Childhood Wonder...How He Survived
A Few of My Favorite Things
Frightful Family
A World of Weird
Fun Facts
100

What animal does mom use to describe what I looked like when I was born?

Lizard

100

What is my favorite restaurant?

Daddy-O's Cafe

100

What pastime did both grandpas teach me?

Fishing

100

True or False: My biggest pet peeve is when people don't put the caps on pens.

True, STOP IT

100

What is the only mammal not to have vocal cords?

Giraffe

200

What game was I playing by myself that prompted mom and dad to start thinking about having Isaiah?

Hide and Seek

200

Where is my favorite place to hike?

Sherburne Wildlife Refuge

200

What parade would Isaiah and I grace with our presence annually?

Pelican Hills Independence Day Parade

200

What was the first pet that I grew up with in the house?

Boots

200

In an ironic twist of fate, Abraham Lincoln's son was saved by who's son?

John Wilkes Booth

300

Isaiah and I frequently played with our neighbor as children.  What was his name?

Evan Lannes

300

What is my favorite town in Minnesota?

Stillwater, MN

300

This family game has only been played once and resulted in many casualties (puking).  What is it?

Chubby Bunny

300

The first place that I lived was the basement of an old lady.  What was her rule when it came to dad staying overnight?

He couldn't, unless he and mom were married.

300

Who was 'Mad Jack' in World War Two?

A Scotsman who charged Normandy with a sword

400

I claimed to have invented my own language as a child.  What was my word for "Aunty Allison"

Blaberdaber

400

What is my favorite ice cream?

Rum Cherry

400

Aunt Erin and I would do what activity with the canoe at Bachmann's house?

Turtle Hunting

400

What was my undergraduate minor in?

Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

400

According to the Catholic Church, what rodent is classified as a fish to eat during Lent?

Capybara

500

In elementary school, I only got written up once.  What glue-related 'accident' did I get in trouble for?

Pouring glue on a bully's hair during a project

500

Although perhaps not my favorite, which political philosopher have I researched the most?

Hannah Arendt

500

Why don't I have a fingerprint on my left pointer finger?

I dipped it in hot wax and Allison tried to get it off with cold water, but the wax fused to my skin and all was ripped off

500

What was the full name of my first car?

Der Deutschlander

500

Napoleon Bonaparte was almost killed by a hundred of what animal?

Bunnies