James Goodenough: A Primer

Age: 36
Current Residence: Webster, NY (Rochester)
Enjoys His Second Home In: There is no second home
Wishes he were living in: Lake Tahoe or New England
Grew Up: Hasn't happened yet
Grew Up: Near Princeton, NJ
Marital Status: Hasn't happened yet.
Employment: Marketing Gunslinger, enjoying practice retirement.
T-Minus: It's happened. Eat thy heart out. :-)
T-Plus: 9 months. Bracing for the inevitable.
Where he's ending up: Is it PA? is it MA? is it NJ? is it Rochester? Stay tuned for pending details...
Academic Stuff: BA, MBA
Primary Hobby: Tennis, friends, tennis. Tennis. In that order.
Last hit a tennis ball: Sometime in February '96. Well, ok, a few times since then. ;-)
Secondary Hobby: Trying to figure out what people do with their time when they can no longer pursue their primary hobby! and being completely unsuccessful.
Tertiary Hobbies: Reading, writing
Some more: Biking, nautilus, genealogical research, music, book scouting, x-country skiing, spending far too much time emailing
Currently trying to figure out: Why there are no single women in Rochester ;-)
Personality: Easygoing, until he loses his serve. Or, for that matter, his ability to serve.
Nickname: Jim, Jamie. Currently unsure how to introduce himself.
Height: 6'3
Weight: 185
Hair, Eyes: Brown, Blue.
My book page, in which the gap between your slightest interest, and what I've chosen to include and discuss, is probably quite large.
Filmgoer: Too often
Last good movie seen: Ransom, Jerry Maguire, Primal Fear, Cold Comfort Farm, Birdcage, Ethan Fromme
Last good movie rented: Flirting with Disaster
Wonders if he's the only one who didn't like: The English Patient, Apollo 13, Forrest Gump
Favorite all-time movie: Casablanca. Ask me about my most prized possession ;-)
A few favorites of last 20 years: La Femme Nikita, American Werewolf in London, Edward Scissorhands
Favorite number: 29
Favorite word: Unbelievable
Favorite Song: Johnny B. Goode
Rounding out the top 10: Twist and Shout, Jailhouse Rock, Unchained Melody, Lola, All my Loving, Bridge over Troubled Water, That'll be the Day, Blue Moon. I know, very not with it ;-)
Favorite day of the week: Friday
Favorite group: The Beatles
Favorite dog: Golden Retriever
Favorite color: Blue...
Favorite casino game: Blackjack
Favorite season anywhere: Fall in Western NY
Favorite vacation destination: Lake Tahoe
Favorite poem: Dover Beach (M. Arnold), Annabel Lee (E. A. Poe)
Favorite current actor: Kevin Spacey
Favorite past actors: Jimmy Stewart, Robert Mitchum, Cary Grant
Favorite current actresses: Patricia Arquette, Ashley Judd, Sandra Bullock
Other favorites: Ginger Rogers, Jean Arthur, Lauren Bacall
Can anyone explain the popularity of: Kevin Costner, Julia Roberts
Favorite movie score composer: Danny Elfman
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Chocolate Marshmallow or Mint Chocolate Chip
Favorite classical music: Handel's Water Music
Favorite essay: Emerson, Self-Reliance
Favorite gasoline station: Mobil
Favorite superhero: Spiderman
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Musical tastes: Just about everything
Drives: A shocking-blue Dodge Neon with 27,000 miles. Yep, the Jeep's toast :-/ And if I hear one more person say "what a *cute* car", I think I'll put it into gear and send it into Lake Ontario ;-)
Wishes he drove: A four-door red Cherokee with 3,000 miles. Maybe next winter.
Family includes: Parents in NJ, Brother & Sis-in-Law and 2 kids in LA, Sister & Bro-in-Law and 2 kids in PA
Family provided: The near-perfect childhood
Aspirations: Breathes consistently, perhaps every 3 seconds
No, seriously: Working for himself
Mr. Goodenough's Photographer: Chuck Goodenough Photography, Los Angeles, CA
Photographer's Web Site: Chuck Goodenough Photography
Cousins Barbara and Cris' Web Site: Welcome to Flying Kimonos!