Who Are You? with EDIT

I was recently tagged by Joe of CrankyOldMan to participate in this 25 question "getting to know you" exercise.  As there doesn't seem to be a male version of this questionnaire I guess I'm stuck with this one.  But, never one to back down from a challenge, I'll give it a shot....

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
San Antonio, Texas

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER SOMEONE?
Yes, the Scott family, the first people to befriend my parents when they moved to North Texas.

IF YOU HAVE ANY CHILDREN, HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE?
Three daughters, ages 36, 33, and 30.

HOW MANY PETS DO YOU HAVE?
One, Luke, a Yorkshire Terrier.

WHAT IS YOUR WORST INJURY?
Injury?  My worst "medical issue" was a series of detached retina's in my left eye.

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I float.  I can't swim along on the bottom of a pool. When I try I shoot back up to the surface.  Friends use this as proof that I'm full of hot air.  ;)

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING TO BAKE?
Probably brownies.  Really, if it comes in a box with instructions and requires no more than 3 ingredients, I can bake the heck out of it.  I'm a regular Freddy Crocker.

FAVORITE FAST FOOD?
Fuzzy's Tacos.  I love their tempura shrimp tacos.  And with a slogan like this (for real)....

....how could I NOT like it?

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Yes, and no.  I'd love to, but after my detached retina problems a few years ago my doc said no activities with an abrupt stop at the end.

WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their eyes and smile.  And then if I find they have a good sense of humor, too, so much the better.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
The last time I saw one of those Humane Society commercials that showed abused/neglected/abandoned dogs.  *snif*

ANY CURRENT WORRIES?
Probably financial security issues.  I've made and lost multiple fortunes (?) in my life.  I guess now I'm just paranoid.

NAME 3 DRINKS THAT YOU DRINK REGULARLY.
Coke Zero, Arnold Palmer Half & Half Iced Tea/Lemonade, and Trader Joe's Caffe Latte.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BOOK?
While I don't read many books (I prefer magazines) I'd have to say something by Frederick Forsyth or Tom Clancy.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A PIRATE?
Aaaargh!  I mean, sure.

FAVORITE SMELLS?
Rich, very high quality leather, especially when covering the seats of a vintage car.

WHY DO YOU BLOG?
To meet people; to write something that might get people thinking and talking and hopefully smiling, too.

WHAT SONG DO YOU WANT PLAYED AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Amazing Grace, by the pipes/drums/brass of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. (Hear it here.  Be sure and wait until the brass kicks in.  Wow!)

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
I'm hard to get close to.  I have lots of "friends", but very few really, really CLOSE friends.  And I talk too much.

FAVORITE HOBBY?
Today I'd have to say reading, blogging, and activities involving automobiles.  A few years ago I would have answered anything involving aviation, but my eye/retina problems have made that past tense.

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A FRIEND?
Someone who can make me laugh, and who I can always trust.

NAME SOMETHING YOU'VE DONE THAT YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD.
I've flown on most of the really great/historic aircraft of World War II.

     LATE EDIT:  I have one "trap" (landing) and one "cat shot" (catapult launch) from a US Navy aircraft carrier at sea.  I'll have to tell that story some other time.

ANY PET PEEVES?
Bad renditions of the Star Spangled Banner; people who drive slower than the posted speed limit.

WHAT'S THE LAST THING THAT MADE YOU LAUGH?
Watching my dog watch the Westminster Dog Show on TV last night.  Actually I find humor everywhere.

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The instructions say I'm now supposed to tag 10 other people and challenge them to reveal 25 things about themselves, too.  While many of these have already been tagged elsewhere, I'm gonna tag 'em again anyway.  Folks, in no particular order....you're up:

PT Dilloway

Betina/Pixel Peeper @ Thoughts From My Corner of the Couch

Old Geezer @ Old Geezers Out to Lunch

Dana/Bug @ Bugs Eye View

Dr. Mike @ Child of a Frosty Morning

Bruce @ Oddball Observations

Jim @ Suldog

Doug @ The Voice Inside My Eye

Jimmy @ Jimmy's Opinion

Ben @ BenB

And finally, James Bond @ Skyfall.com (just in case he reads my blog.)

Adios y'all....

S