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On Tue, 18 Apr 17 00:09:35 UTC Michael (34) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To be alone in a city
Where would you like to live?
Here, in the valley I was born.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
Riding my horse.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Fishing even when there is work to be done
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
The cowboys AND indians
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Geronimo, Crazy Horse, Doc Holiday
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
My mother for she gives me strength and bakes me bread
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
I don't read many books with female heroines.
Your favorite painter?
I like how my horses kick up dust on their way down the road.
Your favorite musician?
Waylon Jennings
The quality you most admire in a man?
Independence and work ethic.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Warmth.
Your favorite virtue?
Don't say nothing if you ain't got nothing to say.
Your favorite occupation?
Feeding the horses, chopping wood.
Who would you have liked to be?
What? Me.
Your most marked characteristic?
My mustache and fierce independence.
What do you most value in your friends?
Truth and no jib jab.
What is your principle defect?
My thirst for a beer on Saturday night.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Leaving this valley and these mountains.
What would you like to be?
I am who I already am. That's who I'd like to be.
What is your favorite color?
Sunrise behind Mt. Shasta on a cold October morning.
What is your favorite flower?
Manzanita. Not a flower, but they bloom so close enough.
What is your favorite bird?
Northern Goshawk
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Emerson and Thoreau
Who are your favorite poets?
Whitman.
Who are your heroes in real life?
My mother.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
My mother. The best woman I've ever known.
What are your favorite names?
Patsy Cline.
What is it you most dislike?
Dishonesty and laziness.
What historical figures do you most despise?
Hitler. My father fought in the war and never was the same.
What event in military history do you most admire?
D-Day.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
The desire to go out and meet people.
How would you like to die?
Up here on the mountain. Struck by lightning.
What is your present state of mind?
I'm about done with all these questions and would like to get back to work.
What is your motto?
All you need is a fire, some beans, and a good horse.

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