• What is your biggest pet peeve? Why? – I have so many! Karaoke (defined as “someone singing along to a recorded song”) is a big peeve. Just ask my poor wife, who likes to sing and is actually quite good at it. Not closing containers when you’re done with them, that’ll peeve me. There are others. I just told Wendi that I was answering this question, and she responded with, “My wife.” She underestimates herself, methinks. =)
  
• What irritating habits do you have? – You mean, other than jumping all over people for setting off my myriad peevish buttons? That’s probably the worst, really. Wendi chimes in, though, with “You suck on your tongue when sleeping… drives me nuts…” It’s just revenge for your snoring, dear. Nyah!
  
• Have you tried to change the irritating habits or just let them be? – Well, I can’t do much about the tongue-sucking thing. Sorry, Wendi-love. I have, however, made considerable effort on the whole “angry grousing” thing. It’s a work in progress to be sure. Hey, if I were perfect it would be boring.
  
• What grosses you out more than anything else? Why? – Let’s just say I could never be a doctor or other sort of medical practitioner. Internal fluids and parts, ewwwww! (Why ask why? I mean, really now.)
  
• What one thing can you never see yourself doing that other people do? – Driving. No, really. I’ve been behind the wheel of a real automobile twice, and I’m in no hurry to do it again. I know that normal people really do drive without any problems, but I’m just too jumpy and tense. I’d probably cause too many collisions because there’s no way I could ever relax enough behind the wheel.
  

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