So you want to know what makes Bri tick.  I've always felt that one must maintain a balance in life.  Therefore, I choose to play as hard as I work, for "All work and no play makes Bri a very dull guy". Unfortunately as I get older, my body doesn't always react in the intended way. This has resulted in the last two columns below!

Activities:		#  Emergency Room Visits **	# Medical Office Visits
Year Round Interests:
	Working Out	0	28 (many when I blew all the ligs on the left side of my neck)
	Martial Arts	1 Broke thumb	23 Broke rt side of hand, dislocated jaw. Torn medial. Reconstructed shoulder
	House Remodeling	0	0
	Woodworking	1 Metal shard removed from eye	1
	LAN Gaming	0	0
Summer Interests:
	Softball (Cat Competitive)	1 Slammed into outfield fence - that one hurt	5 Ripped two hamstrings
	Biking	0	0
	Hiking	0	0
	Mowing (It's a killer)	0	0
	Golf	0	0
	Auto Racing (Spectator - Nascar / Dirt Track)	0	0
Winter Interests:
	Snowboarding	0	3 Hyper-extended elbow - not to mention the numerous concusions 8^)
	Skiing	0	4 Blew medial lig
	Hockey (Spectator - Go Blues)	0	0
	Watching Da' Bears Lose	0	0
	Watching Illini Lose	0	0
	Billiards	0	0
	Darts	0	0
	Racquetball ("A" League - retired)	1 Rolled an ankle	0
	Football (Retired)	1 Shattered pinky - sent home no one available to read xray	1 Had xray read next day - knuckle shattered
** St. Francis Hospital has seen fit to issue me an E.R. frequent flyer card in order to expedite my treatments (I am not joking!)

Luckily I am blessed with a wife who has many of my same interests.  When I'm not abusing my body from these activities, I relax by listening to either the greatest band ever, The Rolling Stones (my wife thinks Keith Richards is the walking dead) or Concrete Blonde (Johnette Napolitano possesses the most powerful and captivating voice in the music industry today. Couple that with hardhitting lyrics addressing the harsh realities in today's society, you are left wondering why other musicians even try). If those two bands are not available, I can settle for Creed (yes, this decades Stryper), Fuel, Cult, Puddle of Mudd, Black Lab or just about any band out of Seattle (Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden, Candlebox, Temple of the Dog ... and the grunge lists goes on). See the Den's Lists page for more details in this area.