So here’s a small list of things that a lot of people don’t know about me. Maybe you’ll learn something new.

• I have a secret love for aviation, and almost became a private pilot.
• I went to UNC on a trumpet performance scholarship, and I wanted to be a band director.
• I can blow your mind with some card tricks.
• I love to do origami.
• I’ve never seen Top Gun, Rambo, Lord of the Rings, any Star Wars movie, any Star Trek anything, Terminator, Rocky, Indiana Jones, and most anything else.
• I’ve won several poker tournaments.
• I used to have long hair.
• I first got glasses in the second grade. I got contacts in the ninth grade.
• My first car was a 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier Z71.
• My second car was a 1993 Mazda MX6.
• My third car was a 2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible.
• I used to do bubblegum pop music, and had backup dancers. One of those backup dancers introduced me to my wife.
• I have a younger brother and sister.
• I used to be a nationally-ranked racquetball player.
• I can’t swim.
• I taught myself to play the guitar.
• I can build a computer from the ground up.
• I play piano entirely by ear.
• I secretly love to draw and do graphic design.

Anything about you that no one would guess?