Well, you probably already know I grumble about being tagged (and I even got tagged by a total stranger; no offence, dude, but not biting) but since this is engtech and it’s short and I’m also starved for blog fodder, being offline as I am, I shall do my best with it.
Five things you don’t know about me:
- I used to be a professional groom in a hunting stable. Foxes, not moose. Although it must be admitted that when I was exercising the horses I saw several moose and only one fox.
- I was the all-time toboggan champeen when I was a kid. I could go farther, I could go faster, I could jump it, do tricks, you name it. Still can.
- I’m a pretty good pitcher, but I am awesome at bat, and although I serve underhanded at volleyball I am still pretty much unreturnable. But I pretty much quit playing team sports when puberty hit and they said the boys could play baseball and hockey but the girls could only play softball and ringette.
- I have always wanted to root around and find Brother Twelve’s lost gold. Some day I’ll get myself a couple of clear weeks in the summer and hit the archives and the salvage supply store and go all Indiana Jones.
- I was a worldbeater as a Girl Guide. I had 53 badges, 7 emblems and 2 cords. But I barely made it through Brownies for whatever reason. Maybe I just knew at a young age that I looked better in blue.
- bonus item: as of Friday, I’m a redhead.
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I enjoyed reading you “five” and was not surprised to find that we have some common ground when it comes to being grooms, trick y toboggan ridding, and possessing the the Indiana Jones complex. I won’t be commenting on Brother XII due to my location but suffice to say many have tried to locate that fortune. ;) Unlike you I did well in Brownies but didn’t like Girl Guides and now I know why. I look awful in blue but brown is my colour. :)
A redhead, eh? Ok, I’m… curious… But will I recognize you when you get off the plane?
And, yes, we have internet. We might even, in your honour, upgrade to high speed while you’re here. That is to say, we will almost certainly upgrade. We *might* do it in your honour…
A redhead , quelle suprise. I `m all for women in uniforms although Brownies and Guides are not what I would have in mind.
I am also brilliant at lots of little things . I `m a bit like a Swiss army knife , you would be suprised all the stuff there is in there. Pretty decent pianist for example. I can also play the mouth organ.
I’ve done the homework, TT. I fully expect the treasure’s never going to be found, but it would be fun to look, not to mention the value when playing the “vacation one-upmanship” that takes the place of conversation among a certain crowd. Let them yammer about Martinique all they want.
Doug, you’re on dialup? How will I feed my YouTube addiction?
newmania, women won’t fit in Brownie and Girl Guide uniforms. Duh.
Hence ……….not what I would have in mind.(eeeooo)
You are very competative and if you have the same income you had as a groom, also poor. I used to like riding in the early mornings though and the smell of saddle soap.
I wish to register my respectful restraint at Phillipas last remark
newmania, has anyone ever told you that your sexual innuendo is creepy? Allow me to be the first.
Newmania, your sexual innuendo is creepy.
And Philipa, I make less than half what I used to make as a groom, but there’s nom market here for grooms, as there are too many teenage girls who will do all the work for free.