The Brave Astronaut Alpha to Omega

I've found a couple of memes in my Google Reader in the past few weeks (and no, I'm not doing the makeup one), so over the next few weeks, I will snatch them for some content here on the blog. (Sorry, summer doldrums are setting in - but I will admit to enjoying sitting at the computer when the A/C is on, the vent chills my legs to the point of numbness.

So here's the first one. I saw this meme here. Feel free to pilfer and post on your own blog.

A is for your age:

• 40 - and remember, younger than Mrs. BA (and soon to be two years younger than her).

B is for your burger of choice:

• Just the other night, Mrs. BA and I enjoyed Five Guys burgers. The fries are also outstanding. My burger will usually have cheese, a full complement of condiments (mayo, ketchup, mustard), pickles, and maybe onions.
  

C is for the car that you drive:

• A Mazda 5 - and no it's not a minivan, thank you.

D is for dog’s name:

• The last one I had - his name was Gus. But I'm more of a cat person.

E is for an essential item you use each day:

• For as much as I depend on my car, I really should live in LA. It's not essential per se, but it gets me to and from work.
  

F is for your favorite television show:

• current: most likely Lost
  
• recent: The West Wing (please come back to Bravo!)
  
• old: M*A*S*H* (I'll always flip to it if there's nothing else on, because that usually is)
  

G is for favorite game:

• I like card games and of the many out there, Liverpool is a family favorite. It's a version of rummy. Board games means Scrabble (and its online companion - Scrabulous on Facebook).
  

H is for hometown:

• Syosset, New York

I is for instruments played:

• I was a nerd in high school, but no instruments were lugged around by me. I played a mean recorder for a while.

J is for favorite juice:

• Pineapple. But I don't get it enough. The orange juice monopolies rule the world. When I drink OJ, I like to "chew" it, i.e., lots of pulp. Sorry Mrs. BA.

K is for what you’d like to kick:

• Heh heh, well tonight I'll be watching some Russian and Cuban a@@ get kicked.
  

L is for last restaurant you dined at:

• The aforementioned Five Guys. I can't remember the last "table service" restaurant I went to.
  

M is for your favorite Muppet:

• I like Beaker and Animal. But I love the crankiness of Statler and Waldorf.

N is for number of piercings you have:

• Thanks but no thanks. I have all the holes in my body that I need. I have no desire to add to them.

O is for overnight hospital stays:

• Knock on wood, so far, none.

P is for people you were with today:

• I ate by myself today (which I know drives Mrs. BA crazy) but the lunch crowd was a little limited today, with NJM away on vacation and ADR working from home. OSG is also away so I didn't see him either. I did see C in DC in the afternoon. And, of course there was the Red Dawn party this evening.
  

Q is for what you do in quiet times:

• Heh, heh, you're dirty. But then that wouldn't be quiet time anymore would it? But read would probably top the list.

R is for regrets:

• "Regrets, I've had a few" - thanks Frank.
  

S is for status:

• Happily married. Happiest I've ever been.
  

T is for time you woke up today:

• Again, later than I wanted. But it was about 7:15am
  

U is for what you consider unique:

• If I told you, would it still be unique? My mind keeps wandering back to my marriage as unique. I have never been in a relationship like this before and what Mrs. BA and I have seems so special to me as to border on the unique.
  

V is for favorite vegetable:

• I have a thing for brussel sprouts. But there are few veggies that you could put in front of me that I wouldn't eat. Now, Mrs. BA on the other hand . . .

W is for your worst habit:

• The ones with the really big wimples. A stiff breeze and I'll fall over. :) But smoking would have to rank up there. As a former smoker, you never really quit, you just stop doing it as much.
  

X is for x-rays you have had:

• At least one on the leg that I broke when I was a senior in high school. Several sets on the back that I have standing appointments with my chiropractor and massage therapist to keep in line.

Y is for yummy food you ate today:

• Tonight for movie night, we are having really good pizza, along with mojitos. So that's what's at the top of the pile for today.
  

Z is for zodiac sign:

• Sagittarius. Hey wait, is that why I like water?