MEME From Bellamocha - 6 Random Things - 3/6/08

I’ve been tagged by Bellamocha and have to tell you six random things about myself. I could not think of anything very interesting. I am a pretty boring guy. I thought about telling you about when I was an astronaut or CIA Agent, but I thought I would save those for future blogs.

1)I have a bizarre brain. Those of you who have read my blogs realize that already. Here are some of my eccentricities: I cannot play Chess or Backgammon. I have never won a game of either in my life. My brain does not work that way. Though, I have seldom lost at Scrabble or Trivial Pursuit.


I also love to throw stuff away. I get a really good feeling when something runs out and I can toss the container. I love reading books with short chapters. I often read well into a book before I realize I have read it before. I usually go ahead and finish it, since I have gone that far. If I am reading a book and a character is mentioned that has been previously introduced I will go back and find this character and refresh myself. When I watch a movie I have to hear every single word. I will pause and go back if I miss something. I often use closed captions. I store my dvds in alphabetical order. I am certain that a psychologist could analyze all of this.



2)I love food. If you could see me, you would not be surprised by that admission. You may even fear for your own safety. My favorite food is Italian. Nothing is a close second. But I do not like Marinara sauce at all. I prefer wine, white, or clam sauces. My favorite Italian foods are Carbonara and Marsala. I love veal (Sorry PETA). I love all seafood except scallops. I think they taste like ass. My favorite dessert is Crème Brulee.


My least favorite foods are a five way tie: balut, monkey brains, dog, greens, and anything consumed on Fear Factor or Survivor.


3)I love TV, particularly situation comedies. My favorite of all time is Seinfeld followed closely by Frasier and Becker. I can watch reruns of these every day. I often do. Some programs that I watched and loved when they were on but cannot stand reruns of are Married With Children, Mash and Cheers. My favorites of the newer shows are Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, and Rules of Engagement. I love Family Guy and King of the Hill but never Grokked the Simpsons. Somebody gets it as it has been on forever. I prefer Letterman to Leno.


4)I love dogs. I much prefer them to people. I guess I would rather have a creature crap in my floor than lie to me. I don't like cats. I think they are capable of lying to me. I am also allergic to them and once had one pee in my gym bag. That is a smell you will not soon forget. I go all soft over a puppy but could care less about looking at your new born baby. I will leave that chore to womenfolk.

5)I am a water creature. When I travel, any body of water that I see is soothing to me. I immediately think of fishing. I could never live where there are no lakes, streams, or seas.


6)I do not like to get dirty. I cannot stand to get grease, grime, or mud on my hands. That is why I generally have to pay big bucks to have work done on my car. I will call AAA for anything at all. That is a combination of being lazy and not liking to get soiled.

I often look like an outlaw biker but I am a very preppy person. I don't like tattoos (on women) or piercings that are possible to be found by accident (also talking women here). Maybe I should clarify my position on tattoos. One of these tattoos I find acceptable and maybe even sexy. The other tattoo is as appealing as the food at the end of paragraph 2. I will leave you to guess my taste in body art.



So now that you know all about me, I am tagging a few of my blogging friends to do the same. Heather, Lucy, Keith, the original Little Wing, Tumblewords, Paisley, and Robin.

A MEME From Gathering Round The Table - 6 Habits

The Rules:- Link to the person that tagged you.
I got this meme from Gathering Around the Table
Post the rules on your blog.
Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
Tag random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.
Let's go:

1. As soon as I wake up in the morning I turn on the TV for company. Usually it is just background noise and I am not paying attention to the programming. I live alone and really enjoy the company of television. But I cannot sleep with it on, so I let it rest through the night.

2. I pick at my fingernails. I don’t bite them, I just pick at them. Normally, when I am bored or driving. As a result I have never had any fingernails and they are always sore. I have done this my entire life and it will never change.

3. I constantly blaze a trail to my refrigerator. This is something else I have done my entire life. My mom used to scold me for “swinging on the refrigerator door.” Lately, I have cleaned my refrigerator out and eliminated most of the unhealthy items that I previously stocked. But that does not keep me from opening and hoping. I will wager that my fridge light has more on time than my reading light.

4. On my journey to the refrigerator, I almost always check my door locks. This is part of my OCD activities, of which there are many. I also find myself checking the switches on my range frequently. When I am driving, I constantly check the gauges and light switch. I also routinely pat my back pocket to check that my wallet is there. I realize I do all these things and often laugh at myself, but I still do them. I am like Monk without the deductive reasoning talents.

5. Like my TV, my computer is always on. Unlike my TV, I don’t turn it off at night. It is in my bedroom. My screen-saver displays a slide show of family photos. Unfortunately, I have found that women are not apt to engage in kinky sex in front of my grandchildren. I also check my email any time I have an idle moment. As a result, most of the people I correspond with think that I am on the computer all day. I guess they are right. Though I don’t sit in front of the screen all day, I am available if I am at home.

6. I am trying to cultivate new positive habits. The newest being that I try to write something every day. This is a difficult habit to incorporate into my life, as I had not really written much in years. I am almost certain that I would not do it without discovering sites such as Sunday Scribblings, Writer’s Island, 3 Word Wednesday, and 55 Friday. The feedback I receive from reader’s comments inspire and motivate me. I have met many “friends” through these contacts, and though we will never meet, we learn a lot about each other through our writing.

Feel free to do this meme, but I am tagging, Lucy, LittleWing, Giggles , Robin, and Heather.

Meme from Melanie

It’s A Meme!

Here’s how it works:
Use the first letter of your name to answer each question. Must be places or names…Nothing made up. Can’t use own name for boy/girl’s name question. If can’t answer, skip to next one.

First things that came to mind:

1. Famous Singer: Randy Travis
2. Four Letter Word: Runt
3. Street: Reynolds
4. Color: Rust (Red was to obvious)
5. Gifts/Present: Ring
6. Vehicle: Range Rover
7. Things in Souvenir Shop: Reykjavik T-shirt
8. Boy Name: Roger
9. Girl Name: Rebecca
10. Movie title: Rounders
11. Drink: Rusty Nail
12. Occupation: Roustabout
13. Celebrity: Ronald Regan
14. Magazine: Rolling Stone
15. City: Raleigh
16. Sports: Rugby
17. Fruit: Red Delicious Apple
18. Reason for Being Late to work: Roadblock
19. Something you throw away: Rotten anything
20. Something you shout: Rah!!

Play along if you want to and let me know if you do so I can check out your post

Ponderosa's Meme

What were you doing 10 years ago?

I was running a small retail business on Main Street in Riverton Wyoming.

What were you doing 1 year ago?

The same crap I am doing right now, except I didn't have a blog.

Five snacks you enjoy:

I have recently lost 60 pounds, so I don't eat many snacks these days. So I will report what I would eat if I wasn't so stubborn:

Cookies Dipped in Milk (can be Oreos, Nutter Butters, or Wafers)
Cheese (sharp cheddar is my favorite)
Chocolates (really good decadent European)
Bananas sliced up in a bowl of milk with sugar
Meat (Beef Jerky, Slim Jims, Peperoni Sticks, or Barbequed Vienna Sausages)

You can see why I needed to lose 60 pounds

Five songs that you know all the lyrics to:

Five that I will admit to knowing. I have some that are guilty pleasures and I would lose my man card if anyone knew. These are ones that first come to mind and I sing along with often.

He Went To Paris (Jimmy Buffet)
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad (Meat Loaf)
Imagine (John Lennon)
In My Life (The Beatles)
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound (Hank Williams Jr)

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:

Be very charitable
Remodel my place or buy a new one (depending on how many millions we are talking)
Buy a new car
Join a really good golf club
Invest in my children

Five bad habits:

Bite Fingernails
Pick Nose (hey I am being honest here)
Procrastinate (not really a habit, more of a way of life)
Eat too late
Watch too much TV

Five things you like doing:

Playing Golf
Fishing
Watching Movies
Reading
Watching People

Five things you would never wear again:

A Mullet
A Leasure Suit
Birth Control Glasses
A Uniform
Braces

Five favorite toys:

Computer
(Private) Could have qualified as a bad habit
Camera
IPOD
Golf Clubs