Helping this on the way to 400, a few more..

A snapshot O took of my mom feeding my sister's cat spaghetti off of her fork was one of eight top prize winners in a statewide Kodak competition. They gave me a 10 X 12 blowup of it which was displayed at the national level in Washington D.C. I had it framed and matted and we used it at mom's graveside service when she passed away.

My friend, Ricky Miller, and I were on television when we were in 6th grade. We played a duet of Silent Night on our violins.

I got to sing with the Pesuasions in a class they held the next day after a concert. I also got to interview them for a pre-concert article. Also interviewed INXS, Moody Blues, Sawyer Brown and a few other groups for articles I wrote for the statewide newspaper. My first paid-for newspaper gig was reviewing a local college production of Guys and Dolls. That parlayed into a monthly op/ed column which lead to a national weekly column.

I have a scar on my right hand where sealing wax burnt me. As a kid I used it on all of my notes and letters!

I stepped out of our family car once on a picnic in the mountains of Colorado and right at my feet was a perfect arrowhead.

I once made all of my Christmas presents from gourds grown in my garden.