Talk show host Stephen Colbert sometimes asks his guests to take the “Colbert Questionert,” which he says is meant to reveal a person’s soul but is mostly for fun. Since Colbert’s “Late Show” ends on May 21, I’m giving it a go here. I answered half the questions last week; here are the rest.
Favorite smell? Cinnamon rolls rising on Grandma's fireplace hearth.
Least favorite smell? Mercaptans, because if you can detect their sulfurous rotten-egg scent you’re probably near a dangerous gas leak.
Flat or sparkling? Flat is fine, but I’ll take sparkling if offered.
Most used app on your phone? Texting and Facebook are my boring answers. My less-boring answer is Flightradar24.
Window or aisle? Window. No matter how often I fly, soaring over the clouds is always a thrilling miracle.
You get one song to listen to for the rest of your life, what is it? Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, all four movements. That counts as one song, right?
The one thing you own that you should really throw out? Artifacts we dug out of the ashes of our fire that have been sitting in bins we haven’t had the heart to open.
What number am I thinking of? 137.
Describe the rest of your life in five words? About the same but better.
I am a fan of Colbert’s, and I’d be sadder and angrier about his show’s cancellation if I weren’t sure he will soon be doing something even greater. Best wishes to him and his staff.
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