re: What's a random life accomplishment you hold dear that no one gives a shite about

I was a valedictorian out of 400.

I won a DARE contest as a kid and got to go to Six Flags for 3 hours where it was only open to me and the other 100 winners or whatever. Practically having the place to myself was a huge milestone as a child.

Of course, I later became a teenager and would go to Six Flags high, and I felt there was a nice duality in the experiences.

I forgot about this one. The last time I made a basketball team was in 7th grade. I was a bench warmer, but I did play sparingly because I was good at defense. One of the starters fouled out.

4th quarter, we were up by 1. The plan was on the inbound to come to me, and I was to hold the ball until our star player got open for a wide open shot. Well, I was determined to show coach that I was just as good as the starters. When I got the ball, I looked at our guy get wide open, and what did I do? Imagine I was Kobe Bryant, shooting a fadeaway mid-range jumper. I air-balled. Fortunately, I was fouled. I did manage to hit both of my free-throws, basically solidifying our win.

Coach absolutely lit my arse up after. Never again did I play for the rest of the season. I wonder if that coach still hates my guts to this day. When I showed up for tryouts for 8th grade, he literally cut me within minutes of practice starting.

Before super nintendo was released they had one on display at walmart. We just so happened to be in walmart and they had some sort of contest on it. It was just to see who could get the furthest in mario or something.

Well I won. I got a free game. Got Super Contra on Nintendo.

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What's a random life accomplishment you hold dear that no one gives a shite about

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Stop acting like you want to know.

Always thought of as one of the least athletic kids in my school growing up (elementary/middle school). Ended up being one of two in my graduating class of the same group of kids to compete collegiately (both of us were D1)

ETA: I loved sports growing up and playing them so i was usually picked on a lot (rightfully so most of the time) for sucking. Was nice getting some vindication when I started running track.

I was approached by a college scout at a soccer tournament my Freshman year of HS in Germantown, TN. I as playing two age groups up since they needed a backup goalkeeper. The #1 GK was redcarded 10 minutes into the first game so I got to play the rest of that game and the entire next game. I was 14 at the time, playing against 17-18 y/o and was easily outclassed but managed to make some decent saves and was put on the radar of some smaller D1-D2&3 schools. My dad still tells me how proud he was of me when the scout asked to speak with my parents whom he'd actually been talking to the entire game about my performance.

I also held the Louisiana state record for saves in a HS soccer game in the playoffs, 2000 first round vs. Vanderbuilt Catholic (20 saves)...Pretty sure that has been surpassed since then.

Found a drowned female while fishing and summoned the cops to the location. Assisted the cops in pulling the body out to bank and after being reported on the radio by local DJ for 3 days, a husband came forward and claimed his wife's body.
A Volkswagon Beetle was found submerged at the location with the back glass busted out. Glad to have brought closure to this family.

I have a CDL but I've never driven a truck. Old company paid for it and I keep it updated in case I ever lose my job.

Being a parent.

I don't give a shite about anyone else's parenthood or lack thereof, and I assume they do the same.