Family
My family fled the revolution in this country, escaping in a submarine to Istanbul.
What is Russia
While one of my majors was in Computer Science, my other major cast a spotlight on this subject
What is Theater
In my second programming job, I developed an interpreter for factory use of this fundamental computer language
What is BASIC
My guilty pleasure is to sink my teeth into movies about these creatures - but not sparkly ones
What are vampires
I met my future wife in a Los Angeles bohemian cafeteria that was named for this socialist realist writer
Who was Gorky
My college minor was in this liberal arts subject, which I still have a passion for
What is history
In an early computer job I created games for this classic video game system.
What is Mattel Intellivision
If I had to name a favorite band, it would be the one fronted by these southern siblings
The Allman Brothers
My grandfather balanced a career in show business with this well-tossed profession.
What is a juggler
For a laugh, I started this type of college publication
What is a humor magazine
This kind of freelance journalism paid me even less than the people I was writing about were paid.
What are theater reviews
Like a true Milanese, I enjoy aperetivo with this type of cocktail
What is a Negroni
When our daughter was born, this key-bending celebrity phoned me with his congratulations.
Who is Uri Geller
To fulfill my sports credit requirement, I lunged at a class in this subject.
What is fencing
I never made it onto Saturday Night Live, but a product I helped develop working in this technical industry did.
What is theatrical lighting
Like clockwork, I will rush to an odyssey of films by this favorite director
Who is Stanley Kubrick
My great-grandfather owned and ran one of the largest of this type of entertainment enterprise in the country
What is a circus
I went to Eastern Michigan University, in a town named for this 19th century Greek partisan fighter
Who was Ypsilanti
Telling the authorities that I wrote for alternative newspaper Seattle Weekly got me out of this civic obligation.
What is jury duty
For my entire life, I have been a fan of this comic strip swamp possum
Who is Pogo