1. What are your first and middle names?
My first name is Rodney and my middle name is Earl

2. Are you named after anyone?
I am named after my two grandfathers. Rodney was my Dads’ Dad and Earl was my Moms’ Dad. They passed away within two weeks of each other when I was in High School in that order, boy I was scared for awhile.

3. Are you married with children?
I have been married to the lovely Ruth Ann since 1985. We knew each other for thirteen years before we got married. We went to different high schools together. She went to Churchill High School and I went to South Eugene. But we were in the same high school group together at Berean Baptist Church. I have two great sons, Dan and David. Dan is named for Dan Simons and Scott Lowe and was born in 1986. David is named for Dave Dravecky and was born in 1989.

4. What do you do for a living?
I work for the Multnomah County Library. The library has a used bookstore called the Title Wave Used Bookstore. It sells everything that the library can no longer use for a variety of reasons.

5. What do you do for fun?
I read. My sons’ say that I am a Chain Reader because as soon as I finish one book I pick up another.

6. When’s your birthday?
September 13, 1957. I share the day with a good friend, Dennis Simons. This year I am not looking forward to my birthday and it has nothing to do with my age.

7. What’s your favorite meal?
The Ohana Plate at Ohana Hawaiian Cafe.

8. Favorite time of day?
Late night, very early morning like 1AM out in the forest.

9. When did you last cry?
The last time I remember really crying hard was when I got to the climax of the story in Leslie Goulds’ book Garden of Dreams. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for a synopsis. Leslie hasn’t written a bad book yet.

10. Who would you choose to look like if you could choose anyone?
Roy Rogers

11. What’s the most embarrassing CD you own?
Pure Disco

12. Are you a daredevil?
Only in what I read

13. How do you show anger?
I am getting better at this, counseling helps. If you have a problem, first admit, then seek help for it.

14. Where would you live if you could live anywhere?
Julian, California

15. Do you trust others easily?
I don’t think so. I think I have to know someone for awhile and have reason to trust them.

16. What was your favorite toy as a child?
Oggie Dog, a stuffed animal that I had until my brother got worms and we had to burn all out stuffed animals.

17. What’s your favorite toy as an adult?
Oggie Dog. Christmas of ’75 my brother got a stuffed dog that looked exactly like the Oggie of my youth. I cried and slept with him that night. Christmas of ’77 I got one also, I kept it until it wore out. Then I took it apart and it slept in Ruth Anns’ sewing room and then at Christmas of ’02 she rebuilt him and gave him to me. This Oggie is special because he is a reminder of my youth, (of which I don’t have to many memories) and he was made with lots of love by my loving wife.

18. What’s your favorite expression of humor?
A great big belly laugh

19. What’s the last movie you watched?
Right now December 25, 2006 we are watching Jurassic Park

20. Favorite movie genre?
Action or Johnny Depp

21. Favorite color?
Pacific Ocean Blue, San Diego Sand and Sky Blue

22. What do you think about most?
How I have messed up.

23. What do you need to think about more?
How I can better help those around me

24. Are you good at keeping secrets?
Yes, but don’t tell anyone.

25. If you had one wish, what would it be?
To be known as a strong Christ-follower. Not a Christian, but one who follows Christ in helping my neighbor, anyone I share the earth with. Love the unlovely.