Still It

So Michael tagged me, and I might be the last of the 8 to post my facts.


1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.

2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.

3. People who are tagged need to write in their own blog about their eight things and include these rules in the post.

4. At the end of your post, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.

5. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.

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1. I can't spell accompaniment. Never mind, but seriously, I struggled for a solid minute right before this trying to spell it: accompianment, accompniment, accompinament , all very bad and not right.

2. I have a brother who was given up for adoption who has been reunited with his birth family.

3. I can't prove my own birth in this fine nation of ours.

4. My uncle has won two Olympic medals in Greco-Roman wrestling and is now the chiropractor for the Minnesota Vikings.

5. I secretly like paintings more than poems. Never mind, that cat's out of the bag too.

6. I derive an inordinate amount of joy from successfully transferring freshly rolled pie pastry to the dish.

7. I'm a poor driver.

8. I enjoy singing Lip Gloss as much as I do singing Your Cheatin' Heart.

Taggees a)Ben Yancer b) Katie c) Wendy d) Karen e) Ellen f) Angela g) Scott h) Donna

Cue Julie Andrews

My Favorites:

Car: Volvo V70

Sports Team: The Chicago Bears

Shoes: Born

Eggs: Over easy (the better for dipping my pancake in, or eating my asparagus Milanois)

Actors: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Kevin Spacey, Paul Newman, Robert Duvall, Ryan Gosling, Gary Sinise, Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslett

Directors: Michel Gondry, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola

Cinematographer: Conrad Hall

Country Songwriter: Hank Williams

Country Singers: Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash

Crooner: Bing Crosby

Interpreter of the American Songbook: Tony Bennett

Jazz Diva: Ella Fitzgerald

Singer Songwriters: James Taylor, Paul Simon, John Denver, Ben Taylor, Sufjan Stevens

Beatle: Paul

President: Harry S Truman (the S doesn't stand for anything to placate both sides of the family)

Region of the Country: Midwest, Second is the Great Plains

State: Illinois

Month: March

Adornment Metal: Silver

British Country: Wales

Scandinavian Country: Sweden

Antipode: New Zealand

Italian Region: Tuscany

Miscellaneous European Region: Bohemia

Present Wrapping: Brown paper tied up with string

Sports: Football, Wrestling, Rugby

Beer: a Baltic Porter

Cheese: Muenster

Grain: Oat

Dessert: puddings (rice, bread, and chocolate)

Candy Bar: Snickers because "Happy peanuts soar over chocolate covered mountain tops and waterfalls of caramel. Prancing nougat in the meadow sings a song of satisfaction to the world."

Soft Drink: Barq's Rootbeer

Meat: Lamb (baby lamb isn't complex enough in flavor)

Country flag: Sardinia

Dave Grohl band: Foo Fighters

Shakespeare Play: Hamlet

Shakespeare Character: Iago

Short Story: Bartleby the Scrivener

Novella: Apt Pupil

Novel: The Music of Chance (fell in love with this as a film first)

Epic length Novel: The World According to Garp (was not impressed with the film, glad I read the book first)

Psychological Thriller: Fight Club

Romance: Meet Joe Black

Hymn: Abide With Me

Predator: Jaguar (I'm partial to their automobile styling too)

German Car: Mercedes-Benz

Musical: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Coffee: Strong with one lump sugar

Food Network Show: Good Eats with Alton Brown

Fake News Show: The Colbert Report

Dramatic Serial: Lost

Comedy: The Office

NFL Network Show: America's Game

Baseball Team: Minnesota Twins

Hockey Team: Detroit Redwings

Big XII Football: Nebraska Cornhuskers

PAC-10 Football: Arizona Wildcats

Big East Football: Rutgers

Big Ten Football: Michigan, followed by Wisconsin

Like a Shark in a Cousteau Film

I've been tagged by Ceri.

A-Available or Single? Single
B-Best Friend: Outside of a dog, a dictionary (inside it's too dark).
C-Cake or Pie: Pie
D-Drink of Choice: a brew pub's best beer.
E-Essential Item(s): an appetite
F- Favourite Colour(s): Wedgwood Blue
G- Gummy Bears or Worms? Worms
H- Hometown: Doland, SD (Hometown of Heroes)
I- Indulgence: Ice Cream
J- January or February: February, I like how precious each day is in this shortest of months.
K- Kids: Can be better behaved, yet are often a delight (kinda like puppies).
L- Life is incomplete without: Family feasts
M- Marriage Date: not to be confused with the Divorce Fig
N- Number of Siblings: Two, a younger sister and a younger brother.
O- Oranges or Apples? Apples--Fuji, Connell Red
P- Phobias/Fears: legion
Q- Favourite Quote: More matter, less art. -- Queen Gertrude, Hamlet
R- Reasons to smile: private observations of irony.
S- Season: Spring, green cardamom
T- Tag Three: Michael, Buffy, Katie
U- Unknown Fact about Me: still unknown
V – Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals? Liberator of their sweet, succulent flesh.
W- Worst Habit(s): compromising to myself
X – X-rays or Ultrasounds?: x-rays
Y- Your Favourite Foods: bread pudding, lamb, oatmeal, rhubarb
Z- Zodiac: Aries, Rooster