Have you ever...
1. smoked a cigar - no
2. crashed a friend's car - no
3. stolen a car - no
4. been in love - yes
5. been dumped - yes, see above
6. dumped someone - sort of
7. taken shots of alcohol -- I am allergic to hops, so in college while others drank beer, I did Tequila shots, so, yes
8. been fired – no
9. been in a fist fight - once, in junior high. I won. He is now best buds of my brother in law...and he's a homicide detective.
10. snuck out of a/your house - nah...I was boring.
11. had feelings for someone who didn't have them back - yes
12. been arrested - no
13. made out with a stranger - um...there was this guy at a party...does a friend of a friend count?
14. gone on a blind date - yup, with men and with women, though not at the same time.
15. lied to a friend - yes, to my great discredit
16. had a crush on a teacher - In jr. high...Miss Weaver (world history), Mr. Green (science)--I was a confused little boy.
18. seen someone die - yes, in the hospital as a chaplain, at home as a pastor
19. been on a plane - yes, too many times to remember them all
20. thrown up in a bar - no
21. eaten insects/grubs/worms/larvae - like Stumbling, i drank one, once...
22. miss someone right now - yes, too many to mention
23. laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by - yes, but not in a long while
24. made a snow angel - yes, in my own yard, last winter
25. played dress up - yes
26. cheated while playing a game - yes
27. been lonely - yes
28. fallen asleep at work/school - yes, nodded off in the office a few times this past year
29. used a fake id - no
30. felt an earthquake - no
31. touched a snake - yes, though I didn't want to.
32. run a red light - yes, there's this light near the church where the yellow's length is anybody's guess. How could that be?
33. had detention - yes. one time, for talking in class...Jr. High.
34. been in a car accident - yes, the scariest was when I was driving to work and someone was backing down a one way street the wrong way and backed into the intersection I was driving through...talk about about of the blue...
35. hated the way you look - yes, though now a days it mostly just annoys me. I blame God and my desire for breads and potatoes and move along...
37. been lost - yes...I used to get lost on purpose in department stores because I got a cookie, my name mentioned on the overhead speakers, and a lot of attention...I was a SAD little boy...LOL
38. been to the opposite side of the country - Been to Washington, California, Florida and Maine, in addition to many others...I guess that qualifies?
39. felt like dying - Physically, when I had the flu once...Emotionally, many times when I struggeled with my sexuality having grown up Southern Baptist.
40. cried yourself to sleep - as a small child perhaps, not recently
41. played cops and robbers - we had a game at our house called "murder in the dark" that involved cops, robbers, murderers...it was cool!
42. sung karaoke - As I recall, "Ol' Man River" was the highlight.
43. done something you told yourself you wouldn't - are you kidding? Almost every day.
44. laughed till some kind of beverage came out of your nose - yup...milk once, coke once.
45. caught a snowflake on your tongue - Yeah, last year in a blissard.
46. kissed in the rain - no
47. sang in the shower - yes, every day practically
48. made love in a park - nope
49. had a dream that you married someone - Yes, a LONG, LONG time ago. To Susan Rogers, I knew her in the 3rd grade. Also more recently, to that guy from that old CBS show about the guy who gets the newspaper a day early...Early Edition I think it was...
50. glued your hand to something - yes
51. got your tongue stuck to a flag pole - no, I've watched "A Christmas Story" I'm no fool...also I grew up in Houston...not many freezes there.
52. worn the opposite sex's clothes - yes, but not since the beard grew in.
53. Been a cheerleader – See question 52. Only in jest.
54. sat on a roof top - yes
55. talked on the phone all night - Almost, once. His name was F and he was going through testicular cancer and he was very, very scared...we talked for about 4 hours.
56. ever too scared to watch scary movies alone – Constantly as a teenager...I had a thing about vampires. 57. played chicken fight - in the swimming pool? yes. on bikes? yes. with an oncoming car or train? no.
58. been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on - at my going away party in Houston when I was moving to Illinois.
59. been told you're hot by a complete stranger - yes, isn't that what internet chat is for?
60. broken a bone - wrist, and apparently, heel
61. had a 3-some? - Only for Spades.
62. dipped snuff? - gag a gopher...no, never, though my disgusting brother did for years.
63. lived overseas - nope, but two visits that were longer than 3 weeks. Does that count?
64. Ever passed out/fainted? - yes...one I recall involved swallowing ice cold root beer too fast and the pain from my abdominal sphincter spasming actually made me pass out...AT WORK, IN THE LUNCHOOM...very embarassing.
65. blown bubbles in the wintertime - I blow bubbles whenever I get the chance, regardless of the season.
66. slept in your car? - yes
67. given money to a stranger? - yes
68. forgot your birthday? - no (though my family did..not my immediate family, but I was representing my immediate family at the furneral of my cousin 16 years ago. The funeral was on my birthday and none of the family there realized it until we were getting ready for bed that night. Those relatives have sent me a birthday card every year since.)
69. forgot your best friend's birthday? - too many times
70. been in the presence of the Pope or the President? - yes, Reagan in college, Bush, Sr. at a law event, Bush, Jr. when he was governor
71. failed a test? - not that I recall
72. failed a class? - nope
73. accurately predicted a future event? - I've made predictions based on evidence that proved accurate, but nothing I've snatched out of thin air.
75. realized a dream? - yeah, actually, quite a few.