Last week, or sometime in the semi-recent past, I was tagged by Jules- otherwise known as the, excuse me, a UU Deist in Texas. I’ve never been tagged before, so am trying this on for size. Basically, the rules are:
“FYI – you’ve been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random, facts, habits or goals about yourself. At the end, choose 6 people to be tagged, list their names & why you tagged them. Don’t forget to leave them a comment saying “You’re it!” & to go read your blog. You cannot tag the person that tagged you, so since you’re not allowed to tag me back; let me know when you are done so I can go read YOUR weird, random, facts, habits and goals.”
So, here I go:
- Despite my fears for the future of our little world and my writings of concern, possibly bordering on cynicism, I consider myself an optimist. I’m just not happy about it.
- I used to have an ear ring, two in fact. This may not seem that strange, but you must realize that despite my liberal leanings I am very conservative in appearance and behavior, and anything that draws public attention to me causes an immediate and painful social paralysis.
- I used to have a pony tail. (See above.) I threaten my wife on occasion that I’ll regrow it. Don’t hold your breath.
- I don’t dance. In public. See above. If its ok to dance, isn’t it equitably ok not to?
- I once considered the military as a career. Go figure.
- The last time I cried was at my grandmother’s funeral. I was 21.
- When I turn 40 I’m moving to southeast Alaska and living in a boat on the sea for a year, allowing the stunning intersection of water, earth, and life to absorb me. (My family isn’t totally in support of this yet, so don’t say anything to them until I have the plans finalized.)
- When I was young, all I wanted to be was a Cowboy. There was an honesty to the life of the classic cowboy figure that appealed to me. When I was thirteen, my horse killed herself. That dream never recovered.
- One of my greatest regrets is not planning a future with my brothers. Together, we could have ruled the world.
- I’m an angry person. It exhausts me, and may be costing me time on earth. I hope I never lose that rage, if I do it means I no longer care.
Now for my turn to tag some others.
- Threads in My Stash- because I love you.
- Fairbanks Pedestrian- because Russel found my blog through yours.
- Alaska Journey- because we need to hear from you.
- Alaska Plights- because you give me such a hard time for not writing and so much encouragement to continue to do so. Writing, that is.
I’m going to hold the last two of my six tags- for all you taggers out there counting how much ammunition is left I’ve got enough to take at least two of you with me, so watch out.
bang.
dc
Been there, man. Here it is: http://fairbankspedestrian.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/ten-things-you-didnt-want-to-know/
Ha! That’s something I hadn’t thought about in YEARS! I used to have a ponytail (a la Neil Peart, the drummer from Rush) but that was 20+ years ago when I was a senior in high school.
And like you, despite my liberal leanings, I’m pretty conservative about my appearance. I used to have an ear ring, too. I forgot about that, too.
Only for YOU, Thane!
http://northernplights.blogspot.com/2008/06/only-for-you-thane.html