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Gena's Vital Statistics |
Richard's Vital Statistics |
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| Family status | Married, with cats | Married, with too many cats |
| Education | B.A. from The Evergreen State College | B.S. from the University of Washington |
| Occupation | Principal Technical Writer | Principal Development Engineer |
| Worst job | Temporary worker at a cheese factory |
Machinist at a machine shop in a suburb of Walla Walla |
| Who would play you in the TV movie? | Patricia Arquette | Jack Black (much to my chagrin) |
| Favorite movie | A&E production of "Pride and Prejudice" | The Godfather trilogy |
| Favorite musical performer | Ella Fitzgerald | Queen |
| Favorite athletic endeavor | Sweep rowing | Mountain biking or sculling |
| Favorite creative endeavors | Planning (not planting) my garden and trying new recipes | Restoring my vintage BMW 2002 |
| Pet peeve | There is no "r" in Washington... | People who drive too slow in the left lane of the freeway |
| Best trait | Ability to make inane conversation with almost anybody | Impish sense of humor |
| Worst habit | Inability to keep my car even remotely tidy | Telling people what I think, even when it is to my disadvantage |
| Most embarrassing moment | Walking up behind my husband, giving him a kiss on the back of the head, and discovering it was, in fact, another woman | Having my car break down in front of a traffic camera during a big snowstorm. I got to watch my car on the TV news! |
| Personal philosophy | Never take fashion advice from somebody wearing sweat pants | An ounce of brain is worth a ton of muscle; but having both is better |
| Last book read | "Savage Beauty" by Nancy Milford (That is the last book I admit reading. It is more likely a trashy novel of some kind.) |
"The Confusion" by Neal Stephenson |
| Signature drink | Vodka and cranberry | Manhattan |
| Weakness | High-heeled shoes and diet soda | Gena's cookies |