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100 Things
100 Things About me
- I'm a native Oregonian.
- I was born in Salem, Oregon on March 20, 1947
- The hospital I was born in is now an outpaitent clinic.
- I've only been east of the Oregon border one time. A job
interview with the CIA that didn't pan out. But, I got a great vacation
in Washington, D.C. out of it.
- I'm a Pisces, though I don't believe in birth signs.
- I'm the oldest of 4 boys.
- I'm a city boy who's grown to love the country.
- Though I grew up with nothing but dogs, I've come to completely
enjoy the companionship of cats.
- We have 24 cats.
- I thoroughly dislike little yappy dogs.
- I like good beer. Budweiser and Coors is *not* good beer.
- I've been in an amazing relationship with my partner Eileen for
21 years -- One of these days we should get married.
- I call myself an Old Hippy, but in fact I spent much of the Age
of the Hippies in the US Navy.
- I've been to nearly every country in the Western Pacific
- I'm a Shellback - I've crossed the Equator.
- I joined the Navy to stay out of Viet Nam. My first command out
of Tech School made landings with Amphibious Marine Corps units in Viet
Nam.
- I got shot at nearly as often by Marines as by Viet Cong.
- I never fired a weapon while in Viet Nam.
- I can't swim.
- I nearly drowned while in Japan. One of my closest friends saved
my life.
- I get seasick very easily, but only for three days.
- I can sleep through almost anything, including a firefight in
Viet Nam.
- I haven't had a haircut in over two years.
- I love knitting lace.
- I hate knitting swatches.
- I hate finishing, which is why I have never knitted a sweater.
- I have only knitted one thing for myself -- A pair of socks.
Everything else has been given away to friends and family.
- I love challenges and puzzles.
- I learned Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky
for a class play at the age of 12 and still remember most of it.
- I'm messy and a procrastinator. Anything worth doing is worth
waiting until tomorrow.
- I'm a packrat -- I don't throw anything away.
- I hate televison and love "Classic" rock and roll and J.S. Bach.
- I'm a computer geek.
- I've been playing with home computers since about 1978, when I
helped my younger brother assemble a Processor Technology Sol20 computer
kit.
- My Operating System of preference is Linux.
- I have a two year Community College degree as an Electronic
Hardware Technician, but spent the better part of the last 12 years as
various forms of Software Engineer.
- I like gadgets.
- I hated High School and my grades were proof.
- I ended my two years in Community College with a 3.98 GPA.
- I'm an Amatuer Astronomer.
- I hate telephones. Thank god for answering machines.
- I dislike anything mechanical - Cars drive me crazy.
- I love trivia and I'm full of it - trivia, that is.
- I love spicy food, though my stomach doesn't.
- I prefer quality loose tea to coffee.
- I really enjoy our sheep, but there are mornings when I wish they
could feed themselves.
- My first close contact with a horse ended in utter fear. I now
own and ride a sweet little Arab gelding.
- I love cooking and am pretty good at it.
- I hate cleaning up dirty dishes.
- I read constantly.
- I read more non-fiction than fiction -- especially historical
non-fiction -- especially Northwest historical non-fiction.
- I'm a Bleeding Heart Liberal and proud of it.
- I believe in the need for more handgun control.
- I own a handgun.
- I hate volunteering, but I appreciate those that do.
- I hate teaching, but appreciate those that do.
- I dislike and distrust Doctors and Dentists.
- I haven't seen a Doctor in over 11 years.
- I'm very cynical about politics and the people who lead us.
- I vote in every election.
- I'm full of contradictions.
- I smoked two packs of Marlboro's a day for most of the 10 years I
was in the Navy. I now can't stand the smell of tobacco smoke.
- I smoked pot on and off while I was in the Navy, but it's been
nearly 20 years since my last toke.
- I've never been tempted to try anything stronger than pot.
- I pierced my left ear over 20 years ago and still wear a diamond
stud it it.
- I don't have any tatoos. Never got drunk enough.
- I collect Marbles, Toy Cannons and Early American Pressed Glass.
- I hate budgets, but have learned to live within one.
- I'm agnostic.
- I'm currently an unemployed Software Evaluation Engineer and a
unpaid grunt at a startup Water Plant Nursery.
- I've never been good at company politics. I tend to speak my
mind, which usually gets me in trouble.
- I play no musical instruments, though I keep trying.
- I have a green thumb and love to get out in the garden.
- I hate driving in the rain.
- I love walking in the rain.
- I am not much concerned with clothes. I live in 501's and
t-shirts.
- I hate shopping.
- I love going to Antique/Collectibles shows.
- I'm afraid of heights.
- I'm not afraid of much else, except pulling lambs.
- I don't like any sports, which is strange as all the male members
of my family are crazy about sports.
- I'm left handed, though I can do most things with either hand.
- My Dad and my second youngest brother are also left handed.
- My favorite flower is Peony.
- My favorite color is Blue, though I think I look good in Purple.
- My middle name is Gaius. I'm named after Julius Gaius (Caius)
Caesar
- I'm a Junior. I went through life as 'Little Jerry', even when I
was 3 inches taller than my Dad.
- I a morning person. I'm up at 5:30 AM every morning and in bed by
10:00 PM every evening.
- I don't like confrontation.
- I don't gamble -- anymore.
- I've had a beard, except for one short period, for over 20 years.
- I've had a moustache, to hide a big mole on my upper lip, for
nearly 30 years.
- I'm not very close to my family. I only see my folks once or
twice a year, even though they live less than 60 miles away. I haven't
seen the two brothers that live in Oregon for over two years and I
haven't seen or talked to my third brother since he moved to Australia
20 years ago.
- I love the outdoors, though I don't do much hiking anymore. My
right hip joint just doesn't take the abuse.
- I'm partially deaf in my left ear.
- I worry about Diabetes. Nearly everybody on my Mother's side of
the family has/had either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
- I've worn glasses since the 7th grade, but these days only wear
them if I drive.
- I was in the hospital room when Eileen's Mother died.
- I've only been to one Funeral.
- I can't believe it took me two days to make this list.
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