Things I thought I cared about

but as it turns out, not so much. Some I'm proud of, some I'm ashamed of.

1. climate change
2. name-brand colleges
3. office politics/internecine warfare/jockeying for position
4. getting and taking credit for things with which I'm involved
5. brand-name everything or in truth brand-name anything
6. whether I'm more successful than anyone else
7. variety in what I eat
8. avian flu
9. stuff
10. being right