Dec 24 2008
Seven Random & Weird Things
After reviewing my last few downbeat posts, I think it’s time for a little levity. Renee, one of my readers, recently posted “seven random and weird things about me” at her site, http://combatpacifist.blogspot.com/ , and suggested that I do the same. So here goes:
1. As a kid, I used the birthmark on my left hand to differentiate between left and right. Sometimes I still reference it.
2. I was a Boy Scout for several years and learned a great deal about land navigation, building fires, first aid, and survival. But I never earned a single merit badge.
3. The first time I made love to a woman, I flipped a coin. Best two out of three.
4. A friend of mine won a Red Barron Pizza contest, but didn’t want the prize: a wild ride in a replica in the Red Barron’s biplane. I took his place, requesting loops and rolls.
5. While living in Oregon, I used to track mountain lions for fun. I tracked one once to a ledge overlooking a spot where I’d been standing ten minutes earlier, and that was the end of that.
6. I ran out of coffee the day before a bush plane extracted me from the wilds of Alaska and swore I’d never be without that precious black stuff again. So if you ever run into me in deep woods, I’ll have coffee to spare.
7. I’m not a picky eater. I’ve eaten all kinds of wild plants, bear stew, the worm in the tequila bottle, and beetles on the half shell. But I don’t like beets.
Weird enough for you?
