Killing time
The things that end up in my e-mail inbox.
1. EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING?
No but I've sure as hell given my fair share.
2. LONGEST RELATIONSHIP?
My marriage to Gwen lasted a while but me and Sunny are close to having that one beat.
3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED?
On the 8th day of Hanukkah my true love (and my daughter) gave to me, a Crosley CR72PA record player with built in CD player.
4. EVER DROPPED A CELL PHONE?
All the time but its not my fault. They keep making those damn things smaller and smaller, they might as well just implant them in our heads.
5. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT?
Work out? Push ups and crunches are for suckers. Sex is my only work out.
6. THING(S) YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON?
Does alimony count? What about Cassidy's tuition?
7. LAST FOOD YOU ATE?
I had some orange chicken for lunch.
8. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Do you want the truth? OK Let's move past the obvious and go with intelligence. Nothing is sexier than a woman who can hold up her end of the conversation.
9. ONE FAVORITE SONG?
Jackie Wilson Said~Van Morrison
10. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
Washington Heights, New York
11. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTEND/ATTENDED:
Pikesville High School
12. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER:
T-Mobile
13. FAVORITE MALL STORE:
The Sharper Image, I can just hang out in those massage chairs all day.
14. LONGEST JOB YOU HAD:
I've been a cop most of my life, nothing else even holds a candle
15. DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE?
Probably.
16. DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE?:
I was the king in college. Now, only when I'm really drunk with the guys.
17. LAST WEDDING YOU ATTENDED:
Well there was my own wedding a couple years ago, and before that was mine, and before that was...mine. Damn. Wait, I guess there was Meldrick's back in '96.
18. FIRST FRIEND YOU'D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY:
No one who knows any of my ex's. If they found out I could kiss that cash goodbye.
19. LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND:
When I woke up this morning and rolled over.
20. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT:
I'm a New Yorker through and through so I have to go with a any place I can get a dirty water hot dog.
21. BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE EVER HEARD:
Don't get me started. The Magic Bullet anyone?
23. WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS?
Any bar with a decent jukebox and cold beer.
24. CAN YOU COOK?
I've spent a lot of years as a bachelor so I think its safe to say I can find my way around a kitchen.
25. WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE?:
My wife's.
26. BEST KISSER:
I've kissed a lot of women. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. So I think I'm just going to go with me.
27. LAST TIME YOU CRIED?:
I may or may not have shed a few tears on my daughters 15th birthday.
28. MOST DISLIKED FOODS:
I can't stand olives.
29. THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
My winning personality.
30. THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
I can be a self destructive prick sometimes.
32. LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB?:
Something like 56 hours but that's not uncommon. Comes with the job.
33. FAVORITE MOVIE?
I could never choose.
34. CAN YOU SING?
In a deep-throated lounge singer kind of way.
35. LAST CONCERT ATTENDED?
God only knows, the 70's were such a blur
36. LAST KISS?
Today when Sunny dropped me off at the precinct
37. LAST MOVIE RENTED:
Return to the Planet of the Apes
38. ONE THING YOU NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT:
My sunglasses.
39. FAVORITE VACATION SPOT:
I've had some good times in Vermont if you know what I mean.
43. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?:
Laptop.
44. FAVORITE COMEDIAN?:
That Richard Belzer is pretty funny Lewis Black and Paul Shaffer.
45. DO YOU SMOKE?
No.
46. SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES?
With, I've got the whole Hugh Hefner silk PJ thing going on.
47. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT?:
Sunny.
48. DO LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK?:
No way, I tried to do one with my high school girlfriend when we went off to college. A month into Fall semester she tells me she's sleeping with her Poli Sci professor.
49. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE?
Maybe 3 or 4 times.
50. PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST?
French Toast.
51. DO YOU LIKE COFFEE?:
It pumps through my veins at this point.
52. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?
Scrambled with cheese, onions, peppers, and lots of hot sauce. That's all Sunny's influnece.
53. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?:
I believe in a lot of whacked out things but astrology isn't one of them.
54. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?:
Fin.
55. LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST?:
Cragen.
56. WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECEIVED?:
Can I spend the night at Darcy's house tonight? Please please please daddy!
58. NUMBER OF PILLOWS?:
Five.
59. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?:
I just got off work so black slacks, socks, and a blue button-up. I ditched the jacket and tie already.
60. PICK A LYRIC, ANY LYRIC:
There's a stain on my notebook
Where your coffee cup was
And there's ash in the pages
Now I've got myself lost
61. WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB & J?:
Blackberry
62. CAN YOU PLAY POOL?:
This is a touchy subject. I suggest we move on.
63. CAN YOU SWIM?:
Yeah, I learned really early on in Baltimore that's a good skill to have. The guys on the varsity basketball team threw the new players in the harbor as a sort of initiation. Did I mention basketball season starts in the winter? I'm lucky I can still have children.
64. FAVORITE ICE CREAM?:
Rocky Road
65. DO YOU LIKE MAPS?:
No I have a very keen sense of direction. I don't need a map.
66. TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF:
I wear a size 13 shoe
68. EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY?:
Never in a million years would I go to something that might involve costumes.
69. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON:
I like Fall a lot. Something about mulled wine, sweaters, and autumnal colors makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
70. LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID?:
Today at the dumb hump who gave himself after only ten minutes in the box.
71. WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING?
7:10
72. BEST THING ABOUT WINTER?:
Nothing! I'm getting old and that ice is treacherous plus I hate that everyone expects you to be so cheerful during Christmastime, all that does is make me even more bitter.
73. LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET?:
Not since I joined the force. Sometimes that professional courtesy thing comes in handy.
75. NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET?:
Champ
76. DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED?:
What kind of question is this? I refuse to answer.
77. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND??:
So far I've planned Brunch with the family on Saturday.
78. BIRTHDATE
August 4.
79. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE: Irresistible to women.
85. ARE YOU ON A LAPTOP?:
Yes.
87. ARE YOU SMILING?:
Should I be?
89. DO YOU MISS SOMEONE RIGHT NOW?:
Yeah.
90. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO?:
Amsterdam, baby. In a heartbeat.
92. ARE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL?:
Not for a while.
93. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?
Sure.
94. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME?
Schlomo
95. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT?:
Black, its oh so slimming.
96. DOES YOUR SCHOOL START IN AUGUST?:
I'm not in school.
97. DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH?:
No, the last time I took a real vacation was my honeymoon.
98. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE?:
No, the day I go on a cruise is the day I buy a condo in Boca.
99. DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?:
Nope, just a brother. Unfortunately.
100. ARE YOU UPSTAIRS?:
I'm a couple floors up in my building.
101. ARE YOU IN LOVE?:
Hopelessly.
102. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL?:
I'm a SVU detective, I'm in and out of hospitals almost every day.
103. DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW?
Yeah, the dearly departed mostly. They creep into my thoughts from time to time.
104. WHAT JEWELRY ARE YOU WEARING?
Just my wedding band. I'm not a fan of jewelry.
105. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
AFTER THIS SURVEY?
I've got the place to myself for a while so I think I'm going to make good used of that Crosley.
1. EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING?
No but I've sure as hell given my fair share.
2. LONGEST RELATIONSHIP?
My marriage to Gwen lasted a while but me and Sunny are close to having that one beat.
3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED?
On the 8th day of Hanukkah my true love (and my daughter) gave to me, a Crosley CR72PA record player with built in CD player.
4. EVER DROPPED A CELL PHONE?
All the time but its not my fault. They keep making those damn things smaller and smaller, they might as well just implant them in our heads.
5. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT?
Work out? Push ups and crunches are for suckers. Sex is my only work out.
6. THING(S) YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON?
Does alimony count? What about Cassidy's tuition?
7. LAST FOOD YOU ATE?
I had some orange chicken for lunch.
8. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Do you want the truth? OK Let's move past the obvious and go with intelligence. Nothing is sexier than a woman who can hold up her end of the conversation.
9. ONE FAVORITE SONG?
Jackie Wilson Said~Van Morrison
10. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
Washington Heights, New York
11. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTEND/ATTENDED:
Pikesville High School
12. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER:
T-Mobile
13. FAVORITE MALL STORE:
The Sharper Image, I can just hang out in those massage chairs all day.
14. LONGEST JOB YOU HAD:
I've been a cop most of my life, nothing else even holds a candle
15. DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE?
Probably.
16. DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE?:
I was the king in college. Now, only when I'm really drunk with the guys.
17. LAST WEDDING YOU ATTENDED:
Well there was my own wedding a couple years ago, and before that was mine, and before that was...mine. Damn. Wait, I guess there was Meldrick's back in '96.
18. FIRST FRIEND YOU'D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY:
No one who knows any of my ex's. If they found out I could kiss that cash goodbye.
19. LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND:
When I woke up this morning and rolled over.
20. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT:
I'm a New Yorker through and through so I have to go with a any place I can get a dirty water hot dog.
21. BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE EVER HEARD:
Don't get me started. The Magic Bullet anyone?
23. WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS?
Any bar with a decent jukebox and cold beer.
24. CAN YOU COOK?
I've spent a lot of years as a bachelor so I think its safe to say I can find my way around a kitchen.
25. WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE?:
My wife's.
26. BEST KISSER:
I've kissed a lot of women. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. So I think I'm just going to go with me.
27. LAST TIME YOU CRIED?:
I may or may not have shed a few tears on my daughters 15th birthday.
28. MOST DISLIKED FOODS:
I can't stand olives.
29. THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
My winning personality.
30. THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
I can be a self destructive prick sometimes.
32. LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB?:
Something like 56 hours but that's not uncommon. Comes with the job.
33. FAVORITE MOVIE?
I could never choose.
34. CAN YOU SING?
In a deep-throated lounge singer kind of way.
35. LAST CONCERT ATTENDED?
God only knows, the 70's were such a blur
36. LAST KISS?
Today when Sunny dropped me off at the precinct
37. LAST MOVIE RENTED:
Return to the Planet of the Apes
38. ONE THING YOU NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT:
My sunglasses.
39. FAVORITE VACATION SPOT:
I've had some good times in Vermont if you know what I mean.
43. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?:
Laptop.
44. FAVORITE COMEDIAN?:
That Richard Belzer is pretty funny Lewis Black and Paul Shaffer.
45. DO YOU SMOKE?
No.
46. SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES?
With, I've got the whole Hugh Hefner silk PJ thing going on.
47. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT?:
Sunny.
48. DO LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK?:
No way, I tried to do one with my high school girlfriend when we went off to college. A month into Fall semester she tells me she's sleeping with her Poli Sci professor.
49. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE?
Maybe 3 or 4 times.
50. PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST?
French Toast.
51. DO YOU LIKE COFFEE?:
It pumps through my veins at this point.
52. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?
Scrambled with cheese, onions, peppers, and lots of hot sauce. That's all Sunny's influnece.
53. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?:
I believe in a lot of whacked out things but astrology isn't one of them.
54. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?:
Fin.
55. LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST?:
Cragen.
56. WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECEIVED?:
Can I spend the night at Darcy's house tonight? Please please please daddy!
58. NUMBER OF PILLOWS?:
Five.
59. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?:
I just got off work so black slacks, socks, and a blue button-up. I ditched the jacket and tie already.
60. PICK A LYRIC, ANY LYRIC:
There's a stain on my notebook
Where your coffee cup was
And there's ash in the pages
Now I've got myself lost
61. WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB & J?:
Blackberry
62. CAN YOU PLAY POOL?:
This is a touchy subject. I suggest we move on.
63. CAN YOU SWIM?:
Yeah, I learned really early on in Baltimore that's a good skill to have. The guys on the varsity basketball team threw the new players in the harbor as a sort of initiation. Did I mention basketball season starts in the winter? I'm lucky I can still have children.
64. FAVORITE ICE CREAM?:
Rocky Road
65. DO YOU LIKE MAPS?:
No I have a very keen sense of direction. I don't need a map.
66. TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF:
I wear a size 13 shoe
68. EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY?:
Never in a million years would I go to something that might involve costumes.
69. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON:
I like Fall a lot. Something about mulled wine, sweaters, and autumnal colors makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
70. LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID?:
Today at the dumb hump who gave himself after only ten minutes in the box.
71. WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING?
7:10
72. BEST THING ABOUT WINTER?:
Nothing! I'm getting old and that ice is treacherous plus I hate that everyone expects you to be so cheerful during Christmastime, all that does is make me even more bitter.
73. LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET?:
Not since I joined the force. Sometimes that professional courtesy thing comes in handy.
75. NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET?:
Champ
76. DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED?:
What kind of question is this? I refuse to answer.
77. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND??:
So far I've planned Brunch with the family on Saturday.
78. BIRTHDATE
August 4.
79. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE: Irresistible to women.
85. ARE YOU ON A LAPTOP?:
Yes.
87. ARE YOU SMILING?:
Should I be?
89. DO YOU MISS SOMEONE RIGHT NOW?:
Yeah.
90. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO?:
Amsterdam, baby. In a heartbeat.
92. ARE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL?:
Not for a while.
93. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?
Sure.
94. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME?
Schlomo
95. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT?:
Black, its oh so slimming.
96. DOES YOUR SCHOOL START IN AUGUST?:
I'm not in school.
97. DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH?:
No, the last time I took a real vacation was my honeymoon.
98. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE?:
No, the day I go on a cruise is the day I buy a condo in Boca.
99. DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?:
Nope, just a brother. Unfortunately.
100. ARE YOU UPSTAIRS?:
I'm a couple floors up in my building.
101. ARE YOU IN LOVE?:
Hopelessly.
102. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL?:
I'm a SVU detective, I'm in and out of hospitals almost every day.
103. DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW?
Yeah, the dearly departed mostly. They creep into my thoughts from time to time.
104. WHAT JEWELRY ARE YOU WEARING?
Just my wedding band. I'm not a fan of jewelry.
105. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
AFTER THIS SURVEY?
I've got the place to myself for a while so I think I'm going to make good used of that Crosley.