About NeckBeard

• I like driving into the driveway with a freshly mowed lawn.
• I love my mom’s handwriting.
• I changed my 4′s to look like my dad’s 4′s in Junior High.
• I collect all my wine corks — cause my sister told me she’d make me a bulletin board.
• I collect ID cards.
• I hate it when someone references a movie I haven’t seen.
• I used to be afraid to blow bubbles  in my dad’s woodshop for fear I’d get sawdust in my gum.
• I have never officially broken a bone.
• I prefer mini-marshmallows old and stale.
• I don’t really like chocolate unless there is caramel involved.
• I think cake is boring and I’m rarely interested — I’m a pie guy.
• I took for granted that my mom made me breakfast and a sack lunch every day of my childhood.
• I am glad I did it, but I don’t want to do Europe alone again.
• I would accept nearly any job offer in Europe.
• I never feel like I am journaling enough.  This site doesn’t help.
• I would like to own all of Gordon Korman’s books.
• I would like to meet Abe Lincoln.
• I would like to have the super power to freeze time (à la “Out of this World“)
• I only chew half a piece of gum.
• I love book cases.
• I prefer used books to new books.
• Despite my smart phone,  I have maps in my car and always will.
• I like to listen to music loud in cars.  If we are conversing… talk louder.
• I love belts and belt buckles.
• I tend to be an overly agreeable, people pleaser, and I’m okay with that.

I’d like to give credit where credit is due.

• Joe got me into biking, dark chocolate and ginger snaps.
• Adam is responsible for my obsession with onions and peppers.
• Hylan gets credit for the garlic obsession.
• Lauren got me back into rollerblading.
• Jon Ulrich made it impossible for me to ever get anything but a labrador.
• Mark got me into PBR.
• Courtney got me into Sushi.
• Matt got me into the Black Keys.
• Uncle Ric got me into vinyl.
• Scott got me into music videos.
• Mark brought Settlers to Dayton.
• Ben gave us Bohnanza.
• Dawn gave me Damien Rice.
• Zach took me to Senor Moose.