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HEAD<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Math<\/strong>
As a teenager, I won a statewide mathematics contest. It was a multi-level progression \u2014 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engineering \/ Creativity<\/strong>
I have a problem-solving \u2018engineer\u2019 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over-Thinker \/ Pragmatic<\/strong>
I have a very busy head \u2014 which allows me to think through things before I do them. This talent actually helps me get past my dorkiness, and act more normal \u2014 which has helped my tech career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My over-thinking head also allows me to be extra pragmatic about situations, and not be emotional about something I can\u2019t change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Songs<\/strong>
I remember thousands of songs \u2014 both new and old \u2014 and can sing along (for hours) with music being played. It\u2019s a bit crazy to know so many songs, know all the words, and be able to sing along with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Double Attention<\/strong>
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 \u2014 and fully follow both. Or I can listen to and sing along with songs, and also do something else \u2014 like work on my computer. When my wife talks to me, I sometimes look away (thinking about something else) \u2014 and though I\u2019m still paying attention to her, she thinks I am not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Complex Dreams<\/strong>
Pretty much every morning, I wake up from a crazy, complex dream. The dreams are like a whole different life\/experience \u2014 often magical and science fictional, plus (sort of) work related. I\u2019m 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


BODY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running \/ Athletic<\/strong>
Maybe anyone can do this \u2014 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was also able to try various sports \u2014 soccer, golf, ping-pong, tennis, etc \u2014 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, my feet are very capable. I can do some things with my feet that I do with my hands \u2014 open drawers, pick things up, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eyes<\/strong>
My eyes are independent, and they used to not be pointing in the same way \u2014 but I had one eye surgically adjusted when young (pop it out, adjust the direction, pop it back in). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My vision is (barely) OK. I have one eye that sees near things pretty well, and another that sees far things pretty well. What\u2019s interesting is that my vision isn\u2019t improvable with lenses, but fortunately it\u2019s good enough \u2014 I can read and drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teeth<\/strong>
Minor thing, but \u2014 my teeth are very healthy and white. Every dentist visit, they ask me: do I drink coffee? (Assuming I don\u2019t, but I do.) And they tell me that my teeth look better than most of their patients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HEAD MathAs a teenager, I won a statewide mathematics contest. It was a multi-level progression \u2014 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 \/ CreativityI have a problem-solving \u2018engineer\u2019 head. … <\/p>\n

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