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100 Facts

I keep seeing these "100 Facts" lists on blogs. I thought I'd whip one out...I'm not sure why I counted them down instead of up. They most definitely don't get deeper or more interesting as you go, but it was sorta fun.

100. Both my computers are Gateways.
99. Past pets include an iguana, fish, parakeets, and hermit crabs.
98. Current pets are a dog and rats.
97. I only like washing dishes with an industrial dishwasher.
96. I was a Girl Scout until high school.
95. I can still build a good campfire.
94. I was born during the LBJ administration.
93. I have never been west of Dodgeville, Wisconsin (unless New Orleans is farther west.)
92. The farthest east I have been is in the Atlantic Ocean.
91. My favorite sport is ice hockey.

90. My first bicycle was a Christmas present from my parents.
89. My most recent bicycle was a bargain I bought practically new from a grad student who couldn’t ride as much as she thought she would.
88. I don’t like baking because I don’t like to get lots of measuring spoons and cups dirty (see #97).
87. I am starting to appreciate red wine.
86. I still like beer.
85. I prefer hardwood floor to carpet.
84. I settled for wood-looking laminate in my house.
83. I graduated from the University of Maryland.
82. I minored in government and politics.
81. I had a professor who suggested that as we got older, we would care more about our county council than Congress.
80. I have made that switch.
79. I don’t have children.
78. I have e-mailed my county council about pending decisions.
77. I believe it is more appropriate to show patriotism by being a productive and active citizen than by displaying the flag.
76. I’m embarrassed to admit that I am keeping a personal blog.
75. The first movie I saw in the theater was “Bambi.”
74. The last movie I saw was “Bend It Like Beckham.”
73. I attended the first WUSA (pro women’s soccer league) game at RFK in Washington.
72. I played soccer for one season as a child.
71. I tripped and fell down a lot.
70. Cheeseburgers were my favorite food for a long time.
69. I still like sandwiches a lot.
68. I once had a restaurant idea where I’d have two sides of the menu: the “fancy” side (chicken cordon bleu) and the corresponding “sandwich side” (grilled chicken stuffed with ham and cheese on french bread).
67. My first car was a Chevy Celebrity.
66. I drive a Ford Focus wagon now.
65. I understand the global economy but I still want an American car.
64. I try to eat yogurt because it is good for me but I don’t like it.
63. I like tangy cole slaw and barbeque with vinegar but no tomato in the sauce.
62. I don’t consider myself southern.
61. I’d rather have cheese than chocolate.
60. I do think about subjects other than food.
59. I believe in the statement by the Catholic bishops “[T]hat every person is precious, that people are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person.”
58. I haven’t attended Catholic (or any other) church since I was in college.
57. Some of my best friends are gay.
56. I’m straight.
55. I’m also pretty butch, though.
54. I did wear a dress when I got married.
53. I’m divorced.
52. My ex and I are friends but not close friends.
51. I won’t reveal anything more personal than that.
50. I have only dyed my hair once.
49. I love office supply stores.
48. I know how to develop black & white film and print the photos.
47. I almost always take digital pictures now.
46. The exterior of my house is green.
45. My favorite color is burgundy.
44. For most of my life it was blue.
43. I am proof that people can change.
42. I participate in marketing research focus groups.
41. I was in a focus group about the Intuition disposable razors.
40. I cut up my legs when I shave.
39. My sister calls my shaving nicks “Polish suicide attempts.”
38. We are part Polish.
37. I have done suicide prevention volunteer work.
36. I do have a twisted sense of humor, maybe even a sick one.
35. I prefer 7-11 coffee to Starbucks.
34. The nursery school I attended had ponies.
33. I never had that girlhood “horse” phase.
32. I got straight A’s in seventh grade.
31. I got C’s in high school math and science.
30. I now work in a lab.
29. Alexander Hamilton is my favorite Federalist.
28. George Wythe is my favorite Revolutionary.
27. I like Henry Clay too.
26. I haven’t been to the dentist in years.
25. I don’t have dental insurance.
24. When I was a kid I wanted to be a spy.
23. I have no desire to be a spy now.
22. I am “three degrees of separation” from Robert Hanssen via two different paths.
21. I loved the tv show “Wild Wild West.”
20. I got hooked on the “X-Files” during the fourth season.
19. I was recovering from knee surgery and watched an X-Files marathon on cable every night for a week. It was 25 episodes long.
18. I was actually relieved when the show ended and I have avoided becoming addicted to any show since.
17. I do have Internet addiction issues.
16. I’m Capricorn.
15. I don’t believe in the zodiac.
14. I agree that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in my philosophy, however.
13. Julius Caesar is my favorite Shakespearean play.
12. I didn’t appreciate “The Great Gatsby” until I read it as an adult, but I studied it in high school and college.
11. I have seen the Reduced Shakespeare Company twice and they are hysterical.
10. My municipal recycling pickup day is Wednesday.
9. This list has taken me almost two hours, although I stopped to eat dinner.
8. Back to food…I try to eat three or more vegetarian dinners a week.
7. I did not eat vegetables as a child.
6. I also hated pizza as a child.
5. I like both bourbon and scotch.
4. When I was teething, my uncle dipped my pacifier in scotch to make me stop crying.
3. When I was 18 months old, my parents took me to a nice restaurant and I embarrassed them by throwing a plate.
2. I have eaten at the same restaurant as an adult and had bratty children seated near me.
1. Even 100 facts do not sum me up.