A repost

This is a re-post of a FaceBook bit I did, for those of you that don't have FaceBook. More articles tomorrow, including yet another on Sarah Palin.

1. I own a half a dozen canes to match outfits, weather conditions and my needs.
2. I count a politician among my closest mentors.
3. Politics is my first love, but I also count myself as a specialist in hard science, technology and economics.
4. I will not even consider buying a vehicle that gets less than 38 MPG.
5. I don't own a television or get cable. I use an LCD projector (160" HD) and stream what I want to watch.
6. I count among my circle of friends an english teacher, a child protective services agent, a music journalist, and a software engineer.
7. Almost all my furniture is hand me down.
8. I use Apple products exclusively.
9. I will see a movie alone, but won't eat at a restaurant alone.
10. I can walk a half a mile, climb ten stairs, or stand for twenty minutes at a time before collapsing in complete pain.
11. Despite drinking two to three gallons of whole milk a week, I have never weighed more than 155 pounds.
12. I could fly a plane before I could drive a car.
13. My wife and I try our hardest to limit our carbon footprint, but our insane love of dairy products means we have a larger one than a Hummer owner.
14. When I finish my undergrad, its likely my wife and I will move overseas.
15. In my apartment, its not uncommon to hear jokes about genetics and chemistry, or find a New England Journal of Medicine in the bathroom.
16. I want to go to law school, despite knowing its a terrible idea.
17. Despite being legitimately crippled, I am too proud to apply for a handicapped parking pass.
18. I'm not comfortable unless I'm way in over my head.
19. I worked at Apple for more than a year and none of my co-workers knew I have an Apple logo on my shoulder blade.
20. I am never more than an arm's length away from my iPhone
21. Much of my wife's family hates me because I'm from a large city and don't know what the hell one does at a "rodeo"
22. I have a crush on Rachel Maddow, a lesbian TV news commentator because she makes being a geek seem cool.
23. I am severely colorblind, unable to reliably identify certain shades of red or green.
24. One of my best freinds and I turn everything into a competition, and it drives his fiancee nuts.
25. With the exception of dress shoes, I only wear shoes made by Puma.