or remove teeth, after that I can handle most of it and if not I can read so I can find out how to do what needs to be done.

Do you have a catchphrase?
"Slow is fast", and "lighter is faster".

How and where do you prefer to study?
In quiet wherever that is.

What position do you sleep in?
All of them, restless light sleeper.

What’s your all-time favourite town or city? Why?
Burlington, Vermont, Ketchum, Idaho, Kelowna, British Columbia, they are all beautiful, young and alive.

What are the top three qualities that draw you to someone new?
Eyes, Spirit, and Actions.

How has your birth order/characteristics of siblings affected you?
Didn't grow up with them, doesn't matter.

If you could eliminate one weakness or limitation in your life, what would it be?
Procrastination

If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?
Did that

Do you believe ignorance is bliss? Why or why not?
I believe it is expensive.

What do you consider unforgivable?
Deceit

Have you forgiven yourself for past personal failures? Why or why not?
Mostly but there is a new one everyday.

How difficult is it for you to forgive someone who refuses to apologize?
Not a problem.

Do you hold any convictions that you would be willing to die for?
Yes, but convictions change with knowledge,.

To what extent do you trust people? Explain.
Very little, it is best for me to follow my instincts, they have kept me here this long, plus a great deal of luck.

In what area of your life are you immature?
Tried maturity, I prefer the immature self, it just isn't worth being all that serious.

How difficult is it for you to be honest, even when your words may be hurtful or unpopular?
It is difficult for me to be hurtful, not to be honest, I don't know the lives of those who might be hurt and if it isn't going to be constructive then why do it. Standing up for a cause well that is something different, tilting with windmills is just part of me.

When did you immediately click with someone you just met? Why? What was the long term result? Conversely, are you close with anyone now that you really disliked at first?
Humans are strange, we meet someone and we feel we like them and so we say, "lets go do something". The inverse is true. I am an observer of those around me I have had to be, If I don't like someone that most likely is not going to change I have watched them enough to know before I made my decision.

When do you find yourself singing?
To the dog from the time I get up, How awful that has to be for her and everyone else, I used to sing now I just make noise.