{"id":713,"date":"2022-12-15T23:56:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T04:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ejameswhite.com\/?p=713"},"modified":"2025-10-05T10:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T14:29:50","slug":"10-random-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ejameswhite.com\/?p=713","title":{"rendered":"10 Random Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. \u00a0I was born in Baltimore, MD and come from a long lineage of Baltimore ancestors going back to pre – Revolutionary War and had an ancestor that fought in the Revolutionary War and also descended from Jamestown settlers.\u00a0 My ancestors also were among the first to settle in Jamestown.\u00a0\u00a0

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  2. I am terrified of certain kinds of bees – Wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets. (Update 2025: less terrified now….face your fears).

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  3. In 2003 I was on an Animal Planet show called “That’s My Baby.”\u00a0 It was a show about one of our llamas having her first baby llama and was the first one born on our farm.

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  4. I don’t like eggs but can tolerate scrambled eggs, and even then, I feel sick eating it.\u00a0 Hot sauce helps.

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  5. I am very introverted and love time alone to think about things.\u00a0 I take a while to warm up to strangers and probably come off as unfriendly.\u00a0 I likely won’t start a conversation but will engage if someone else initiates the conversation, especially if it’s a topic I like.\u00a0

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  6. I also dislike small talk such as talking about the weather, etc.\u00a0

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  7. Rules that lack common sense or logic frustrate me, and I tend to not follow them if I don’t agree with why they exist.\u00a0\u00a0

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  8. I hate public speaking but will do it anyway if it’s absolutely necessary to accomplish my goals.\u00a0\u00a0

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  9. I can appreciate all types of music from classical to heavy metal to rap.\u00a0 I believe there are masterpieces in every genre of music and when a heavy metal song is played with classical instruments or piano, then it’s really easy to see my statement is true.

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  10. I am left-handed and left-footed, but I believe I use both my left\/right side brain equally as a scientist and creative person.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    \u00a0I was born in Baltimore, MD and come from a long lineage of Baltimore ancestors going back to pre – Revolutionary War and had an ancestor that fought in the Revolutionary War and also descended from Jamestown settlers.\u00a0 My ancestors also were among the first to settle in Jamestown.\u00a0\u00a0 I am terrified of certain kinds of bees – Wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets. (Update 2025: less terrified now….face your fears).<\/p>\n

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