Some fun facts about people on the forum

[TNGabe]

I only have one goal in life and it is learning to country-western yodel.

 

[wolfstar]

I sailed as crew in the New York City Mayors Cup with Ted Kennedy as an opponent...he cheated...and won.

I piloted the boat (a 65 foot Catch named Symphony) through a pretty nasty Nor'easter on the way back to Mystic, fun, exciting, and scary and sickening for most of the crew...

 

[GilSwillBasementBrews]

I'm 36 dropped out of high school in the tenth grade been working full time since. Recently got a high school diploma and an just about to finish my first semester of college working towards a degree in engineering. I'm married for almost 10years have an 18 going on 40 daughter and am totally addicted to brewing and HBT.

 

[JohanMk1]

I'm a 40 somthing South African
I mess with gate automation for a living.
I dislike the fizzy yellow stuff that we've been brainwashed to believe is beer.
I enjoy cooking and baking.

 

[worthogg]

I ferment in the sauna...

 

[mikescooling]

I did HVA/C for 15 years then got hurt, now I'm in nursing school. I scuba dive in the great lakes or anywhere that has water. I supervise scuba classes and like spending the day watching people learn scuba, it's like watching the intro to the Benny Hill show.

 

[gcdowd]

You may not know this but I spent 23 years in the USAF. I'm originally from Syracuse, NY and have lived in Conn, Va, Md, NC, AZ, Colo, Calif, Guam, Germany and of course Nebraska. Why are we here? To brew beer buddy!!! Thanks Yooper for all your time and sharing your knowledge with us!

Whereabouts in Syracuse? I live in Baldwinsville.

 

[TxBrew]

We have quite a few new people that I don't "know" that well at all.

I thought it would be fun for each person, both newer and long-time, to give a one sentence description of yourself telling us something that many of us would not know about you.

Nothing gross (please!) or too serious but just a simple "few people know this but I ......." statement.

I think I'm an open book, so I don't have much that is new or interesting to say. The only thing I have that some of you may not know is that I have another grandson coming, due this summer. I'm a grandma already, of a nearly 3-year-old boy, so this will be my second.

How about you?

I, like everyone else, just found out you're a woman.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Things you may not know about me....

- I'm a musician, been a drummer since 11 y/o and dabble with other instruments. I'm not in a band anymore, but I still write and record original music.
- I'm just as addicted to fishing as I am to brewing.
- I love scuba diving, but don't get to do it very often anymore.
- If I could cook over the camp fire everyday, I would.

 

[DromJohn]

I've played golf with my father, his college (U.S.M.A.) roommate, and his roommate's son, only to learn thirty year's later that the son was at that time the drummer for The Talking Heads.

 

[DirtyOldDuck]

Things you don't know about me:

• I grew up as an Army brat and have been to 49 states.
• I was a lawyer for almost 25 years before I had a stroke -the stroke left me with an extremely painful neurological disorder that has no cure or even an effective treatment.
• Homebrewing has literally saved my life by giving me a hobby that distracts me from the pain.
• I like my dog better than I like most people.
• I carry a gun.
• I was an altar boy for a priest who years later got sued for sexually abusing altar boys - apparently I was not a very cute child.

 

[fenderbass]

I started brewing in '08, I play bass (for fun, not in a band),
I like my old Massey Ferguson 135 tractor, My wife and I raise Nubian goats,
We like to go to various brew pubs, whenever possible,
We have a few favorite brew pubs that we go to a lot, I am a structural designer looking forward to retirement...

 

[PistolsAtDawn]

I've played golf with my father, his college (U.S.M.A.) roommate, and his roommate's son, only to learn thirty year's later that the son was at that time the drummer for The Talking Heads.

Psycho Golfer,
Qu'est Que C'est
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away

/sorry, couldn't help it

Let's see:

• Currently hungover at work (not too badly though) thanks to some Cinco de Mayo beers/shots with a buddy
• Went skydiving twice. Second time I injured my back, ultimately blowing out a disc in my lower spine. No more skydiving for me
• Am an "ordained minister" (one of those online deals) / Have performed a marriage ceremony
• Distant descendant of US President Polk and also of an axe murderer (okay, it was technically a hatchet)
• My grandfather helped to invent fireproof rubber boot soles for the Apollo space missions as well as some rubber self-sticking (no adhesive) insulating tape to help prevent more Apollo 13 spark-inducing accidents

 

[HopHoarder]

-I'm 46 with 3 kids. Two boys aged 23 and 19
-My 4 year old daughter passed away last year from complications that transpired during labour and delivery
-I also have a 2 year old daughter.
-In a previous life (the 90's) I was a youth pastor in a Conservative Mennonite Church
-I drove a 1968 VW Beetle for 18 years and learned basic mechanics out of necessity

 

[bigbeergeek]

I'm an avid juggler -- I can juggle 9 balls, among other juggling "accomplishments".
I have my BS in Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics from UCLA.
I'm 29 and have to take beta-blockers, even though I'm healthy, not overweight and follow a low sodium diet.

 

[bigbeergeek]

1) Why am I here?

2) What is the meaning of life?

1) Likely because microbes were seeded on planet earth 4 billion years ago from a piece of Mars.

2) Easy: "Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations."

 

[MuddyCreek]

Let's see. I have BA degrees in English and French as well as my teacher certification. I also have a MS degree in education technology. Given this educational background it should come as no surprise that I do not teach. I am currently employed as a software developer.

I am significantly 'over-chicked'.

I brew tons of beer, but rarely the style I best like (IPA). This is due to the overwhelming clamor from friends for specific styles that they prefer (Pale Ale, Stout, Wheat).

I started brewing many years ago after my father-in-law got me a tremendously crappy home-brew kit from Costco or something. The beer was abysmal, but the interest had been ignited. Years later and I've invested thousands in my rig and finally can say I produce some decent beer on a regular basis.

I have made EVERY SINGLE mistake a home-brewer can make. several times.

 

[McBrewskie]

Somethings you may not know.

I like to homebrew, actually it's a hobby of mine.
I also like to fish and hunt, the hunting part is getting increasingly more difficult to do here in the Bay Area.
I'm a diehard Giants and 49ers fan.
I've been married to a wonderful woman for 5 years this year.

 

[SharonaZamboni]

I only have one goal in life and it is learning to country-western yodel.

Most of my relatives are quite old, and musically inclined. At a family reunion last year, they set up and provided the music, including good yodeling.

 

[hunter_le five]

I am more comfortable in a speedo than just about any other article of clothing.

I am an ordained minister in the state of California, though I've never set foot in Cali and haven't been to church in some years.

I believe everything I read on the internet is true, if I want it to be.

I have an extra lumbar vertebrae in my spine, which causes me some lower back pain. I have a theory that my twin brother is missing one accordingly, explaining why he has always been slightly shorter than me. We have not as yet verified this with a doctor.

I just got 2 questions for you.

1) Why am I here?

2) What is the meaning of life?

Oh, and the answer to the question of the meaning of life, the universe, and everything is exactly 42.

You're welcome.

 

[HawksBrewer]

I'm 29 and have been with my beautiful wife for 9 years, married the last two.
We have 8 month old boy-girl twins who provide us more love, joy and laughter than I've had in the past 28.3 years combined.
I'm an audiologist and love the fact that I get to help people reconnect with their friends and family on a daily basis, making going to the office each day extremely rewarding.

Oh, and I brew beer and drink it.

 

[Keith66]

I, like everyone else, just found out you're a woman.

I call BS! Two words: Members' Forum.

 

[BrewerinBR]

What most people do not know about me is I eat insects. I love them they are so tasty, specially spiders. cook them up crispy and crunchy mmmmmmmm so good.

 

[pjj2ba]

I like to ballroom dance. We are not so good at at anymore. Dance lessons was part of the courtship of my wife to be. No one else in our circle of friends wanted to go dancing, except me. We started out free form dancing at the bars, and then on to the ballroom lessons, and next thing you know it we're engaged. That was 25 yrs ago.

We had the same teacher in E. Lansing, Michigan, and then 6 yrs later in Sunnyvale, CA.

I also used to be a pretty good cross country ski racer. That has fallen by the wayside as I haven't lived anywhere with any reliable snow since leaving MI

 

[Britinusa]

I have travelled the world, crossed part of the Sahara desert on a camel, moved from the UK to the USA.

 

[Subsailor]

What most people don't know about me:
I'm 53 been married 13 years. Married into an instant family of 4 teenagers, all grown now and have 2 grandchildren and a third one on the way.

I reload ammunition, leatherwork, tie fishing flies, build fishing lures (spinners, spoons and others), cast soft plastic baits, lots and lots of reading and my secret: I like to do Cross Stitching.

 

[d3track]

What most people don't know:

I competed as a natural bodybuilder for two years

....and now I brew

 

[craigbrew]

I'm 39 and have been working at the same job for 21 years.

I got my job thru my high school co-op program.

By boss and I graduated from the same high school (10 years apart), got our jobs thru the same co-op program, and had the same drafting teacher.

I got him into brewing beer.

My wife has won a medal for brewing and I have not. (she did use all of my stuff thou).

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Some might know this already from the Tats thread, but I am absolutely wild about soup. If I had a tattoo it would just be the word soup on my keister.

Not one but two of my ex-girlfriends have been happily married to women for several years.

I'm the grouchiest person I know.

I have a morbid fascination with fetishes, including the relative few I dont share myself.

I dread the words "come see me play at (venue) on Saturday!" I've made it a point of not befriending actors or musicians for this reason.

My fear of heights borders on psychotic. I don't even like being 5'9.

 

[bigbeergeek]

What most people don't know:

I competed as a natural bodybuilder for two years

....and now I brew

Adios, six-pack abs.