76. Just before I left on my mission I had my wisdom teeth pulled, all six of them!
77. I love poetry. My favorite poets are William Wordsworth and Robert Frost.
78. Did you know that the man who invented the automatic rifle and the man who invented the liquid-fueled rocket were both Mormons? I knew that.
79. I found it very moving and humbling to visit most of the major battlefields of the Civil War.
80. The painter and art teacher from whom I have learned the most is John F. Carlson.
81. I suggest that those who believe that abortion is right might most effectively signify it by aborting themselves to reduce the surplus population.
82. I love Chinese food, and Italian, and Mexican, and American, and British, et al
83. I have taught adult education classes in oil painting and pen and ink drawing.
84. I love ABBA.
85. I once sang in a choir in the Tabernacle during LDS General Conference.
86. I have never met anyone who actually uses algebra in their daily lives.
87. The most useful thing I learned in high school was how to type, or keyboarding, as it is called nowadays.
88. We once had an earthquake when I was working as a draftsman at Tooele Army Depot. The lights started swinging and I ran from the building after my drafting stool rolled me away from my table. But the most striking thing about it was how the huge pine trees outside swayed from side to side. Yikes.
89. Unlike Will Rogers, I have met a lot of men I didn’t like. Women too. I try to love everyone, but some folks I just don’t like that much.
90. I don’t hate anyone… except maybe Kobe Bryant.
91. I feel good knowing what a broad reach is, what it means to be close-hauled and how correct luffing.
92. I once helped some friends steal a case of Pepsi from behind a grocery store to buy us access to a girls’ outdoor slumber party. Teens do dumb things. I have since repented. I now drink only Dr. Pepper.
93. I am glad that I have seen the amazing view from atop Deseret Peak at dawn
94. I love old movies from the 30s and 40s.
95. I am still bummed that the only sports trophy that ever bore my name (1961 Region Track Championship) was destroyed when Grantsville High School burned down.
96. I find the Lincoln Memorial awe inspiring.
97. I think that eight hours of peaceful sleep is one of life’s greatest pleasures.
98. The nastiest trick I ever played on anyone at work was to write a procedural manual for a major job assignment using mainly acronyms I knew my replacement didn’t understand. I thought it was funny and so did others familiar with the acronyms.
99. It always amazes me that I have had the experience of eating a fine meal while traveling 400 miles per hour at an altitude of 33,000 feet. Usually airline food isn’t that good.
100. Most of the things on this list I have never before committed to writing. Many I have never even told anyone.
Stephen Jon Orgill: # 84 Please tell me you didn't see Mama Mia 30 times?
ReplyDeleteDiane Orgill Chatwin Leslie: I use algebra! :)
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