In the past few weeks I have received several emails asking me to share 7 Things About Myself that others may not know.  At first I dismissed the requests as email abuse via excessive forwarding of chain letters.  It would only be fair for me to admit that I did in fact read each of those forwards before I dismissed them and I found the 7 things about others to be very interesting. 

As a consequence of my voyeuristic reading of the 7 Things About Others, it stands to reason that I must now find my 7…in no particular order:

1.  Writing is one of my favorite activities and I make the least amount of time for it.
2.  I idolized Nadia Comaneci as a child and spent a ridiculous amount of hours watching the movie about her life, until the VCR ate it and then I spent almost the same amount of time trying to locate it on DVD.
3.  In order to overcome my fear of dogs, I got a puppy.
4.  One day I want to rid myself of a mortgage and find a way to drift around the world.
5.  I spend an inordinate amount of time quoting lines from “The Princess Bride”.
6.  If I believe that something is right, I will fight for it as hard as I can, even if it’s to my own demise.
7.  Despite my growing allergy, I still want a horse.