What are the Odds?

In case you didn't see it yesterday, retired teacher and all around good guy, Hani Elkadi, devoted one of his regular columns in the Press Citizen to what he called the 

 "Interests and Passions of Council Candidates."

Basically he sent a questionnaire asking about favorite or most admired leaders, books, movies, music and more. I replied quickly to try to get my most honest answers and not over-think it. Below is what I said, with links to find out more if you're interested.

What struck me when I read the article is that fellow ICCSD teacher, and Hills Mayor, Tim Kemp, had listed the very same obscure, 1980 independent Australian movie, Breaker Morant, that I had. Figuring that Hani had made an unfortunate copy/paste error, I didn't think more of it, until Tim came to the school district's ESC last night for the Johnson County Inter-governmental Meeting, he asked how I had answered the movie question, and sure enough we BOTH had listed that as our favorite movie, as I say in the post title: What are the odds?
My only (mild) criticism of Hani's article is that he left off favorite color, even though  he asked.

1. As a potential councilor, what do you consider the most urgent environmental issue in your City?

Improving non-car commuting for workers

2. What do you stand regarding the issue of legalization and/or decriminalization of recreational use of marijuana even as a medicinal drug?

I would favor decriminalization

3. What are your favorites in the following:

● Leadership models, males and females (political, philosophical, social,environmental,...etc)

U.S. Political Senator Paul Simon

Philosophical John Dewey

Social Dorothy Day

Environmental Norman Borlaug

● Books (fiction, nonfiction)

FICTION: Lloyd Alexander, John Irving

NONFICTION: People’s Almanac

● Poet  Carl Sandburg, link to one of my favorites of  his poems

● Music folk/bluegrass

● Song EricBogle’s “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda”

● Movie Breaker Morant

● Actor and Actress

                ACTOR Daniel Day Lewis

                ACTRESS Helen Slater

● Comedian Steve Martin (who is also a phenomenal banjo player)

● Painter Marvin Cone

● Color Plaid

● Sport you practice now- recreational biking, formerly rugby

● Sport you attend or watch Wrestling