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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

I Was Tagged

I was tagged to do this by Epiphany

Three things that scare me:
1. Self-righteous people
2. Nuclear War
3. Folks driving while speaking on cell phones.

Three people who make me laugh:
1. My #2 son, Rob
2. Bill Cosby
3. The Rev. Doug Fowler

Three things I love:
1. My family.
2. Alex, the cat who owns me
3. Books-all sorts of books of every genre

Three things I hate:
1. Lies
2. Injustice
3. Oppression


Three things I don't understand:
1. Higher (than algebra & geometry) mathematics
2. Capitalism
3. Cat language

Three things on my desk:
1. Piles of stuff I don't want to look at
2. My notebook computer
3. Books-lots of books

Three things I'm doing right now:
1. Filling in these lists of threes
2. Keeping an eye on Alex so he doesn't surprise me by clawing my leg
3. Smoking my second to last cigarette

Three things I want to do before I die:
1. Travel to places I have only dreamed of traveling to
2. Complete at least one of the books I have been writing for the past 30 years
3. Find a regular income

Three things I can do:
1. Write
2. Play guitar
3. Teach

Three things you should listen to:
1. Handel's Water Music
2. John Kennedy's inauguration speech
3. The Dorothy Sayers radio drama: The Man Born to Be King

Three things you should never listen to:
1. The word "should"
2. Put-downs and discounts
3. Slander

Three things I'd like to learn:
1. A couple of languages that aren't "dead" (I already know how to read/translate at least a bit of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, & Arabic)
2. What Alex wants when he keeps clawing and hassling me
3. How to take care of myself

Three fav. foods:
1. Chocolate
2. Pizza
3. Fried onion rings

Three beverages I drink regularly:
1. Water
2. Wine
3. Coca-cola

Three TV shows/Books I watched/read as a kid:
1. Howard R. Garis' Uncle Wiggly books
2. The Western TV series, such as Wagon Train, Bonanza, & Have Gun, Will Travel
3. Saturday morning cartoons (Mighty Mouse was my fav)

In case my answers were a bit plebian, here's something rather classical:





18 comments:

  1. Fabulous! I mean Victor Borge, not your answers!

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  2. Good to know all this about you.I love the different look.Looks younger....:0

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  3. Happy Birthday Nick ((((hugs)))) xxxx from down under! Hope you have a super special day :o)

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  4. Hi Nick ~~ Great answers to that meme, and I like Victor Borge also.
    I hope you are feeling better Nick.
    Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed. Take care, my friend, Merle.

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  5. Your third answer for what scares you is interesting. Mine is the same, except a bit wider catagory: "Other Drivers Scare Me."

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  6. I am learning cat language. I have been training my cat to get off the kitchen counter. I used to call out, "Hissy, get down!" and wait expectantly for him to follow my command. Now, I say, "Hissy, get down...when you're ready."

    Good kitty.

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  7. Happy birthday Nick! May your next year of life be the best one yet! Great big birthday hugs!!!

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  8. Birthday? Did someone say birthday? Well happy birthday my fellow Aquarian!!!

    And, if you're scared of self-righteous people.........stay clear away from my blog! (ha)

    Loved your list! Enjoy your evening!

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  9. Happy Birthday from me also, Nick. :o)

    Enjoyed reading your answers to the meme.. and enjoyed the video too! Thanks..

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  10. Bonanza! I loved that show. Especially Hoss. Remember the one where he found the leprachan? That was hysterical.

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  11. I thought your birthday is tomorrow, Valentine's Day?

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  12. Happy Birthday Saintly! Its 12:59 here in London and I'm raising a glass of Pinot Griggio to you!
    xx
    pinks

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  13. victor borge chases cats?! in what circle of hell does he do this?

    that was a wonderful clip btw. thanks for posting it. victor borge rocks.

    youtube rocks.

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  14. Hi again Nick ~~ It is the 14th here already, so I would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday. I hope you have a great day !!! And many more.
    Thand for your comment, it is good to have things working well again.
    Take care, my friend, Regards, Merle.

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  15. I had Pizza yesterday and now you have me wanting onion rings.

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  16. Gee we have so much in common I had to run into the bathroom to make sure I've not grown a beard.

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  17. My cat can count to three. She knows if she doesn't move by the time I reach "three", she's in serious trouble.

    Or she thinks she is. I've never reached it yet.

    Victor was wonderful. I have a collection of old VCR tapes from his PBS appearances but I missed the Sesame Street appearance somehow.

    Thanks.

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