Saturday, February 23, 2008

Things I've done

Taken Calculus 2 at night, two nights a week.
Went to a Community College.
Worked as a meter reader for DP&L while going to community college.
Read every meter in downtown Dayton.
Bicycled 110 miles 2 days in a row.
Time trialed.
Competed in district swim meets.
Boxed once.
Been in two musicals: Hello Dolly and Fiddler on the Roof
Juggled a soccer ball 183 times.
Grew up in the inner city.
Broke my pinkie.
Memorized the book of James.
Two science fairs. I only remember one...which was nominated to international science fair competition.
Lived in China, 1984-1987.
Visited Hong Kong.
Train hopped in Wyoming...for 10 minutes.
Watched the world's largest rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyoming
4H projects
Homeschooled
Collected insects...and later donated the collection.
Applied to one university, Miami U of Ohio.
Worked for the school welder.
Worked as a fine dining waiter.
Worked at Starbucks.
Been a test subject for fighter pilot helmets.
Lived in an honors dorm...never enrolled in an honors program.
Explored every steam tunnel on campus.
Climbed the tallest grain tower in Oxford. I estimate 120 feet.
Studied Economics and Geography and women and professors.
Began climbing at Miami U. Still climb today.
Competed in endless chess games.
Hosted "Balderdash night".
Made a 10x10 tree platform 50 ft above ground from poles and rope. There I retreated.
Designed and fabricated a climbing wall.
Worked in a cemetery for 2 weeks.
Painted my bedroom "dill".
Read the Brothers Karamazov.
Sold most of my belongings.
Studied in Buenos Aires. Lived in San Telmo with a Czech, French, and German.
Visited Iguazu.
Visited Cuidad Del Este, Paraguay, rumored al-Qaeda's S. American base.
Bused across S. America
Met the world record holder for the fastest ascent and descent of the tallest Mtn in the western hemisphere.
Kissed a Chileana.
Bused 40hrs straight through the driest desert in the world, Atacama Chile.
Lived and was un profesor de Ingles in La Paz, Bolivia.
Was the tenant of Silvia Rivera, S. America's foremost sociologist.
Personally know Ernesto Wende, Bolivias stock exchange founder.
Went trekking with shoe shiners.
Went swimming in the Amazon pampas.
Got salmonella and amoebas...wanted to die.
Visited Cuzco and Machu Picchu.
Recovered the body of a pastor drowned in the seasonal flooding.
Moved to Nashville.
Made a pot roast.

1 comment:

Tim said...

your list cracks me up... it is the best one I have seen...

"got salmonella and amoebas... wanted to die" and
"made pot roast" were among my favorites