I am honored to be presented the “Honest Scrap” award from silverstar.
As an award recipient, I have two things I must do:
First, I must tag other people to meet this challenge. However, I’m not one to tag other folks. If you wish to share, please do. I’d be intrigued to read it.
Second, I have to list 10 interesting – and little known – tidbits about myself. Now, that instruction that these things be “interesting” is clearly quite subjective. And I admit to having a bit of a hard time coming up with 10 things that I think you’d find interesting. But, still, here we go – – –
1) I played Joe Montana (49ers Super Bowl winning quarterback) in football…and made him cry.
2) The ‘boys’ — my left one is slightly bigger than my right one.
3) I set fire to a field when I was 6. By accident. Honest! Never admitted to it. Took two fire trucks to put it out.
4) I plagiarized in high school. Twice. Both were because I’m an excellent procrastinator, not because I couldn’t do the work.
5) I have no medial meniscus in either knee.
6) I played sousaphone (tuba) in high school.
7) Although I’m a pilot, often flying my plane more than a mile high, I am afraid of heights.
8) I smoked my first cigarettes when I was 6 years old.
9) My eyes sparkle… a direct result of having had cataracts in both eyes in my mid-40s.
10) I never went to my high school prom.
So, there they are. Hopefully you have found a few of these “interesting”. I may elaborate on a few of these in future posts.
Tags: difficult finding things interesting, revoke my high school diploma?, secrets revealed
March 26, 2010 at 06:13 |
The ‘girls’…. my right is slightly bigger than my left. But the left one is my favourite.
March 26, 2010 at 08:10 |
#1 makes me respect you all the more.
I did read all ten though.
March 26, 2010 at 09:21 |
Wow! Some of that was more than I needed to know! lol
March 26, 2010 at 09:37 |
Sounds like you were into football.
I didn’t go to my prom either. I asked the prom queen, but she already had a date, so I used the money to buy a calculator watch, and spent the evening playing my Atari 2600.
March 26, 2010 at 10:07 |
FYI…the “boys” and “girls” are just like our feet…one is always smaller/bigger.
Wondering if the cigarette smoking at age 6 is somehow related to the fire in the field. Hopefully that is a lesson that you learn about smoking being bad. ooohhhh.. i just re-read it and it says “cigarettes”..bad very bad.
March 26, 2010 at 17:40 |
joe montana made me cry twice (1982, 1988), so i’m glad you got one in for me… bastard…
March 26, 2010 at 21:15 |
nursemyra – i like both boys equally (and your girls, by the by). they’ve been very supportive through the years, even if one had to work more.
stephanie – you like me! you really like me! (with apologies to Sally Field)
s. le – but now that you do know, you’ve got the advantage on me…
writerdood – still am into football, though i (obviously) don’t play anymore. i’m glad you at least took the chance and asked someone to prom. me? couldn’t stand the thought of rejection (misplaced, though that probably was)
hisqueen – true that… and, no, the fire preceded the smoking by about half a year (as i recall it)
daisyfae – i knew, even back then, that he would break your heart. that’s why i did it…
March 27, 2010 at 01:47 |
height ok, it would be really bad news if you had a fear of flying… possibly a fear of proms…
March 27, 2010 at 09:04 |
wow gnukid these are most interesting facts. seems you may have been a handful at the young age of 6. and…if i’d have known you in highschool i’d have gone to the prom with you- i’ve got a thing for musicians. 🙂
March 27, 2010 at 17:04 |
beaverboosh – maybe a fear of proms held at tall heights?
March 28, 2010 at 05:52 |
I have a fear of heights but primarily over water rather than land. A fascinating ten, and congrats on your award!
March 29, 2010 at 20:07 |
Mitzi – so where’s your ten?
March 29, 2010 at 21:51 |
Lynn – sorry for the late reply… moderating was required… and my mom agreed with you wholeheartedly that i WAS a handful. and you’re too sweet… going to the prom with me? awww… [blushing]