I’m cursing Jim Murphy for tagging me in his 8 things you didn’t know about me post. For the record I didn’t know of few of those, mental note: avoid karaoke bars with Jim. Ok buckle up, here we go…
- I have a wicked collection of 80s and 90s tunes, hence my kids (age 5 and 7) rock out to Ministry, Killing Joke and Prodigy in our basement routinely. They also love classical music.
- Our basement is reminiscent of the bars I hung out in the 80s complete with mirror ball and sound driven lighting but no smoke machine (yet). In the evenings, you’ll usually find my kids down there.
- I was a competitive BMX racer and represented Canada a few times including the 1984 BMX World Series in Whistler. Nothing like flying down a mountain on a bike that weighs 18 pounds.
- I was also into skateboarding at an early age and had my own half-pipe in our driveway. Yet no broken bones until I started running. Go figure.
- Got my first motorcycle at age 3 — a Carabella Moto Pony. I currently have a vintage Vespa P200e.
- Got my first snowmobile at age 4 — a SnowBrute? Man I can’t remember. I currently don’t own snowmobile and I absolutely hate winter.
- As a result to most of the above, my hair has been dyed many, many different colours and my head has been routinely shaved on purpose.
- I like cooking/grilling to unwind and I have a strange quest to make artisan breads yet I can’t make Jello if my life depended on it.
+1: I failed Grade 10 math for skipping too many classes despite an ok mark — (trust me I calculated the odds). No wonder I love bureaucracy to this date.
I haven’t figured yet who I’ll spread this joy to next. I just wanted to get the 8 item monkey off my back quickly over lunch. I’ll post a follow-up with the victims names.
