Room Service At the Inn

Barry delivered a meme. This is my rookie meming since I didn't get to respond the last time Tish tagged me.
WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I am Elbert Lane Willson, IV. This means that my family is either really unimaginative or really lazy. My son Quent got his name for being number V.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Saturday. I was sad for a friend whose husband is very sick and her struggles to deal the stress of his illness. (He's much better now.)

DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I like my signature. Other than that, I've almost lost the ability to write in cursive. My script handwriting is mundane.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Roast Beef

DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Hannah (19), Quent (17), and Clara Grace (9) They are my beloved hoodlums.

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Unfortunately I sometimes make it difficult for those trying to be my friend. I'm a likable enough bloke, but I tend to isolated and friends often seem to fade from my life like the colors in an old flag.

DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Me? Sarcasm? Surely you jest.


DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Negative. Ripped um out before I was 3.


WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I would like to think I would, but oddly the older I get the more heights bother me.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Frosted Flakes. They're great!

DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Rarely. I only one pair that even have laces.

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? No. My back blew up in 1996, and since then I've been like Sampson after a trip to the barber.


WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Anything Mayfields. Growing up in Athens (Mayfield's home) it was against my religion to eat anything else. I must confess, that last few years I've grown to love Ben & Jerry's

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Eyes and smile. I'm a sucker for a pretty smile.


RED OR PINK? Red

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Being impulsive. It always gets me in trouble.

WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My grandparents. Like many folks I neglected them when they were alive.

WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? I am wearing neither. I'm currently boxer blogging.

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? A peanut butter Powerbar.

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? MASH.

IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Forest Green

FAVORITE SMELLS? The way Fall smells when the weather starts to get cold.

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Hannah Hoo

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Football. I'll watch everything from high school football to arena football.

HAIR COLOR[S]? Brown with a touch of gray and a bunch of bald.

EYE COLOR? Green

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Only when I'm trying to see.

FAVORITE FOOD? My mom's spaghetti.

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings.

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Mr. Brooks

WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Fur. (See the pants question.)

SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer, by about 1000% (Barry's answer couldn't be improved upon.)

HUGS OR KISSES? Kisses

FAVORITE DESSERT? Ice Cream

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin Yalom.

WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I don't use them anymore.

WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? The State. I had Tivoed it earlier in the week from the History Channel.

FAVORITE SOUND[S]? My Vols running through the T!

ROLLING STONES OR THE BEATLES? The Beatles.

WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Egypt

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I've been told I'm fairly funny.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Fort Sanders- Knoxville, TN