The Good Life – November-December 2021

HAVING A BEER WITH | ALEX & KEVIN
want to be in water over my head. I don’t like my
hair wet, and I just want to float—nowadays with
a beverage.
GL: What’s one current cultural thing you’d be
happy to see go?
KF: For me, it’s some of the language. “To be
honest,” “Honestly,” “Right?”—it drives me crazy.
I could go down the list.
AT: All this politically incorrect stuff.
KF: Too much freakin’ wokeness.
AT: You can’t say what you think anymore. I’m
sick of people being sensitive and offended. I
think it was better when we could all just say
what we wanted and you got over it. You don’t
have to agree with me, and I don’t have to agree
with you, but we’re all entitled to our opinion.
GL: What’s the riskiest or weirdest thing you’ve
done in life that actually ended up turning out
well?
AT: I went to college as an older student. I was
a hairstylist for a few years. Then I had my son
and decided that once he was in 1st grade I’d go
back to school. It was a different experience as
an older student, but I knew why I was there.
KF: Mine was buying a lake lot 25 years ago with
money we didn’t have. It worked out.
GL: What does living the good life mean to you?
AT: Having fun. Making every day the best day
because every day is a gift. If you’re not having
fun, don’t do it. Why waste the time? Just have
fun.
KF: I worked for a guy whose mantra was, “Dare
to be great.” He ended up being the VP of FOX
Sports Radio. I always liked his mantra, but
it seemed long to me. So I just started saying,
“Be great,” and tagged it on everything. Being
anything else is shortchanging yourself. •
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