| January 24, 2006 |
| 62 Things about Dare |
Ok. I know I don't have any original ideas. I took this idea from G's blog. It's fun revisiting some memories. I hope you enjoy it all. It supposed to be 100, but I was getting bored. If I ever come up with more, I'll add them later.
1) I was born in Little Rock on 11/18/1976 and grew up in Piedmont, MO.
2) My son, Gavin, was born in the same hospital that I was. (not at the same time, though.)
3) I've lived in Little Rock, AR; Greenbriar, AR; Piedmont, MO; back to Greenbriar, AR; Texarkana, TX; Tecumseh, MO; and finally back to Little Rock.
4) Three of those moves were paid for by Uncle Sam.
5) I have 2 older brothers: Garrett and Brian
6) I have 3 nieces and 2 nephews.
7) I am more athletic than my brothers.
8) At the same time, I was in a cast with a broken foot and Brian was in a cast with a broken arm.
9) The ER staff knew my parents by first name. (see #8)
10) I was tricked into being electrocuted. My brothers had touched an electric fence without getting shocked. They told me to touch the wire and it wouldn't hurt. I didn't realize that one of them ran and turned the power on. Thanks bro.
11) I love and play baseball.
12) Garrett and Brian were sorry I played baseball. (see #10)
13) I was caught stealing..... third base.
14) I almost broke the school record of having the most stolen bases in a single year. I had 39 my junior year and the record was 42.
15) I can tell a lot of stories involving baseball.
16) I hit one home run in a game. That's kind of weird. I could hit the ball out the park all the time during practice.
17) I had one inside the park homerun. (that's tougher)
18) I played a ball game in Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (home of the Cardnials)
19) My favorite baseball team is the St. Louis Cardnials.
20) I ran fast because I had two brothers.
21) I started fights with my brothers and never got in trouble or pounded.
22) I prefer the country over the city.
23) I caused dad to get a bruised/broken toe. He came into my room one morning. He said my room was a mess and kicked my baseball bag. It had a metal bat inside it.
24) I don't like cleaning.
25) I almost kissed a girl in kindergarten. We were playing kiss chase. I caught the girl, but I was so nervous about kissing a girl. (kooties). However, I was saved by the bell! The recess bell sounded and I took off like a bat out of you know where.
26) I grew up in a Christian home, but I didn't become a Christian until I was 16.
27) I collect Star Wars stuff.
28) I have over 130 Star Wars action figures still in their packages.
29) I enjoy woodworking and carpentry.
30) I have worked in the food industry.
31) I have been a banker.
32) I have also been a roofer, heating and air tech, and an electrician.
33) I have three close friends I have known for 10 years. (Heather, Becky, and Dalena)
34) I married my best friend. (Heather)
35) Heather and I have been married for 7 years.
36) I met all three friends at the University of Central Arkansas.
37) As you may guess, I don't have a lot of guy friends. That's something I've regretted over the years.
38) I proposed to marry Heather on top of Petti Jean Mountain. I was ready to jump if she told me no.
39) Heather and I got married outside on top of Petti Jean mountain. We threatened the minister we'd push him off the mountain if he messed up.
40) I can rock climb, repel, hike, camp, canoe, hunt, fish, and anything else outdoors.
41) My bachelor party consisted of playing basketball, rock climbing in the dark (no flashlights) to watch shooting stars, and camping. I'm a real wild man.
42) Heather didn't want to get her wedding dress dirty. (outside wedding could make that hard) I spent the day of our wedding sweeping the dirt off of all the rocks where Heather would walk and stand. I got some strange looks from other tourists and hikers.
43) I wanted to put in a zip line for me to get to the "alter". I ran out of time. ( see #42)
44) I currently work for Pinnacle Business Solutions, Inc. This is the Medicare side to Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield. I am a Quality Assurance Analyst.
45) I have only one speeding ticket, and I've been in one auto accident. Hitting a deer doesn't count.
46) While mom and dad were out fishing, I thought I saw a copper head. I ran into the house and told my brothers. Garrett grabbed the shot gun and went outside. It was dark so we really couldn't see. Garrett asked me if I was sure what I was pointing at was a snake. I was. He fired two rounds at the snake. Where we lived in Missouri, it was on top of the lake. Mom and dad were fishing close enough that they heard the shots. Twenty minutes after the shotgun blasts mom and dad show up. (worried of course) Well, at least we don't have to worry about that mushroom biting any one. My bad. No snake.
47) Garrett, Brian, and myself made a bob-sled track one winter. There was a concrete draining ditch that led from the top of the hill our house was on all the way down to the overflow spillway for the lake. Let me rephrase that. This was a mountain not a hill. The ditch goes straight down with some huge curves. However, no one saw the huge rock in the middle. (because of the snow. duh) Garrett saw it first and moved his sled to avoid hitting the rock. I saw the rock, but not in time to avoid it. Luckily I was able to ramp it. (awesome air). Brian wasn't paying any attention. He hit the rock head on with his sled. He continued the run without a sled beneath him.
48) I used to put small rocks in my snowballs.
49) Garrett and Brian wouldn't bother with hiding the rocks. They just threw them... at me.
50) I had a tarantula crawl over my foot while I was splitting wood at my grandparents.
51) I hate spiders!!!!
52) My nickname is Dare. That got started in high school with my baseball team. How I'm not sure. One day my team mates started calling my Dare-dare.
53) My grandpa tried to teach me how to smoke when I was five. He said it's just like using a straw. No matter how easy it sounded. I couldn't figure out how to smoke. Good thing.
54) Favorite Movies: Star Wars Saga, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Harry Potter movies, Narnia, and The Rookie.
55) I can play the trombone, the guitar, and the piano. ( I didn't say i could play well)
56) I once saved my "red-headed step-child" (aka Tootsie) from a two story plunge between giant bales of hay.
57) I used to work as a counselor at Ferncliff, but on the ropes course, I was more like a monkey.
58) My wife knows more about me than i do myself. (She's the one to thank for items 56-58. Thanks angel-face)
59) During a midnight stroll, the three sto0ges (aka me, Heather, and Jennifer Lake) found themselves in an interesting situation. We crossed a fence not knowing what was on the other side. We were walking along just talking. (Keep in mind this was night time. I'm sure we were tresspassing on someone's land.) We soon realized what was in the field: a bull! He wasn't happy with us. We found ourselves a tree and climbed it. While we were waiting for the bull to lose interest, the farmer came out with a shotgun. "I know someone's out there!" (the sound of the shotgun being pumped was loud) We stayed in that tree very still and quiet for quite some time. Oh, it was a cold night.
60) I hitched-hike once while I was in Gulf Shores Alabama. It wasn't my idea. Heather and Jennifer left me and two other guys at the beach so they could get something to eat. The two other guys didn't believe the girls would come back. So, they wanted to hitch-hike back to the hotel. I didn't want to be left on the beach alone. I went with them.
61) I carried Gavin on my back during hiking trips at Petti Jean mountain. He got a special backpack that Gavin could ride in during these trips. He enjoyed those rides.
62) I hung Goofy from a ceiling fan. (stuffed toy Goofy)
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56) I once saved my "red-headed step-child" (aka Tootsie) from a two story plunge between giant bales of hay.
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57) I used to work as a counselor at Ferncliff, but on the ropes course, I was more like a monkey.
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58)My wife knows more about me than I do myself!
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Dare,
that was a good list. Lots of interesting info.
Dude you had 3 girl friends. I'm just thankful you're
not a florist. haha.
I've got some mushrooms growing in the back...think you could come over and take care of them?
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56) I once saved my "red-headed step-child" (aka Tootsie) from a two story plunge between giant bales of hay.