What’s your favorite 90’s jam?
Mostly country like Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks, and Mickey Newbury. Earlier than the 90s but still my favorites Pink Floyd and Dr. Hook.
If you could use 3 words to describe yourself, what would they be?
Loyal, honest, flawed.
How many days have you gone without showering?
Unless I’m camping, never more than 2
How many donuts are you capable of eating in one sitting?
After 4 or 5 the novelty wears off…
What do you do when a baby just stares at you in public?
I stare back and make funny faces
From being a previous student of yours, I know how much you like to skydive… exactly how many times have you done it?
1,900 skydives and 5 BASE jumps
If you had the chance to be anyone besides THE John Solomon, who would it be?
Robert Oppenheimer, American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
What motivates you to be such a good professor?
The students are my true motivation.
What is your favorite thing about Winthrop?
I would say the students and other professors are my favorite thing about Winthrop.