Since I've over-shared once or twice here, you may know most of this stuff already, but here goes:
- When you're stuffy, sniffling and sneezing, don't bother telling me you're not contagious. I won't believe you.
- But I will be happy to go to the drugstore for you.
- And even happier to hand you a tissue so you can blow instead sniff-sniff-sniffling non-stop. That is so annoying!
- I try to focus on tasks and not notice other people's clutter. But once I notice, it starts to bother me.
- I usually fail at not noticing other people's clutter (shiver).
- When I read The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in junior high I skipped past ALL of the songs.
- I skipped them again when I re-read the books as an adult.
- When I was born, my dad thought I might become a priest.
- I was raised Catholic, but am not currently a member of a church.
- Despite having strayed, I don't eat meat on Fridays during Lent.
- I had a great idea to start my own church.
- My wife squashed my church idea--now I'll never be a priest.
- When I was little, I wanted to be the governor of my state.
- Later the dream was for my best friend and me to become veterinarians.
- The job I am most qualified for is lotto winner.
- During my very first week of school (ever), a female classmate kissed me.
- I had to wait over eight years (8 years!!!) for that to happen again.
- Even though that second kiss made me horribly sick, I decided to be pro-active in trying it again. (#8 was never going to happen, despite what I wrote in #12)
- In my youth, I didn't want to get married, have kids or have any commitments, obligations or responsibilities (other than work-related) when I grew up.
- I got married at 21.
- And became a dad at 24.
- I'm very lucky that I didn't get what I thought I wanted.
- Unfortunately I was completely right about taking on work responsibilities. I do that too quickly.
- My hair is straight and brown.
- Back when I had time to spend in the sun and in pools, my hair went blond in the summer.
- As much as I like Speculoos Cookie Butter (Christmas on a spoon), it gives me indigestion.
- I wish Nutella did too. I'm afraid to try the new Hershey brand chocolate spreads.
- I'm focusing on eating healthy.
- I try to avoid eating things I wouldn't want to eat the day before a blood test. That said, Stephanie's favorite pizza topping is pineapple with bacon and I agree, it is the best.
- Her favorite super hero is Thor--he is one of my favorites too. Batman is #1 for me, but I'm considering switching to Captain America. People at work have started calling me that--because I'm kind of an old-fashioned square. Very un-hipster.
it's a refreshing change to read stuff about *you*. you post stories of your family and sort of about you but this is a good glimpse into the life if rick. and good on you for eating healthy!
ReplyDeleteI always talk about "over-sharing" here, but it has been longer than I realized since I've actually done that. I should do a "how rick is jerk" post next. lol
Delete#15 made me laugh. That's the job we all want!
ReplyDeleteWhen I get that job I'm going to visit all of the friends I've met blogging--if my wife will let me. She'll be my real boss no matter what job I get. Some things never change. :)
Deleteha, I skipped all of the LOTR songs too :) repeatedly...
ReplyDeleteI feel bad about it--but they just went on and on (and on)! :)
DeleteCool list, Rick. I'm still contemplating about Capt. America. Batman is uber rich and ... yea, I have to think about these characters - just realized that I don't have a favorite superhero.
ReplyDeletePS. I don't think you'll ever be a jerk :)
Thank you, R!!! Hopefully I've been the kind of jerk you would approve of. :)
DeleteIt would be hard for anyone to top Batman--he's also smart enough to know how to defeat all of the super-powered heros (and villains).
Priest and lotto winner. Not what you'd expect from the same person. And dad at 24? You are a youngin'!
ReplyDeleteSomewhere there's a picture of me holding my daughter when she first came home from the hospital--a baby holding a baby! :)
DeleteYou are so right about the songs. I skipped them as well :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a surprise. I would have guessed you plowed right through them!
Deletelol I'd be happy to go to the drug store for someone too, they usually have good sale on junk food there ;)
ReplyDeletelol...our local drugstore also has sales on weird stuff, like canned tuna. WHo would buy tuna in a drugstore??? Sometimes I do. :)
DeleteEven though I've heard some of your life anecdotes a few times, this post allows me to discover new things about you! You have to stay away from me as I'm a cluttery person. My clutter would make you very nervy. I nodded off to sleep when the dwarf sang in Part 1 of the Hobbits (movie). It was a tiring day prior to the movie. I woke up and they were still singing. I didn't know 8-12 about you and also about you marrying young and being a young dad. I envy you! It's always great to still have energy when your kids slowly grow up. Your hair sounds like character I read from Grimms Fairy Tales. He's a knight. I heard so much about that butter and how everyone says it is more sinful than nutella. Nutella is actually marketed as a healthy choice where I am... coz of the hazelnut (yeah question mark eh). I find hazelnut chocolate spread tasting better than chocolate chocolate spread. Batman is my ULTIMATE fav superhero as he is THE ONLY superhero w/o super powers. And I like the dark theme of batman. Captain America doesn't really quite gel with me. I haven't even catch this new blockbuster yet.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. I always love to know about my blog friends. Oversharing is always welcome!
A few times? I've beaten my stories into the ground. They're the main reason I started blogging, but I shouldn't have let myself turn into the guy who keeps telling the same stories over and over until you can't stand it anymore. My blogging days will be ending soon (I think).
DeleteI'm glad I was able to share a few new things in this post. Telling stories was the main reason I started blogging, but getting to know people is the reason I've kept going. Getting to know each other is so much fun!
I'm so glad you did this, it was so much fun to read. I've been MIA on blogger so I didn't realize how many posts I missed from you! It's always a pleasure to read your stories, many are highly amusing. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, Batman is my favorite DC hero. And while I love Thor, Captain America is now a close second. :D. I hope your wife is feeling better!
Thank you--for everything! It's nice to see you on blogger. Did you see the most recent post? Never talk on the phone when you're falling asleep. :D
Deletehaha I'm not sure telling us your hair is brown should count as random fact!
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