Some Background on Scott - Part 1

Recently I sent out a request to my circle of friends and family requesting topics for my blog.  This series was submitted by my father, Thom Howell.  What he sent me was 15 questions that are a part of a program designed to help determine one's purpose in life.  So I'm going to answer a few of these questions and see what happens.

Question 1. What makes you smile? (Activities, people, events, hobbies, projects, etc.)

I am a pretty simple man.  I work very hard and when I have down time I tend to just want to relax.  So I guess I'll just break this down:

Activities:  I enjoy casual and low key socializing.  Some of the happiest moments in my life I can think back to sitting around a fire at night relaxing and talking.  I also play video games with a preference for RPG games.  I also do a fair amount of nerd TV watching lately, catching up on shows that were recommended to me that I never had the time to watch.  I tend to feel uncomfortable in large or loud crowds of people so what is key for me to enjoy myself is low key, calm, and relaxing.

People: Here is a list of people that no matter what, each time I see them I smile (even if only on the inside). There are the closest most important people in my life, exclusion from this list should not be read into anything besides the fact that sometimes you might annoy me to a level where I might not smile if I saw you. :)

• My wife
• My children
• My family (Father, Mother, Brother, Sister)
• My Best Friend
• My Snickerdoodle

Almost any time that I spend with those people will nearly always make me smile.  Even though I don't express it, I really do enjoy spending time with those closest people whom I love.  Even a quick message or text from these people usually will make me smile.

Events:  I am not really an event sort of person, though I did go to the Star Wars in Concert awhile back and had a great time.

Hobbies:  I would say that my two main hobbies are cooking and gaming.  I really enjoy planning out and cooking a meal to share with those close to me.  I hope to one day have the time/money to go to culinary school with a purpose of expanding my culinary knowledge for personal use.

Projects:  It's strange I think but being that I work cerebellarly most of the time I really enjoy simple projects where I get to work with my hands.  Build a new computer, or some simple home improvement project.  It's a different sort of thinking and effort and I really enjoy getting out of my head and being able to focus on something more tangible.

Well that ended up being a longer answer than I thought.  Guess this post will just be the one question.  As always your questions and comments are not only welcome, but encouraged.  Always looking for subject suggestions.