Fun Facts

Malmgren dances in masquerade mask

How well do you know me?

 

  • I was born on April 5, 1949 in upstate New York.  I was born again in Colum­bia, Mis­souri in May of 1975.
  • I’m a mid­dle child, broth­er and sis­ter above, three sis­ters below.  I pre­fer the middle—you’re on your own there.
  • I began col­lege at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Mis­souri in 1967 and grad­u­at­ed from there in August of 1981.  To this day I am a slow learner.
  • I have hitch­hiked over 50,000 miles, and that is not hyper­bole.  My old friend Randy Plank and I had a run­ning con­test.  I’d wake up on a Sat­ur­day morn­ing in Colum­bia and hitch­hike to Col­orado, get­ting back on Sun­day evening.  I made it once from Colum­bia to Palo Alto, Cal­i­for­nia on less than five dol­lars.  I learned more on the road than I ever did in college.
  • The most inter­est­ing job I ever had was as a psy­chi­atric aide at the Mid-Mis­souri Men­tal Health Center.
  • I met my true love, Karen, in Colum­bia in 1975.  We met in church.  True love has not been at all like I expect­ed.  I’m glad.
  • Par­ent­ing is God’s way of teach­ing us uncon­di­tion­al love.
  • I was called to be a teacher.  I am call­ing out to be a writer.
  • The emp­ty nest is not such a bad thing.
  • I believe my best golf is still ahead of me. Truly.

Comments

  • Hey Dallin,
    Good to see you are doing what you love and that you are hav­ing a good life. Did you ever con­sid­er writ­ing about the 209–211Waugh Street gang of the late 1960’s? That would be quite a book, to look up every­one and find out what they are doing now, etc…
    Our birth­days are a day apart, I was born on the 4th, same month and year.
    All the best,
    Sanford

    Sanford Pass12 January, 2012

  • Love it Dallin! Easy to nav­i­gate the site and of course, from your bio to your book syn­op­sis, you have some­thing clever an inter­est­ing to say. I’ll be wait­ing for my response as promised. ;) 

    Real­ly hap­py for you!

    Mer­cer

    Amanda11 January, 2012