Who is Dale Rippke

(It's not about vanity.....really)

Who I Am?

I recently had the opportunity to fill out 99 questions about who I am.

• 1. Full name: Dale E. Rippke
• 2. Height: 6 foot 1 inch
• 3. DOB: 9 March, 1956
• 4. Birthplace: Sioux City, IA
• 5. Where do you live now?: Fort Dodge, IA
• 6. Family Members: Sharon (wife), Rhiannon (daughter), Morgan (son), Alex (grandson)
• 7. Parent(s): Alvin and Marion Rippke
• 8. Sibling(s): David, Neal, Diane, and Byron
• 9. What do you look like: I'm told I look like the "Comic Store Guy" from the Simpsons
• 10. Favorite TV shows: Babylon 5
• 11. Favorite Actor/Actress: Sean Connery/Helen Slater
• 12. Favorite movie(s): Dances With Wolves
• 13. One word to describe yourself: Laidback
• 14. School: Woodbury Central/Spencer School of Business
• 15. Future School: Life 101
• 16. Future job: Are you hiring?
• 17. Boyfriend/Girlfriend: My last girlfriend was Sharon, whom I married
• 18. Best Buds: Rich Griffith
• 19. Favorite candy: Gummi Jolly Ranchers
• 20. Hobbies: Lately its mostly been the computer
• 21. Things you collect: books, record albums, compact discs, Star Trek stuff
• 22. Do you have a personal phone line: No, but my computer has one
• 23. How many e-mail addresses do you have?: one
• 24. Favorite thing on/in you: my intellect
• 25. Favorite body part of the opposite sex: I like the curve of the neck from the ear to the shoulder
• 26. Do you get your news from newspapers or TV?: radio
• 27. Any tattoos and where of what?: Never felt the need
• 28. Piercing and where: left ear, passe
• 29. What do you sleep in: my bed
• 30. What do you think of chain letters?: The letter's OK, the person who sent it needs to get a life
• 31. Best Advice: Don't sweat the small stuff--Its all small stuff
• 32. Best Cliche: No Matter Where You Go, There You Are!
• 33. Words and phrases you over-use: Really? Whatever. I hear you.
• 34. Non-sport activity you enjoy: building a computer web-site
• 35. Dream car: 1956 Corvette
• 36. What type of music do you listen to?: mostly pop and rock
• 37. Scariest thing you've ever done: Seance in a snowstorm
• 38. Favorite thing to do in winter: well its not shovel my sidewalk
• 39. What's your bedtime: when I get tired
• 40. Where do you shop?: Best Buy and Borders Books
• 41. Coke or Pepsi: Mountain Dew
• 42. Favorite thing to wear?: I like my leather duster
• 43. Favorite subject in school?: drama
• 44. Favorite color: lilac and teal
• 45. Favorite song(s): The Highwayman
• 46. Favorite people to talk to online: Rhiannon
• 47. Favorite animal(s): Cats
• 48. Where do you work?: at a comic store
• 49.  Favorite article of clothing: T-shirts
• 50.  Favorite TV commercial: Energizer Bunny
• 51. Do you smoke?: No, I don't smoke..cigarettes
• 52. Favorite Vacation Spot: Black Hills of South Dakota
• 53. Political Affiliation: Libertarion
• 54. Favorite Family Member: Alex
• 55. Do you want to have kids?: I've had three, its someone else's turn
• 56. What's the neatest thing about your room?: my bed
• 57. Favorite CD you own: Sophie B. Hawkin's Whaler
• 58. Favorite Restaurant: Taco Tico
• 59.  Are you a good friend?: Why? Are you trying to borrow money?
• 60. Favorite Food(s): Pizza
• 61. What is your favorite salad dressing?: Blue Cheese
• 62. Favorite Fast Food: Nachos
• 63. What sports do you like?: Football, Hockey, and extreme Kiting
• 64. When you die, do you want to be buried or burned into ashes?: cremated
• 65. Do you believe in aliens?: Yes, but do they believe in us?
• 66. If you had the chance to professionally do something, what would you do?: Archaeologist
• 67. Things you obsess over?: my webpage and Babylon 5
• 68. Favorite Day of the Week: Friday
• 69. A teacher you hate: Phillip Walk
• 70. Favorite Disney Movie: Fantasia
• 71. What is your favorite season?: Autumn
• 72. What toppings do you like on your pizza?: Sausage, onion, and japelanos
• 73. Do you like your school food: I didn't when I was there
• 74. If you could live anywhere, where would you live?: Black Hills of South Dakota
• 75. Favorite thing to do on weekends: poke my cat with a fork
• 76. Favorite thing to get clean: uhhhh, I'm not going there
• 77. Favorite Magazine: PC Gamer, Discovery, and Earth
• 78. Favorite Beverage: Classic V-8
• 79. Favorite Number(s): 9, 6, and any combinations thereof
• 80. Favorite Ice Cream flavor(s): Hagen Daas Key Lime and Creme
• 81. What kind of girls are you attracted to?: the type with a sense of humour
• 82. Who is your favorite author?: Robert E. Howard
• 83. Who was your first kiss?: Lucinda Becker
• 84. What's your most embarrassing moment?: Creating Napalm with bugspray (don't ask)
• 85. If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?: get rid of procrastination
• 86. If you could change one thing about your past, what would it be?: Babysitting Dylan
• 87. Do you eat breakfast first than brush your teeth or brush before you eat?: brush first
• 88. Favorite cereal(s): apple jacks
• 89. Favorite time of day: pre-dawn
• 90. Can a guy and girl be just "best friends: Girls think so, straight guys don't
• 91. Do you ask the girl out or do wait for them to come to you?: I ask them out
• 92. Do you mind paying for a date?: usually do
• 93. Best book you've ever read: The Seat of the Soul
• 94. What's the most important in someone's personality?: not to take themselves so seriously
• 95. Do you have a pager or cell phone?: Nope, won't get tied down that way
• 96. Who's more important, family or friends?: I wouldn't trade either for gold. Well, maybe gold.
• 97. Do you get stressed out easily?: Depends on whom I'm around
• 98. What was the best gift you ever received?: My daughter giving birth to Alex for my birthday
• 99. Name a person(s) that really gets on your nerves?: I don't bother to learn their names