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I’ve always wanted to try the “100 things about me” post that you see on lots of blogs, but I could never find 100 interesting things. What the hell, though, let’s try:

1. My real name is out there for all to see.
2. I don’t know how smart that actually is.
3. My last name doesn’t actually have an”s” in it.
4. Obviously, yarbrough.org was taken. Also, .com and .net…
5. I was born in Memphis, TN.
6. When people ask where I’m from, I say “Originally, Memphis.”
7. I’m actually from a town called Toone, TN. Population of 350 or so.
8. I’m 37.
9. I have 2 younger sisters.
10. I share a birthday with my youngest sister.
11. Our other sister, the middle one, has her birthday 9 days before us.
12. I’m married, happily. She’s referred to as either “Wifey” or “La Angela” on this site.
13. I have 3 kids, happily — two teens (referred to as Eldest and Boy) and a toddler (Baby Emma).
14. The oldest teen shares a birthday with her late great-grandmother.
15. I have lived in 4 states.
16. I have visited about 20 states.
17. I have visited about 25 countries, on 5 continents.
18. Canada isn’t one of them. And England only counts if you count airports.
19. I love my toys, almost as much as my family. Almost.
20. My toys include computers, and games.
21. I have an XBox 360, a Gamecube, a Playstation 2, a Dreamcast, a Nintendo Entertainment System, and a Colecovision.
22. My goal is to own them all. Unattainable, but fun to try.
23. Current favorite games: The entire Guitar Hero series (PS2/XBox 360).
24. The last game I beat was Halo 3 (Xbox 360).
25. I tinker with this site a lot. It rarely brings about visual changes, but it does teach me, especially when I break things.
26. My sisters and I starred in a television commercial once, when I was 9.
27. It was for a pick-your-own peach orchard.
28. It aired all of once, that I recall.
29. I’m closer to my sisters now that I’m farther away from them.
30. I have taken 6293 pictures with my digital camera as of the time I wrote this (8:39PM PDT 25 September 2006).
31. I’ve kept most of them, spread out over 10 CDs.
32. I don’t upload most of them, even though I have a flickr site.
33. I smoked cigarettes for 12 years before quitting the first time.
34. I’ve quit 5 times in the last 6 years.
35. I still enjoy a cigar every now and then.
36. I have an “addictive personality”. This is entirely self-diagnosed.
37. I am obsessive about things I enjoy — like Mountain Dew, chocolate, and games.
38. I still can’t quit Mountain Dew.
39. I am somewhat overweight, though not terribly so.
40. I weighed 175 when I graduated high school.
41. I love listening to my wife sing. Doesn’t matter what occasion.
42. Sometimes I don’t have enough patience. Rarely, in fact.
43. I have been on the internet since 1997.
44. I have been “online” since 1991.
45. I have been using computers since 1983.
46. I used to be excellent with phone numbers.
47. When I was younger I collected license plates.
48. My favorite movies of all time are the original Star Wars trilogy.
49. The last 3 “commercial” VHS tapes I own are of that trilogy in the theatrical release.
50. Since getting the original trilogy on DVD for Christmas, I can now finally get rid of them.
51. I don’t have a VCR in my current A/V setup.
52. I have 8 DVD players in my home.
53. Growing up, I was the only one in my house that couldn’t sing or play a musical instrument.
54. Today, I’m the only one in the house who can’t sing or play a musical instrument.
55. All that aside, I know more music, and I know more ABOUT music, than anyone in the house.
56. I listen to almost any kind of music, though I don’t listen to much country music or hardcore rap.
57. My favorite artists of the moment are Ben Folds, Beck, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
58. My current “All-time” favorite list includes Prince, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin.
59. I love this blog, even though I don’t write terribly often.
60. I have a readership of less than 10. Literally, I think.
61. Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re one of the last to read it.
62. This list has taken me over 3 months to write so far.
63. I dislike most reality shows with a passion…
64. But I watch professional wrestling (WWE) often.
65. Other than that, The Sopranos is/was the only thing I try to watch on TV.
66. I am a packrat.
67. I married a packrat.
68. We hold garage sales when we can’t walk through the garage anymore.
69. I wear a size 13 shoe.
70. The above in no way implies anything other than my shoe size.
71. Right this minute, I’m reading re-reading the Wheel of Time series.
72. My favorite food is Meat-loaf sandwiches, followed closely by lasagna.
73. I am scared of high places.
74. The older I get, the less scared I am.
75. You still won’t catch me on thrill rides very often.
76. We have 2 cats.
77. I am allergic.
78. I take 2 meds to keep the cats in the house.
79. Our last house didn’t allow pets.
80. We had the cats there anyway.
81. We weren’t the only ones in our community to do that.
82. At this point I’m scanning other “100 things” lists to look for things to talk about.
83. I’ve met celebrities: Gary Sinise, Josh Blue, John Heffron, Taylor Hicks, Michael Reagan, Chris Gray, Bill Goldberg, Bill Engvall, Gary Brightwell. I’ve blogged about most of them.
84. I’ve only had 1 broken bone in my life. I’ve blogged it.
85. I was rollerblading.
86. It was my first time on the skates.
87. I’ve not been on them, since.
88. My first real job was flipping burgers at McDonald’s.
89. Aside from my current job, the longest job I held was at Sears, for 4 years.
90. I sold men’s clothing, then televisions.
91. I dislike the cold.
92. I’m thankful that I live in San Diego, because it doesn’t get cold… much.
93. The first VHS tape I bought was The Song Remains the Same.
94. The first DVD? Fargo.
95. I have no piercings.
96. I have no tattoos.
97. I am not terribly talkative in social situations.
98. I’m not aloof, just scared to death.
99. I have eaten snails.
100. You can tell how far I’ve had to reach to find a hundred things.