My brothers

It's been a long time since I made an entry here. Just got back from a short vacation in Wisconsin with my two brothers, Jon and Bob. Bob has a cabin in Door County....well, technically it's a house, not a cabin. It's a really beautiful place in the middle of the woods about a half mile from a small fresh-water lake and about 2 miles from Lake Michigan. (In photo, Jon is bearded, Bob is in middle, and I am on the right. The photo was taken in '08 at Bob's Wisconsin house.)

It's interesting to note the personality differences in my brothers. Bob is the classic Type A, which Wikipedia defines as follows: "Type A individuals can be described as impatient, time-conscious, concerned about their status, highly competitive, ambitious, business-like, aggressive, having difficulty relaxing." (By the way, I would describe myself as a Type B personality, which Wikipedia defines as "patient, relaxed, and easy-going under-achievers, generally lacking any sense of urgency.")

Jon I would describe as having a passive personality, certainly much more Type B than A (but not B when it comes to "generally lacking any sense of urgency").

The point of all this is to illustrate two examples of the types of personalities that my brothers are.

In the first example, Jon and I were driving up to Wisconsin to meet Bob at his house. We had gotten a late start. It was lunch time and Jon was driving and we searched for a place to get some food. Jon said that any eatery would be fine with him. On the passenger side of the road was a White Castle. I suggested pulling in there because of the easy entry/exit---it would be fast and convenient so that we could get back on the road. Jon said it was fine with him. Later, after we had eaten some greasy burgers, both of our stomachs felt queasy. Jon said, "I don't like eating fast food because it makes me sick." I was floored by his statement, because I too prefer to stay away from fast food. I said, "Then why did we go there?" He replied, "Because you had suggested it."

In the other example, it was days later and I was out to dinner in Wisconsin with Bob (Jon had driven back home earlier in the day). Bob perused the menu and said, "How about an appetizer?" I said sure. He suggested the tuna appetizer. I replied that I don't like tuna. He said, "Okay, we'll get the tuna" and he ordered a plate of it.

So there you have it. A small slice of my brothers, who are pretty far apart on the personality scale.