Father:

• A temper.
• Impatient.
• Athletic & enjoyment of physical activity.
• An inexplicable loyalty to the Minnesota Vikings.
• Extremely forgetful.
• Compulsive list maker, as a result.
• Competitive.
• Crude sense of humor.
• The ability to block out physical pain to the point of bodily detriment.
• Hard-worker.
• Determined.
• The desire to eat the entire apple, core and all.
• The inability to remember street names and directions in an area I've lived in for years.
• Romantic & affectionate.
• A stubborn streak a mile wide.
• Family-oriented.
• An inability to be content. Constantly searching for the next big thing.
• Strange sleeping patterns/ability to run on little sleep.

Mother:

• Shy/quiet.
• Solitary.
• Love of nature and animals.
• The desire to save seemingly useless objects for future "art projects".
• Compassionate.
• Sensitive.
• Extreme animosity towards ditzy women.
• Short stature.
• An aversion to large crowds.
• Depressive tendencies.
• Few friends.
• Skin problems.
• Emotional.
• Weird eating habits.
• A love for oddball, unpopular films.
• Blond eyelashes.
• In turn, a compulsive use of dark mascara.
• A compulsion to adopt abused mutts.
• Finding symbols & signs in the everyday.
• An affinity for turquoise jewelry.