A Dubious Honor...Times Two
Malcolm has bestowed a doubly dubious award on my blog. Not satisfied to simply give it the Honest Scrap Award, it became #2.5 (an extra victim) on his list of honorees.
Apparently, I must reveal 10 honest things that most people don’t know about me. Immediately following this offering, links are provided for my list of 7 more "Winners".
1. I was born partially club-footed. Actually, private-club footed. I still wear only socks carrying a current membership.
2. I’m color-blind. Except for commas. All commas look like rainbows to me.
3. I only have 2 sons, so growing up they had to take turns being the middle child.
4. For 18 years, every time I’ve gone up or down the stairs in my home, I’ve counted them. The number almost always comes out the same.
5. When I was 10 years old I found the gift that Santa had hidden in my parent’s closet, about a week before Christmas. My stomach still hurts a little bit.
6. I rarely remember my dreams. Possibly a matter of self-preservation.
7. I was annual editor for the yearbook during my senior year in high school. I appointed my best friend as photo editor so we could develop obscene hand gestures onto the photographic paper in the school’s darkroom.
8. During 5th grade I read nothing but biographies. All I recall from the entire collection is that James Riley’s middle name is “Whitcomb”.
9. I played Lancelot in a rather liberal interpretation of “Camelot” in 8th grade and was reduced to a fit of uncontrollable laughter during the scene where I brought Sir Bif Fortman back to life.
10. At age 7 I was hospitalized for some minor intestinal problem and broke wind in front of an attending nun.
My list of worthy celebrants:
Wordvixen
Wolf
Silken
Mitch
Chris Wood
Montucky
Sharon Hurley Hall
What wonderful year-end closure we're all having by being victims of the confession game. But you got to be special, #2.5, and that's rather like gate number 9 and 3/4 for the train Harry Potter and his friends took to Hogwarts.
So, 2.5 is the highest honor I could bestow, short of not including somebody at all.
I'm sure your permanent record will only be enhanced by the wonders recorded here.
Malcolm
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Thanks for making me special. I'll give the olympics a shot next time around.
As for my Permanent Record...we'll see.
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thanks Pinhole! I'll add my list soon.
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I can't wait to read it, Silken!
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I also received this "honor" from our former friend Malcolm. I have come up with the revelations, it is the seven friends I am having trouble rounding up!
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I had the same trouble. I hope I didn't steal any of yours.
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Well, whaddya know? An award! Thanks! (I think)
Here are some things even our WritingUp alumni don't know - nor would they necessarily want to.
I hope you'll still love me in the morning...
Cheers,
Mitch
http://www.morphodesigns.com/archives/2008/a-scrap-of-honest-proportions/
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A revealing essay, I must say. Morning is a long way away. We'll see.
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I usually forget my dreams too. I loved the one about your sons.
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Thanks.
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Thanks for the award, Pinhole; I just found it.
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No problem, Sharon. And you're welcome.
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