The newspaper up here in Arkansas did a lengthy profile on me. As part of the process they sent out a self portrait set of questions. Thought my readers beyond the Ozarks would like to see the answers.
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Full name: Christopher Lee Liner
Date of birth: 8 August 1956
Place of birth: Tulsa
Family: Wife Dolores Proubasta, son David, daughter Samantha
What takes me back:
The sound of rain on tent canvas, a reminder of soggy campouts with good friends
My New Year’s resolution is: Call more, email less
People in high school thought I was:
Moody, erratic, tribal… in short, a teenager like everyone else
The best advice I ever received:
Keeping busy is a poor substitute for accomplishment (Voltaire)
Book I would recommend to anyone:
The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
My musical aptitude consists of:
Despite years of trying, the same three guitar chords I knew in high school: G, C and D
If I could play any song on the guitar it’d be:
Paradise by John Prine
Few people know I:
Have not eaten meat (except seafood) since 1999
Fantasy dinner guests (up to 5):
Archimedes, Voltaire, Einstein, Churchill and Will Durant as moderator
A word to sum me up:
Resourceful