25 random things about me:

Here goes:

1. I no longer have an appendix. Which makes me lighter , and able to jump higher. Also makes me less wind resistant , right???

2. I am the youngest of 3 kids.

3. Northern California is my favorite place to live.

4. I love snow, skiing, snowmobiles, and cold weather.

5. Was employee of the year at Schnucks Market, Bloomington, IL. Woooohooooo!

6. My distant relative was Secretary Cortelyou, under President Mckinley. Who was with him when he died.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C07E0DC1130E132A25757C1A96F9C946097D6CF

http://www.old-picture.com/mathew-brady-studio/Secretary-Cortelyou.htm

7. I grew up on a 200 acre farm near Huntington, Indiana. Home of Dan Quale ....Wooohooo! :)

8. When I asked my wife out on our first date, she laughed!!!!

9. She proceeded to call me a dumbass on our date when looking for our seats! I must enjoy abuse :)

10. I had the opportunity to play basketball at San Francisco State and did not persue it.

11. About age 5 at Thanksgiving dinner at grandma's (big crowd). I asked that someone pass the f--n peas! When my mom asked what I said (in shock), I repeated the phrase " pass the fu__n peas!.

12. I really like peas!

13. My favorite pet was a German Shephard named Buddy. He bit the mailman, avon lady, and another stranger who was leaving our farmhouse. Was very protective of me and my brother and sister. That's a good boy Buddy!. Our lane to our house was about 200 yards long. Anyone who drove down it and proceeded to get out of the car with a German Shephard barking at them was a fool!

14. My first paying job was at a place called "The Yogurt Tree" in Turlock, CA.

15. I was once a 4-H member, raising and showing a pig each year at the 4-H fair. My pig's name every year was Wilbur. I accidentally rode wilbur III through a portion of the fairgrounds backwards ( he ran at me and through my legs, lifting me off the ground and running about 20 yards) wooohooo!

16. Wilbur III was sold for about $300 bucks and became bacon!

17. I have moved 12 times in my life so far. Residing in the following states: Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Colorado, Texas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

18. I could not have imagined what my kids would be like, and what fatherhood would be like. Now that I am a father of 3 great kids (with a great wife) I can't imagine what I would do with all the extra time without kids. I'm sure it would be fun for a while, but would soon turn to uneventfull and unfulfilling boredom.

19. I once broke over 1500 eggs in 10 seconds. Beat that!

20. I came very close to receiveing the whipping of my life after breaking 1500 eggs in 10 seconds!

21. I used to be a master at driving a Ski-Doo 4400 TNT. Snowmobiles are awesome fun!

22. I am a big fan of basketball within the state of Indiana. Purdue, IU, or Butler, I am a fan of all of them, but Purdue is first. Basketball taught me as much as my 12 years in the educational system. Nothing beats a high school basketball game in Indiana.

23. I am the only one in my immediate family that did not attend Purdue University. Except for mom, who attended the kick your ass school of raising kids at the age of 20 while living in a trailer.

24. I once broke a persons nose with my back. This was not intentional , but makes me sound tough!

25. When I was 4 years old playing with my silver six shooters in front of the house in Celina, Ohio, a man in a suit drove by (probably a cop in an unmarked car). I pointed my guns at him and acted like I was letting him have it. He pulled a pistol out from under his sportcoat and raised it in the air for me to see. This subsiquently scared the shit out of me and I ran into the house, where I stayed for the rest of the day. I never told anyone that had happened. He taught me to never point a gun at a person unless you intend on using it!