My mom always tried to make birthdays special for me. One year, she put a life-sized inflatable clown in my room, like it'd be neat when I woke up. Let me just tell you guys -- you don't know fear until you wake up in the middle of the night to...
Let me give you guys a tip: if you ever go to the Middle East -- Israel, Egypt, any place like that -- don't make the mistake I did. Don't use those maps in the back of your Bible to get around. Those are way out of date.
I talk on my cell phone all the time, so much I think it's ruined my social skills, like when I'm not even on the phone. I don't even say goodbye anymore. I end every conversation with 'I can't hear you.'