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coaster called, “Apollo’s Chariot”. My stomach went
“woo” down the hill. I tried to get off the ride be-
fore the next hill, but my dad just held me tight and
screamed along with me. I was scared of rides that
made my stomach go “woo”. That is a fear that I have
not gotten over yet. Sometimes my parents would
drive down a hill on Peppers Ferry Road in Pulaski,
my stomach would go “woo”, and my parents would
drive slow so they did not make me nervous.
Also during middle school, I thought of odd and even
number patterns in my head. I liked for football teams
or basketball teams to be undefeated or lose two or
even number games for an overall record. I did not
like odd number loss records. I have outgrown that
one thing. Another thing was that I liked people to
have an even number of grandparents living or dead.
That is also something that I have outgrown. I am
glad that I have both of my dad’s parents living. I miss
both of my mom’s parents. My mom’s mom died when
I was two years old. I have no memory of her dying.
My mom’s dad died when I was going on 22 years
old. I was just relieved that he was in a better place,
no longer suffering. That was all that was important
to me. I was upset when both of my aunt’s parents
died. I used to see them every Sunday for lunch when
I was a kid. I miss both of them a lot.
I liked going in my playroom and listening to mu-
sic to calm down. I would listen to the disco party
on Q99 every Saturday night. I would email the D.J.,
Bill Thomas and request a song such as “MacArthur
Park”, “Maniac”, or “Raining Men” for the Saturday
night disco party. I was fascinated with Delilah, who