100 Things

1. I like to put my thoughts in writing
2. I do not do it enough
3. Mosquitoes love me
4. It is not reciprocal
5. I am an only child
6. I very often feel the need to fix other people’s problems
7. When I was a kid I wanted to be a Veterinarian
8. I love listening to music
9. I have NO talent for making it
10. I am accident prone
11. I was raised to believe I can do anything
12. I read voraciously as a kid
13. I should get back to doing that
14. I am a procrastinator
15. I love staring into the campfire
16. I am generally not a social drinker
17. I drink to get drunk, but I only do this a few time a year
18. I like the sound of Chad Krouger’s singing voice and I love the sound of Tyler Connolly's singing voice.
19. I learned to drive in a 1968 Ford pick-up
20. I knew how to drive stick by age 11
21. I am a sentimentalist
22. My friends confide in me…sometimes so do perfect strangers
23. I securely hold a lot of people’s secrets
24. I give good advice
25. I could play with puppies all damn day
26. I am not superstitious
27. I am a very good judge of character
28. I love to travel
29. I am not squeamish about blood
30. I am intelligent
31. I watch too much TV
32. I love the smell of tomatoes on the vine
33. I am big on details
34. I talk very, very fast
35. My brain is going even faster behind the scenes
36. I giggle like Betty Rubble
37. I am slow to forgive
38. I appreciate a quick whit
39. I have completed the 60k Weekend to End Breast Cancer
40. I am a firm believer in Karma
41. I am good in a crisis
42. I like cold coffee drinks but will not drink hot coffee
43. I cannot read in a moving vehicle without feeling ill
44. My appendix tried to kill me in 2004
45. It damn near succeeded
46. Morphine makes me hallucinate like a son-of-a-bitch
47. I could never become a drug addict
48. I usually have a pretty clear idea of how I want things done
49. I am a keen observer
50. The only bone I have ever broken is my toe
51. I broke the toe two weeks before my 60k walk
52. I stepped on a nail the same day
53. See # 10
54. I do not know what I want to be when I grow up
55. I am prone to road rage, but have it better under control now
56. No really, I do
57. I am strangely captivated by Jacob Hoggard
58. I like to sleep in
59. I learn by doing
60. I like to play crib, my Mom taught me when I was small
61. I have good instincts
62. I am picky about grammar
63. I am the go-to person at my workplace
64. I tend to need to know the reasons why
65. I have one dimple
66. I am not meek
67. I have been in negotiations for two union contracts and also spent 9 weeks on a picket line
68. I wear my Great Grandmother’s ring
69. Change scares me, just a little
70. I have long eyelashes
71. If I am wrong I will admit it
72. I am rarely out of control (see # 17)
73. If I do not know how to do something I will figure it out, or ask – it will get done
74. I manage money for a lot of different groups
75. The smell of Lilies of the Valley reminds me of my childhood
76. I am in awe of the power of the ocean
77. I think petunias are pretty
78. I have philanthropic tendencies
79. I think big pick-up trucks are sexy
80. I love a starry night
81. I very often catch the time 12:34 on the clock, and it is not intentional, it just happens
82. I feel zero guilt that my blog is long neglected
83. I love powerful thunder & lightning storms
84. I had my last cigarette on Jan 1, 2000
85. I like having my toenails painted
86. Currently they are blindingly pink with dainty little white flowers
87. I want to go to Egypt, and Scotland, and Australia…I have a lot of wants
88. I enjoy what I do for work
89. I’ve been doing it for way…too...long
90. Proper spelling is important to me
91. I like to reminisce
92. My longest friendship spans 34 years and is ongoing
93. I don’t trust easily
94. I am a planner
95. I really like old Craftsman style houses, like 100 + years old
96. I can be bossy
97. I could drink bellinis all day long
98. One day I will
99. I can curse a blue streak, and sometimes actually do
100. I am long past due for a sunny beach vacation