The Bachelor at Wellington has invited (sounds better than tagged, doesn’t it) me to do a MEME that is similar to Five 5 Five 5 Five MEME I completed on June 5th. I am challenging myself to do it again without repeating any of the answers I used in the other one.
What was I doing 10 years ago.
Ten years ago I visited
Five of my favorite snacks
Five things on my to do list today
- Telephone son, Nick: Today is his 37th birthday
Telephone son, Rob: Today is his 33rd birthdayFigure out how to access external hard drive EGive Alex his every-other-day medicine- Write a blog post for today
Things I would do if I were a billionaire
Same as last time: give 99% of it away (Some things just don’t change)
Five (more) jobs that I've had
- Assistant Night Club Manager
- Battalion Adjutant
- Battalion Intelligence Officer
- History Teacher
- Chairperson, City of
Five bad habits of mine
- Trusting folks who then lie and steal from me.
- Falling in love too fast
- Falling out of love too slowly
- Forgetting to take care of myself
- Rushing in where even fools fear to tread
Five (more) places I've lived
Five random things people wouldn't know about me
- I injured my shoulder so badly playing high school football that I couldn’t play my senior year.
- My first dog’s name was Boo-Boo.
- I commanded the
- I was voted Most Likely to Succeed my senior year in high school.
- As a pastor, I have officiated more funerals than I have weddings and baptisms combined.
Five CDs that I'd have to have on a desert island
Kingston Trio: Greatest Hits
Gordon Lightfoot: Gord’s Gold
Phil Ochs: Pleasures of the Harbor
Harry Chapin: The Gold Medal Collection
Peter, Paul, and Mary in Concert
People I want to get to know better
See the Exceptional Blogs list on my sidebar
Awww, you're sweet Nick. "Falling out of love too slowly." That broke my heart for some reason. :(
ReplyDeleteYou're on Nutrisystem??? How is that program? And when you come off of it, do they give you a "maintaining" type of guide?
Hope you're doing well my friend. :)
I know you better now!
ReplyDeleteAre they really your favourite snacks? I love popcorn and I forgot when I did the five5 meme!
*peers through Nicks keyhole*
Can I just say how COOL you two guys are looking today... ;o)
Your sons share the same day for their bdays?
ReplyDeleteI noticed you lean toward folk. Do you still play guitar, Nick?
My dear friend,just got back from visiting the Batchelor at wellington. love yor list.sounds like you were blessed to have 2 sons.
ReplyDeleteooh, I have an idea...there should be a meme where one must share things they know about people on their blogroll!
ReplyDeleteDEB: The whole love stuff can be very screwy!
ReplyDeleteOh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
A medley of extemporanea;
And love is a thing that can never go wrong;
And I am Marie of Romania.
~ Dorothy Parker
The NutriSystem is the best weigh loss one I have ever been on: I’m averaging a loss about 12 pounds a month. One can always purchase their food online, either the whole program or individual items.
DAFFY: If I keep doing these Memes, people are going to know more about me than I know about myself. On the “5 Five 5 Five 5” Meme I listed my real favorite snacks. Of course, I said I’d not repeat those on this one and the reality is, with the NutriSystem program, I not eating those at the moment.
Yep! Alex and I are cool. Unfortunately, I think it may be too cool for Alex. He is back on my desk sleeping beside the computer under the high intensity desk lamp. And, he is back to snuggling beside me when we take cat naps.
CAROL: Yes, both were born on June 12, four years apart. Nick was born in Wurzburg, Germany, and Rob was born in Louisville. Nick thought of Rob as his birthday present.
Folk is rather primary for me, although I enjoy just about all music. I’ve not played the guitar as much as I once did. My fingers have lost their calluses and I don’t like the way my voice sounds when I sing: that Darth Vader breathing takes a lot away from a song.
MJGOLCH: Yes, I am blessed with two very neat sons!
‘SHOT: Uh, don’t you think that that could be a bit dangerous? Interesting, yes; but still dangerous!
Happy birthday to Nick and Rob, Rev Saint. I enjoyed all of your music selections.
ReplyDelete" As a pastor, I have officiated more funerals than I have weddings and baptisms combined."
ReplyDelete--That must be quite an experience Nick. What's your perspective when you're in the process of officiating the funeral ceremonies? What goes on in your mind, during and after the ceremony? Pl write.
Nick,
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting us get to know you better. Sounds like you have touched a lot of people's lives being a minister. Good for you. Keep up the good work. How often has the football injury come in handy to get you out of some work or something.... just kidding!
The Bach, Phil 1:3-11
AZSONOFAGUN: Thank you, Rex. I shall pass on your greetings to my son. Alex and I are truly enjoying the comfort of escaping from the heat.
ReplyDeleteVISHWA: Your questions are deep ones. I shall dedicate a blog post to answering them.
BACHELOR: Thank you. Actually, the football injury doesn’t hamper me one bit. I have a calcium deposit in my right shoulder where my clavicle was/is separated. The worst that it does is ache and let me know when the humidity is high enough for rain. My shoulder is a better rain forecaster than the National Weather Service.
Thanks for sharing details of oneself. Now, we could make money with that shoulder as a weather forcaster for vacations. Glad y'all are enjoying the cool. Have you ever pondered "What if the Southerns had won the big conflict?"Peace
ReplyDeleteI've seen this meme dotted about on various sites and have learnt a lot of good information about fellow bloggers, excellent facts and interesting characters. Yours has been no exception. Great blog.
ReplyDeleteCJ xx
Nick, those songs you shared bring back to many memories! Especially you, your guitar, sitting around the fireplace at the fraternity house, the coffee shop. You remember! More songs, please.
ReplyDeleteNick,
ReplyDeleteYou have picked five that are on my all time top 10 list of albums. Today's generation would probably laugh at your choices, but that is music with a tune and a message. I get lost in that music as much as possible.
Very nice post, and some real insight into you. Thank you for that.
Hmmm, each time I visit, I learn more and more about Sometimes Saintly Nick, his amazing cat, and I like it more and more. You have had an interesting life, by the sounds of your lists here. I didn't know you had lived in Germany.
ReplyDeleteYou seem like a terrific person and your blog IS exceptional too!
It's always good to read more about you Nick. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're an interesting man, Nick. It's never bland reading your blog.
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