Top 5 Strangest Facts About Me
I’m a regular reader of ProBlogger, so I couldn’t help but catch Darren’s “Top 5″ group writing project. I was pondering what to write about all morning until it finally hit me at lunch. As I was pouring hot sauce onto my hot dogs, I decided it would be fun to list the top 5 strangest facts about me. Given the context, you can probably guess the first item on the list. 
- I eat Taco Bell hot sauce on my hot dogs. Ketchup? Relish? Fuggedaboutit. I want hot sauce on my dogs, the hotter the better. Little packets aren’t enough, either; I can go through an entire bottle in a week. I only wish they sold Taco Bell’s “fire” sauce in bottles. As it stands, I have to buy the regular “hot” variety, which barely registers as hot to me anymore. Is it possible to build up a tolerance for capsaicin?
- I’m a light sleeper, except during a thunderstorm. My wife can attest that I’m an incredibly light sleeper and a chronic sleep walker to boot. For some reason, though, I sleep like a baby in a raging thunderstorm. Don’t ask me why.
- I spent part of my childhood in Cuba. I was a Navy brat living in Guantanamo Bay for several years in my youth. I can’t say that I remember it very well, although I’ve seen some family videos of me by the beach feeding bread to wild iguanas. Picture a toddler running up to a lizard the same size as him, handing it a piece of bread, and running back to his mother, who all the while refuses to approach closer than ten feet. “Gee, I hope it doesn’t eat him.”
- I escaped from preschool. No, seriously. As a three-year-old, I hid in the bathroom, escaped out the side door unnoticed, and walked home from my preschool. It horrifies me to think that my son is almost the same age now as I was then. I don’t think I’d take it as well as my parents did.
- I’ve always wanted to be a super hero. Ever since my mother declared that I was “super hairy” as a child (a qualitative statement that I misinterpreted as a heroic title), I’ve always dreamt of having super powers. Over the years, this desire has contributed to my fascination with magic, my obsession with roleplaying games, and my love of anime, among other things.
In case it isn’t obvious, I’ve always considered myself a pretty strange person, although I have to wonder how tame this list might seem compared to others. Anyway, there’s my top 5 list. If you haven’t already checked it out, head over to ProBlogger and read the other top 5 lists being submitted. There are sure to be some good reads.
May 8th, 2007 at 1:32 am
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May 8th, 2007 at 7:44 am
I usually think I’m the funniest person around but I think you have me beat this time. Thanks for the laugh!
May 8th, 2007 at 8:34 am
You escaped from your preschool? Lol, thats really funny. Although, there were also times when I was really scared to go to school because I was very scared of my teacher. I even pretended to be sick just to cut class. That was in kindergarten! LOL!
Well, I really dont think that dreaming of having super powers is a strange thing. In fact, many people still think that way. Personally, I have also dreamt of being a super hero once, mainly because of those cartoons and anime that I used to love throughout my childhood years.
Thanks for your post.
If you have time, why don’t you drop by my post:
http://mobileko.blogspot.com/2007/05/snatch-top-5-tips-on-how-to-be.html
It’s also an entry for the problogger top 5- group writing project. ^^ Goodluck to us all!
May 8th, 2007 at 8:37 am
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May 8th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
This was hilarious, thanks a lot. Best from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Paula
May 8th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
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May 8th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
I enjoyed the laugh!! I also enjoyed the rest of your blog! Good luck in the competition!
May 8th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
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May 8th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
Navy Brat eh? I was an Air Force Brat. Spent the first 11 years of my life (execpt for two 6 mos periods) in Germany and Italy. I consider that my childhood home even though I was born in the U.S. Loved all the moving around but the trade off was rough. I don’t have any lifelong childhood friends and I never knew my grandparents. But still wouldnt trade it.
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May 9th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Thunderstorms! thats’ strange indeed.
May 9th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
I almost excaped from the hospital when I was 5. To bad, the cleaning lady caught me. I still to this day wonder what I would have done had I gotten outside. LOL…
I was going to have my tonsils removed as they were stopping me from breathing through my mouth, so I wasn’t really sick. It took 5 nurses to hold my squirming body for that needle. I bet they even still remember me. LOL..
I bet Taco Bell would sell you some of the sauce you want, just ask the manager. I buy the Peanut Butter ice cream topping from Dairy Queen when I have birthday parties. I just have to order it 2 weeks in advance.
Your post is great. Good Luck in the competition.
May 9th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
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May 9th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
That was hilarious. When I was 5, I slipped off to the corner 7-Eleven. I didn’t understand why they wouldn’t let me take some candy for free. I’ve got a Problogger Top 5 submission too but it hasn’t been published yet.
Brad Pitt’s Hat:
http://brangelina.net/2007/05/10/the-hat/
May 9th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
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Hi
Nice top 5I’ve always wanted to be a super hairy hero too
Thanks
Tom
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