MYSELF

I suppose I should say something about myself, before I forget it. Rather than rehash some stories that will appear in later posts, I'll just copy my bio from CLASSMATES.COM.

As of the end of 2005, I've traveled to 48 states. My two-year-old has been in 44. My 10-month-old has been in 25. All have been for leisure.
I attended Woodstock '94 (with a VIP pass).
I met my wife on AOL.We have four cats and 1 dog.We have three big screen TV's.
We installed a pool at our old house. Our new house doesn't have one... yet.
I currently keep in contact with no one from the class of 1989. Although I'm still best friends with Jeff Messerman - who would have graduated with us, had he not moved.
I still have a full head of hair.
We've been to Hawaii three times, with a fourth trip coming up in March, 2006.
We have two daughters.

My wife is six years younger than me. She went to school in Milwaukee, and was the captain of her cheerleading squad. How on Earth did I get so lucky?
I graduated from UWGB in 1996.
My wife got her Master's Degree in 2004.
I used to work at T&R Video.
I was an extra on a TV show.
Juliette Lewis is very friendly.
I've seen Don Ho in concert.
I've seen Paul McCartney twice.
I never met them, but I've seen Bill Clinton and George W. Bush with my naked eye.
I've twice held my breath for three minutes, 20 seconds.
My wife and I are hooked on Survivor.
At L.B. Clarke, Mr. Fencl once choked me.Mr. Kern said he wanted to "beat the shit out of me."
Mr. Wood once threw a throwing star at me. (He missed).
Mr. Wheeler accused me of stealing his final exam at the end of our freshman year. (I didn't do it). It must have irked him when I became friends with his son.Despite the accusation, Mr. Wheeler was a nice guy.
I love the Brewers and Packers.
I was not the nicest of persons as a kid. I'm very nice now - but shy.
I no longer have a "bowl" haircut.
I have my freshman year ID in my wallet.

My parents live in Manitowoc.
I have over 2000 DVD's.
In my entire life, I've been drunk about 30 times.
I surprised my wife with a renewal of our vows, on our fifth anniversary.
My wife and I have had sex in 25 states - including Kansas and Nebraska.
My wife is a stay-at-home mom.
My wife has a side business selling natural baby stuff.
My wife has a more lucrative side business selling sex toys.
Mr. Vogt kept a bottle of booze in his desk drawer. He would pour himself a drink while yelling at me.
I have a tattoo of a walrus on my upper arm. I got it in Hawaii.

My wife has two tattoos on her stomach.
I almost joined the Navy in 1989.
We own four timeshares.
We swam with dolphins on our honeymoon.
I was practically a mute in highschool.
In highschool, many people thought I was both a heavy drug user and a satanist. Both accusations were highly exaggerated. Although I never did anything to dispel the rumors.
Jason Krings was cool.
After college, I spent two years as a collector/repo man in Milwaukee's inner city. You haven't lived, until you've pushed your way past a group of strung-out crackheads, into a crackhouse, in order to repossess a stereo - or living room set.
I once climbed onto the grave of William Howard Taft.
Surprisingly, I lost my virginity at the age of 14. I told no one.
In our junior year, Mr. Otto kicked me out of his class. He made me follow him down the hall, up to the second floor. And as we passed Mr. Wood's office he said "This is where I should be taking you. But I'm taking you to a counselor. And believe me, you need counseling!" When we got to Mr. Boehlke's office, he sat me down in a chair. Then he went off on some sort of bizarre tirade about hippies in the 1960's throwing horse shit on police cars, and how they're now yuppies making $70,000/year jobs. He carried on for a couple of minutes, then left. Mr. Boehlke and I looked at each other in stunned silence. Then the normally reserved Boehlke burst out laughing. He then said to me "Mr. Otto has to kick someone out of class maybe once every five years. Congratulations!" Five minutes later, I was back in class, with no repercussions.