I have been tagged and for once I will actually comply

Miriam tagged me with the warning next to the tag that she hopes she will not regret this. I rarely do the memes, but since she threw that line of caution in there I decided to rock the meme. All the folks I am tagging were probably tagged already, but why the heck not?

8 Passions in my life:
God
Biking
Hiking
Writing
Making people laugh
Constantly gaining knowledge both Jewish and secular
Good food
Ben and Jerrys

8 Things to do before I die:
Get married and have some kids
Hitchhike cross country
Drive from New York to the tip of South America
Hike the PCT, CDT or AT (Pacific Crest, Continental Divide or Apalachin Trails)
Own a house in Montana
Ride my bike cross country
Get a full time job- hopefully to do with the outdoors or this blogging thing
Write a book that gets banned by the Rabbis

8 Things I often say:
Quit hocking around
Ok, ok Gamarnu
Hey Man
No I don’t have any money
Hey think you could chip in for gas
Vus Titzich man?
Nu Vus Kooks du?
Freakin

8 Books I read recently:
A blistered kind of love (Duffy and Angela Ballard)
Riding with Strangers (Elijah Wood)
The Submarine (Thomas Parish)
The Light of Ephraim (Simcha H. Benyosef)
Travels with Charley (John Steinbeck)
A Thousand Splendid Suns (the kite runner guy)
Over the Hills: a midlife escape across America (David Lamb)
Rooted in Rock: Adirondack Writings (Various Authors)

8 Songs that mean something to me:
Where the Green Grass Grows (Tim McGraw)
Born Country (Alabama)
Rockin the Suburbs (Ben Folds)
Radar Love (Golden Earing)
She Drives me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals)
Superfreak (Rick James)
The Wu Tang Clan Holocaust Song
The Brews (NOFX)

8 Qualities I look for in a friend:
Independent
Free Thinker
Passionate
Need to explore what’s around the next bend
Willing to put up with my insensitive self
Intelligent
Lover of God
Always Happy