Someone had me do this on Facebook, so I thought I would share it here as well.

1. I abhor bureaucracy. The mere fact that it is so unnecessarily hard to spell should tell you something about it

2. My childhood family nickname was Bubble Butt. I don't hang out with my family often anymore.

3. I'm terrified of making phone calls

4. I used to write poetry in high school. When other kids looked up to Kurt Cobain, I idolized e.e. cummings.

5. I hated all things French before it was popular to hate all things French (aside from the French Kiss, French Bread and French Toast; none of which are really French)

6. I love personification (in class I have a stapler named Quill who is Taiwanese), metaphor (because it's powerful), simile (because it's humble) and alliteration (because it's fun)

7. I'm an INFJ

8. When I was a child, I wanted to design baseball stadiums and I always thought that Jackie Robinson deserved a ballpark named after him.

9. The best part of working at a grocery store was the music. When I'd hear Carly Simon, Fleetwood Mac or the Eagles, I felt the rare moment of sharing something in common with my dad. It would remind me of sitting on shag carpet and listening to it on vinyl. I'd always want to call him up on the phone and say, "I love you," if it weren't for #3 on this list

10. I don't think churches should have American flags at the front nor do I believe it's okay to post Bible verses on courthouses

11. My spiritual journey started after a friend committed suicide. I spent an entire year reading a translation of the Koran, a bunch of existentialist novels, the Tao and the Bible. It started out kind-of logical at first, but then I fell in love with Jesus.

12. The greatest teacher I've ever known, only taught formally for a semester. He now spends his hours hanging out with soldiers in Germany.

13. My wife is hotter today than the day I met her. The mere fact that I mention this will probably embarrass her. But really, she's hot and I have no idea how I ended up with her.

14. I used to have really long hair. It was thin, but it was shiny and blonde so that sort-of made up for it.

15. The only reason I don't get a tattoo is that I'm afraid of pain.

16. I wrote "Kick a Puppy" as our daily Language Learning Goal on the Blackboard Configuration. To this day, 27 district representatives have looked at it and never noticed.

17. I secretly wish I were Scottish. There's nothing cool about Brittish anscestry. It's all a lot of bland food and years of imperial domination. But a Scottsman can claim victim status, wear a skirt, enjoy plaid and still be considered a badass.

18. I can't fix anything.

19. My reason for teaching isn't to change the world or make a difference, but to be faithful to a sacred vocation

20. I hate when movies draw bulls with utters - it's no wonder that the current generation is so gender confused

21. Being a dad has turned out to be more fun than I would have ever imagined . . . until the day I have to clean poop out of the bathtub

22. My favorite book of all time is Ecclesiastes, but I'm probably most influenced by Neil Postman - oh well, both authors were Jewish, so it's not too far off

23. As a teacher, I have no rules, no seating chart, no punishments or rewards and my students behave well. It confirms my libertarian leanings. (See, alliteration right there.)

24. I'm more like Macbeth than I'd like to be.

25. I don't own a cell phone. See #3 and the latter half of #22 for reasons why.