For swimming, I prefer a pool. However, pools aren't nearly as picturesque as a beach. (Besides, I live in Central Indiana... there are very few beaches around here).

Never anything larger than a quarter.

My Spanish is extremely rusty almost to the point of being non-existent, despite minoring in Spanish in college. Otherwise, just English.

"The One and Only" by Chesney Hawkes

My first name means "healer." My last name means "basket weaver". So I guess I'm supposed to fix broken baskets.

Nothing special, but it's warm. Plain navy blue hoodie, gray t-shirt, black jeans, and sneakers.

Quite the opposite, in fact. I enjoy watching the lightning.

All visual evidence to the contrary, my favorite by far is Diet Coke. I'm not a purist, however, and like mixing some flavors in. There is a fast food place a few miles down the road where (with a little mixing of flavors) I can get a Caffeine Free Strawberry Vanilla Diet Coke (delicious!).

The best camera is the one you have on you. I have a tendency to take more photos from my mobile phone because I carry that with me everywhere (my new phone has the ability to take 3D pictures, which is a cool feature, but I can only view them as 3D on my phone). However, if I know I will be taking photographs, I bring and use my DSLR camera (which takes MUCH better pictures, but isn't as easy to carry around).

Of course.

No, but I can do a one-handed clap, which some people have the same reaction to when hearing.

Milk (preferably 2%.... or chocolate!). Milk is my third-favorite drink (behind Diet Coke and iced tea).

Lunch.

The last non-food item I bought was... gas.

However, the last non-necessity item I bought was a program and yearbook from the Cincinnati Reds game I attended Friday (the tickets were purchased weeks ago).

Age is just a number. I've never been ashamed of my age, and I've rarely wished I was a different age, so you could say I'm happy where I am.

My dad did tell me of one time, when I was a kid, we were watching television and a commercial came on advertising something "for kids 10 and under", and I turned to dad and said, "I can't wait until I'm 10 and under."

Of those two, Pepsi. But my soft drink of choice is Diet Coke, and if caffeine free is available, that would be great (all caffeine does for me is keep me from falling asleep, which is not the same as waking me up or giving me extra energy).

Although the Hardee's in town (that's Carl's Jr, for those out west) has Strawberry Fanta available as an option. I discovered that mixing in a little bit of that with the Diet Coke is really, really good.

One. But my pillow is unlike any other, as I have added extra stuffing to it to make it extremely firm and extra thick (as a consequence, whenever I'm travelling overnight, I take my pillow with me when I can). I sleep on my side, and my pillow is thick enough to keep my head more or less straight in relation to my back.

One time at a motel (when I didn't have my pillow), I used three pillows (with one of them doubled over) and it still didn't match my personal pillow in thickness.

I've been known to use both, but I typically say "soda".

Yes I have. In fact, that is one of my favorite vacation spots. With all of the museums, monuments, and history of the area, you could spend weeks there and not take everything in.

The first time I went was on vacation with my dad and sister when I was in junior high. I remember the Ollie North hearings were going on at that point (although we weren't able to get in to see it). We spent a week in town.

The second time I went, it was my senior year in high school, and I was taking a trip with our music department (I was in band at the time). We only spent one and a half days there, but the band got to perform on the steps of the Capital building, our Show Choir performed at the Old Post Office, and members of our music department placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The third trip was with my wife. We had planned the trip for months (and were always intending to drive out there, as my wife was afraid to fly). Then the Tuesday before we went was Sept. 11. I waited a couple of days, called the Smithsonian and confirmed they were still open, so we went ahead with our plans. From a tourist standpoint, we practically had the city to ourselves. I think that really spoiled Gayle in a big city.

The last time I went, I didn't get to do much site seeing. I got sent out there for a couple of days for a newspaper convention. My boss normally would have gone instead, but he couldn't make that particular trip so he sent me.

I'm going to be in the minority on this one, but I'll have to say... neither. I understand why people like them, but I can't get into them myself. But if I absolutely had to choose, I'll go with Futurama.

Both!