1. I was on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego as a kid. I got second place.
  2. I was part of Blue Man Group in Boston – I’d never had my head in Jell-O before.
  3. I once had a roommate who was an Olympic-Qualifying Yugoslavian Water-Polo Player.
  4. I pulled over 20 all-nighters my freshman year in college.
  5. I spent 3 days in the ICU and got a spinal tap when I went in with a fever of 105 degrees – they thought it was Dange Fever, but it was just Strep Throat. But not until after the spinal tap.
  6. I once swam across a pond that was 37-degrees in the mountains of Colorado, because a Marine Lieutenant Colonel told me to.
  7. One time I visited the biggest Buddha in North America. As I stood there looking up at it, all I could think was, “Wow, that’s one big Buddha.”
  8. I was saved by Jesus Christ 15 years and 1 day after I was born. I was baptized 3 days later.
  9. I’ve been to Boston in the fall.
  10. My birthday is on the first day of spring (most years.)
  11. I was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Air Force on May 6th, 2005, and graduated from Cedarville University May 7th.
  12. I can ride a wheelie on a wheel chair for as long as you like.
  13. My first kiss was in first grade.
  14. I had a crush on my first grade teacher, but she wasn’t my first kiss.
  15. My kindergarten teacher picked me up by my hair. They fired her the next year.
  16. A bat once landed on my chest while I was sleeping, and then my dad chased it into the attic and killed it with a tennis racket.
  17. I’ve only been golfing once. I lost 7 balls, hit my golf cart, and stepped on a snake.
  18. I’ve never seen the movie Titanic.
  19. When I make ‘To-Do’ lists, I sometimes write down things I’ve already done to boost my sense of accomplishment.
  20. My favorite childhood TV show was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I’m most like Leonardo.
  21. My favorite musician is Phil Keaggy. He rocks the house.
  22. I once worked as an assistant chimney sweep.


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