I think most of these obscure fact will quickly fade back into obscurity. I, for one, won't be able to remember them -- not even my own!

1. I've read a lot of Vergil, Cicero and Caesar in Latin (as well as Horace, Catullus and others).
2. I have a tubby, long-haired cat named Squimmy who lost her tail as a kitten.
3. My favorite genre of fiction is children's books; having a grandchild has given me an excuse to buy them but I've always loved them.
4. I spent a couple of decades involved in a pretty offbeat religious organization.
5. I have a brother and sister who don't speak to me, haven't for years (not 'Catters, obviously), and two very wonderful brothers whom I love dearly.
6. I got my BA (Classics) when I was 43.
7. I used to write poetry, and I've started several novels but never finished one.
8. I took a few guitar lessons in my teens from Darius Brubeck, Dave's oldest son.
9. I took piano lessons as a kid but retained almost nothing, and then took lessons again when my own kids were small, and retained a very little bit more.
10. Although I really can't sing worth much, one of my favorite fantasies is of singing onstage to a small and pretty specific audience in Maine, at a particularly beloved place. The fantasy includes singing torchy American popular standards, or some Buddy Holly stuff, or "Will you still love me tomorrow". In fantasy, of course, I can outsing Linda Ronstadt and Emmy Lou combined.