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Full Name | Joe Carl (Patrick Spontaneous) White
I explain the ‘Patrick Spontaneous’ bit here. |
Nicknames | Joe Carl, Joe C, Joe@, Capn, Mac Daddy, Daddy |
Other screen names | KuK Joe (AIM), joecarlwhite (Yahoo!) |
Occupation | Singer, Consultant, Humanitarian…just like the card says |
Hometown | Beaumont, Texas |
Bacon bits or croutons | Bacon Bits |
Favorite salad dressing | Varies, though ginger would be if it were available at non-Japanese restaurants |
School | Trinity, Longfellow/Wilbanks, Austin, BCP, Rice (completed);
UChicago Divinity School, LBJ of Public Affairs (abandoned) |
Boxers or Briefs | Both, but tend towards the latter…but really like the biker briefs, which are a cross between the two |
Ever gone commando? | On occasion 🙂 |
Do you make fun of people | I try not to |
What’s your bedtime | Varies from 9:30p to 3:30a |
Favorite Quote(s) | See here |
Do you smoke? | The occasional cigar |
Do you drink? | Never developed a taste for it, though I’m learning to appreciate red wines, and will have port every so often with the aforementioned occasional cigar. Will also have Milk Punch when I am dining at Brennan’s. |
What type of deodorant do you use | Whatever brand is on sale when I run out |
Favorite shampoo or conditioner | As above |
Favorite soap | Again, it doesn’t really matter |
Have you ever been skinny-dipping? | Yes, but there were no witnesses |
Favorite color | Blue (boring, sorry) |
Have you ever been convicted of a crime? | No |
Best friends online | Don’t have any friends who are exclusively online |
One pillow or two | Since my bedroom makeover, I have *8* on my bed (more than any man should own), but only sleep with two. |
Pets | None that live with me (Arminius refused to make the move) |
Favorite TV Shows | West Wing, House, The Closer, Arrested Develoment; and, of course, Family Guy |
Favorite movies | Breaker Morant, Airplane!, My Fair Lady, Blues Brothers, Gallipoli, High Fidelity, O Brother Where Art Thou? |
Favorite types of music | Gilbert & Sullivan, classical, big band, 80s pop (Billy Joel, Styx), *old* country (Roy Acuff, Bob Wills, Flatt & Scruggs) |
Favorite Magazines | Reason, The Door, the Economist |
Hobbies | Collecting maps of Texas and of the Habsburg lands, reading, biking, travelling, skiing (again someday) |
Dream car | 1956 Mercedes Benz 300SL |
Type of car | 2004 Acura TL |
Words or phrases you overuse | Hookie-dookie, thingie, ding-ding |
Toothpaste | Shouldn’t this be with the other personal hygiene items? Whatever is ADA approved |
Online crush | sorry, couldn’t resist |
Have you ever been in love? | Yes |
Have you ever had your heart broken? | Yes |
Significant Other | Yup! 🙂 |
Piercings or tattoos | Ugh, no. |
Most romantic thing that ever happened to you | Having a conversation in which I realized how truly I am loved, how lucky I am to have her, and how much I need her. |
Do you get along with your parents? | I did, and I miss them both terribly. |
Favorite town to chill | Houston, New Orleans, Las Vegas, London, Vienna, Budapest |
Favorite ice cream | Blue Bell Triple Chocolate, Green Tea |
Favorite soda | Dr Pepper 10, Vanilla Coke Zero |
Favorite drink | Coffee |
Favorite shoe | I generally wear boots |
Favorite perfume/cologne | On me: Reveil by Yves Chantre, though I never wear it
On her: Ysatis |
Favorite song at the moment | Papageno/Tamina duet from Magic Flute |
Favorite website | BBC, Slick Deals, Deal Mac |
Favorite subject in school | History |
Least favorite subject in school | I guess biology, since I never took it |
Favorite sport to watch | Rice University football (although it is very painful) |
Most humiliating moment | Send in your nominations |
Craziest person or silliest person you know | Me, on both counts |
Favorite holiday | Thanksgiving, since it involves lots of food and is in effect a four-day holiday. |
What do you look for in the opposite sex | I used to say “a female version of me,” but that’s not really true . Although the musts are all traits I (hope I) have – Christian, intelligent, honest, kind, likes to laugh, easy-going, and at least a couple of shared interests. |
Do you have, or want, children? | Kate Elizabeth |
How high are yours shoes’ heels | Never measured them…boots heels are taller than the rest, though |
Favorite sport to play | Racquetball |
What time zone are you? | Central |
Favorite food | Varies; favorite dessert, though, is Bananas Foster |
Last Movie seen in the theater? | The Muppets |
What book(s) currently reading? | Between the Woods and the Water, by Patrick Leigh Fremor |
Favorite Board Game? | Diplomacy, Axis and Allies, Monopoly |
Favorite Smell? | Honeysuckle, Vanilla |
Favorite Sound? | my daughter’s laughter |
First thing I think of in the morning? | Did I sleep through a meeting with a client? |
Fast Food? | Schlotzsky’s, Whataburger, Taco Bell |
Future Child’s Name? | not saying, but as per the name page, boy will have to be some ‘J’ name |
“If I had a lot of money, I would…” | “spend it in good company….” 😉
Set up scholarships and professorships in Business Ethics and Austrian Economics in my parents’ name. |
Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? | No |
Storms – Cool or Scary? | Most excellent. |
First Car? | 1976 Chevy Impala (which I wrapped around a tree) |
If you could dye your hair any color, what would you choose? | Not to. |
How many towns have you lived in? | 5: Beaumont, Houston, Chicago, Austin, Budapest |
“If I had the time, I would…” | “sleep more, read more.” |
What is under your bed? | .35 Remington |
Toilet paper, over or under? | Over, so much so that I’ll switch it in restrooms where it isn’t |