List #758: Good Things About January 24th

List #758: Good Things About January 24th

1. A lot of great people were born on this day

2. Found out my Cousin got engaged (2012)

3. Made good noodles (2012)

4. Good Day for Phone Calls (multiple years)

5. Marks the Beginning of the last week of the year.

List #749: 5 Wishes for My Mom on her Birthday

List #749: 5 Wishes for My Mom on her Birthday

1. That she likes the presents I got her

2. That she is out to dinner somewhere fun

3. That the rest of her month goes good at her job

4. That someone buys her a lottery ticket and she wins $500,000

5. That the rest of her year is super great

List #653: 21 Things About My Brother That are Cool

List #653: 21 Things About My Brother That are Cool

1. I once started a religion about him

2. He got his name because we thought it was funny

3. He had crazy hair

4. He has crazy hair

5. His pajamas had a lot of static electricity

6. He wore out my Leopard costume (which he deserved to do)

7. He quit trumpet to join choir

8. He can sing pretty Metal

9. He can sing pretty

10. Sometimes he beats me at Magic a lot

11. He was a swim team captain

12. He used to play accordion

13. He's better than me at playing most instruments

14. His band went on Tour

15. He's a really good songwriter

16. He writes Spanish Poetry about trees

17. He goes to a rival college

18. He's a pretty mean Bass player, and Pianist and Ukuleleist

19. He's a legit musician

20. He does not like frosted animal crackers

21. He turns 21 today (10-11-2011)

List #641: 5 Good Things About My Dad

List #641: 5 Good Things About My Dad

1. He has mostly pretty great taste in music and books

2. His house has a Hot Tub

3. He plays Bass for money

4. He likes me

5. He quit HS Football (quarterback) to play music

List #487: 5 Things that Describe The American-ness of My Good Friend Jason

List #487: 5 Concepts or Traits that Describe The American-ness of My Good Friend Jason

1. Apple Pie

2. (Fantasy) Baseball

3. (Colonial) Williamsburg

4. Ph.D. (almost) in American History

5. New York Yankees

List #478: 10 Awesome Things About My Old Friend Ben

List #478: 10 Awesome Memories About My Old Friend Ben

1. He can draw very well

2. He was my friend way back in elementary school

3. We wrote a short story in elementary school that got censored in the school paper for having too many decapitations

4. He could paint Sea-Elf Paladins very well

5. He can skate, run and bike very quickly

6. We used to play a lot of D&D, but rarely by the rules

7. He got me to listen to Ministry

8. His family are very nice people

9. He had lots of lizards and spiders (and other cool toys)

10. I haven't seen him in probably 12 years [not awesome]

List #439: 90 Great Things My Grandpa Has Done

List #439: 90 Great Things My Grandpa, who turns 90 tomorrow, Has Done or Still Does

1. Fathered My Mom

2-5. Fathered My Aunts and Uncle

6. Grandfathered Me

7-16. Grandfathered my Cousins

17. Took me fishing a lot

18. Taught me Geography

19. Told me stories

20. Told me un-true facts

21. Caused me to have to look things up when I didn't believe him

22. Which made me smart

23. Taught me to Golf

24. Still Goes to the Gym 3 days a week

25. Takes me with him to the fitness center in the summer

26. Pays for me when I don't have a pass

27. Buys me Soup

28. Buys me Chocolate Milk

29. Lets me stay at his house in the summer

30. Helped build our Church

31. Masterminds the PLPC Salmon-fest

32. Writes letters to companies

33. Sends Birthday Checks

34. Gives fruit for Christmas

35. Drinks Manhattans

36. Was in the Navy in WWII

37. Was a Pilot

38. Flew a plane for Madame Chiang Kai Shek

39. Tells Great Stories

40. Grows Sweet Peas

41. Grows Marigolds

42. Is a TV Commercial Star

43. Gets Recognized in the grocery store for it

44. Puts address labels on his canes so they get returned to him

45. Feeds Hummingbirds

46. Briefly Attended St. Olaf

47. Met My Grandma (at Carleton) in Northfield

48. Remembered her name "Gladstone" using the mnemonic 'HappyRock'

49. Made my Grandma finish college before he'd marry her

50. Is a member of the Rotary Club

51. Tries to grow tomatoes

52. Reads National Geographic

53. Always tries to watch Twins games

54. Is proud of his Grandkids

55. Wanted to be an Attorney

56. Put that dream aside to raise a family

57. Wants his grandkids to be attorneys

58. Grills his grandkids about what they are going to do with their lives

59. Is proud of us all anyways

60. Bets on me to know the answers to National Geographic quiz questions

61. Keeps a good Calendar

62. Writes in all-capitals using a china marker

63. Is My Hero

64. Remembers Birthdays (well ahead of time)

65. Played Hockey for the University of Minnesota

66. Is a member of the Lake Avenue Loafers

67. Can talk to anyone

68. Worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield

69. Lets me keep my sailboat at his house

70. Pays a good wage for Grandchild labor

71. Is in a book about Airmen of Northern Minnesota

72. Always has peanuts and good cookies in the pantry

73. Has great recipes for Meatballs and Meatloaf

74. Is good at delegating

75. Sings in the Choir at Church

76. Went to Denfeld High School

77. Still Goes to his Class Reunions

78. Helped teach me how to drive

79. Tells good jokes

80. Cares about his neighbors and his work-out buddies

81. Has an awesome house on a lake

82. Lets me drive his pontoon boat

83. Has 2 fake knees

84. Worked with Bob Dylan's Dad

85. Is the Son of a Swedish Immigrant

86. Still lives in his own house

87. Has a secret German-Irish alter-ego (Werner Muldoon)

88. Also played baseball

89. Taught me to play chess

90. Is beloved by all

List #253: 7 reasons why I am jealous of my brother

List #253: 7 reasons why I am jealous of my brother

1. Chicks dig him
2. He can swim more than 25 yards
3. He lives in Northfield (and he dang well better go to Hogan Brothers today)
4. He wins at Disc Golf
5. He's a great song writer
6. He can sing well (and harmonize)
7. Triceps

List #241: Important stuff I learned from my Dad

List #241: Important stuff I learned from my Dad

1. YES, Steely Dan, Miles Davis (and Jazz etc.)
2. Dune
3. Bass players: use their fingers, look at their fingers, don't dance around, tell bad jokes, and only need 4 strings
4. TV is good
5. Trios are bad

bonus list: things I refuse to believe
1. Country Music