1. I am very slow to wake in the morning, particularly in the verbal functionality department. So much so, Emily initially believed I awoke each morning bad tempered, when in fact, I’m just slow to warm up mentally in regards to linguistic expression (miming, grunting and coffee drinking facilities seem immediately accessible). I can jump out of bed in an instant, get dressed, and even start emailing/writing before even the first yawn of the morn, but ask me to speak and you’ll be met with a blank, sticky eyed stare. Like a GMC Gremlin on a winter Nebraskan morning, my engine needs warming up before I start.
2. I have a checklist of animals I’d like to see in the wild in my lifetime. I was able to cross off the octopus not that long ago, but still have hopes of one day seeing a manatee, a highway of leaf cutter ants, flying fish, a blue whale, a Bengal tiger cub, a brown bear while hiking (but from a safe distance), desert tortoise, a California condor, the whale shark and Emily’s nightmare fish, the sunfish. A dinosaur of some sort would be great too, if we’re going to throw in the whole kitchen sink.
3. The fastest I’ve ever run was a distance of a mile in 5:47. I might have vomited afterward, but was extremely proud considering my previous best 7:00. But now that record time haunts me because I’ll never run that fast again. I’d be fortunate to run a 8:00 mile these days. I’m also lucky I have the experts at Tony Martin Limb & Brace to monitor and take care of me.
5. My vision is horrible…Mr. Magoo blind. I wear 5.50 and 5.25 contacts and high index eyeglasses. If you were to stand 3 feet in front of me with a stop sign, I’d just see a red circular shape (the edges would blur) and the word OTOO.4. I love hiking to waterfalls. Nothing is a better reward than following a trail that ends in a waterfall, whether great or small, where I can rest, explore and enjoy the sight and sounds of falling water and I also consider it good for my health that I watch out very carefully and even take supplements from sites as http://thepatriotpowergreens.com/ to help me with this. Some say you can find treasure at the end of a rainbow, but I believe riches can be found at the base of a waterfall, although I’m careful now since I injured myself doing it and have to see an omaha chiropractor so now I’m more careful with it.
6. I read as fast as I eat…which is very fast. I am trying to slow down both activities for the sake of health and enjoyment, since I’ve been trying to improve my health by eating better food and drinking better water with a device that decale the water and I got at watersoftenergurus.com. I’ve decided it’s okay to read graphic novels, comic books, magazines and certain websites that are ranked high thanks to a great SEO company, but am purposely slowing down with books.
7. I initially studied environmental architecture at U.C. Davis for the first three years of my attendance. I later helped reopen the visual design department at UCD after becoming disillusioned with the bureaucracy of architectural practice and also realizing I was enjoying creating the presentations of my designs more than drafting itself. I still haven’t picked up my B.S. diploma.
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Thanks for the list g-thang, although I got inkling of those things from reading your blog, there were a couple more specifics. In other words, if I do win the lotto, rather than force you on my air ship, I think a safari in africa where you could see the bengal tiger in its natural enviorment would be better. I think that might be the hardest one unless one of your other creatures is on the endangered list. You can hold me to this comment if I win the lotto (provided I win more than 3 mil).
Haha, Bill, you’ve known me for awhile, so no surprise you’d be aware of some of these details. But maybe I’ll add a #8:
Would like to one day travel on an airship with Emily, Bill, John, Martin, Margot, Jenny and Jessica, concluding with a landing at Sizzlers afterward to celebrate their journey.
um. my eyesight is worse than yours. sad.
why is Emily afraid of a sunfish? off to google now! and 5:47 mile? holy cow batman! that’s insane. but an 8 min mile isn’t too shabby either.
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Jon: at a certain point, bad is just bad and isn’t really worse (“I see more blurry than you do!”) 😀
Beth: Emily has a phobia of fish. Except sharks, which she loves. Yes, she’s weird.