HEAD
Math
As a teenager, I won a statewide mathematics contest. It was a multi-level progression — best in my school, best in my county, best in a group of counties, best in the state. I ended up in the newspaper, and on the TV news. Pretty cool.
Engineering / Creativity
I have a problem-solving ‘engineer’ head. I can look at something, understand it, and know how to fix/improve it. This ability has allowed me to enhance the houses that I have lived in, plus create crazy/interesting decorations for Halloween.
Over-Thinker / Pragmatic
I have a very busy head — which allows me to think through things before I do them. This talent actually helps me get past my dorkiness, and act more normal — which has helped my tech career.
My over-thinking head also allows me to be extra pragmatic about situations, and not be emotional about something I can’t change.
Songs
I remember thousands of songs — both new and old — and can sing along (for hours) with music being played. It’s a bit crazy to know so many songs, know all the words, and be able to sing along with them.
Double Attention
My busy brain allows me to pay attention to two different things at the same time. For example, I can watch TV and dork around on my phone at the same time — and fully follow both. Or I can listen to and sing along with songs, and also do something else — like work on my computer. When my wife talks to me, I sometimes look away (thinking about something else) — and though I’m still paying attention to her, she thinks I am not.
Complex Dreams
Pretty much every morning, I wake up from a crazy, complex dream. The dreams are like a whole different life/experience — often magical and science fictional, plus (sort of) work related. I’m often running/managing a group of people doing crazy, magical things. I should start verbally recording my dreams when I wake up, and possibly use them as the plot for written stories.
BODY
Running / Athletic
Maybe anyone can do this — but in college, I used to run 10 miles every other day. I ran with two of my roommates. It took me a few weeks to be able to run that far, but it was a lot of running overall. I also broke a leg toward the end of college (climbing a building), but I recovered, and still ran later in life.
I was also able to try various sports — soccer, golf, ping-pong, tennis, etc — and be successful at them. I captained a tennis team at my health club, and practiced ping-pong in college against the school ping-pong champion.
Also, my feet are very capable. I can do some things with my feet that I do with my hands — open drawers, pick things up, etc.
Eyes
My eyes are independent, and they used to not be pointing in the same way — but I had one eye surgically adjusted when young (pop it out, adjust the direction, pop it back in).
My vision is (barely) OK. I have one eye that sees near things pretty well, and another that sees far things pretty well. What’s interesting is that my vision isn’t improvable with lenses, but fortunately it’s good enough — I can read and drive.
Teeth
Minor thing, but — my teeth are very healthy and white. Every dentist visit, they ask me: do I drink coffee? (Assuming I don’t, but I do.) And they tell me that my teeth look better than most of their patients.