Apparently, I've been tagged, whatever that means. I'm contrarian enough that I would rather stand here with my arms crossed and exclaim, "Nope, won't do it." But, why not? It's all in fun. I'll toss in the book business, and add CD's as well. I just don't have eight bloggers to tag, so we'll let that one go for now.
Eight Trivial Facts About Me:
1. I recently went from a size 40 waist to a size 34 waist pants, and am holding steady under 200 pounds.
2. My first paying job was as a swim instructor at my high school.
3. My first job after college was as a canvasser for Greenpeace.
4. I have appeared in supporting roles in productions by two different community theater groups, one in Belvidere, IL, the other in DeKalb, IL.
5. I have had a mustache since I was 20 years old, recently adding a beard so I didn't look like a 70's porn star.
6. I used to follow professional wrestling, to my wife's amusement and utter embarrassment.
7. In sixth grade I was knocked unconscious by a bully who was twice my size. He and I would laugh about it in years to come.
8. In four years of college, I had a roommate for sixth months.
Books:
1. I own between 500 and 600.
2. Currently reading - The Making of American Liberal Theology: Idealism, Realism, and Modernity, 1900-1950 by Gary Dorrien.
3. Recently purchased - The Making of American Liberal Theology: Crisis, Irony, and Post-Modernity, 1950-2000 by Gary Dorrien, and The Crossan-Wright Dialoge, The Resurrection of Jesus: John Dominic Crossan and N. T. Wright in Dialogue, ed. by Robert B. Stewart.
4. Favorite Books - Waiting for the Galactic Bus by Parke Godwin; The Last Lion: Visions of Glory, Winston Spencer Churchill, 1974-1932 by William Manchester, and Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture by Edward Macan.
5. Book I've read that everyone talks about without having read - The Warren Commission Report on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Music:
1. First LP purchased - The Grand Illusion by Styx.
2. First CD purchases - Fly Like an Eagle by The Steve Miller Band.
3. Current CD count in personal library - around 400.
4. Favorite band - Dream Theater.
5. Currently listening to - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards by Tom Waits.
