20qs

Jim Ulcickas
08.25.08
- 1. What character in a movie or book do you most identify with?
- The father in Swiss Family Robinson. He teaches his four sons how to survive, to be resourceful, to live with integrity, to be humble, thankful and frugal. Something I aspire to teach my children.
- 2. What do you do to relax?
- My son and I tend our chickens, our vegetable garden, our apiary or throw a dinner party cooking for family and friends.
- 3. Favorite vacation spot?
- Mt. Desert Island Maine where I grew up spending summers as a child.
- 4. Where haven't you been that you're dying to go?
- Lithuania, the birthplace of my grandparents.
- 5. What's your next major goal in life?
- To create happy, healthy and satisfied young adults out of our wonderful children.
- 6. Who had the biggest influence on your life?
- My mother.
- 7. Favorite drink?
- Alcohol (usually in the form of wine)
- 8. Favorite restaurants in Orange County?
- Bluewater Grill, of course!
- 9. Last major purchase?
- Our family home.
- 10. Dumbest investment?
- A restaurant in Menlo Park, California. The people there are not nice.
- 11. A famous person you love to meet?
- Warren Buffet, because he is so successful, and so humble.
- 12. Biggest accomplishment?
- Living through my 20's.
- 13. What's your biggest fear?
- Disappointing my family
- 14. Who is your favorite artist?
- Fitz Hugh Lane or any early American painter of the Hudson River School because there paintings are of areas where I grew up in New England.
- 15. If you had to begin a different career, what would you do?
- Become a farmer
- 16. Secret most people don't know about you?
- I love to dance with my wife
- 17. Who is your favorite fictional character?
- Bond, James Bond
- 18. Your biggest extravagance?
- Being overweight
- 19. What's your favorite CD?
- Warren Zevon, werewolves of London
- 20. What was the best day in your life?
- Waking up and knowing I had met the woman I wanted to marry.
- 1. What character in a movie or book do you most identify with?
- N/A! I hardly watch movies and books give me a headache! Hah!
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