I just got the privilege of being nominated by 2 fellow WordPressers for The Sunshine Blogger award. And because I love these questionnaire things, I’ll open it up for everyone else who wants to do this in lieu of the WP prompts if they so choose! No nominations – open to anyone and everyone who needs writing ideas!

So thank you Laura over at https://blackmoonlilith.art.blog/

and

Christopher over at https://philosophicalqualms.wordpress.com/

please check their fantastic blogs out!

Because I was nominated with two sets of questions, I decided to merge them into one set of my favorites and answer them. But first, here’s my questions to anyone of you that want to do this.

Which would you choose: a.) an all inclusive (internet & fedex deliveries possible) travelling submarine house that can stay underwater for weeks on end and come up to the surface whenever you want. or b.) an all inclusive (internet & deliveries included) travelling flying house that can stay in the air for weeks and land on the surface whenever you want.

Name 3 books or movies whose main character arcs you would want to experience in your life.

You are President John F. Kennedy on the morning of November 22, 1963, the historical date of your assassination. You get a private envelope on your breakfast tray informing you of an imminent cataclysmic threat on your life while you make appearances. How do you go about the rest of your day, your entire presidential term?


And now, for the questions I’ll answer from Laura and Chris:

What’s my favorite brand of coffee:

My favorite brand of coffee is Peet’s Coffee. I used to like Folgers but after that scandalous Christmas commercial, I was like; “whoa whoa, this coffee’s a little too freaky.” LOL πŸ˜‚

What’s my favorite cuisine?

It’s got to be southeast asian fare. There’s a restaurant here in New Jersey I order from whenever I have the chance called Penang. This guy’s review is awesome and I recommend this place for anyone visiting the state. I believe there’s one more location here and some scattered locations across the country.

If you could partake in any new endeavor, experience, or hobby, regardless of time constraints or money, what would it be?

Easy! I would have a Netjets fractional owner membership. πŸ™‚

Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com

I would spend 1 week at home and alternating weeks being in Chicago , Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Quebec, San Francisco, Miami you name it!

https://netjets.com/en-us/

Who in your life inspires you the most?

I keep my eyes open to these two men that are my present and historical counterparts; Hunter Biden and Cesare Borgia, respectively.

My life arc parallels theirs (πŸ˜‚ Just trust me on this) and I’m trying glean some tips and tidbits about how to run my affairs to keep myself out of trouble as I get older.

Luckily, Machiavelli wrote his treatise The Prince as a sort of referential index of Cesare Borgia. Additionally, I have to make sure I follow Hunter Biden’s example on how to stay quiet in a dignified cool way, composed, and out of any degree of scrutiny.

What’s Your Favorite Guilty Pleasure?

Listening to Bossa Nova and imagining myself as a rich Brazilian playboy in Rio De Janeiro speaking in lush silky Portuguese to my woman companion on my yacht.

What Are You Grateful For?

Everything πŸ™‚

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27 responses to “I Am A Ray Of Sunshine…With A Twist”

  1. ibarynt Avatar

    Brazilian playboy huh 🀣. I enjoyed your answers Mike, so much fun.

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      LOL! all sun tanned and everything πŸ˜€

      1. ibarynt Avatar

        And the tattoo πŸ˜„

        1. Michael Williams Avatar

          lol that’s right! haha πŸ˜€

  2. The Creative Chic Avatar

    Great post, Michael. Your last word says it all. Everything.

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      thanks Jennifer πŸ™‚ hope you are having a great Friday!

  3. Nancy Homlitas Avatar

    I am so-o-o hungry for Malaysian and Thai food after watching the review for Penang. Interesting post, Michael. πŸ™‚

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      me too! unfortunately, i’m not anywhere near the place right now and I’m hesitant to try third party places! have a great Friday evening Nancy!

      1. Ana Daksina Avatar

        As persona-non-grata with a hyperenthusiastic network of targeters (none of whom feel the need to sleep with any frequency or duration), I’ve been fed some mighty anonymous ingredients over the past few months. Your caution is not unwarranted in our currently agitated societal situation.

  4. Nancy Homlitas Avatar
  5. Tom Darby Avatar
    Tom Darby

    Congrats!

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      thanks Tom!

  6. camilla wells paynter Avatar

    Love this! And I agree: that Folger’s ad is shocking. πŸ˜‰

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      isn’t it??? what were the execs thinking to air it? LOL

      have a great weekend Camilla!

  7. Christopher Hall Avatar

    Oh no no no! Good grief that Folgers ad! What in the world!!!?? LOL! 🀣 I loved all of your answers, and how you structured this! I don’t know how any woman could resist the charms of the Portuguese and sun tanned skin combo! 🀣

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      ikr??? like who in the Folgers board of executives OK’d that commercial?? lolol

  8. Ana Daksina Avatar

    Machiavelli was just codifying Borgia technique, right? Poor Lucretia!

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      Ana, thought I responded to this already. Sorry!

      Yes, Machiavelli admired Cesare Borgia but was shocked when he made the biggest blunder of all in the papal selection after his father died.

      Lucretia was quite cunning in her own right and maximized her abilities during those early 1500s. They still have a lock of her hair displayed in some European museum!

      1. Ana Daksina Avatar

        Well, I haven’t studied it in any detail ~ but I think that, as with all women of that period, what she was was a pawn for the family’s ambitions. Actually removed from a happy marriage and motherhood in order to be placed in different one. I can easily imagine her male relatives doing the wink-wink-nod-nod to throw increasingly easy blame onto her for all manner of their nefarious doings, poisonings included. Of course, having just had blame attempted on me for horrific deeds also, my perspective might be a little skewed at the moment… Why, do you know something about her I don’t know?

        1. Michael Williams Avatar

          yes, you’re right Ana, you articulated it very well her being a pawn for Pope Alexander’s machinations. and I do believe poison was her preferred method of “diplomacy” (which makes me shudder).

          i hope you are having a good day so far Ana and that there will be no trouble and all will be peace and quiet there for you.

          1. Ana Daksina Avatar

            Thank you for your good wishes, from my heart. I still seem to be in one piece this morning.

  9. rachelgoes262 Avatar

    Congratulations, Mike! Well done πŸ™‚

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      thank you Rachel! Hope all is well with you as the season turns! πŸ™‚

  10. Sara Allwright Avatar

    Hehe…love it! πŸ˜‰πŸ˜†

  11. Hazel Avatar

    I love the “NetJets share ownership” and the “everything”, Mike. Beautiful interview.

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      thanks Hazel! πŸ™‚

      1. Hazel Avatar

        It’s always my pleasure, Mike. Stay so kind and amazing!

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