I'm not sure why this quiz speaks to me, but I'm ripping it off regardless.

Here goes nuthin ...

Weekend survey

1. What is the best way to die?

Standard Johnny Carson answer here ... from smoke inhillation after blowing out the candles on my 200th birthday cake. Come to think of it, I think this topic came up when George Burns was on the show, so the quote might actually be attributed to Burnsie instead.

2. What's the worst way to die?

I live in a relatively high-crime part of town ... too many to contemplate. Use your own damned imagination. Mine's already been tested.

3. What do you hope to hear God say when you reach Heaven?

"Jimi and Janis are jamming on cloud 10. If you hurry, you might get a table." See, the trick here is that I'd hate to presume God would simply reserve a table for me. I view Him as a helpful God, but certainly not a booking agent. Not that booking agents can't be decent people, also.

4. True or False: What goes up must come down.

Funny this should come up as a topic. I'm reading "The Innovator's Dilemna" and there's a section describing how consumer markets trend up and continue on up indefinitely, making it harder for established companies to capture emerging, lesser attractive markets that create new segments underneath them. Interesting stuff, really. So no ... not necessarily. But usually.

5. What are you wearing? (That's got to be the cheesiest and most asked question on the net.)

Cripes, I would answer this after hitting a local club for some live music. Peejays all the way, baby. Deal with it.

6. What songs are you into these days?

"Kids In America" - The Bouncing Souls
"Square Pegs" - The Waitresses
"Now You're Gone" - Whitesnake
"Because We've Ended As Lovers" - Jeff Beck
"Could've Been" - Tiffany

7. What are you doing this weekend?

Living the life. AKA - catching up on work and other assorted web projects to potentially turn a shiny new nickel for doing.

8. Tell RTG readers something about yourself that you want us to know.

I revel in my freedom and independence.

9. Parker Grace is now 15 weeks old.

Whoosie???

10. Can you keep a secret?

Convince me that it's worth keeping and yes. If I think you're just playing me to score points on what an exclusive scoop you have to lord over us know-nothings, I might well out you as a blowhard.

11. How often did you work out this week and what did you do?

I do enough walking to keep in some form of shape that's not quite entirely described as "round".

12. Tell me an irrational fear that you have.

Hmmm, I'm inclined to think that all my fears are quite rational thank you very much.

13. What's the most important news story this week?

Dunno ... I'll see if I can gin up some action to get the tabloids spinning, though.

14. If you could be another person for a day (not a real person, more like a character), who would you be? What's the name, what does this person do and why do you want to be this person?

Depending on the mood and who's on tour, I'd say guitar player for a vocalist of my choosing. Right now, I'm leaning towards Martina McBride. Great voice that's just loads of fun to jam in the background of. I may be under the all-too-heavy influence of boosterism of one Carrie Underwood on American Idol. Very similar vocal style and naturally, I'm hoping she wins it all this coming week.

15. Tell me a blatant lie.

Stripes are the new plaid.