25 Random Things.

Here we go:

1. I climbed Ayers Rock back in 1989. Well, I actually only went partially up and turned around because I was terrified! My brother Don went to the top, though.
2. I go by "Rich", but my brothers and sisters call me "Rick".
3. Some friends and I snuck into Fenway Park one late night during the off-season - ran around the field, etc. One of my buddies ended up with a few seats from the grandstand!
4. I use Splenda in my coffee, not regular sugar.
5. I think long fingernails on a guy are disgusting - mine are always trim.
6. Growing up, we only had one bathroom in a house of 13 kids.
7. No multiples, no adoptions and the same father and mother for those 13 children.
8. I attended five different schools before entering high school.
9. I don't like to be rushed.
10. I was always considered shy as a child.
11. Although fairly athletic, I never played "organized" sports, with the exception of two years of LL baseball.
12. I practiced as a massage therapist for a couple of years after attending a massage school in Cambridge, MA. (founded by a man considered to be somewhat of a pioneer in massage).
13. I can do "The Electric Slide" dance.
14. I haven't had a drink of alcohol since 1989, thank God.
15. Both myself and my two younger brothers (Don & Chris) had very blond hair as kids.
16. Because I was so "shy" as a kid, another kid in the neighborhood used to pick on me (beat me up) until I snapped, fought back, and he never bothered me again. Lesson learned.
17. I have owned, or co-owned about 20 cars since I got my driver's license.
18. I have worked for 14 different companies since high school. This does not include assignments through temp. agencies.
19. My running PR (personal record) was a sub-seven minute per mile pace for a 10K. That was a few years ago (LOL)!
20. I did a tandem parachute jump out of a plane, thanks to inspiration from my brother Frank.
21. My brother Don & I snorkeled The Great Barrier Reef. The ocean was a bit rough and I turned to talk to Don and he was no where to be found. I thought he drowned or had gotten eaten by a shark until I returned to the boat and found him there, chilling out!
22. I still have pictures of ex-girlfriends/ex-wife. (Sarah told me to put this one on my list!)
23. I sleep with a pillow under my knees.
24. I've taken "Spanish" dance lessons - learned cha-cha, salsa, etc..
25. I've moved at least 13 times since my early twenties.