I never stand with my ankles touching
- My Actual Hair Color – I’d gladly tell you what it is, but I’m not really sure. I’ve colored my hair for 25+ years. My hairdresser says you can tell by looking at my eyebrows. Maybe something between brown and raw umber?
- I never stand with my ankles touching – When I was 3, my right leg got caught in the spokes of a bicycle, resulting in a terrible compound fracture. We’re talking major blood and pain. The break didn’t heal very well, and I’ve always been self-conscious about it. I find creative ways of standing so no one notices.
- I’m an “only child,” and I have a half-brother – He’s 12 years older than I, and he was raised by my mother’s sister. I don’t know him. I don’t even know where he lives or how to spell his last name. I talked to him once before Mom died but not since.
- Dad told me that my eyes were brown because I was full of shit – When I was little, I believed him. I still do and curiously find it a source of pride.
- I’m musically challenged – I don’t sing well, I don’t even hum well. And I know the words to maybe three songs written after 1977. I never listen to the radio.
- In 1974 I won a 10-speed bike for making the most words out of the letters in a local radio station’s motto. I beat the second place person by over 3,000 words. I guess I didn’t have much to do in those ancient days before they invented Words with Friends.
- My mother turned 19 on the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941) – My father turned 80 the day terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon (September 11, 2011) .
- I didn’t see the ocean in person until I was 20 – I was in awe then, and it still takes my breath away!
- I’ve traveled to England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Mexico, Canada, Sweden, and Austria – and many of these United States. I especially love taking ranger-led hikes in national parks. My favorite place to visit is someplace I’ve never been.
- My top typing speed in competition was 130 wpm – I haven’t exceeded 120 since I broke my left ring finger in a water park accident. FYI – 120 is 10 keystrokes per second. I don’t know how I do it either, but it’s one of my most cherished gifts.
Coach Barbie Dallmann 
what an awesome list!
Thanks Barbie. Love your list. You’re an inspiration
Thank you for sharing these tid-bits about your self!
I actually knew a few of those — but not all! Whaddya know?
Thanks for sharing! I am very impressed with number 6 🙂
Well the word thing doesn’t surprise me at all! Great pic of you and Brit.
I truly love that picture of Britain and me … because is WAS NOT posed. I set the camera on a table and rushed over to stand by him before the shutter clicked. I always chuckle when see we’re both standing the same way.
Love your Blog…… It is amazing some of the things we have done but somehow our friends don’t know…….
And the older one gets … the more they don’t know!!
Wow, what a lot I learnt about you in those few words! You and Brittain both look fabulous, a real matched pair.Love to you both, and Dannie too.