101 random things about, and by, me

1. ‘Sesame Street’ rocks.
2. My favorite cookies are Oreos.
3. Most people say they like all kinds of music. I really do.
4. My friends are some of the best people I know.
5. I love New York.
6. My favorite beers are Guinness and Yuengling.
7. I love Martha Stewart.
8. My brother gets on my nerves but he means well.
9. I can cook some things really well.
10. I don’t drive.
11. Most people don’t understand me at first, but tend to get me after a while.
12. I can’t swim.
13. I am in love with the concept of elegance, though I’m a little clunky most times.
14. My bass and I need more quality time.
15. I have a mean streak.
16. Girls always say I’m sweet.
17. I love fried chicken.
18. I am in love with Sarah Silverman. And Janeane Garafalo.
19. I kind of look like Adam Sandler.
20. I could probably sing if I tried.
21. I have more shoes than most guys.
22. I get bored easy.
23. I can’t dance, but I like trying.
24. I love fireworks.
25. Popcorn with butter is good.
26. I am proud of my nerdiness.
27. I find Lawrence Welk entertaining.
28. I have flat feet.
29. I could spend all day in Barnes & Noble.
30. Small talk is murder for me.
31. I love department stores, especially really big ones.
32. I like Krispy Kreme and Dunkin’ Donuts.
33. I have no desire to go to Florida or California.
34. I love being an architect.
35. I like pancakes; just plain pancakes, margarine and syrup, nothing added.
36. I like to write.
37. I like to tell stories, but I’m increasingly bad at it.
38. I like the mountains of West Virginia.
39. I love Christmas.
40. My friend Eddy Hicklin is the funniest guy I know.
41. I have a special place in my heart for Tanglewood Mall.
42. I give out too much advice.
43. I dream in color primarily.
44. I have a really good sense of direction.
45. I hardly ever go to the movies.
46. I’ve got a lot of books.
47. I’ve only been truly in love once.
48. I like fur coats on women.
49. Smart women turn me on.
50. I like ice cream so much that I’ll eat it in the dead of winter
51. There’s a part of me that still lives in 1979.
52. I have a hard time expressing myself.
53. Sometimes I read tabloids in the supermarket check-out line.
54. I have a Sears card and I like to use it to buy tools.
55. There’s a method to my madness.
56. Sometimes I think I’m destined for greatness.
57. I love Godiva and Neuhaus chocolates, but I’ll settle for Hershey’s anytime.
58. The other only two places I would like to live are New York City and southern Wisconsin.
59. Wal-Mart is fun, but Target is cooler.
60. There’s a part of me that wants to believe that Michael Jackson is innocent.
61. I need to lose a few pounds.
62. I’m a clotheshorse.
63. I am a liberal, but I have a conservative side.
64. I’m a little cheap, but I call it being thrifty.
65. I miss Woolworth.
66. No eggs, unless you mix them with something appealing.
67. I’d rather see a Christian than hear about one.
68. My mom is my favorite person.
69. I love to shop, but I think I’m more in love with retail itself.
70. I’m shy.
71. I’m not crazy about music with lyrics.
72. I’ve been a Steelers fan since I was 3.
73. I would love to meet Walter Becker and Donald Fagan.
74. I write myself notes all the time.
75. I’m a Virgo.
76. I’m a Pentecostal and I have felt the Holy Ghost at least once.
77. Chandeliers are cool.
78. I’m more like my dad sometimes than I’d like to admit.
79. I’m a little uncoordinated.
80. I’m too self-absorbed.
81. I’m not a poetry fan.
82. I wonder if there’s life on other planets.
83. I still get carded in bars.
84. I’ve become an Orioles fan as of late.
85. I never grew out of that awkward teenage stage.
86. Costco rules.
87. I’ve started writing several books.
88. I think Conan O’Brien is brilliant.
89. If I were a Peanuts character, I would be Linus.
90. I was obsessed with Barry White at one point during my teenage years.
91. I shot a pig once.
92. I sometimes use too many big words.
93. ‘The Great Brain Goes to the Academy’ is a book that stuck with me.
94. If I was an entertainer, I’d probably sing country music.
95. I’m hipper than I seem.
96. Good TV is always the stuff that gets cancelled.
97. I used to do a Ronald Isley impersonation that cracked people up.
98. I read too much.
99. I watch a lot less TV than I used to.
100. I was the credit card king in the mid ‘90s.
101. Thanks for reading this list.