50 facts about bo

Some essential details about me that reveal either a unique & interesting individual or kind of a weirdo...depending on your perspective, of course. ;)
1. I have distinct memories dating back to when I was less than 1 year old.
2. I always smell my food before I eat it.
3. My favorite activity is any kind of "sleuthing."
4. I attended the 1984 Democratic Convention in San Francisco—both as a volunteer and as a broadcast journalist.
5. I was a complete bookworm when I was a kid, yet I have not read a novel in the past 4 years.
6. I have worked as a bartender, but never as a waitress.
7. I forget people's names very easily, even if I was introduced just 5 minutes earlier.
8. I would rather receive a gift of power tools than of jewelry.
9. Except for a brief (approximately 1-hour) stop in Victoria, B.C. as part of a cruise to Alaska, I have never traveled outside the U.S.
10. I am almost never bored.
11. Even the offer of a hundred billion dollars would not coax me onto a roller coaster (or any other scary amusement park ride).
12. When I was in 5th grade, I was reading at a second-year college level but had to take remedial math.
13. I don't "get" the world of fashion.  I had never even heard of Versace until he was murdered.
14. I (literally) fell on my face a lot as a child; luckily, though, the scars are mostly all hidden beneath my chin, jaw line, and eyebrows.
15. I am only 5'5½" tall; however, my legs are so long, I need at least a 34" inseam.
16. Speaking of inseams...I own more than a dozen pairs of blue jeans, and feel that's not nearly enough.
17. Among the careers I have seriously considered over the years are:  prison psychologist, broadcast journalist, dramaturg, oral historian, veterinarian, and private investigator.
18. I was a vegetarian for nearly the entire decade of my 30s.
19. However, these days, the more meat I eat, the better I feel.  Eating grains/starches/sugars makes me feel tired, bloated, edgy, and not quite right.
20. I often daydream that I am having discussions with John Adams (second president of the United States).
21. To this day, my mother will tell you that I have blue eyes, despite the fact that my eyes are green.
22. I get my arms waxed on a regular basis.
23. I believe in the Prime Directive.
24. I believe that laboratory testing of non-human animals is one of the most unethical, immoral, and evil practices engaged in by humans.
25. I'm a nature lover and really enjoy hiking.  Camping, however, is right out.  (Waking up with dirt in my mouth?  Going without hot running water and private bathroom facilities?  NOT my idea of a good time.)
26. I have very iron-rich blood; in order to become anemic, I would probably have to exsanguinate first.
27. Throughout the 1980s, I worked at four different radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area.
28. It is difficult for me to sleep without running a fan or employing some other source of "white noise."
29. I have an aversion to the odor of vinegar; I refuse to use vinegar as a "cleaner" because it totally stinks! 
30. On the other hand, I enjoy the clean aroma of chlorine bleach, as well as the earthy smell of horse manure.
31. I have never baked a pie.
32. I didn't get my first tooth cavity until I was 21 years old.
33. I hoard toilet paper.
34. I am an independent thinker, and no longer belong to any political party.  Many of my political beliefs are Progressive/Liberal, but I am also quite drawn to Libertarian ideals..and, believe it or not, even a bit of the Republican platform.
35. I make it a policy NOT to sing or dance in public.
36. I'm not bragging or anything...but by all accounts (and there were many), I am a world-class kisser.
37. I have watched soap operas on and off since the age of 4.
38. When I was a kid, I once ate a whopping eleven slices of pizza at one sitting.
39. I love babies, and am not at all irritated by the sound of a baby crying.  (However, I do believe that toddlers and even older kids who insist on throwing tantrums in public should be spanked on their butts!)
40. I love fresh tomatoes, roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, and ketchup...yet I detest tomato juice, tomato soup, and (tomato-based) french dressing.
41. I have grown to loathe the taste of garlic because eating it causes me intense, painful indigestion.
42. I have a rather small network of close friends in real life...but my online social life is quite vast.
43. In fact, over the past 15 years, I have met more than 20 of my cyberpals in person.
44. I have absolutely no interest in adventure or fantasy films (e.g., Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, blah blah blah)...and actually find them an effective cure for insomnia.
45. Ok, let's face it.  I'm not all that into movies period.  In general, I much prefer episodic television shows to motion pictures.
46. I am the consummate homebody.  Other than short (3- to 4-day) road trips, the idea (not to mention the reality) of travel does not interest me.
47. I can enjoy clothes shopping for up to 1 hour.  My head will being to throb intolerably at the 2-hour mark.
48. Purell is my best friend.  And it should be yours.
49. Hot tubs/saunas do not relax me; in fact, I find them uncomfortable and they make me feel sort of anxious.
50. Being forced to listen to someone sucking his/her teeth is the worst torture I can think of.