Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received.

The best gifts I’ve ever received are words of encouragement or words of wisdom. There’s no monetary value to them, but you can live your life the wisdom they impart.

Write about your approach to budgeting.

My plan has been to rarely carry a balance on credit cards by paying them off every month and doing my best not to spend more than I make. Unfortunately with a kid in college that philosophy is being challenged.

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?

I can’t say that I changed my view about Patriotism, it is that I am disgusted that the idea of being a ‘Patriot’ has been coopted so that those that actually served are turned off by the idea of flying a flag or doing anything that would show actual Patriotism.

Have you ever unintentionally broken the law?

I don’t intentionally speed, but in order to keep up with the traffic got exceeded the speed limit.

The exact origin of the saintly namesake of Valentine’s Day is murky. According to one belief, St. Valentine was a third-century Roman priest who defied the Roman Empire’s stance against men marrying at a young age (it was thought that they should instead serve as soldiers). Valentine continued to perform marriages in secret, leading to his execution on February 14. Another belief portrays St. Valentine as a compassionate man who helped free persecuted Christians in ancient Rome. According to legend, he healed the local jailer’s blind daughter and, before his death, sent her a note signed, “from your Valentine.” Whether these were two separate figures or just one isn’t entirely clear, nor is whether they were actually historical characters and events or just myths. In records from the medieval era, for instance, there is no connection between St. Valentine and love or marriage. But regardless of how the figure became linked with romance, the association between St. Valentine and love has remained strong.

If there was a biography about you, what would the title be?

What were your parents doing at your age?

When my parents were in their 50s they were already Grandparents… I have a 19 year old and don’t see a next generation coming anytime soon.

If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why?

Get money, big cooperate money out of politics… cooperations are not people . Government is supposed to be by the people and for the people and the common good not what is best for corporate profits.

Write about your dream home.

My dream home would be a model of efficiency that would be powered by geothermal and solar energy, and also have zero carbon footprint, and actually absorb carbon from the atmosphere.

You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do?

Double check the sources and verify that the information I was given was accurate.