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There's an email thing that's been going around that I find both annoying and interesting all at the same time. It's kind of like a car wreck, you don't want to look at it, but you can't help but peek. It's the "25 Things" email going around. You get an email from a friend that tells you 25 things you may not have known about that person, then YOU have to send 25 things about yourself back to that person, plus 24 other people you might want to know 25 things about. All of it clogs up your inbox, but still, I find it interesting learning about folks. So, rather than clog email boxes, I'll let the gawkers come here instead. So here's a start:

1) Back in high school, I was the school mascot. I dressed up in an eagle costume and went to football and basketball games. It was fun because no one knew it was me, and I could have loads of fun being anonymously ridiculous. It seemed that people liked it because the Student Council purchased a new eagle costume for me to use. I still credit this experience for my high tolerance for heat. Later in my costuming career I dressed as a bear for a country radio station and a troll king at Toy Fair in New York. Those last two I got paid for.