As I've stayed bundled inside and done some laundry and cleaning (even cleaned the light fixtures over our bathroom sink, wonder of wonders!), I was tagged by my new friend Cindy over at Letters from Midlife. Seems she wants to know 7 Random Things About Me. Hmm. I hope she'll still be my friend after she reads them!1. I have never lived anywhere but Texas. Born and raised here. Have the accent to prove it, although I think it's gotten better as I've gotten older. But when I was in college, my friends from up north (i.e., Dallas) used to get me to count to 10 so they could hear me say "nigh-yine". (What? You don't say it with 2 syllables?)
2. In spite of #1, I have never owned a pair of cowboy boots. We don't all live in a home, home on the range where the deer and the antelope play. And while we're on the "nevers", I've never bounced a check, smoked a cigarette, or had a beer. I promise you that I'm still a fun person! I think.
3. I have a special talent, for which I won a prize as a child: I won a book at a public library party for saying the alphabet backwards. I'd tell you how fast I can do it now, but a gal's gotta have some secrets! (See, I told you I was fun!)
4. I always wanted to be a singer. When I was a kid, I used to pretend I was on The Lawrence Welk Show. (Nerdy, I know! Keep thinking "she's FUN!") For those of you who have been around awhile, I thought it would be the coolest thing to be in a group like TRUTH or Eternity.
5. Born as I was before the days of ultrasounds, everyone in my family was just sure I was going to be a boy up until the very moment I was born. My brother, who was 11, cried when he was told I was a girl. He got over it. I was such a charmer he couldn't help himself.
6. I am a crunchy food person. Tacos instead of enchiladas. Chips instead of french fries. Cookies instead of cake. And popcorn, buttery and hot, popped on the stove the old-fashioned way.
7. I love words - puns, poems, puzzles, books. The English language delights me with all its nuances and idiosyncracies. (And yes, I love My Fair Lady!)
So there you have it. A riveting and exhilirating display of my random
Now it is my delight to tag 7 of you whom I would like to know a little better. If you decide to play along, link back to me and let me know! So. . . Cathy, Chatty Kelly, Skoots1Mom, My ADHD Me, Natalie, Suzanne, and Shaunarumbling - Tag, you're IT!
Okay, now I've read all these and am nervous. If my stats plummet, I may delete this post! I really am FUN!!
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those were great and I'm sure we all (the over 40 group) still think you're fun! :)
ReplyDeletewe didn't have an ultrasound with our first and we were certain she was going to be a boy. When the doc told me it was a girl, I said "are you sure?" He held her up and said "what do you think?"
I loved reading this :) No cowboy boots?!?
ReplyDeleteThat's ok, I live in Iowa and I swear I've never lived on a pig farm :)
You are a delight, my friend.
Hi Linda! Thanks for the tag. I did this one already, so here is the link:
ReplyDeletehttp://chattykelly.blogspot.com/2008/05/7-facts-about-me.html
If I do it again, I'll definitely link to you, but it may not be in the next week or so.
I did let ADHD Me know. THANKS for the shout-out!!!!
Hi!
ReplyDelete7 Random things about me...hhhmmmm.... are there any things about me that aren't random?
I'll be playing along at the beginning of the week.
Thanks for the tag, (even though I ducked and you missed).
"I've never bounced a check, smoked a cigarette, or had a beer. I promise you that I'm still a fun person!"
ReplyDeleteAs some one who has done all three, it doesn't make you fun. I promise.
I still think you're fun, even if our pasts were different!! (I bet you remember more about yours than I do...)
Although I own several pairs of cowboy boots, I am certainly not a cowgirl in the traditional sense. My boots are strictly for dancing the 2 step, waltz and polka at a dance hall. (I know I'm shocking all my fellow Baptists!)
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how we sterotype poeple based on where they live. You must be a vegan if you live in California, a cowboy if you live in Wyoming or Texas and a redneck if you live south of the Mason-Dixon, right?
Xandra
Fun! Here's a link to mine.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite musicians is from Texas--Mr. Lyle Lovett!
When I was a freshman in college, my math professor made fun of the way I said nine!
ReplyDeleteHer words to the whole class were, "I used to talk like that too until I took a speech class." My thoughts were, we'll you didn't take a manners class did ya!
Now I wanted to be on Hee Haw!! Interesting! Thanks for the info about the boots too! I did think all people in TX owned one. BTW buck up baby on a 40 degree day we lay out in the sun here in michigan!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat was a really fun list, Linda. (And you are ANYTHING but boring.)
ReplyDeleteI'm always fascinated by people who were born, raised and stay in the same state their whole lives. I know very few people like that.
(It's 55 and sunny here today. Can you match that? Or beat it?)
Oh, you are fun! I, on the other hand... :-)
ReplyDeleteI had cowboy boots when I lived in Texas and now I'm wishing I knew what happened to them! They were red and I would dearly love to have them back...