This is fun…

1. My greatest athletic success came in my junior year of high school, when my doubles partner Jon and I placed 2nd in district in tennis. My pride prevents me from discussing the regional tournament.
2. I had moderate to severe asthma in elementary school, so bad that I had to sit out some of the runs and other activities, especially in winter. I took allergy shots for years. The older I got, the stronger my lungs became. Now my asthma is very mild, and my limiting factor in athletics is generally my knees, stamina, or talent.
3. Even though it’s environmentally irresponsible, I love a good steak.
4. I prefer listening over talking.
5. I sang in a mostly black gospel choir in my senior year of high school. We performed for the City Council. It was great to see how music and faith can make race a non-issue.
6. I have degrees in writing and business but use neither. The only license I currently use was the easiest and cheapest to obtain.
7. My last professional football game was the 1993 Super Bowl, where the Cowboys dismantled the Bills and Michael Jackson provided an excellent halftime show.
8. I wish drug companies weren’t allowed to advertise prescription drugs.
9. I replenish my t-shirt supply by donating blood, which I did on Sunday.
10. Purell is one of my favorite products. I can’t stand for my hands to be greasy or sticky.

Just for fun, here are ten random facts about me:

• I wear a single contact lens in my right eye, which is very nearsighted. My left eye is nearly perfect. When my contact is out, my brain tries to combine the images, which is an odd sensation.
• I have some interest in politics but generally hate politicians and definitely hate political parties, the electoral college, and basically the whole political system. I can’t even decide which party I align with more closely.
• The only bone I’ve ever broken is one of my big toes. I chipped off a small piece of the bone while playing tennis. It’s probably still floating around in there. I can’t even remember which toe it was.
• At various times, I have wanted to be a doctor, birdwatcher, paleontologist, fiction writer, screenwriter, tech writer, and dispatcher.
• Irresponsible and/or lazy people really, really hack me off.
• Life experience has killed some of my prior enthusiasm for investing, homeownership, and gardening.
• I feel guilty because I never write to the kids I sponsor through WorldVision, even though they keep writing to me.
• I love computers and technology even though they sometimes drive me crazy.
• I gravitate toward ideas that are different from the mainstream.
• I HATE talking on the phone and would rather text or email you instead.