Ten Things I Am Proud of

I have screwed up plenty in my life, but there are a few things I have done (and not done) that I am kind of proud of.

1. In my first national election I voted for George McGovern.
2. I rebuilt two Volkswagen engines (a Beetle and a Bus) all the way from splitting the crankcase and back up.  The rebuilt engines actually started in both cases! (Well, on the first one I had the intake and outflow tubes to the fuel pump switched, but once I figured that out it started.)
3. I have never watched American Idol or Survivor.
4. I have never had a speeding ticket.
5. Every car I have owned has cost less that $20,000, including six new ones.
6. I finally read War and Peace (at age 65).
7. My daughters both grew up to be progressives.
8. I think I was one of the first stay-at-home dads (1978+).
9. I read Godel, Escher, Bach from beginning to end (and plan on a second read while snowbirding on the Gulf of Mexico in January and February).
10. I never gave money to any PAC of any company for which I worked.