That’s a statement not a question. Here goes – after too much time to think about it I’ve narrowed it down to the Top Six as requested by my wife in this post.
1. I can wiggle my eyeballs. I’m not talking about looking back and forth, I’m saying they shake – fast. I tell people that I was trying to get the straw into the spray tip on a can of WD-40 and it sprayed me in the eyes and permanently loosened them – but that’s a lie. I’m not sure how I discovered I can do this and have never really looked into it either. I guess I could ask a doctor sometime.
2. I have acid resistant toenails. I’ve had ingrown toenails multiple times on both of my feet. Usually I just try and *fix * them myself (which probably is why I’ve had so many). But when they get bad – read:painful and infected – I visit a podiatrist and have them properly taken care of. Doing this requires that they shoot my toe up with Novocain, it’s kind of creepy watching a needle being stuck into your toe multiple times. The last time I had it done, as the doctor was pushing the last bit out of the syringe, novocain squirted out of the top of my toe where he had made the first injection. From there its wait 15 minutes for the numbness to set in then the doctor takes a spade shaped razor and cuts down the toenail right into the nailbed. 
From there it’s a few scrapes, a couple pulls of scar tissue and a lot of bleeding. To fix it so it doesn’t come back the doctor will put acid on the nail bed. They way you know it’s working is that when the acid comes in contact with blood it turns the blood black like ink. I’ve had this done at least 4 times on my big toes – and it never works. So I visit the podiatrist every few years when it gets bad and get my feet fixed.
3. I’m extremely brand loyal. When I find something that I like from one company – I tend to only get stuff from that company. For example – sunglasses. I have purchased 4 pair of sunglasses over the last few years. Each have been made by Smith Sport Optics. You might be wondering – if they’re so nice why do you have to keep buying new ones. My answer – Shelby, my dog. She has chewed up 2 pair – one pair after about 2 months of having them and the other after about 6 years of quality service. It goes beyond the name too, sure I think it’s pretty cool that they are Smith and I am Smith. But they’re great sunglassees. Another example – shoes. I pretty much only buy my casual shoes from Simple. My most recent pair are orange. I got Kirsten a pair of Simple flip-flops and she likes them. It all started with my clogs and I’ve been on a simple streak for about 8 years now.
4. I hate the taste of tomato’s but love ketchup and salsa. Honestly, I think that tomato in the raw tastes like dirt.
5. I clench my jaw when I cut my fingernails. You know how some people when riding in the passenger seat move their feet like they are pressing the brake pedal when they are uncomfortable with the rate of speed at which you are moving – well I do that only with my mouth when I’m cutting my fingernails. It’s weird – I notice myself doing it and stop. Then a few fingers later and I’m doing it again.
6. I took way too much time to think about this post.
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