It is Friday. Yesterday was payday. It is cold out, below freezing. I guess fall is in the air. How long until Indian Summer? Do you want to hear about my many aches and pains? I thought not. I thought my attitude toward blogging would be better today. Trust me, it is me, not you. MTS left me a comment a couple of posts ago that has inspired me this morning, however.
Here are some things about me you may not know. I am sure I have related much of this previously. In fact, I may have done this same post in the past. But what the heck, it gets us through a Friday!
Here are ten things about me you may not know:
1. I do not like to be touched. I do not want to be hugged by strangers or semi-strangers. I am not even too crazy about non-immediate family members hugging me. I do not mind shaking hands. Kissing is out of the question.
2. I do not have a toenail on my right big toe. The freak industrial accident that caused the disfigurement would make you sick to your stomach. Or a doctor removed it because of a chronic ingrown toenail. You choose.
3. I was born six weeks premature. Weird coincidence; I was born on the first day of spring, my brother Otter on the first day of fall.
4. I studied French for four years in high school and two years in college. I cannot understand a word of that language when it is spoken to me, and can only speak a few words of it anymore. I can read it a little. I can probably understand, speak and read German as well as French these days. I never studied German at all. I have been to Germany a half dozen times, France only once.
5. I have been to 42 states (of Obama's 57). I have been in Mexico, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, France, The Netherlands, and Italy.
6. I have twice jumped out of a perfectly good airplane.
7. The taste of whiskey/bourbon/scotch will make me instantly vomit. Damn you Hogshead Bill.
8. I drink my coffee black and ice tea unsweetened..
9. My favorite candy is JuJubes. I am also fond of Dots and red licorice. I have had none of them in the past two months.
10. There are only 16 cigars in my humidor. I am dangerously low. I enjoy a variety of cigars, natural and maduro. I do not like sizes over 50. My current favorite is the H. Upmann Chairman's Reserve Robusto. I have smoked Cuban cigars, they are over rated for the price. These days I prefer better quality smokes over a cigar every day or so. I smoke outside or in the garage. I do not like cigarettes.
There you have it, a few things that you may or may not know about the old Hoosierboy. Tell me something about you.
"I was born on the first day of spring, my brother Otter on the first day of fall."
ReplyDeleteHeh. I was born on April Fool's. My brother was born the 4th of July. (I was always a little jealous of him, when we were young.)
What a coincidence! I speak German as well as I speak French also!
ReplyDeleteSomething about me that some have figured out: I'm incredibly smart, but often act exceedingly stupid.
Pix of the toe!
Was the plane you jumped out of parked?
ReplyDeleteI enjoy being hugged and kissed- more so by friends and relatives!
I like splenda and creme in my coffee when I have some and love sweet tea but seldom have either--diet dr pepper, usually.
Love chocolate but can have teeny amount--diabetes.
Never smoked, anything.
Only drink I ever liked was a fuzzy navel. Haven't had any alcohol since I found out I was diabetic. Wasn't much of a drinker, so I don't miss it.
I've been to Mexico 2x, Jamaica 2x, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Bahamas 2x, Italy 2x--my favorite! Several states but haven't been out west.
I'll call your nailless toe and raise you one bottomless big toe.
ReplyDeleteRunning barefoot at 8 years old and stepped on a metal tool drawer. Sliced off the entire chunk of meat on my big toe. It's a lovely sight. Back in the '60s they kept me in the hospital for TEN FREAKIN DAYS, skingrafted some stomach skin over the poor thing.
When I'm really mean, I make my nephews and nieces kiss my ugly toe.
It's a family tradition.
Now, who's hungry for dinner? ;D