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

I was the brains that came up with the S’mores flavored coffee drinks. Profited absolutely zero from its success lol.

I don't hold the accomplishment dear, but its a memory I will never forget.

I went to a shitty rural high school in Alabama. So shitty that the state took it over a few years ago. Anyway, my junior year of high school, our academic team peaked. You had me, a history buff, a science guy who ended up going to Alabama for engineering, and two girls who were really smart - one freshman who had read every classic novel and ended up at Tulane, and another math whiz who went to MIT for grad school. We may have been 4 of the 10 smartest people ever to go to my high school and it lined up for us that one year.

Keep in mind, only five people in my graduating class of 77 went to college. To have this lineup was a once in a lifetime deal for our school. We made it all the way to state championships, which were the final eight schools in the state - public/private/large/small.

We ended up taping the competition for Alabama Public Television. We lost our first round match to Tuscaloosa Central (it was a different school back then) then faced Bob Jones out of Huntsville in an elimination match. We lost on a technicality in a sudden death extra question that will haunt me until the day I die.

"This adjective describes a form of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives."

Bob Jones girl buzzed in first and said "democracy"
All four of us buzzed because she was wrong - the answer was "democratic" because the question specifically asked for an adjective.

It was common for a moderator to ask the judges if something was close. They conferred with the judges and gave Bob Jones the win. Our sponsor protested but because the matches were televised, they couldn't do anything because the next match had already started.

Bob Jones fought through the losers bracket and won.

First one in my family to get vaccinated

Fluke dunk catching the ball coming off the back of the rim on a free throw.

Set the pull up record in elementary and middle school. Won a parade float contest solo in a boat. Been to all lower 48 states and hitchhiked the entire US West Coast. Seems so weird now that I’m all grown up.

Hitting 9 three pointers in my last game sr year in high school (5 were in a row)

Or hitting a walk off moonshot in a really important district game against a pitcher I freakin hated outside of school/sports

Beat 007 on 00 agent difficulty

First team all state receiver my junior year. First team all state punter my senior year. Honorable mention all state basketball my junior year. Made first team all district SS my junior year and another ss in the district made first team all state that year still don’t know how that happens.

I wrote the petition that added PTSD as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana in AZ. At the time, only OR and NM allowed medical cannabis certification for PTSD. Now almost all states allow it and my petition has been used in almost every approval process since. CSB, I know. I do know.