Ask Michael K!

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

If you could physically transport yourself to any place in the world at this moment, where would you go?

North Pole, Alaska.

What books from your childhood would you like to share with your children?

"Watership Down" and "Where the Red Fern Grows," among others.

If you could ensure that your children never have one experience that you have had, what would it be?

Being arrested and having a juvenile record as a teenager.

[EricShane]

dear Michael K, where did I put my SD card? I cant find it.

It's under the couch cushion.

it really was...

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

dear Michael K, where did I put my SD card? I cant find it.

It's under the couch cushion.

it really was...

I'm glad I could be of assistance.

[sunlight]

i think your answers are always one of the first i take the time to look at... lol, they are always either informative or interesting to say the least!

[Jaybee]

If it wasn't already asked . . .

What will you miss most about Germany?

[sunlight]

what does "Ciao mané" mean? i'm assuming it's french?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

i think your answers are always one of the first i take the time to look at... lol, they are always either informative or interesting to say the least!

Thank you.

If it wasn't already asked . . .

What will you miss most about Germany?

The friendly, "laid back" culture and the awesome food.

what does "Ciao mané" mean? i'm assuming it's french?

Ciao means "hello" in Italian. 

Mané means "I flowed" in Spanish.  Mane (without the accent) means "It flows" in Portuguese.

As for what does "Ciao mané" mean, I have no idea.  Neither word is French, as far as I know.

[sunlight]

i have no idea either... it was used as a closing remark, like see you later... but it dosent fit.  the translations don't. grr.



Q: when you were dating AR, what did you do to show off for her?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

Q: when you were dating AR, what did you do to show off for her?

Well,  I'm not really much of a person to "show off", I'm more of a WYSIWYG kind of person.  On top of that, AR had been trying to get my attention for a few years before I even noticed her.  I really didn't have to show off, she was mine long before I even knew it. 

I do remember one instance where I unintentionally impressed her as if I had been showing off.  Her dad was looking to buy a new car and the dealer had let him test drive a car for a couple of days, leaving his car at the dealership.  When he decided he didn't want to buy that particular new car, we went with him to the dealership to get his car back.  When the salesman went to get his car, they couldn't find it.  They spent well over an hour looking through the entire car lot and checking records to make sure they had sold it and still couldn't find any sign of it.  Her dad was getting very angry.  At one point the salesman told her dad that he would have to come back in a couple days because the lot manager was off work and they couldn't do anything until he came back from his "weekend".  I just looked at the salesman, very sternly and matter-of-factly, told him that he had better call the manager and get him into the lot right then.  I said, "That's why they pay him and give him the responsibility of a manager.  To deal with situations like this and you had better get him here now."  I glanced over and AR was looking at me with stars in her eyes.  For some reason, the way I stepped up, took charge, and told the salesman what he was going to do, just did something to her and impressed her in a way that I had not seen up to that point.  I wasn't trying to show off, I was just trying to help her dad out.

[Sis]

  She chased you until you caught her, huh? 

[sunlight]

That's pretty awesome! lol.

What is one thing that you have never done that people are suprised when they find out about it?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

What is one thing that you have never done that people are suprised when they find out about it?

I'm not really sure how to answer that.  There are many, many things that I have not done, but I don't know of anyone ever being surprised at something I didn't do.  I have had people get surprised about things that I have done, though.

[MelodyB]

Like what?

[Babs]

when you get back to the states what is one of the first things you would like to do? besides unpack lol

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

Like what?

I was a long haul truck driver at the age of 16.  I hauled produce from Salem, OR to San Francisco, CA, a roughly 26 hour round trip (including the time for deliveries) three times a week.

when you get back to the states what is one of the first things you would like to do? besides unpack lol

Try to adjust to the American culture.

[MelodyB]

Who did you drive for? My Daddy was OTR for several years. He drove for Summerford.

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

Who did you drive for?

[MelodyB]

Ahh.

[Tricia Lea]

Is there anything you collect? and what?

[LeahMarie]

What's your middle name?

[MelodyB]

When are you coming back to the states?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

Is there anything you collect? and what?

Eagles.  Pictures, figures, pretty much anything to do with eagles.  I have one item now that I can't take back to the states with me -- a bald eagle feather.

What's your middle name?

All I'll say is it starts with "K."

When are you coming back to the states?

We should be flying out of here sometime in the first part of July.  I don't have an exact date yet.

[MelodyB]

Is there anything you collect? and what?

Eagles.  Pictures, figures, pretty much anything to do with eagles.  I have one item now that I can't take back to the states with me -- a bald eagle feather.

Why cant you bring it back into the states? Cause they are endangered? What makes the difference if it is just a feather? And how would they know if you were to mail it to your family here, and get it later or something?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

Why cant you bring it back into the states? Cause they are endangered? What makes the difference if it is just a feather? And how would they know if you were to mail it to your family here, and get it later or something?

-In the U.S., it's illegal to own or posses anything from a bald eagle with the exception of using feathers for Native American ceremonies. 
-The bald eagle was on the endangered species list in 49 of the 50 states with Alaska being the only state they were not endangered.  Their current status is "protected." 
-The purpose of the law is to keep people from harassing the eagles or their environment for the purpose of getting souvenirs -- similar to the way ivory is illegal to own or posses in an effort to protect elephants. 
- I could probably mail the feather home to family, but would that be honest?  Also, if I do get caught with it or mailing it, I could get stuck with very heavy fines and/or jail time.  That's not a risk I'm willing to take over a feather.

[sunlight]

what it the story about you eating pie under a bridge?