8 Random Facts about Mike St. Pierre

Having been tagged by Ricky Spears in the 8 Random Facts meme, here goes:

1. I once appeared in a Prudential insurance TV commercial which aired around the world.  My famous one liner was, "The potential is huge!"
2. I am the 2nd youngest of 66 first cousins and that's only on my dad's side of the family.
3. I spent one year as a missionary after college...in New Jersey. 
4. I have an incredibly diverse group of friends, ranging from full-time Ebay vendors to real estate brokers to juggling youth ministers.
5. I like timing strange things. For example, I posted an item yesterday on Craigslist in under 19 minutes.  It's a little strange but fun.
6. When I was a kid I would sign my school papers Mike St. P.I. because I idolized Magnum P.I.  When teachers would ask if my real name was longer, I would explain that someday I would become an investigator of very important matters.
7. When I was in college I earned the nickname "Squirrel Boy", apparently because in Washington DC there just happen to be squirrels that like being fed.
8. I have only been in one brawl in my entire life. A co-ed basketball game got out of hand and I ended up on the bottom of a pile.  Apparently it's not within the rules to tackle an opposing basketball player and slam him to the ground.  Go figure.

Comments

[Pascal Venier]

Over here, in Ole Europe, the name we give to the sport which involves tackling opposing players and slamming them on the ground, and in which you may well end-up at the bottom of the pile, is rugby. Although purist, do refer to it as 'football'!

This missionnary position sounds most intriguing.

[Mike St. Pierre]

Pascal, thanks for the tip! I think the experience brought out some of my inner rugby.

Mike

[Modern Worker]

Thanks for sharing, Mike. I have a diverse group of friends too and find it to be really enriching and always a blast.

[Ricky Spears]

Mike - Thanks for sharing!

It would be great if someone YouTubed (is You YouTube a verb now, like Google is?) the commercial you were in.

I would love to hear more about your obsessive timing. It sounds like a nice way to make mundane work fun.

[Mike St. Pierre]

Ricky,

I started timing things a few years ago because I love spy movies and it seems like they do that sort of thing. Then, as I got more interested in time management, it seemed like a good way to chart how I was spending my time. Today, I'll time stop lights, waiting time at Dunkin Donuts, time it takes to get a shower, etc. It's a bit eccentric but helps me to appreciate even the smallest bit of time.

Peace, Mike