Dave Walker

Dave Walker

Weekdays 5:30am – 10am
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Are you from around the Bellingham area? Seattle, originally. Bellingham since 1980.

Hometown: I was born in Seattle, but Bellingham is home.

Siblings: Two brothers: One in Alaska, one in Colorado.

Graduate of: Fife High School (aka “Cow Pie High”). Western Washington University. Strategies in Excellence Series from Excellence NW.

Favorite movies: The Princess Bride, Apollo 13, Raising Arizona, Little Miss Sunshine, Being John Malkovich, Defending Your Life, E.T., Farris Beuller’s Day Off, Memento, Good Will Hunting, American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Gladiator, The King of Masks, Secondhand Lions, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Hands on a Hard Body, Stripes and all the Harry Potter movies.

Favorite TV shows: Breaking Bad, Idol, Survivor (yeah, I still watch ‘em), The Office.

My American idol: Paul Simon – my all-time favorite artist.

Best pizza: Deep dish, sausage, mushroom and pineapple. Mmmm.

I wish I had mom’s recipe for: Barbecued spare ribs. They’re country style ribs, slow cooked in the oven in an amazing lemon barbecue sauce and my mother can get me to do anything just by suggesting she might make them. Dang they’re good.

Magazines I subscribe to: Newsweek, Men’s Health and Consumer Reports.

One thing nobody would ever guess about me: I have walked on hot, burning coals.

What’s in your Netflix queue right now? Ah… if only I could remember my password.

Guilty pleasures: My Xbox, naps, Hershey’s with Almonds.

Do you complete your own taxes? If by “complete” you mean get the pile of papers together and give it to Lew the tax guy, then yes.

First record you ever bought? Jim Croce, “Life and Times”

How often do you exercise? At least 4 times a week. Starting tomorrow. (Maybe the day after.)

How many countries have you visited? Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, The Netherlands, Italy, England, Ireland, Russia, Chile and Argentina.  Ten.

Most unusual habit: Ewwww. I can’t tell you that. Gross!

Things most people would never guess about you: I have an IQ of 214.

Some web sites I like:

Snopes - Have you gotten an email that seems too good to believe?
Did you hear a rumor that may or may not be true? Check it out on this great site.Excellence NW - Excellence Northwest is an organization that believes in contributing to the quality of life in Whatcom County by helping people attract and nurture healthy relationships, promote win-win interactions and become effective leaders.  I took the whole series of classes from this local organization and loved them.  I recommend them highly.

Asteroids - Loads quickly and a fun break in between real work.
Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic – Wanna ride with us next year?
American Museum of Radio and Electricity - Ah, the good ol’ days of radio.
Mindport – This place is cool.  Have you been?
Sausage Shepherd’s Pie – I made this one St. Patrick’s Day and people liked it.  I liked it too.

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