I've been tagged!

Thanks to Lisa, I've been tagged to reveal 8 things about myself. I figure I'd better get this posted before someone else tags all those folks I know (I think there are 9...)

1. I have a potbellied pig as a pet. Her name is Aggie and she's about 14 years old. I adopted her in 1996 after she was abandoned at a pig sanctuary. She's in great health, quite the character and currently pouting (she wants dinner, but it is not her feeding time). We used to have MC around, but he passed away 2 years ago.
   
2. My top speed on a bicycle is approximately Mach 23. Okay...so it was probably computer error. My actual top recorded speed that is real is 47.3 miles per hour coming down from the top of Freemont Pass here in Colorado.
   
3. That top speed was recorded while I was riding in the Courage Classic to support The Children's Hospital of Denver. This is a fantastic event for a great hospital. I became involved to help support some friends and we rode in memory of their daughter, who was a client of the hospital and passed away in 2006. The treatment she received from the staff of the hospital and the facility were just amazing.
   
4. One of the reasons I ride in the Courage Classic is also to repay the doctors, nurses and staff at The Children's Hospital in Detroit. I was born with a heart defect and was not expected to live. Specifically, it was a ventricular septal defect, which means I had a hole between the two ventricles of my heart. Although they were starting to perform surgical repairs, our doctors decided not to and to let the heart heal on its own. This was in 1964, so heart surgery was still something fairly new.
5. I love the mountains and have been to Nepal twice. The first time I had a minor case of cerebral edema, which we treated immediately. The only lasting effect was that I would forget words (mid sentence!) for about 6 months. The second time, no cerebral edema, but I had "food issues" (I basically stopped eating for 3 weeks) and was not strong enough to safely climb Imja Tse. I plan on going back in 2009 to finish the climb.
6. In 2000, I was stupid and nearly died on Mt. Massive, the second highest mountain in Colorado. I did learn that I had a strong will (which was both good and bad) and that I could self rescue. It gave me a lot of confidence to be out in the mountains.
7. I have been active in music and theatre. My first stage role was at Samuel Adams (I think my mother still has my costume!) in a school play about 1776.
   
8. One of my most prized possessions is an autograph of Carl Yastrzemski, a very well known baseball player. I actually met him, though I was unimpressed because he did not play for my team, the Detroit Tigers. I have also been in the dugout of the Pittsburgh Pirates (and have the photos to prove it).

I've done my part...now it is up to Mogens, Sue, Curtis, Alex, Tanel, Jonathan, Bill and Kevin.