Just for fun I thought I would share my list of "25 random things about me" that I recently posted to Facebook. In a way this seems like a silly game, but I've had more fun learning about my friends -- even stuff I didn't know about my wife and kids! See the rules of the game below.
1. I was born in Yokohama, Japan (July 14, 1953, 2:00 am if my memory serves me right)
2. Took violin lessons from 4th-8th grade
3. As a 4th grader I was 5’ tall – actually taller than my Japanese violin teacher
4. I’m 6-6 now, haven’t started to shrink yet
5. I trusted Christ to be my Savior when I was 9 years old
6. Living for Him (even imperfectly) has benefited my life in incredible ways
7. At CAJ (Tokyo) set school HJ record at 6-4
8. Jumped 7-0 my senior year at TU, biggest thrill of my athletic career
9. Played basketball my entire life (until I quit at 44)
10. After college played on 16+ basketball ministry tours in Africa and Asia
11. Taught mathematics at Eastbrook High School from 1977-84
12. Third year of teaching had my first exposure to a computer – an Apple II
13. Came with no software, so I wrote (in BASIC) my own gradebook and basketball program
14. Taught math and computer at Faith Academy, Manila, Philippines from 1984-96
15. Now I’m playing blue-grass fiddle
16. I’ve got an amazing wife and three great kids … and a grandkid
17. I’ve read most of John Grisham’s novels
18. I enjoy mowing the yard
19. I like country
20. I drive a silver mini-van
21. I own a 16’ Hobie Cat, love to sail
22. I don’t twitter … at least not yet
23. Cranky Geeks is my favorite podcast
24. Randy Alcorn’s Heaven influenced me greatly, can’t wait to get there
25. I think we’re in for some very tough times …
Rules (for Facebook users): Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)
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