My 100 Things
I'll get to 100 eventually.
1. I'm 44 years old. My mind feels 27, my body 72.
2. I was an army brat, so I have no roots. That's made me both restless and very adaptable.
3. I live in North Carolina, and I'm restless, but as I don't live alone, moving isn't solely my decision.
4. I have 3 brothers. I'm the 2nd of the 4. I have 1 son, 1 nephew, and 2 nieces.
5. Like Twain, or whoever said it, "I love humanity; it's people I can't stand."
6. I own a small bookshop. It's for sale because it keeps me from writing and it doesn't pay.
7. I've written two books, and as soon as my agent secures a contract for it, I'll be writing a third. (The Unemotional Investor and Money for Life)
8. I want this book to be my last on investing. Personal finance books pay well, but they aren't what I want to write.
9. I have taught writing and literature at Texas Tech University, Penn State University, University of Kentucky, and Georgetown College. I also spent one year teaching 4th-grade math at an at-risk school.
10. Over the last year I have become a soccer junkie. Thank you, Fox Sports World. Howay the Toon!
11. I prefer tea, but often drink coffee because it's already brewed.
12. I used to be an accomplished classical musician. Now my euphonium mocks me from the closet.
13. I am a terminal ABD. I was writing the final chapter of my dissertation when I left academe.
14. I left to work for these guys.
15. I have a black belt in Karate.
16. Which is why I no longer have an ACL in my right knee.
17. I have a pathological hatred of being late.
18. I love movies.
19. I hate seeing them in the theater because people won't shut the hell up!
20. I jump into romantic relationships too quickly.
21. I've done this on more than one occasion.
22. I've never tried illegal drugs, nor have I ever smoked. Never saw the appeal.
23. And yes, I was an Eagle Scout. But I got over it when I hit puberty.
24. I scored an 800 on the analytical section of the GRE (grad school exam).
25. I played two seasons of college lacrosse before coming to my senses.
26. I have a shiny new digital camera, which I only vaguly know how to use.
27. I've spent most of my adult life devoted to literature, but I find myself watching movies more and more.
28. I don't love to write; I love to have written.
29. I alternate between wanting to get rid of my television altogether and overdosing on it.
30. After I watch too much, I always feel dirty and guilty, as if I had spent that time downloading porn.
31. The TV's on right now, in fact.
32. But it's news, so it's ok, right?
33. Well, ok, it's sports news.
34. Hardly manly, I know, but I love the smell of good soap.
35. And bubblebaths.
36. Back when I was young I made the 1,500-mile drive from West Texas to Pittsburgh by myself, non-stop, slept for most of the next two days, then did it again on the way back.
37. Now I need a nap after driving 90 minutes to Raleigh.
to be continued ...
1. I'm 44 years old. My mind feels 27, my body 72.
2. I was an army brat, so I have no roots. That's made me both restless and very adaptable.
3. I live in North Carolina, and I'm restless, but as I don't live alone, moving isn't solely my decision.
4. I have 3 brothers. I'm the 2nd of the 4. I have 1 son, 1 nephew, and 2 nieces.
5. Like Twain, or whoever said it, "I love humanity; it's people I can't stand."
6. I own a small bookshop. It's for sale because it keeps me from writing and it doesn't pay.
7. I've written two books, and as soon as my agent secures a contract for it, I'll be writing a third. (The Unemotional Investor and Money for Life)
8. I want this book to be my last on investing. Personal finance books pay well, but they aren't what I want to write.
9. I have taught writing and literature at Texas Tech University, Penn State University, University of Kentucky, and Georgetown College. I also spent one year teaching 4th-grade math at an at-risk school.
10. Over the last year I have become a soccer junkie. Thank you, Fox Sports World. Howay the Toon!
11. I prefer tea, but often drink coffee because it's already brewed.
12. I used to be an accomplished classical musician. Now my euphonium mocks me from the closet.
13. I am a terminal ABD. I was writing the final chapter of my dissertation when I left academe.
14. I left to work for these guys.
15. I have a black belt in Karate.
16. Which is why I no longer have an ACL in my right knee.
17. I have a pathological hatred of being late.
18. I love movies.
19. I hate seeing them in the theater because people won't shut the hell up!
20. I jump into romantic relationships too quickly.
21. I've done this on more than one occasion.
22. I've never tried illegal drugs, nor have I ever smoked. Never saw the appeal.
23. And yes, I was an Eagle Scout. But I got over it when I hit puberty.
24. I scored an 800 on the analytical section of the GRE (grad school exam).
25. I played two seasons of college lacrosse before coming to my senses.
26. I have a shiny new digital camera, which I only vaguly know how to use.
27. I've spent most of my adult life devoted to literature, but I find myself watching movies more and more.
28. I don't love to write; I love to have written.
29. I alternate between wanting to get rid of my television altogether and overdosing on it.
30. After I watch too much, I always feel dirty and guilty, as if I had spent that time downloading porn.
31. The TV's on right now, in fact.
32. But it's news, so it's ok, right?
33. Well, ok, it's sports news.
34. Hardly manly, I know, but I love the smell of good soap.
35. And bubblebaths.
36. Back when I was young I made the 1,500-mile drive from West Texas to Pittsburgh by myself, non-stop, slept for most of the next two days, then did it again on the way back.
37. Now I need a nap after driving 90 minutes to Raleigh.
to be continued ...
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