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Your nickname on IRC, ICQ, AOL or whatever? No nicknames used for an .edu
server.
Name given at birth? Matthew D. Rice (NO middle name, I was number 5 of 6
and Denny and Dee ran out of middle names)
Nicknames? John Lahoski used to call me "Minute Rice". Funny John.
Favorite words or expressions being used? While driving it's: "IS THAT
HANDICAPPED TAG FOR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL REASONS?!!!"
Hometown? Northampton, of course.
Occupation? Systems support specialist. Envision the "Maytag Repairman",
that's me.
Current residence? Rootstown, Ohio. Alot like old Northampton.
Dream job? Own and operate a coffee shop in a foreign country.
Dream place to live? Israel. I spent two weeks there in '88, what a
place!!
Croutons or bacon bits? Croutons, of course.
Favorite salad dressing? Ranch.
Have you ever gone skinny-dipping? Yes, many times while stationed in
Italy, and at a Club Med off the island of Capri. Everybody else was doing
it! And I mean Everybody!!
Do you make fun of people? All the time. I shouldn't, but it's hard not
to.
Favorite colors? Green, I've always owned green pick-ups.
Have you ever been convicted of a crime? In Italy, I was convicted of
being drunk and disorderly, resisting arrest and being a public nuisance.
The fine and night in an Italian jail is a story all in itself.
Favorite Web sites? U.S. Navy Memorial, my picture is on it. Just click
on the "Log" and type in my name and see what I looked like in "boot camp".
Ha-ha!!!!!
Favorite singers/bands? The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Mott the Hoople, The
Doors, etc.,
Five of your favorite songs? "Stairway to Heaven", "Break on through to
the other side", "Lay lay lady lay", "The Ballad of the Green Berets",
"Silent Night". A real mixture.
Favorite book? The Bible. Good book, lots of good advice.
Movie? "Ben-Hur". A real epic.
Hobbies? Golfing, reading, taking care of my little suburban yard.
Toothpaste? Colgate. Denny and Dee always used it, even though they have
false teeth!
Favorite food? Steak and potatoes. Pretty traditional.
Favorite car? Any Mercedes Benz. I have rich tastes.
Favorite town to chill in? I like visiting Chicago, it's always a
happening place.
Favorite ice cream? Non-fat strawberry yogurt.
Favorite non-alcoholic drink? Pepsi. Coke tastes like crap.
Favorite alcoholic drink? Coors light.
Shampoo or conditioner? At this stage of hair loss, it's still shampoo.
Adidas, Nike or Reebok? Nike; it gives me a warm feeling knowing that
some impoverished third-world person was paid eleven cents an hour to make
my shoes.
One pillow or two? Cotton or feather? One, and its full of that rubber
foam stuff.
Dogs or cats? Dog and a cat; they're like best friends.
Brains or beauty? Definitely brains, beauty is only skin deep, but ugly
goes to the bone!!!
Nick or Disney? Nick of course, Mickey sucks!!
Jan or Marcia? Marcia, of course, she had a better body.
Greg or Peter? Pass on this one.
Ginger or Marianne? Both!
Mick or Keith? Pass on this one too.
Favorite perfume/cologne? Preferred stock.
Favorite Web sites? This is a trick question, isn't it?
Favorite subjects at school? In high school, Phys. ed. and Social
Studies. In college, all my Sociology courses.
Least favorite subject at school? In high school, English with Mrs.
Budgett (BORING!)
In college, psychology ("OK, who wants to give their life story today so
we can see how screwed up you are?")
Favorite sport to watch? Without a dought, ice hockey. None of that
pansy stuff they call professional football today!
Humiliating moment? While crossing the Atlantic, throwing paper airplanes
off the back of the ship, and getting caught by the Captain. Then having to
explain to him with a straight face that my friends and I were conducting
"flight ops". He grinned and said, "Carry on". I thought my ass was grass,
and he was the lawn mower!
Craziest idea or silliest thing? Two friends and I picked up 3 girls in
a bar in Spain and tried to pass ourselves off as famous musicians. They
bought it.
Do you get along with your parents? Denny and Dee are great parents.
What do you look for in the opposite sex? Kind words and a smiling face..
Right, dear?
Quirky things about you? I sing to myself all the time.
People would be surprised to know that…? I'm an academic honor student in
college.
Before you die, you'd like to…? Run my own business. Coffee shop,
remember?
Something great that happened to you? I got to visit all the important
sites in Israel. After going to church and Sunday School for so many years,
it was really something to visit all those sights mentioned in the Bible.
Something sad that happened to you? Northampton being gobbled up by
Cuyahoga Falls. I really would of liked to see Our Township become it's own
little town.
Heroes / role models? Jesus of Nazareth.
Motto: "When in dought, punt!!"
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