Stuff About Sal, Part 1

My wife and my sister, among others, have been posting lists of 100 random facts about themselves on their blogs. And since I haven't posted in a while, have very few good ideas, and think that likely no one but Matthew would care much for a multi-page rumination on how to deal with the 47 million Americans currently without health insurance, here's installment #1 on the Coach Sal trivia list:

1. I have never weighed over 147 lbs, and that was after 40 days of not running and eating fast food every day. I was only 120 lbs when I graduated from high school (at 5'10").
2. I took my wife to my senior prom.
3. I took my school's homecoming queen to my junior prom.
4. My favorite recording artist is Billy Joel.
5. I never won a championship race in high school (two conference runner-up medals).
6. Although I was a member of a state championship team (1985), I never personally qualified to run in the state finals (eliminated at Lower State, 1987).
7. I set a school record in the 100 meter dash that stood for 13 years, but didn't win the race that day. I didn't even know I had set the record until I took my son to my old school to watch a basketball scrimmage and saw my name on the record board.
8. My first name is David, the same as my father, my grandfather, my great-grandfather, and my son. We're not very original.
9. I take a nap every Sunday afternoon, religiously.
10. Speaking of religiously, I have read the Bible cover-to-cover 6 times (currently working on #7).
11. I find Bible reading/study easy, but prayer difficult.
12. From the time I was 12, I was sure I was going to be a lawyer, and then a judge. Unless Matthew becomes president and appoints me, that one's likely not gonna happen.
13. I'm a fan of politics and the NBA, but both have been less fun for me in the past few years.
14. I love anything with Arnold Schwarzenegger in it, including "Pumping Iron."
15. I also love the Rocky movies. II is best, then I, III, VI (Balboa), IV, and finally V.
16. I read a lot in the summers, but not nearly as much in the school year. My bedside table looks like the re-shelve rack at the library.
17. I love biographies, the Harry Potter books, books on organization, and spy novels (esp. Tom Clancy).
18. I raced through college in 3 years so I could marry my wife, but then spent the next four years pursuing a master's degree.
19. My original master's program was in Medieval European History, but I never finished it--I transferred my credits to the Master's in Teaching program just in time to get a job when my oldest son was born.
20. I got my first DayTimer planner when I was 19, and have had one ever since.
21. I got my first glasses at age 14, and within a couple of months lost them by diving into a river to go water skiing without taking them off.
22. I've worn a flattop haircut for almost 15 years, and in that time have only been to two barbershops (in two different cities--I would NEVER cheat on my barber).
23. My teams are the Boston Celtics, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Braves, and Carolina Gamecocks.
24. I gave up Cub Scouts because it interfered with me playing pee wee football. looking back, I would have been a better Eagle Scout than defensive end.
25. I have taught about 1500 students.
26. My oldest students are now in their 30's.
27. When I first began teaching, some of my students had children older than mine. Now my children are older than my students.
28. Until three years ago, I had never crossed the Mississippi River; until this past summer I had never left the country.
29. My favorite foods in the world are my Grandmama's fried chicken and my mother-in-law's roast beef.
30. I drove a 1978 Ford Mustang in high school and college.
31. I once got a speeding ticket on my way to court-mandated defensive driving class.
32. I also drove a school bus.
33. I met my current brother-in-law when we worked together bagging groceries at a Winn-Dixie.

Well, that's 33, a good first installment. I can't think of that many interesting items. Maybe I'm boring. More to come when time permits.