Warning. Nerd alert.
For the last three nights, I’ve played a little game in bed while trying to fall asleep. I’ve tried to see how many current U.S. senators I can name.
(Shut up. Matt conks out the instant his head hits the pillow, sometimes even before.)
On Tuesday night I went state by state. I managed to name about 64 senators before giving up. I was surprised I could name that many. Some of the names I pulled straight out of my ass.
The next morning I looked at a list of current senators to see which ones I’d missed.
On Wednesday night I racked my brain and managed to increase my number to about 90.
I looked at the list again the following morning.
Last night I did it! I’ve managed to memorize the names of all 100 senators.
You know, there are some obscure senators out there. I dare you to name the two senators from Wyoming off the top of your head.
Here’s the sortable list I used.
Enzi and Lagrasso, right?
Barrasso! Close enough. (Frankly, “some asshole” is probably close enough for the GOP caucus if not the whole senate.)
Not so strange.
I had eye surgery two years ago and was real afraid when they were putting me to sleep. As the doctor told me later, I was trying to stay awake by naming the Presidents backwards and made it to Lincoln. When he told me that I thought Lincoln might not be the one I would have wanted to end with, given his own ending.
Too funny. I’ll keep that in mind if I ever go under… I guess James Buchanan must have been so boring he knocked you out.
Wow. I do that, too — albeit with the lines of succession of European royal families….