Newsman Jeff

About me:

10 random facts:

10. According to my parents, I taught myself how to write. Which explains why I have the world's worst handwriting.

9. My first girlfriend was the daughter of the Chief of Police in the town I grew up in. So my pattern of being a gentleman on a date is mostly because I was afraid I might end up on this show if I got too frisky.

8. Everyday words I have trouble spelling: “believe” (always switch the “I” and the “E”), “controversy” (keep thinking there’s another “e” in there somewhere), and “interested” (switch around the “e” and the “r” all the time).

7. I played bass clarinet in junior high. I quit music the next year when I discovered I would have had to march at the football games on Saturday.

6. I will not date girls who do not employ punctuation, write in all lowercase or uppercase, or generally do not follow the rules of grammar in their email. The English Language is slowly dying because we've all become too lazy to be well-spoken.

5. I have led an entire wedding reception in a rendition of "American Pie". I have also serenaded a couple with "Can't Help Falling In Love With You".

4. In a related note to #5, I had been drinking copious amounts of what I like to call my "special occasion drink" in both instances.

3. I have never been dating anyone on Valentine's Day. Though there have been several Little Red-Haired Girls in my life.

2. Have played exactly one hand of Canasta in my life. I won .

1. I have taken batting practice in Fenway Park. Remains the greatest day of my life, and since I am in no immediate danger of being married, will likely stay that way for a while.