15 little known facts about me

1. I was born and raised in Minneapolis and have never lived in any other city until I was 45 years old.

2. I went to the same grade school that my mother went to. She later worked there when I was a student.

3. I was hit by a car while riding my bicycle when I was 11 years old.

4. My earliest vivid memory is my first day of nursery school.

5. I have been to Italy twice but only for a total of 3 1/2 hours and for lunch each time.

6. I live walking distance from a Starbuck's but prefer to walk an extra block to the Mom & Pop coffee shop, where I get my usual, iced coffee.

7. I play the guitar left-handed but I golf right handed.

8. I love photography but never wanted to be a photographer.

9. I don't own a suite.

10. I haven't eaten McDonald's Burger King or Arby's since spring 2001.

11. I worry often about my aging parents.

12. I live across the street from a little league field and watch games from my front steps.

13. I didn't become a Jim Carrey fan until I saw "Man On the Moon."

14. I don't trust people who gossip.

15. Growing up my best friend was my grandfather whom I miss deeply.