2. Town where you live: Ankeny
3. Where did you grow up? Ames
4. What is your occupation? Library director
5. What do you wish was your occupation? Blacksmith
6. What is your favorite TV show? "NCIS"
7. What type of music do you like to listen to? Country
8. What's your favorite season of the year and why? Fall, because of the smells and colors
9. What was your favorite decade and why? 1990s, because I married my wife
10. What meal do you like best at suppertime? Ribeye steak
11. What hobbies or pastimes do you enjoy most? Turkey hunting
12. What's your favorite color and why? Blue, no real reason
13. Would you rather live in a very old house with lots of character or a new house where everything works? New house
14. Who are the members of your family? My wife, Susan, and one on the way
15. What's your favorite thing to eat with chocolate in it? Chocolate chip cookies
16. What was the best present you ever received as a child? A model of a B-17 Flying Fortress
17. What place in the world have you not visited, but would most like to visit? The beaches at Normandy, France
18. Did you ever learn to play a musical instrument? No
19. Do you love or hate waking up in the morning? Hate waking up in the morning
20. What is one of your fondest childhood memories? Family vacations
21. Do you lean more toward chocolate or peanut butter? Chocolate
22. Would you rather get a birthday card from a loved one, or a birthday phone call? Phone call
23. What's your favorite flavor of ice cream? Chocolate
24. Do you consider yourself to be more "matched" in terms of dressing, or "mismatched?" Matched
25. What do you like best about Iowa? The people
Compiled by
Jan Whaley,
Maxwell correspondent
