25 things

So I got hit on FB with this, so I figured I’d throw it up here, too.

1. Accidentally included, um… “private” honeymoon photos in a slideshow for the family. Luckily I was able to misdirect and forward through the pics without anyone but my wife noticing. At least no one said anything if they did notice.
2. I love and hate that my wife takes better pictures than I do. (yes, I’m jealous)
3. There are 6 different kinds of salt in my kitchen, but only two kinds of pepper.
4. I drive a Mini Cooper. At 6’5″ I have more room in it than most other cars. Just don’t expect to sit behind me.
5. The first dog I had all on my own I had to put down after 3 months because he had distemper. He was a rescue from a shelter that was later fined for cleanliness violations.
6. I am disappointed that while something special is coming on my birthday this year, it will apparently not include giant fake extraterrestrial squid.
7. Bloody Marys are not my drink of choice. Unless they are from the Madrona Bar & Grill in Roche Harbor. I loved theirs so much I took pictures and made notes in my notebook to try and “reverse-engineer” it.
8. I was almost jumped by a gang once, but was saved because I knew one of the members.
9. I have a lifetime membership to the NRA but have not shot a gun in over 10 years.
10. I dream of a world of tax revolt, where for one year everyone is paid their full wage and has to write a check for all of the taxes normally withheld. (dream on)
11. To look at my bar, you’d think I was a lush. But I’m not. I like variety. Well except the Laphroaig. What was I thinking?
12. I’ve had sex in a very public place. Once. Just kinda went there. Would have happened on another occasion if it wasn’t for the mosquitos cutting things short!
13. I “pulled the plug” on my father.
14. Aside from my mother I have no blood relatives on this continent.
15. I keep kosher. No, I’m not Jewish.
16. In the last 5 years, my taste buds must have changed. Things I could never stand have become favorites- Roquefort, anchovies, roe. (still can’t stomach tripe, though)
17. Almost lost my wife to DIC shortly after becoming a father. Now we laugh that almost every other episode of House mentions DIC in their differential.
18. While I regret that we will only have one child, I am thankful I am not a widower.
19. More than anything else from Germany, I miss real, good Bretzel. I’ve tried making my own, but it’s not the same. (though my Spätzle are pretty good)
20. I love to cook, especially things from Good Eats or the CIA. I won’t cook just for myself, though.
21. Backpacking through Yosemite I had gone ahead of my group and came across a group of naked women cooling off in a pool. We chatted for a while until they moved on. My friends didn’t believe me until we came across them later and they recognized me and said hi.
22. One of my favorite places I’ve been is the Staats-Irrenanstalt am Steinhof. Specifically the church. A beautiful art nouveau church on the grounds of an insane asylum makes me smile. (is that wrong?)
23. Scotland and Ireland are on my short list of places I’d like to visit. (and not just for the whiskey and Guinness)
24. I took dance classes. Once. With my wife, for our wedding. I’d like to take martial arts.
25. LOLcats make me laugh. They shouldn’t, but they do.

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