Triumphant TMI Tuesday Return!

My internet issues are temporarily solved at home. Apparently, something is wrong with my ethernet card, since I can get online using USB. In addition, a lineman has been dispatched to look at the uptake on the outside cable. Wow, did I really say and understand all that? I'm a-skeert by that.

Anyway, it's TMI Tuesday, and I'm back. Onward...

1. By what nickname(s) were you known as a child?

My mom called me "Doug the Bug" and sometimes DJ. My siblings called me Dougary... a nickname I hated then, but sort of like now.

2. Do you have a favorite poem and, if so, what is it? Recite it (or a snippet) here, please.

"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

Two roads diverg'd in a wood and I

I took the road less traveled by

And that has made all the difference.

3. What is your greatest regret in life, something that you failed to do that you wish you did?

Stayed single longer while I was young.

4. You are tired and hungry, but it's too late to cook. If any snack food were available to you, what would you choose and why?

If I'm wanting sweet, it's Peanut M&M's. If it's salty, it's Country Crock mac and cheese. Why? because I'm tired and hungry.

5. What is the oldest item of clothing (not jewelry!) that you wear regularly and what do you love about it?

I have a pair of black jeans that are at least 10 years years old. They're from the Gap and they have held up very well, despite some minor fraying at the bottom. They fit perfectly whether I'm skinny or a little overweight, and I'm sure people at work used to say, "He's wearing those same black jeans again." But I don't care... I love 'em!

Bonus (as in optional):Name a movie or TV show that changed your thinking or behavior.

I remember watching the tv show "Brothers" on Showtime, circa 1984, with my family. It was a series about three brothers, one of whom is gay. It was very self-affirming for me, as I had recently come out to my own brothers.

And "Battle of the Network Stars," when I saw Tom Selleck in a Speedo and my gayness was cemented. Forever. [Sigh.]