Redneck Latte Ravings

100 things about Paul: 

1. I was born in The Stonewall Jackson House in Lexington , VA
2. I have two brothers and two sisters
3. I have read every John Grisham book ever written
4. I read Gone With The Wind once a year, religiously
5. My dad’s a preacher
6. My mom is a saint
7. I grew up in church
8. I met my wife in church
9. I make my own pizza dough
10. I love clothes
11. I love to shop
12. I am short
13. I am bald
14. I’ve had a beard since I was 19 years old
15. My favorite ice cream is Bryer’s Butter Pecan
16. I love Waffle House hamburgers
17. I’ve had 4 heart attacks – well duh!
18. I had quadruple bypass at the age of 51
19. Harry Truman was still president when I was born
20. I attended Piedmont Bible College in Winton-Salem , NC
21. I attended The Ohio State University
22. I attended Tennessee Temple University
23. I got my first job at 14, I worked in a Jewelry store
24. I still stay in touch with my first boss
25. I kept in touch with my High School Senior English teacher until she died
26. I would pay to watch Jessica Lange walk across the street
27. I don’t think Meryl Streep can act
28. I’ll go see anything with Russell Crowe in it
29. I was a bartender
30. I make a killer martini
31. I don’t drink and don’t think anyone should
32. I used to sing, and was pretty good at it
33. I play the piano
34. I have a violin
35. I collect a lot of stuff
36. I can’t let things go
37. I love coffee
38. I love to drive
39. I hate to fly
40. Airports make me sad
41. The train station in Cincinnati is my favorite building
42. I have an original set of the prints from the mosaics there, my dad bought them for me when I was 12
43. The Lions Club bought my first pair of glasses.
44. I was a wuss in school
45. I got beat up by a girl in my Senior year
46. I didn’t go back to a high school reunion until 20 years
47. My first girlfriend’s name was Linda Sue, we were 5 and 6, she was older
48. My older brother, Charlie is my hero
49. I love Bridge Mix, but I don’t play bridge
50. I have a great mother-in-law and get along with her
51. I don’t get in-law jokes
52. I love to laugh
53. I’m a smart ass
54. I’m a cynic
55. I’m a realist
56. I see the humor in just about everything
57. I think Chocolate makes everything taste better
58. and salt
59. and onions
60. and cheese
61. and sour cream
62. I love to cook breakfast
63. I love to do things for people
64. I get embarrassed when they do things for me
65. I get hurt easily
66. I forgive slowly
67. I’m more like my dad than I want to admit
68. I look like my mom
69. I always offer my seat to a lady
70. I get pissed when others don’t
71. I hate the news
72. I love, love, love High School Football
73. I was not in the band
74. Blue is my favorite color
75. I do not like The Gators, FSU, or Michigan
76. I heart the Buckeyes
77. I am not good at sports
78. I can’t sew
79. I love crosswords and do at least one daily
80. Two on Sundays
81. I used to teach a Sunday School class
82. I love shrimp
83. I hate calamari
84. Beef is the food of the gods
85. To Kill A Mockingbird is my favorite book
86. Truman Capote is my favorite writer
87. I miss my children being little
88. I text, but I hate it
89. I love to hear my Mother’s voice
90. I used to sell antiques
91. I still have too many of them
92. I love history, especially US history
93. I memorized all the Kings and Queens of England and the years they reigned in the 5^th grade
94. I don’t remember them all
95. I was a Frat boy at OSU
96. We got put on social probation
97. I read Winston Churchill’s History of The English Speaking Peoples when I was 12
98. I was not popular
99. I was in love with one girl in high school, but she never knew it
100. I don’t love her anymore.