God I hate email chain letters... but I got blog tagged by Billy, so I'm going to be a good sport... so I'll share eight things about me that most people don't know:

1. In my career as a computer geek, I have implemented projects in 15 different languages: FORTRAN, Pascal, BASIC, Visual Basic, JavaScript, IdocScript, Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, JEE, C, C++, C#
2. I have a Bachelor's degree in Physics, a Master degree in Civil Engineering, with minors in Math, Philosophy, and Computer Science.
3. Thanks to my mad Google skilz, I've uncovered the meaning of life. Twice. I'm working on a third... stay tuned.
4. I'm fascinated with neurobiology, and love taking personality tests.
5. I've taken the Myers-Briggs personality test several times, and it always says I'm an ENFP: Extroverted, iNtuitive, Feeler, Perceiver. That's unusual for a software geek, who are normally introverted, thinkers, and judgers... PersonalityPage.com describes my personality type rather accurately...
6. I took a left-brain/right-brain dominance test, and I failed! It claimed I have perfect hemispherical balance, meaning I solve problems with both hemispheres simultaneously. Its kind of cool: I can jump from big-picture to nitty-gritty details in a flash, but there are negatives...
7. I really dislike fiction... I usually don't read anything unless its well regarded after 50 years. I tend to read non-fiction: science, technology, economics, and history -- especially the American Revolution
8. I really hate String Theory, Social Anthropology, and Alexander Hamilton. I'm willing to rethink my dislike of the last two, but I'm pretty unshakable on that first one...

Still reading? Too bad! Just for that, I'm going to keep this thing going by tagging 100% Minneapolis-based bloggers: Dan Grigsby, Garrick Van Buren, Luke Francl, Ed Kohler, Graeme Thickins, John McDarris, Cordell Melgaard, and Rick Wren the Ninja. If you don't like it, blame Jake. He started it.

Feel free to join the narcissist meme, boys!