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George Michelsen Foy Revealed
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. lucky in kids, in work that i love
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. if not here, where? if not now, when?
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. Nonexistent past the age of 7. But later, if you find work that both satisfies you and somehow contributes to the balance of the world; if you have people to love, who love you back; if you love yourself sufficiently but not too much; contentment can land, unexpectedly and briefly, like a buttefly alighting on your shoulder.
It doesn't hurt, either, if at the same time you are outside sipping a beer in the sun on the first real day of spring. - Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. Myself. The source of all true fear.
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. Sulawesi (Indonesia), about to board a black freighter captained by a one-eyed, defrocked Franciscan
- Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
- A. Charles Saunders Peirce (look him up)
- Q. Which living person do you most admire?
- A. Nelson Mandela
- Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
- A. "on one level ... on another level"
- Q. What do you regret most?
- A. Not having gone on to Jalalabad when I was in Afghanistan (under the Russians) with the Mujahideen
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. Play the trumpet like Louis Armstrong
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. My kids: my daughter, Emilie, and my son, Alexandre.
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. Leaping before I look
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. Humility
- Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
- A. an Alaskan timber wolf, always assuming Sarah Palin was miles away
- Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
- A. I listen. Most people don't. Which doesn't mean I'm always interested, but I do listen.
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
- A. Justine Hosnani, in Durrell's Alexandria Quartet
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
- A. Humbert Humbert (Lolita)
- Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
- A. Adolf Hitler.
"Seriously, Adolf, you're a wonderful house painter, keep at it." - Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
- A. people on cellphones in public places
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. (censored)
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. marine archeologist
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. honesty, diligence, a good head for liquor
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. ambrosia
- Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
- A. 4th Time Around (Bob Dylan), Into My Arms (Nick Cave), That's How Strong My Love Is (Otis Redding), Funky Broadway (Wilson Pickett), I Wanna Be Sedated (Ramones)
