7 Things about me, you may not know

So I just got tagged by The Holmes, who was tagged by Julie to tell you 7 things about myself (factoids according the Holmes) that you don't know about me. So here goes:

1. My parents owned a sail boat when I was a kid, so I spent almost all summer (at least the majority of weekends and most vacations) sailing along Cayuga Lake, or Lake Ontario. Today, I absolutely love the open water and enjoy it when the wind blows in my face off the Long Island Sound. I hate sitting on sandy beaches, even though almost every summer now we rent a beach house and sit in the sand by the ocean.
2. When I started 7th grade, I was 5'4" and weighed 165 lbs. The year I graduated I was 5'6" and wrestled in the 148 lbs weight class. So I grew 2 inches and lost almost 20 pounds over 6 years, which I quickly put right back on after I blew out my hamstring in a track meet and spent the summer rehabilitating by drinking beer at the local county park, with Tommy Boylan and Micki Ingram.
3. I was in the drama club in High School and got to kiss the best looking senior (in the Drama Club) girl for three consecutive years.
4. In college, my dorm floor in sophomore year was equally divided between intellectual thinkers (the dark side) who discussed everything under the sun and the party types (the force or peasant smell) who had no use for discourse beyond the latest Def Leperd video, girls and alcohol. Although I hung with both groups, I prefer discussion and philosophical discussions rather than just accepting the status quo.
5. Ithaca College was not a huge proponent of fraternities when I was there, which allowed me to be the ultimate social butterfly in college. I was not tied down to one set of friends. I enjoyed mingling with almost everyone regardless of which dorm they lived or which school they attended. If there was a party I wanted to be there regardless of who was going. I almost knew someone where ever I went. When I went back for my 5 year reunion and walked into a bar, it was as if I was Norm from Cheers, everyone knew my name.
6. I am still surprisingly fast for a short fat guy, and almost always amaze the guys on my softball team how fast I can motor around the bases.
7. I like to think of myself as being very loyal to my friends. I hope all my friends past and present know they can count on me to be there for them when they need someone. I see no reason to leave the room when the going gets tough. I also don't hold a grudge. I yell when I am mad, but once the emotion has passed the issue is done. There is very little long term value in holding onto negative feelings, except when your friends, money and gamblilng are involved.

There you have it. Hope you enjoyed the meme, now in order to keep keep it going I tag ELuv, Dtrain, Christy, Romesho, Digital Napkin, Lady Banana and Kyle.

Now, as an aside I agree with the Holmes that Tagging is a good idea since it gives me a good reason to write something, but I am also concerned when it comes to tagging others since it does certainly have the chain letter (which I absolutely despise) feel to it so let me know if you don't want to participate.