25 Random Things About Me

I just did this thing that has been going around facebook called 25 Random Things About Me. Here was my list:

1. I am writing this list while walking on a treadmill.
2. My favorite beer is Lienenkugel's "Fireside Nut Brown"
3. I have my own blog... and some people actually read it.
4. I believe IT Services provide less and less service every day.
5. In 22 years on Navy duty I spent fewer than 10 days at sea.
6. I love mushrooms.
7. I read more hours in a year than my wife, though she reads over 100 books per year, and I read only 50.
8.Despite being a college teacher, I believe more than 90% of all time spent in college classes is a colossal waste of time.
9. I once bench pressed 297.5 pounds.
10. Despite this amazing upperbody strength, my wife and son can both out kayak me.
11. I have played basketball 2-5 times per week every week for the past 14 years.
12. Since writing the word colossal in number 8, its spelling has bothered me, so I went to Word to do a spell check.
13. My grandson's birth weight was twice what mine was.
14. In college I refused to take any class before 9 AM.
15. Right now I am teaching a 7 AM class... and love it.
16. The person in this world who I respect the most isn't even yet 18 years old.
17. I would consider being a vegetarian.
18. My favorite time of year is deer season.
19. .... and maple syrup season.
20. If I had my way, after death I would be cremated and have my ashes spread at five diffrerent locations.
21. My son-in-law is smarter than I am... by a lot.
22. So is my father-in-law...but I wouldn't tell him that.
23. My ideal winter day is: sleep in, make a big breakfast for Ronnie and Katy, lay on the couch and read, go snowshoeing with my dogs, eat Sammy's pizza for supper, drink a beer, and watch NCIS with Angie.
24. I think texting is the best way to keep touch with my students.
25. Typing this list on the treadmill took 33 minutes and 49 seconds.

TBL - It made the 43 minute walk go a lot faster.