Five things…

Thanks, Anne. And Ellen. I really wanted to put a different spin on this, but Robbin Steif beat me to it. Feel free to play by her rules here, too, and post things we don’t know about you in the comments.

All the same, here are Five Things You Didn’t Know About Me (makes you wonder how you’ve made it this far without this, huh?)

1. I had a mullet in the ’80s. I think what’s happened to my hair since represents my penance.
2. I moved from New Jersey to Chicago, Chicago to Dallas, and Dallas to Phoenix in the span of 18 months all for a girl I’d known less than 6 months. We’ve been married for 13 years now. When you know, you know.
3. I cry like a baby at the beginning of “It’s a Wonderful Life” just knowing what’s coming at the end. I need counseling, clearly.
4. I once performed professionally as part of a choral group for audiences as large as 1,000 people on a tour of Italy. I think I spent every dollar I made on cheap Italian table wine and expensive Italian young women (I’d gotten rid of the mullet by then). While it’s a great memory, I wouldn’t trade places with the young man I was for all the money in the world.
5. I left college without a degree during my senior year to work professionally as a musician and recording engineer (see item 4). This year, almost two decades later, I finally completed my college degree.

I’m supposed to tag five folks to play along. However, I thought I’d hit two who come to mind that:

1. Haven’t gotten onboard already; and
2. Are off-topic from my typical links (expand your mind, and all that)

They are metsgrrl (who’s one of my favorite writers writing about my favorite pastime [metsgrrl respectfully declined on the grounds of her anonymity, which I can appreciate. Read her blog anyway. She’s terrific, and yes, that is a Tom Seaver reference]) and Carolyn. I’ll just have to save the rest in reserve…