Richard J. Rende Jr.

Age: 28

Occupation: Sales for Brown & Brown Insurance

Place of birth: St. Louis

Q. When did you move to Routt County, and what brought you here?

A.. Jan. 3, 2004. I left my heart here when I was a child and had to return if I was ever to find it.

Q. What's the biggest risk you've taken recently?

A. Reservations for paragliding school for the first week of August.

Q. Describe your morning routine.

A. Jump out of bed with only minutes to spare, shower like a maniac, nice slow drive from Stagecoach to town. (Yes, Officer Kreiger, slow!)

Q. Has a book ever changed your life? What was it and why?

A. Yes. "Into The Wild" by Jon Krakauer. I read this in high school, and it opened my eyes to how confused and imaginative the young mind can be.

Q. What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?

A. "Don't let mistakes be so monumental, don't let your love be so confidential, don't let your mind be so darn judgemental, and please let your heart be more influential."

Q. What three things would you want people to know about you?

A. I love to have fun. I'm not a flake. I'm a hard worker.

Q. What did you want to be when you grew up?

A. A veterinarian.

Q. If you could invite any three people to dinner, who would they be and what would you talk about?

A. Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, and Jerry Garcia. I would ask them all about living through the 1960s and '70s, because I was born in the '80s, and it was terrible.

Q. Do you collect anything?

A. Great memories.

Q. What was your first job?

A. Imo's Pizza. I slung pizzas like a pro.

Q. Who is your favorite superhero? Why?

A. Wolverine from the X-Men. No stupid sissy superpowers; just pure strength and agility.

Q. If you could go back in time, to what event or time period would you go?

A. I would go back to the '60s. It was such a revolutionary and exciting time!

Favorites

Book: "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

Song: Anything that has soul baby, yeah!

Color: Blue

Food: Beer

Sport to watch: Baseball

Vacation spot: Anywhere tropical and remote

Recreational activity: All things that produce adrenaline

Movie: "Iron Man"

Magazine: Popular Mechanics

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