100 Things About Me

1. I have been blogging on Blogger since January, 2006.
2. I have never done one of these '100 things about me' posts
3. I was born in 1964
4. I truly dislike tattoo’s and do not understand them unless you’re a Maori.
5. I am married
6. I have three children
7. I’ve never been divorced
8. Not all of my kids live with me
9. I barely made it out of high school
10. I have a Master of Science degree
11. I’ve never wanted to run marathon
12. I miss snowmobiling
13. I have lived in Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Britain and California.
14. I now live near the ocean for the first time in my life
15. I believe I am the only person to have ever dishwashed a fossil
16. I have some regrets
17. but none that I would correct
18. I love my job
19. I enjoy blogging
20. I’ve always worked hard
21. I’ve worked less than most people I know
22. I used to collect coins
23. and beer cans
24. and comic books
25. I miss playing hockey
26. I used to play a lot of hockey
27. My favorite animal is the moose.
28. I don’t hate anyone except Ann Coulter
29. YouTube is one of my favorite sites.
30. I miss Japan.
31. I wish I could learn to surf well.
32. I got engaged in the Philippines.
33. I got married on a night when there were both a lunar eclipse and Haileys Comet were in the sky.
34. I got engaged on the only full moon on Christmas Eve in my lifetime.
35. I got laid for the first time on the front seat of my 1973 Chevy Laguna.
36. I once won a speech contest on the topic of “soil conservation”
37. I drove around all the Great Lakes one year
38. I climbed Mt. Fuji
39. I want to go to Butan
40. I met my wife on her interview
41. I can be aggressive
42. My favorite fowl is Wood Duck, they’re beautifl
43. and they taste excellent, I’ve killed a Wood Duck.
44. I spent two hours in a holding cell for “attempting to steal a hubcap”. I never touched it.
45. I voted for Kerry in the last election
46. I’ve posed for a picture pretending to walk on water on the Sea of Galilee
47. I enjoy living in San Francisco
48. I’ve never been shot at but my father has been.
49. I would love to be a teacher but it doesn’t pay enought
50. I was raised as a Catholic
51. I don’t practice Catholicism
52. I am left handed
53. I am red/green colorblind
54. I used to be a really good baseball pitcher
55. I would like to retire in the south of France
56. My wife is Japanese
57. My wife is 53 weeks older than I am.
58. I wish it were 51 weeks.
59. I started driving at age 14
60. I never remember jokes
61. My first car was a Volkswagen Beetle
62. I really like sailing
63. I remember numbers really well and names very poorly
64. I was born in Duluth, MN, US
65. My daughter was born in London, UK
66. I love to speak in front of crowds
67. I’ve worked in or visited 27 countries
68. I broke my wrist on a snowmobile
69. My favorite color is blue
70. I love my wife
71. I have a 700 year old statue
72. My favorite city is Kyoto
73. I have two sisters
74. I’ve had a snake and an eagle (temporarily) as pets
75. I didn’t own a car for more than 10 of my adult years
76. I love taking taxi cabs
77. I love to fly
78. I love to play poker
79. I am a computer scientist
80. I wish I had gotten an MBA
81. I could’ve been a better friend on a number of occasions.
82. I want to go horse-back riding on the beach
83. I miss the vacation allowance in Europe
84. I think my daughter is perfect
85. I don’t own a house
86. I have owned a house
87. I haven’t worn a watch in 15 years
88. I would like to start a business
89. I grew up in Moose Lake, Minnesota
90. I don’t keep in touch with any of my childhood friends
91. I love computer games
92. I’ve been using computers regularly since 1975
93. I didn’t find my 40 birthday anything special
94. I hope I live to be 100
95. I’ve always wanted to play guitar
96. I played baritone when I was young, a poor choice
97. I could retire and never be bored
98. I love the redwood trees
99. I would ice skate every day if I could
100. Even stating 100 things about me, there are things I will not or cannot tell.