The more things change, the more they stay the same

This is one of those things that used to show up on Facebook more often, 50 questions I answered on this day in 2009. I thought it might be interesting to do it again and compare my responses, although I noticed there are actually only 47 questions.

Here goes:

Paul T. Kindinger, right

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

2009: My middle name was for my maternal grandfather.
2016: No change here.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?

2009: Last March when I heard that my dad had died.
2016: More recently when I got sad news about my wife's health.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?

2009: It's OK.
2016: Getting worse all the time.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
2009: Roast beast.
2016: Pastrami

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
2009: Two, one of each.
2016: Same,

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
2009: Yes
2016: Yes.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
2009: Yes, but much less than in the past.
2016: It's tough to be sarcastic when it isn't verbal.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
2009: Yes
2016: Yes, but I'm running out of teeth.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
2009: Not a chance.
2016: Only to save the life of one of my children or grandchildren.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
2009: Cheerios.
2016: Still Cheerios.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
2009: Not usually.
2016: Really never.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
2009: Ben & Jerry's Imagine Whirled Peace.
2016: Imagine my disappointment when the best ice cream I ever tasted turned out to be a special short-time flavor. Now it's Chick-fil-A vanilla cones.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
2009: With men, probably the eyes. with women, to my eternal shame, the rack.
2016: Very little changes.

15. RED OR PINK?
2009: Red
2016: Pink.

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORlTE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
2009: Keeping things to myself.
2016: Phony multitasking.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
2009: My daughter in china.
2016: My closest friends.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
2009: If I did, you should
2016: Nah.

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
2009: blue flowered shorts, bare feet.
2016: black boxers, bare feet

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
2009: mix on my BlackBerry.
2016: First season of NCIS on DVD.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
2009: blue.
2016: green.

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
2009: lasagna fresh out of the oven.
2016: that's as good as any.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
2009: Shirley (our realtor at the time)
2016: Bill Madden in Virginia.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
2009: found it myself.
2016: same.

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
2009: baseball
2016:

27. HAIR COLOR?
2009: 75 percent brown, 25 percent gray.
2016: 50 percent brown, 50 percent gray.

28. EYE COLOR?
2009: brown
2016: brown

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
2009: nope.
2016: never will.

30. FAVORITE FOOD?
2009: bbq
2016: lobster.

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
2009: happy endings.
2016: still a guy who believes in happy endings? absolutely.

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED
2009: i walk the line on dvd
2016: A League of their Own for maybe the 12th time.

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
2009: blue
2016: dark gray with white and orange letters.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
2009: i love winter, but there's not enough of it in l.a.
2016: still winter, and georgia is a little better.

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
2009: kisses
2016: hugs

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
2009: who knows?
2016: who cares?

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
2009: who knows?
2016: who cares?

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
2009: A Modern History of Britain.
2016: The Road to Little Dribbling

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
2009: my mouse
2016: no longer have a mouse pad.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
2009: nothing. will watch 24 tonight.
2016: Madame Secretary.

42. FAVORITE SOUND
2009: laughter.
2016: always laughter.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
2009: beatles.
2016: kind of tired of both.

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
2009: beijing.
2016: no farther yet.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
2009: i can make people laugh.
2016: still a funny guy.

46 WHERE WERE U BORN?
2009: California.
2016: some things can't change.

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
2009: everyone's!
2016: who cares?

48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
2009: dating service
2016: she answered my ad.

49. PET PEEVES?
2009: guys with little-man complex.
2016: Republicans.

50. REGRETS?
2009: a few, too few to mention.
2016: few.