2010 :List of Banished Words

Lake Superior State University has released its annual list of "banished words"; words they consider trite, overused, annoying, or a combination of all three. Following below is the list, with my comments in italics:

SHOVEL-READY

"Apparently, the generally accepted definition of this phrase is to imply that a project has been completely designed and all that is left to do is to implement it...however, when something dies, it, too, is shovel-ready for burial and so I get confused about the meaning. I would suggest that we just say the project is ready to implement.” – Jerry Redington, Keosauqua, Iowa.

"Stick a shovel in it. It's done." – Joe Grimm, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

I'd like to take a shovel upside the head of the person who coined this obnoxious phrase.

TRANSPARENT/TRANSPARENCY

"In the lexicon of the political arena, this word is supposed to mean obvious or easily understood. In reality, political transparency is more invisible than obvious!" -- Deb Larson, Bellaire, Mich.

Someone throw a blanket over "transparent".

CZAR

Long used by the media as a metaphor for positions of high authority, including “baseball czar” Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, appointed by team owners as commissioner-for-life in 1919. U.S. president Woodrow Wilson had an “industry czar” during World War I. Lesser-known “czar” roles in government during the last 100 years include: censorship, housing and oil czars in 1941; rubber czar in 1942; patronage czar (1945); clean-up (1952); missile (1954); inflation (1971); e-commerce (1998); bioethics, faith-based and reading czars (2001); bird flu (2004); democracy (2005); abstinence and birth control czars (2006); and weatherization czar (2008).

I thought the Russians took care of "czars" in 1917.

TWEET

And all of its variations…tweetaholic, retweet, twitterhea, twitterature, twittersphere….

Jay Brazier of Williamston, Mich. says she supposes that tweeters might be "twits."

Personally, I'd go for "twats", myself.

APP

"Must we b sbjct to yt another abrv? Why does the English language have to fit on a two-inch screen? I hate the sound of it. I think I'll listen to a symph on the rad." -- Edward R. Bolt, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Put "cr" in front of "app" and you get crapp!

SEXTING

Sending sexually explicit pictures and text messages through the cell phone.

"Any dangerous new trend that also happens to have a clever mash-up of words, involves teens, and gets television talk show hosts interested must be banished." – Ishmael Daro, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada.

A "word" spoken by those who aren't getting the real thing.

FRIEND AS A VERB

Came into popularity through social networking websites. You add someone to your network by "friending" them, or remove them by "unfriending" them.

"'Befriend' is much more pleasant to the human ear and a perfectly useful word in the dictionary." – Kevin K., Morris, Okla.

I pretty much hate any noun that is made into a verb and vice versa.

TEACHABLE MOMENT

What might otherwise be known as 'a lesson.'

"It's a condescending substitute for 'opportunity to make a point,'" says Eric Rosenquist of College Station, Tex.

So, portions of time are now capable of being taught, hmm?

IN THESE ECONOMIC TIMES….

"Overused and redundant. Aren't ALL times 'these economic times'?" -- Barb Stutesman, Three Rivers, Mich.

I think this stuffy phrase has outlived its fifteen minutes of overuse.

STIMULUS

"Everything in the news is about the stimulus packages...it is no longer a grant, it's stimulus money, stimulus checks, etc. I think it is just being over-used." Teri Heikkila, Rudyard, Mich.

I've got your "stimulus package" right here!

TOXIC ASSETS

"Whatever happened to simply 'bad stocks,' 'debts,' or 'loans'?" -- Monty Heidenreich, Homewood, Ill.

This list wouldn't be complete without an oxymoron.

TOO BIG TO FAIL

"Just for the record, nothing's too big to fail unless the government lets it." Claire Shefchik, Brooklyn, NY.

Tell this to the owners of the Titanic!.

BROMANCE

"I am sick of combined words the media creates to make them sound catchier. Frenemies? Bromances? Blogorrhea? I'm going to scream!" – Kaylynn, Alberta, Canada.

I've been lucky to have never heard this one before.

CHILLAXIN'

"Heard everywhere from MTV to ESPN to CNN. A bothersome term that seeks to combine chillin' with relaxin' makes me want to be 'axin' this word." – Tammy, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

What? Does this mean to put an axe into the refrigerator?

OBAMA-prefix or roots?

The LSSU Word Banishment Committee held out hope that folks would want to Obama-ban Obama-structions, but were surprised that no one Obama-nominated any, such as these compiled by the Oxford Dictionary in 2009: Obamanomics, Obamanation, Obamafication, Obamacare, Obamalicious, Obamaland….We say Obamanough already.

Let's bomb all the Obama conages.

My personal contribution to this year's list would be:

FAIL used as a noun.

For example, a football team loses big in a game and it's dubbed "an epic fail". This one made me grind my teeth the first time I heard it. It may be an "epic failure", but it's NOT an "epic fail".

Quiz Question From Goodreads

When I get bored, I go over to Bookreads and answer some questions from their "Never Ending Book Quiz". One question I came upon made me smile; it was as if it had been written especially for me.

The quiz follows below:

Which of the following famous libertines was a real person?

1. Romeo
2. Don Juan
3. Casanova
4. Lothario

A box of cyber condoms for all correct guessers.

Word Play

This image represents one word. Post your guess in the comment box below.

The True Irish Test

Your result for The Ultimate TRUE IRISH Test...

A Brave Fenian

You scored 95 Common Sense, 69 Irish Facts, and 74 Irish Soul!

You know your stuff. You are Irish in your heart. You probably talk like an Irish person after a few pints. You sing the rebel songs. You drink, and probably bleed Guinness. You may have even been interned in British Prisons. If you are a female, I am in love. If you are a male, we are brothers. We should have a pint. Please don't forget to rate my test...

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In reality, I am one quarter Irish

50 Facts About President Obama

He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics. He was known as "O'Bomber" at high school for his skill at basketball. His name means "one who is blessed" in Swahili His favourite meal is wife Michelle's shrimp linguini. He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, "Dreams From My Father." He is left-handed – the sixth post-war president to be left-handed. He has read every Harry Potter book. He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ail. He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can't stand ice cream. His favourite snacks are chocolate-peanut protein bars. He ate dog meat, snake meat and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia. He can speak Spanish. While on the campaign trail, he refused to watch CNN and had sports channels on instead. His favourite drink is black forest berry iced tea. He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president – he didn't. He kept a pet ape called Tata while in Indonesia. He can bench press an impressive 200 pounds. He was known as Barry until university when he asked to be addressed by his full name. His favourite book is "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. He visited Wokingham, Berks, in 1996 for the stag party of his half-sister's fiancé, but left when a stripper arrived. His desk in his Senate office once belonged to Robert Kennedy. He and Michelle made $4.2 million (£2.7 million) last year, with much coming from sales of his books. His favourite films are "Casablanca" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." He carries a tiny Madonna and child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for good luck. He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at Harvard but was rejected by the all-female committee. His favourite music includes Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Bach and The Fugees. He took Michelle to see the Spike Lee film "Do The Right Thing" on their first date. He enjoys playing Scrabble and poker. He doesn't drink coffee and rarely drinks alcohol. He would have liked to have been an architect if he were not a politician. As a teenager, he took drugs including marijuana and cocaine. His daughters' ambitions are to go to Yale before becoming an actress (Malia, 10) and to sing and dance (Sasha, 7.) He hates the youth trend for trousers which sag beneath the backside. He repaid his student loan only four years ago after signing his book deal. His house in Chicago has four fireplaces. Daughter Malia's godmother is Jesse Jackson's daughter Santita. He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry. He uses an Apple Mac laptop. He drives a Ford Escape Hybrid, having ditched his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300. He wears $1,500 (£952) Hart Schaffner Marx suits. He owns four identical pairs of black size 11 shoes. He has his hair cut once a week by his Chicago barber, Zariff, who charges $21 (£13). His favourite fictional television programmes are "Mash" and "The Wire." He was given the code name "Renegade" by his Secret Service handlers. He was nicknamed "Bar" by his late grandmother. He plans to install a basketball court in the White House grounds. His favourite artist is Pablo Picasso. His speciality as a cook is chili. He has said many of his friends in Indonesia were "street urchins." He keeps on his desk a carving of a wooden hand holding an egg, a Kenyan symbol of the fragility of life. His late father was a senior economist for the Kenyan government.

The Sexual Hell Test

Your result for The Sexual HELL Test...

HELL LEVEL 3

Raw score: 81%

There's a special place in Hell for you: the basement penthouse. You scored the nastiest possible score on the Sexual Hell Test. You have no sexual restraint whatsoever. You'll take pleasure however you can get it, and my guess is you get it a lot. If for some reason you don't right now, you will soon, as people in your category only tend to spiral down ever deeper into the abyss of carnality and delicious sin. Congratulations.


I, personally, think that this category is the best. Paradoxically enough, sexual liberation and indulgence can only bring you closer to purity.


AVOID: all but level 3 hellions like yourself. You wouldn't want to ruin anyone, now would you?

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2008 Political Bumper Stickers

Repower America.
Obama/Biden '08

A Working Person Voting For a Republican
Is Like a Chicken Voting for Colonel Sanders.*

Republican Health Plan:
Don't Get Sick*

Trillion Dollar War.
McCain.

Obama/Biden
For a Return to Sanity.

Enough!
Obama/Biden '08

Vote For Obama
Isn't it time a
Smart Guy was Elected?*

I knew McCain 2000.
And you, McCain 2008 are no McCain 2000.

McCain:
Sad Pawn of the Religious Wrong.

McCain:
Lockstep with Bush

McCain:
A Nuclear Temper

News to McCain:
"Yee-haw" is not a foreign policy.

John McCain
for Retirement

Are you Better off Now
than you were Eight Years ago?

Ban Books.
Vote Palin/McCain

McCain/Palin
A Bridge to Nowhere

Palin's Bridge to Nowhere
"I was for it before I was against it."

Palin's Alaska:
So much Pork she's at risk for Trichinosis.

Vote Obama/Biden '08!
(Wolves & Polar Bears approve this message.)

McCain:
Ridin' the Double-Talk Express

McCain/Bush
(Gutter) Politics as Usual

Jesus was a community organizer.
Pontius Pilate was a governor.*

Odds and Ends

It seems as if both radio and TV have come up with a new crop of obnoxious commercials for the summer season. Some of the latest offenders are:

• A series if Aflac commercials where the Aflac duck makes screechy "ack, ack, ack, ack" sounds. I think the worst of that bunch is the one where an auto mechanic is talking about his repair shop providing Aflac for their employees, where the duck imitates a car that is hard to start: "Af LACK, ACK, ACK, ACK, ACK, AAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!" I want to wring the "acking" duck's neck every time I hear an Aflac commercial
• The Honda "I'm back and I'm knocking" commercial complete with the sound of someone knocking on a TV screen. I want to knock that guy's head off every time I hear it.
• Bullfrog Sun Block. The kid yelling BULL frog! several times during the commerical makes me want to yell BULL shit! back at him.

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As anyone who lives or has ever been to the United States knows, toilet paper is marketed as "bathroom tissue" here, though toilet paper is never referred to as such in conversations. "Toilet paper" is the most common polite reference to this most useful product, though I've heard "toilet tissue" infrequently from those of a more genteel nature, and sometimes by the acronym, "TP". More commonly, I hear it referred to my cruder terms: shit paper, hockey paper, crap paper, and so on.

But never, ever, as "bathroom tissue"

I'm wondering if it's always been marked on packages as "bathroom tissue" and, if so, why? If not, what was it originally called and who decided to start marketing it under this euphemism.

And I'd ask readers who live in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or any other English-speaking country, how are packages of toilet paper marked in your country?

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While listening to a local talk show, one of the hosts mentions to the other host that he was offended by a political bumper sticker he'd seen recently that included the "f bomb", to use his own words. He asked the other host, who is a lawyer, whether or not there were "decency" laws that be leveled against the owner of the car with the offending sticker.

I rolled my eyes at this, knowing that he was going to trot out the old, tired "But what about the children!" rationale for wanting to limit the free speech of another person.

And he did not disappoint me. No sooner had I thought this than he said, "Well, I don't want my kids to have to read that! And you have to see it if you're pulled up right behind him!"

For one thing, no, you don't "have to" read it. You don't have to look at the bumper -- you can look at the trunk, the back window, and so on, instead. And you should have your kids in the back seat, anyway, where they couldn't read it to begin with.

People are so predictable.

Catchphrases in Conversation

Everyone who watches TV and movies hears catchphrases and bits of dialogue they find funny and/or apt. Some of these catchphrases stick in our memories and, many times, show up in our conversations, even when we've forgotten the original sources of such phrases. Following are a few of the ones in my vocabulary, along with their sources.

You can't really *buy* beer... you can only rent it.

This sentiment was expressed by Archie Bunker on All in the Family, after Edith commented about his multiple trips to the bathroom over a short space of time.

I've gotten a lot of mileage out of this one over the years, especially when I used to drink.

There's a lot of THERE over there!

This one comes from MASH, though I don't remember from which episode. Hawkeye made this comment after he asked someone where a particular item was located and the person answered him by gesturing vaguely in one direction and saying, "It's over there."

I've used this phrase ever since in the same type of situation, as a way of asking the person to be more specific.

When my son first saw the episode in question, he turned to me and said, "So THAT'S where you get your sarcastic sense of humor from!"

...since Hitler was a corporal

This one comes from Hogan's Heroes. In one episode, Newkirk (Richard Dawson) tripped over a German woman and said, "Excuse me, Fraulein." He took a closer look at her, and added, "Oh, you haven't been a Fraulein since Hitler was a corporal!" In other words, it was a gibe about her age.

I've used this one occasionally, but not to insult a person. For example, one time my son was going through the fridge looking for leftovers to eat. He held something up and I said, "Don't eat that. It's been in there since Hitler was a corporal." Another time, I picked up a huge, ancient cell phone at the flea market and said, "They were using this one when Hitler was a corporal."

Oooooo neee way.....That's ONE WAY!

This one is from the Flintstones. Fred and Barney were driving round and round on a complicated highway cloverleaf and they couldn't find the ramp to get back on the main road. Fred ended up driving the wrong way on a one way ramp. Barney saw the sign and sounded it out slowly as Fred encountered a several cars coming at them: Ooooooo Neeeeeeee Way.....THAT'S ONE WAY!"

I've said this one a time or two when riding shotgun with someone and they're about the commit the same error.

Resistance is Futile

Anyone who is over the age of ten knows that this one comes from Star Trek: the Next Generation

I've used this one several times in a tongue in cheek fashion when engaged in seduction.

Feel free to add any TV/movie catchphrases that have wormed their way into your conversations. in reference to the Borg.

Three Things

Here are two memes of my own creation:

What are three things you notice first and/or snoop into when you visit someone's home?

That's an easy one for me:

1. Books/Magazines

2. CDs/DVDs

3. Photos

I like browsing other people's bookshelves, as seeing what people like to read is a good conversation starter and helps you to get to know that person. The same, to a lesser degree, is true of CDs and DVDs.

And it's also a very telling thing when I visit a home that does not contain any reading material whatsoever. For one thing, it tells me very quickly that I have very little in common with that person and that we won't have a whole lot to talk about. A sterile and barren home is one that has no reading matter.

And one without any form of music is equally deficient. A lack of DVDs isn't quite as telling, as many people limit themselves to rentals.

Name three forms of technology you'd take with you if you were sent back 200 years in time.

This one was a bit tougher, as there are so many possibilities. Here are the ones I came up with:

1. Electric power

2. Heat/Air conditioning/Refrigeration

3. Computer/software

I'd considered indoor plumbing, but then realized I could live with outhouses. I thought about having a car, but where would I get the fuel, unless I could also bring an endless supply of gasoline with me as well? I'd also thought about modern medicine, but again, a modern hospital and a supply of modern medicine would be a problem.

Sweating in the summer and freezing in the winter was something I'd not want to endure, nor would I want to sit in candlelight at night. Of course, there would be no internet in the past, but with sufficient software, I could still enjoy my computer. A portable generator to provide enough electricity for one home wouldn't be as much of a problem as providing the things needed to keep a car running or to provide modern medical care.

Let's hear your ideas.

Memories in Souvenirs

What follows is an exercise from one of my books about writing:

Imagine that you have died and a civil committee has been appointed to select some souvenirs from your life, things you used, wore, possessed, received. What will be found in the display from some of the key points in your life?

Ok, here goes.

A box of Legos

A clam shell from Newport, RI

A basketball

My high school jacket with the varsity letter for band

A photo of my parents

My Afghan hound's leash

A pair of black engineer boots

A Philly cheesesteak hoagie from South Jersey

A pair of Lee jeans

An unabridged dictionary

The acceptance letter for Berklee College of Music

A box of condoms

A rubber band for my hair

My son's first pair of cowboy boots

My badge from the PD

A black leather jacket

The deed to my house

The keys to my car

Pictures of my cats

My handwritten journals

A CD of my blog archives

I probably could think of more, but this is what I came up with off the top of my head.

Hotlanta Kink Test

Congratulations!
Your Hotlanta Kink Test score was 510!

Here is the chart so that you can see how you are rated:

100 or less You need to lighten up and live a little!
101 to 200 You have an average sex life in need of kink.
201 to 300 You have sweet hints of a kinky nature.
301 to 400 You are definitely a kinky player.
401 to 500 You are a major league kinkster!
501 to 600 Wow! You're too kinky for most!!!
601 or more SUPER FREAK ALERT! You da BOMB!
The maximum score for this test is 700.

Take this test at:

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Sexual World Records

Makes me tired just to read this stuff. Enjoy!

Most Lovers -- Male

Anonymous (b. c. 1900)—52,000

In his famous 10-year sex survey, Alfred Kinsey noted the case of a man whose frequency of coitus was 33.1 acts a week, over a period of 30 years—almost 52,000 in all. Other researchers have recorded examples of people who have engaged in sexual intercourse twice a day for 30 years.

Wilt Chamberlain (1936-2000)—20,000

In his autobiography A View from Above the legendary basketball star claimed to have intercourse with over 20,000 women in his lifetime.

King Ibn-Saud (1880-1953)—20,000

From the age of 11 until his death at 72, the Saudi Arabian monarch had sexual relations with three different women every night—except during battles.

John Curtis Holmes (1944-1988)—14,000

Having lost his virginity at age 12 to a 36-year-old friend of his mother, John early on began on a path of sexual indulgence. Through such bacchanalia it's estimated he copulated with more that 14,000 women in his life, both on and off screen.

King Edward VII (1841-1910)—7,800

Rebelling against his strict childhood, he turned to indulging himself in women, food, drink, gambling, and sports. Though married, his wife turned a blind eye to his extramarital activities, which continued well into his sixties and found him implicated in several divorce cases. Its estimated he slept with about three different women a week for nearly half a century.

King George IV (1762-1830)—7,000

At the age of 17, this English monarch was said to have become "rather too fond of woman and wine." When not boozing it up he would enjoy himself in the embraces of numerous mistresses

Most Lovers - Female

Julia the Elder (39BC-14AD)—80,000

Daughter of Roman Emperor Augustus, Julia was beautiful, intelligent, highly educated, and witty. Everything a woman might want was hers, save one: sexual satisfaction. And this not ten men, nor a hundred, nor a thousand could provide. It was during her childhood that she embarked upon her amorous adventures. Her lovers soon numbered in the dozens, then hundreds, then beyond, said to encompass half the virile youths of Rome. Still not satiated, she began offering herself to every passing stranger, whatever his color, age, or appearance. With a band of lascivious Roman women she wandered through the streets, accosting passersby and sometimes dragging them into the nearest alleyway, where the transaction would be swiftly concluded. She persisted for many years, until exiled to the island of Pandateria.

Mlle. Dubois (c. 1770)—16,527

The renowned French actress made a catalog of her lovers over a 20-year period. The final count: 16,527 individuals, which works out to about three per day.

Valeria Messalina (22-48 AD)—8,000

The wife of Roman Emperor Claudius, Messalina used her venerable position to compel subordinates to fulfill her sexual desires. Her desire to indulge in the wildest of sexual excesses led her to frequently search out new licentious adventures. Once she converted a palace bedroom into a brothel, disrobed, gilded the nipples of her breasts, and invited the male public in to be entertained for the legally regulated fee. Another time she challenged a noted prostitute, insisting she could entertain more men in 24 hours than her rival. Pliny the Elder writes that Messalina won "for within the space of 24 hours she cohabited 25 times."

Brigitte Bardot (b. 1934)—4,980

At the age of 40, the French film star boasted in an interview that she "must have a man every night." Assuming that her need began at age 20, and subtracting an arbitrary 76 days a year for travel, illness, etc., that would mean Brigitte had a total of 4,980 nights of sexual activity—and that’s without considering daytime liaisons.

Ninon de Lenclos (17^th century)—4,959

France's greatest sexologist during the 17^th century, she set up a finishing school for she was once proposed by Cardinal Richelieu to spend a night with him in exchange for 50,000 crowns (worth about $20,000 in today's currency). She took the money, but sent a female friend in her place.

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Most Copulations in a Single Session - Male

For the aptly titled flick The World's Luckiest Man (Vivid, 1997), porn actor Jon Dough was required to do it with 101 women. He managed 55 in one day, speedily moving from girl to girl (and act to act), climaxing between 5 to 6 times. Taking time off to recuperate, he did the remaining 46 two weeks later.

Most Copulations in a Single Session - Female

In April 1996, porn star Jasmin St Clair had sex 300 times with 51 different men.

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Longest Lovemaking Session

When a reporter asked Mae West (1892-1980) how she went about writing her memoirs, the legendary sex star quipped, "I do all of my best work in bed." She wasn't kidding. In her autobiography she writes of how she and a sexual prodigy named Ted made love for 15 consecutive hours

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Most Spouses -- Male

Fath-'Ali Shah of Persia (1771-1834)—1000 wives

The Nasikhu't Tavarikh, a great modern Persian historical work, fixes the number of his wives at over 1,000.

Most Spouses -- Female

Queen Kahina of the Berbers (c. 650?-702)—400 husbands

Chief of the Berbers in Northern Africa, Kahina relied on her cunning and indomitable will to withstand the Arab invasions of her homeland. In one account it is said she ruled over a mighty harem of men, servile and willing to accommodate her every wish.
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Source: http://www.sexualrecords.com/

The Low-Down on the Libertine

The Low-down on the Libertine

I am a baby boomer, born in the late 50s
I have an adult son
I don’t have any grandchildren and don’t particularly want any
I am not monogamous (well, duh!)
I was only legally married once and am now divorced
My favorite colors are dark green and black
I went to college, majored in music, but do not have a degree
I am a youngest child
I scored as an INTP on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
I am an ex law enforcement officer
My favorite all-time movie is Patton
I have long dark hair and green eyes
I am a cat person, presently with two cats
I have lived in five states
I am a direct descendant of a Confederate soldier
I have a New England accent
I despise phonies, self righteous people, and stupidity
I am a bibliophile
I like to write
I’ve been able to read since I was four years old
I’ve never been on a roller coaster
I’m a procrastinator
I don’t watch TV
When I did, my favorite show was Deep Space Nine
I am agnostic
I am a liberal libertarian libertine
I am a history buff
I am indifferent to sports
Fall is my favorite season
I hate hot weather
I had the highest IQ in my high school graduating class
My favorite cologne is Fahrenheit
I am 5-11
My favorite number is 3
My favorite NASCAR driver was Dale Earnhardt
I love the ocean
I don’t drink or smoke
I’m a junk food junkie
I’m good at research
My second favorite thing to do in bed is sleep
I like to drive fast
I am a private person
I like strawberry soda
I like to talk
I’m not good at math
I was afraid of tornadoes as a kid. I don’t like them much now
I like to eat out
I wear mainly black
My mother died when I was a teenager
J inspired me to write this

I'm An Animal!

OK, here's a lazy day blog post. I took a couple of those silly quizzes to see what kind of an animal I was.

What kind of cat am I?

What kind of dog am I?

You are an Afghan hound. With long legs and a whip
like like tail you are gorgeous in the show
ring. You prefer to just hang out
with your friends. The only bad thing about you
is that you have to be brushed constantly.

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The second one is quite interesting, as I actually had an Afghan hound as a kid. And I think it would be cool to own a cougar and walk it on a leash, as Farrah Fawcett did back in the 70s on that old Mercury Cougar commercial.