Who is the most confident person you know?

Many times confidence is arrogance I view those that are willing to admit their faults and acquiesce to one that has more or greater information and/or experience as well as convincing others to accept the reality a real leader. My father is a confident man but has always been willing to surrender a position of authority to another with more information or experience.

What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings?

We are always faced with adversity and how you view it determines the outcome. Is the challenge a lesson to be learn or an insurmountable obstacle , how you perceive it makes all the difference. I see obstacles as lessons and every lesson has an upside.

What activities do you lose yourself in?

As illogical as it may sound I find driving cathartic. I am fully aware of what I am doing and of what other drivers are or are not fully paying attention to what they are doing. That being said I can drive for hours and not be physically or mentally exhausted. I listen to podcasts or audiobooks and can operate a vehicle at a proficient level and enjoy what I’m doing.

What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times?

I have watched ‘Friends’, ‘Seinfeld’, ‘The Simpsons’ and I am sure other shows multiple times, they are just a mindless noise. I have watched a few movies a number of times, ‘Highlander’, ‘Ferris Bueller’s day off’, ‘A Knights Tale’, and the Harry Potter series and the Marvel and DC hero movies .

Are you superstitious?

13 is just a number between 12 & 14… Friday the 13th was only unlucky for the Templars in October 1307… a black cat is just a cat… standing under an open ladder is unwise not unlucky … opening an umbrella indoors is just annoying… and I don’t prescribe to the notion that if I wear my team jersey that somehow that act will magically help my team win. So if any of that wasn’t clear enough , I AM NOT SUPERSTITIOUS.

Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?

I would have to compare myself to a Grizzly Bear… why because I am generally good natured and can get along with almost anyone but I don’t like crowds and prefer being alone. I have proven over the past decades that I really don’t need a multitude of people around me and I am actually more content being alone.

Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.

Don’t know that I write myself a letter my leaving myself a a flash drive with a song playlist that would remind me my youth.

Where would you go on a shopping spree?

I am torn between a really good book store and a high end home appliance retailer. ‘Can I do both?’

What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance?

My middle name has absolutely not significants and no interesting story behind it. My sons middle name is Jazz and when I am asked why that is his middle name I say because souvenir is why to hard to spell🤣. My son was a souvenir from the 2004 New Orleans Heritage Jazz Fest that we did not plan on bringing back. He was the product of a lot of wine and seeing Lenny Kravitz concert.

What is the last thing you learned?

“I feel like someone is watching me” is a classic horror film trope, but the idea also taps into a biological fact: Humans are good at sensing when someone is looking at them. While some label this gut feeling a kind of sixth sense, it’s really a biological phenomenon known as gaze detection, caused by a complex neural network in our brain. This detection system rests largely in our peripheral vision; the sense dissipates quickly when someone turns only a few degrees away from us. Because some 10 regions of the brain are involved with human vision, and little is known about gaze detection generally, scientists haven’t pinpointed what’s controlling this seemingly uncanny ability — although researchers have detected a dedicated group of gaze-detecting neurons in macaque monkeys.

Gaze detection is particularly interesting in humans because our eyes are unlike any other in the animal kingdom. The area around the pupil, known as the sclera, is very prominent and white, which makes it easier to discern in what direction someone is looking. The overall theory as to why humans are so good at gaze detection boils down to the evolutionary advantage of cooperation. Simply put, humans are social creatures, and the detection of subtle eye movements helps us work with others while also helping us avoid potential threats. But because of the evolutionary importance of knowing when someone is looking at you, our brains tend to oversignal that someone is staring at us, when they’re really not. So if you’re ever feeling a bit paranoid, blame your brain.