1. I am married to the most beautiful woman in the world
2. I am not the only person on earth who thinks so
3. I love sports
4. NASCAR isn't a sport ... fits right in with professional wrestling but more expensive
5. I love most animals
6. I trust none of them
7. I hate snakes, spiders, and only like sharks in movies
where they eat people
8. I don't like to swim in the ocean
9. I have lived in the Green Mountains, the White Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, the Smokey Mountains, and I have visited the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevadas.
10. I don't like flat states too much
11. I don't like tornados but I like movies about them
12. I like volcanos, but I don't like movies about them
13. I am a conservative Republican - but I am a budding environmentalist
14. I've been published
15. No, you've never read me before
16. Oops - I guess I just lied ... something I did with frequency, determination, and skill as a teenager (but only to my parents)
17. I bleed orange
18. I love the Red Sox
19. the yankees? see #18... and no, I've NEVER capitalized the "y" word, even if it meant getting points off for spelling in school. You think I'm kidding ...
20. Green Monsters rock - Wally, Oscar, you name it ... oh yeah, Elmo too - he has Red Sox
21. The Cubs will not win a World Series in my lifetime
22. Contrary to popular belief, Pat Summitt is one of the sweetest ladies you could ever meet and Peyton Manning isn't boring at all. I know ... I've met them.
23. Peyton Manning went to school with me
24. My two best friends are both at least 6 foot 4 inches tall.
25. I'm a little shorter than that
26. I thoroughly enjoy cartography - my third choice as a profession
27. Choice #2 was to be a fighter pilot
28. I open doors for women because I respect them
29. I still love video games (see picture) and have been called a "vidiot" by my own mother
30. My Dad was an Olympic class skiier - but chose to serve his country and have a family instead of pursuing an athletic career
31. I will never forget either of these choices - they revolutionized my viewpoint of myself as an athlete, a man, and a father
32. I once hit 33 NBA three-pointers in a row
33. My favorite NBA player was Larry Bird ... #33
34. I have been schooled by a female college hoops player
35. I'd rather hit a jumpshot in someone's face than dunk
36. I am a good shot blocker (aka "I am a skilled metalworker")
37. I have a vivid imagination
38. I'm kinda competitive
39. My family and close friends are laughing their heads off right now
40. I am an avid golfer ... but I stink at golf
41. My golf buddy is my banker ... but I don't mind beating him
42. I have golfed in February in New Hampshire, in June in North Carolina, in 12 consecutive months in Tennessee and in the following conditions: snow, rain, sleet, hail, lightning, 50 mph winds, and 45 minutes after sunset.
43. I believe car alarms are completely useless ... but both my cars have them
44. I believe seatbelts are second only to the Bible in saving lives
45. I have contributed to the delinquency of a minor - and I am related to him
46. I have broken the law and been forgiven for doing it
47. I love animated movies and VeggieTales
48. I have a receding hairline that is 50% genetics and 50% veterinary school
49. I love and quote 2 Kings 2:23-24 on a regular basis
50. I used to love to read in my free time
51. Veterinary school is an effective antidote for this hobby
52. I have traveled to Honduras to treat human patients
53. Real doctors treat more than one species
54. Two of my closest friends are physicians
5. I know someone who got 1600 on their SATs - she is in college at age 16
56. I only got 1390 on mine (or so I was told - I forgot!)
57. I think most of my worldly possessions have been either bought or sold on ebay ... including most of my clothes, a car, all of my golf equipment, 95% of my video game/computer stuff, and LOTS of toys
58. Canadians are lousy ebayers
59. I've never been issued a traffic citation of any kind
60. I speed regularly (but don't tell my brother-in-law)
61. My favorite drink is Dr. Pepper... and it has nothing to do with me being "Dr. P" at work
62. I love to fly and I have always wanted to skydive
63. I am afraid of heights
64. Cyrano de Bergerac is my favorite character from classic literature ... the Count of Monte Cristo is a close second
65. I love a good revenge flick
66. Calvin and Hobbes have no equal
67. I hate bratty kids
68. I have been involved in breaking four Guinness Book of World Records records
69. Cutaneous histiocytomas, mast cell tumors, and traumatic diaphragmatic hernias are really cool
70. Cancer really isn't cool ... it sucks pond slime
71. I make my best medical decisions when I am half asleep or treating an emergency case
72. Two items NEVER to economize on: shoes and beds ... we spend 3/4 of our lives in one or the other
73. Weird Al Yankovic is a genius and should get a Grammy for Lifetime Achievement
74. I am NOT one of the ten most intelligent people I know well
75. My IQ is kinda high
76. There is a very short list of men I would trust my family's lives with in an instant and without hesitation: my fathers, Uncle George, Uncle John McG, Chiroman, Dr. John, Dick Brown, my cousin Eric, Dr. Matt, Tab Jordan, and any of my 3 brothers-in-law
77. I have been addicted to pornography
78. God forgiveness and healing are bigger than any sin problem you can conjure, concoct, commit, or conceal
79. I prescribe Valium, narcotics, anti-depressants, tranquilizers, sedative/hypnotics, and anti-psychotic drugs on a regular basis
80. I have never taken any of them
81. I have given over 100,000 injections in my career
82. I hate needles
83. I have faster reflexes than any dog on earth ... and slower ones than any cat's
84. Getting kicked by a horse doesn't hurt all that much
85. Getting kicked by a cow hurts like a bugger
86. <-- years between World Series wins for the Red Sox, the year of their last World Series appearance before that, and also the number of combined runs scored by the Red Sox and yanks in the ALCS in 2004 when Boston became the first MLB team ever to win a series when down 3 games to none.
87. If Ted Williams didn't serve in World War II nobody would be talking about Barry Bonds because the home run record would be completely out of reach
88. I only know one man who takes his baseball team anywhere near as serious as I take mine
89. If I could ask God to change me, I would ask for: half the artistic ability that my cousin Eric has, one-fourth the compassion of the Nancys (Brown and Sleeth), a taste of Solomon's wisdom, ALL of the patience of Job ... and about 5 more inches in height.
90. I am borderline obsessive-compulsive
91. I think that Despair, Inc. and the Demotivators are hilarious
92. I can sit down and watch The Truman Show, The Mask, or Bruce Almighty over and over again ... but I do not consider myself a Jim Carrey fan
93. I can find at least one piece of music that I like in any genre you can name
94. My favorite song is “500 Miles” by the Proclaimers (and SCC)
95. I fell in love with my wife at first sight - before we'd even spoken a word to each other
96. Contrary to a still-circulating story from my teenage years - I have never told a woman that I loved her while also telling another the same thing at the same period in time (i.e. I've never “played the field”)
97. I truly believe that there is nothing more hurtful than misunderstanding and rumors amongst friends
98. Kathy (Brown) Gounaud is the one girl (female) friend that I know with 100% certainty would/will always talk straight to me - about me, God, or anything else ... and I have never come so close to peeing myself as I have when laughing with her
99. I miss Tennessee - it will always be home to me
100. I hate cliches... but God isn't finished with me yet
