A musing or too much?

September 17, 2003

Too much about me
Category: People

I'm 6'3" 195 lbs. I have blond hair and blue eyes.

I'm not as good looking as that sounds.

I have particularly tight calves, but I can now do a downward facing dog.

I have never cheated on anyone, but I have been the victim.

I miss my father.

.. but I don't miss all of the interactions that we had.

If I had not met my wife when I did, I would have a very different life.

I have no tolerance for stupidity. This sometimes gets me in trouble.

I watch a lot of TV and I don't feel the need to apologize for it.

I am an intellectual bully. If I sense blood in the water, I have the tendency to attack.

I have a talent for making people look and feel stupid. I do feel the need to apologize for this.

I judge people by the look of their face.

I don't judge people by their race, creed, color, or gender.

I was both born in and want to name my daughter Savannah.

I finished Calculus as a Junior in High School.

I sing "Happy Birthday" twice when I wash my hands.

I love to write, but I don't love to read.

I am a grammar snob, but I wasn't one until I studied German.

I have been to more Bar Mitzvahs than any other religious activity.

I'm not Jewish.

That doesn't stop me from using a lot of Yiddish words.

I have a nonfat latte nearly every morning, but I don't suffer from caffeine withdraw.

I was never spanked (as a kid).

I like to sleep on my stomach.

I have been known to discuss books that I haven't read.

My body snaps, crackles, and pops more than it used to.

I am fascinated by other walks of life.

My concept of rich is being able to buy the $47 hamburger at Disney World without thinking twice about it.

I only have a handful of friends, and I really don't care if I get more.

I believe that marriage is forever, but I do have a prenup.

I hate to get calories from liquids. It seems like such a waste.

There are few words that bother me more than ointment.

I make my bed every day.

It bugs me when people say transpired when they meant to say happened.

My motto is often "If you're not burning fossil fuel, you're not having fun."

I eat sushi at least once a week.

Until I was 20 I thought that the phrase was "For all intensive purposes."

I chuckle when I hear people say sanscript.

If I were to wake up with amnesia, I would think that I was 24 years old.

My life is where it is because of a handful of events. The rest was just preparation for those events.

When I wear long-sleeved shirts, I nearly always roll the sleeves up (three rolls on each side). This is for comfort not symbolism.

It amazes me that in this day and age ANYONE would still have a mullet.

I don't keep too many secrets from my wife.

I don't keep too many secrets from myself either.

I can't trill and I really really wish that I could.

I am both colorblind AND very allergic to poison oak ~~and raspberries~~. The combination seems unfair to me.

If I could make one part of my body longer, it would be my tongue.

My hair is thinning a bit on top, but I don't seem to be all that bothered by it.

Most of the time I can't decide if I am an optimist or a pessimist.

I get very cranky if I go more than a couple days without sex.

I am a dog person, and I really don't see why anyone would be a cat person.

I hate it when teetotallers say "I just don't like the taste of alcohol."

I hate it when people overpromise and under-deliver.

I always say "Have a great day" to people who have served me something.

I think that employers should pay their employees more and discourage use of the tip jar.

I am a moral, honest, and fair person, but according to my aunt I am going to hell because I haven't accepted Jesus.

I love a good massage.

OK. I even love a bad massage.

I usually forget to send away for mail-in rebates.

I can't remember the last product with which I was completely satisfied.

I do believe that Diet Dr.Pepper tastes just as good as the original.

At the end of the summer, I am really looking forward to rain.

I don't tan worth a damn. I burn very very well.

I get my hair cut at Supercuts.

I am filled with useless trivia.

When I play sports, I am nearly always better on defense than offense.

When I was a kid I broke both my arms at once. Let me tell you how much fun going to the bathroom was.

I sometimes play peek-a-boo with kids on airplanes. I always forget that they never get tired of it. I do. I get really tired of it.

I can't imagine having a kid, but I can't imagine not having had kids. I need a dog.

Every Thanksgiving my family goes to a movie. It's my turn to pick this year, but my sister will dispute it. This is because of the infamous trade of 99. Don't ask.

I am a geek.

I proposed to my wife two and a half months after we began dating.

I asked for her parents' permission first.

I cry during sappy movies. I cry during sappy commercials. I don't think that there is anything wrong with that.

I rarely go more than 2 days without talking to my mother.

I don't know why we are here, and I am glad that I don't. I would hate for life to have a meta task list.

(If you thought that this post was interesting, why not read another? Perhaps a random link? Or you could just read about me.)

Posted by Stephen Speicher at September 17, 2003 10:48 AM

Comments

Steve, I just wanted to let you know that I was bored at work and happened to type in "Kobe's accuser" in Google and your site came up. I started by reading your column about Kobe's accuser and it intrigued me. So, I went to see what you were all about and quite frankly I spent the rest of the afternoon reading your musings. Normally, I would think it was time wasted, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It appears to me you have quite an ability to "Think outside the Box", sorry if that sounds like quite the cliche these days, but I found your writings quite fascinating. Are you a writer? You should be! Anyway, it is now Friday and it is quitting time and, for once, I am going to enjoy my long commute home through the Atlanta traffic just thinking about some of the things you wrote. Sorry to read about the passing of your Father. I think he was quite a fellow. Oh, and I think it is fantastic that you were born in Savannah, that is a wonderful old city.
Well, time to sign off and go home to wife and kiddos. Thanks for a wonderful afternoon of reading!

Posted by: Stan at October 10, 2003 01:52 PM

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Same thing happen to me that happened to Stan. All I can say is that you never know what will transpire while surfing the www.

Posted by: John at November 1, 2003 07:46 AM

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As with the rest, same thing happened to me. I would right more because we seem so similiar to each other, but as the new mother of twins I have no time to do that. Maybe one day.

Posted by: MICHELLE at November 1, 2003 12:42 PM

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Thanks for the kind words. It's always fun to hear about people's reactions. While on an intellectual level I know that thousands of people read this site (based on the logs), it is easy to feel like I am shouting at the winds. People are hesitant to write. I say, "Feel free; let's hear what you have to say."

Cheers,
Steve

Posted by: steve at November 2, 2003 03:55 PM

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Some people read your stuff @ work. Some read your stuff when they are bored. Here I am surfing through your musings for the past hour and a half when I have my final exam in an hour's time. That reminds me I have to get back to my books.

~ Kapil

Posted by: Kapil Kane at December 11, 2003 12:18 PM

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This is so exciting. I was content just bringing down the productivity of today's workforce, but I've crossed over to the next level. Because of me our workforce will also be a little less educated! ;)

Posted by: steve at December 11, 2003 12:50 PM

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Steve,
Thanks for these bits o' you -- they're funny and interesting much the same way that Ira Glass' 'This American Life' is. At least, that's how it seems to me.

Posted by: Craig at April 16, 2004 08:32 AM

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Craig, WOW. That's quite a compliment. Thanks!

Posted by: steve at April 16, 2004 11:20 AM

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"Until I was 20 I thought that the phrase was "For all intensive purposes."

Me too. May have been 25. ;-)

Posted by: Spence at February 6, 2005 05:53 AM

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Wow - I saw your name float by on Engadget today and wondered if that could be the Stephen that I knew from High School and college...

Low and behold - after hunting for 10 minutes I found your wedding photo - yep... It's you! This is Bill saying Hi. Very cool to see you taking up writing residence on one of the coolest sites on the web!

Regards,

Bill

Posted by: Bill Sewell at February 10, 2005 10:54 PM

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Stephen,
I was reading your post on GearBits about converting the Microsoft Media Center format DVR-MS (http://www.gearbits.com/archives/000241.html ) and most of the comments there are almost a year old now. I'm very new at this and I'd like to find out that if by now has any third-party software manufacturer made a product that will convert DVR-MS recorder programs to a format that I can edit out the commercials and then record the show to a DVD using Roxio 7?

Thanks in advance,
Donnie

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