Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The bonus of blogging

The blog thing is new for me, but I’m enjoying it and am surprised every time I see the counter click upward. Who in the heck is reading this thing?

About a week ago, I saw that blogger.com had listed in their “blogs of note” a site called “Teachings of the Horse.” How could I not visit? The blogger, Victoria Cummings, articulates things about horses and our relationships with them that I can’t begin to express. She writes a great blog, she’s a disciple of Mark Rashid, she appreciates a well-built manure fork, and come to find out, Lyle Lovett is her kind of guy.  She’s a kindred spirit, to be sure, and I told her as much when I commented on one of her postings.

A few days ago, Victoria tagged me with a game called “Meme.” Here are the rules of the game:
– Once you are tagged, link back to the person who tagged you.
– Post the rules on your blog.
– Post seven random or weird facts about yourself on your blog.
– Tag seven people and link to them.
– Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged.

I’m game, so here are seven random/weird facts about me:
1. I can’t sing at all - not even “Happy Birthday”
2. When I’m lying in bed and remember something I need to do the next day but will likely forget, I’ll throw whatever’s handy into the middle of the floor so that when I trip over it in the morning, I’ll remember that I’m supposed to do something.
3. I once dated a congressman.
4. Every evening when I get home from my walk with my dog and my iPod is still connected to my ears, I dance in the corral...thank goodness I live in the middle of nowhere and nobody sees this!
5. I HATE taking out the trash, so the trash can under the kitchen sink is always spilling over.
6. The only kinds of music I ever listen to are country and Italian opera.
7. I came in second in a jalapeno pepper-eating contest, losing to a Marine (but I was the crowd favorite).

The only problem with this game is that I don’t know seven other bloggers whom I can tag, so I’ll just do the best I can. Play if you’d like, but it’s ok if you don’t. If nothing else, you'll learn how to add hyperlinks to your blog.

http://mydogsaregreat.blogspot.com/
http://yoginidiver.blogspot.com/

http://victoriacummings.blogspot.com/

3 comments:

  1. Game on, Sista'.
    Great idea.
    Paybacks are hell.
    Check out my witty reposte.

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  2. Linda - I dance in the corral too! You're right, we are kindred spirits. Thanks for all the kind words.

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  3. I am returning to the beginning to read all of your blog posts, and I nearly died of laughter about you throwing something nearby to the middle of your room to remind you of something you must do.

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