FIVE WEIRD THINGS…
February 10th, 2006
Gloria Ferris tagged me with this meme on 1 February. I won’t pass it along — I’m not all about the chain letter thing — but I have made an honest effort to provide answers. I’ve been wracking my brain to come up with five but so far I haven’t. Anyone out there who cares to add one or two to the list feel free. Here’s what I’ve come up with.
1. 99.9 percent of the time, I wear all black.
2. I wash and reuse plastic bags and straws.
3. I don’t own a cell phone or television.
4. I wake up every morning at 0405 to write.
5. I time espresso shots in coffee shops.
I must be too close to myself to really think of what might be weird. I actually don’t think these three are weird, but an impartial observer might.
Thanks Jeff. I don’t mind at all if you don’t pass it on but I did want to see just what you thought. My take was that you wouldn’t find much that you do weird because I see you as being a man content within himself. I had a hard time coming up with five myself but I had my two daughters and Tim to help me. In fact, I refused to use some of their suggestions because I just don’t think what I do is THAT weird. Thanks again for taking part.
Shalom Gloria,
For instance, I don’t think that putting Miracle Whip on peanut butter sandwhichs is the least bit weird.
B’shalom,
Jeff
I have never seen an episode of Seinfeld, and had to google Seinfeld to make sure I spelled it correctly, which makes from some uncomfortable conversations when someone will say, “this reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Geroge did…” and I have that blank look on my face.
Shalom Lou,
I order DVD’s of certain TV shows from the library so that I can watch a season at a time on my laptop and stay reasonably current on popular culture.
It really helps for me to have an occassional clue about what my students are talking about.
B’shalom,
Jeff
How about this? When you order an espresso you count the number of seconds of the pull or the draw or whatever it is called, then you can barely resist asking the innocent lad or lass behind the counter if you can inspect the puck. Anybody but your friends at Phoenix might find that a bit peculiar.
Shalom Cailin,
You’re right! I do do that. If it’s weird, so be it. I have my five!
B’shalom,
Jeff