I’m not a big fan of the whole meme thing. In fact I intentionally mispronounce the word because it drives people like Liz Strauss nuts.
But now on the latest one going around the Bloggisphere I ducked when Robyn McMaster tagged me earlier. But then managed to get tagged twice on Friday, by Connie Reece and by Doug Meacham.
So I thought I better get Eight Random Things About Me out of the way and save the rest of y’all from tagging me. But I’m gonna warn you, this might be perceived as a little too much information. I’m just saying.
1. I grew up an only child, but I have a brother and a sister. Yep. It’s true. I’m 18 years older than my sister and 20 older than my brother. Same parents. Same marriage. Just a big gap. (And I can’t get either of them blog. Go figure.)
2. I had shoulder length curly blond hair when I was in high school. Hey, it was the 80′s. I though I looked cool.
3. Speaking of school days, my folks had horses when I was growing up. Arabians. I showed them. English saddle, not western. I knew even then that wasn’t as cool.
4. I don’t like yard work especially with love bugs thrown into the mix. That post is gross. Head over at your own risk.
5. I grew up just a few miles near a couple different ski areas in the Northeast. When school was closed we’d go up to the slopes because we all had season passes. But the last time I was on skis was over 10 years ago in the Austrian Alps. Kinda spoiled me.
6. My goatee covers the scar on my chin that I got when I wiped out on my roller blades, also over 10 years ago in Forsyth Park less than a block from this fountain.
7. I’m a dog guy whose converted to cat ownership. I think there is a good case for cat’s being more manly pets than dogs, but they get a bad wrap. In spite of that, I’ve found our cats in the dog house a time or two.
8. Finally I got my new Mac up and running over the weekend. It was less than two hours before I told one of my computer professional friends, “You gotta get one of these!” To which was told that
Every new Mac convert immediately starts proselytizing trying to convince all PC folks that Macs will save the world.
Macs aren’t going to save the world. But seriously, you gotta get one of these!
Now to tag 8 other victims. How about Joe, Tony, Dawud, Christine, April, Carolyn, Easton, and Terry.
All right folks. What do you say? Care to share 8 things about yourselves?
I am soooo with you on #8. Have been a Mac user since the 512K and used to travel w/ a network of 6 SE30s. (Laptops had yet to be invented.) I have owned a strawberry iMac, a blueberry iBook, and a snow white eMac. I have left instructions to bury me with my Mac mini.
And I insist on a photo of #2. Absolutely insist!
Ok, ok. Looks like it’s time to buckle down and chip away at some of these things that aren’t writing themselves. The weather in PA changed my original plans for today, anyway.
I’m with Connie on a pic of the shoulder-length, curly blond hair. C’mon, Chris, pleeeeze?
No too much information for me… I love this kind of thing, even if I can’t come up with anything to tell about myself.
I distinctly remember the first time I heard the word “meme” pronounced. It was Troy Worman in the bar at SOBCon. I was lost for about 90 seconds while I tried to figure out what word he said and still follow the conversation.
To this day, it’s still “meem” in my head, whichever one is actually correct.
I generally avoid saying the word at all costs.
Connie, Once you try Mac you never go back, eh? I’m thinking it might be true.
Carolyn, So you two want a photo. Hmmm… Y’all might have to bribe Gorgeous to pry one out of the archives.
Hey Jessie! Every time I say “mehm” to Liz she comes back with “It’s meem {explative]! Makes me laugh every time.
People like Liz Strauss? Could you introduce me?
Ah, Liz. You probably wouldn’t like them. (Mainly because on further reflection there can’t possibly be another you.)
once I got the image of you with curly blond hair on a horse I could no longer concentrate on the rest of the post…though I do not think I was actually imagining you. I think it was an image of Andy Gibb…
Hi Chris, what fun that you had long hair in high school and rode equestrian. You sound like a very multi-faceted man! And, this was so much fun, I’m glad you got “a round tuit”!
See Chris? Connie and I aren’t the only ones who got sidetracked with the long hair. Sherry is, too. Maybe you could post a pic of you and one of Andy Gibb at the same time?
Y’all are cracking me up with this long hair obsession!
I might have to see about digging up a photo…
All right, here goes:
1. Do your siblings call you “uncle”?
2. When I was in college, I had an afro the size of a basketball!
3. What, exactly, did you SHOW those Arabians, anyway?
4. I’ll take your word for it and skip the post; I’m eating lunch right now.
5. My biggest regret from living in Europe for a while was never getting a chance to ski the Alps. *sigh* Glad you made it!
6. No worries; my beard is for acne.
7. I’m a cat man, myself, but Mrs. MZM is allergic; at least that’s her story and she’s sticking to it.
8. I refuse to try a Mac for just that reason – I don’t want to have to change my tune this late in the game.
The fact is, we’re ALL stranger than WE think!