Recently a friend posted a list of 25 things about himself that his friends may not have known. I was inspired and came up with this list about myself:
1) I spent two summers during high school volunteering in Latin America (Ecuador and Panama).
2) I helped families in small villages build latrines. My then six-year-old sister thought it was so cool that I was building trains.
3) I speak Spanish and Portuguese fluently, speak some German and am now working on learning Arabic.
4) The first girl I kissed was Brazillian. In Rio.
5) I met my future wife while trying to fish my retainer out of the trash during a freshman opening social in college.
6) She was the one who offered to help me find it, which she did. At the bottom of the can. Her parting comment was, “I’d wash that if I were you.”
7) My dad was pulled over by the police on the Bay Bridge while trying to get my mother to the hospital when she was in labor with me.
8) There are eight years between my older brother and me, and eight years between my younger brother and me.
9) My wife had never taken care of a newborn before, so when my oldest was born I was the expert. Briefly.
10) I ate some of my parents’ wedding cake (they froze it).
11) I started out wanting to be a pilot, then a diplomat, then a marriage and family therapist, then a financial planner, and then a pilot again.
12) I herded cattle in Oregon. OK, only once, but I did it.
13) I ran into a friend in Germany and he was so surprised he fell to the ground.
14) The first time I spoke to my wife’s parents I used a fake English accent (my mother-in-law is from England and my then-girlfriend mistakenly thought they would like it. Did I mention we were young?)
15) Apparently some memories fade, because when I called my future father-in-law four years later to ask to marry his daughter, his response was, “Well, it’s about time.”
16) I saw Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Nils Lofgren, Don Henley, Tom Petty, Robin Williams, and Bruce Springsteen—all at the same concert!
17) I ran in the world’s largest footrace, with over 100,000 participants—The Bay to Breakers in San Francisco, California)
18) In high school I was nominated, “Most likely to become a sumo wrestler,” but lost out to someone even skinnier.
19) I completed the last of the requirements for my Eagle award the day before my 18th birthday. Who are you calling a procrastinator?
20) Since then I have served as a Cub Scout den leader, Cubmaster (twice), Scout committee chairman and Assistant Scoutmaster.
21) In college I was the national president of the Intercollegiate Knights, a national service honorary.
22) I enjoy trading-card games like Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon and Magic but rarely have time to play anymore.
23) I took piano for 6 years or so as a kid. Now I wish I had appreciated it more and taken it more seriously.
24) I watched the sun rise from the summit of Mt. Sinai in Egypt.
25) My favorite TV show is “The Amazing Race.” Surprised? I didn’t think so.
Go on, you know you want to do this too. Make your list and make sure I know where you post it!
1) I spent two summers during high school volunteering in Latin America (Ecuador and Panama).
2) I helped families in small villages build latrines. My then six-year-old sister thought it was so cool that I was building trains.
3) I speak Spanish and Portuguese fluently, speak some German and am now working on learning Arabic.
4) The first girl I kissed was Brazillian. In Rio.
5) I met my future wife while trying to fish my retainer out of the trash during a freshman opening social in college.
6) She was the one who offered to help me find it, which she did. At the bottom of the can. Her parting comment was, “I’d wash that if I were you.”
7) My dad was pulled over by the police on the Bay Bridge while trying to get my mother to the hospital when she was in labor with me.
8) There are eight years between my older brother and me, and eight years between my younger brother and me.
9) My wife had never taken care of a newborn before, so when my oldest was born I was the expert. Briefly.
10) I ate some of my parents’ wedding cake (they froze it).
11) I started out wanting to be a pilot, then a diplomat, then a marriage and family therapist, then a financial planner, and then a pilot again.
12) I herded cattle in Oregon. OK, only once, but I did it.
13) I ran into a friend in Germany and he was so surprised he fell to the ground.
14) The first time I spoke to my wife’s parents I used a fake English accent (my mother-in-law is from England and my then-girlfriend mistakenly thought they would like it. Did I mention we were young?)
15) Apparently some memories fade, because when I called my future father-in-law four years later to ask to marry his daughter, his response was, “Well, it’s about time.”
16) I saw Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Nils Lofgren, Don Henley, Tom Petty, Robin Williams, and Bruce Springsteen—all at the same concert!
17) I ran in the world’s largest footrace, with over 100,000 participants—The Bay to Breakers in San Francisco, California)
18) In high school I was nominated, “Most likely to become a sumo wrestler,” but lost out to someone even skinnier.
19) I completed the last of the requirements for my Eagle award the day before my 18th birthday. Who are you calling a procrastinator?
20) Since then I have served as a Cub Scout den leader, Cubmaster (twice), Scout committee chairman and Assistant Scoutmaster.
21) In college I was the national president of the Intercollegiate Knights, a national service honorary.
22) I enjoy trading-card games like Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon and Magic but rarely have time to play anymore.
23) I took piano for 6 years or so as a kid. Now I wish I had appreciated it more and taken it more seriously.
24) I watched the sun rise from the summit of Mt. Sinai in Egypt.
25) My favorite TV show is “The Amazing Race.” Surprised? I didn’t think so.
Go on, you know you want to do this too. Make your list and make sure I know where you post it!
3 comments:
Ah, I remember the story behind #5 & 6! Wow, watching the sun rise in Egypt? Now that, my friend, is cool...
I guess I didn't realize you've been cubmaster twice. Other than that, well, I've known you for a long time ;)
Fun list. I'll have to do one at some point in the near future. It's going to take me some thinking to find some stuff that Annette doesn't already know.
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