I’ve been tagged by
Tim
Hemlin for the 7 Lovely Facts Blog tour. The next blogger on the tour is
supposed to list seven interesting facts that cast a new light on the blogger
him/herself. They’re also required to link to at least 15 blogs (if they can)
that they enjoy reading and to link back to the author who tagged them. I’ve
chosen to try and find seven very obscure things that people might not know
about me (though some of it may have come out in recent interviews). So, here I
go, to the best of my ability.
J
#1 I can change the tire on my car. Well, ok, I used to be
able to, before cancer. I’m sure I could now if I really had to, but if I can
avoid it, I will! I can also change oil, spark plugs and wires, head- and
taillights, and numerous other things when it comes to cars. I know how an
engine works (even though I’ve never actually seen the insides of one), what a
distributor is, and I know there’s no such thing as blinker fluid! (Get a good
laugh out of that one!)
#2 I’ve been married to my husband three times. No, it’s not
what you’re thinking, that we’ve been married and divorced three times. We’ve
actually been married three times. The first, what we consider our main
anniversary, September 10, 1994, we married in a beautiful little park just
outside Swartz Creek, Michigan. Several years later, I won a spot through a
radio station contest and we had our vows renewed with about 100 other couples
on Valentine’s Day (along with a few getting married for the first time!). And
then, we participated in a beautiful, nature-oriented handfasting on May Day,
the first of May, where we actually DID jump a broomstick and got to wrap a May
Pole!
#3 I spent the majority of my working life as a contracted
security officer for various companies. I also worked a month at a jail (hated
every minute of it) and on an armored truck as well. I’d have to say I spent
about 13-14 years in a law-enforcement related job. I worked both armed and
unarmed, at a post and on roving patrol, did personal protection and private
investigations. In all my time as a security officer, only once did I have to
draw my weapon on a suspect, and only once did I have to physically restrain
someone. I’d learned very early on to be a real hard @ss so that I didn’t HAVE
to get more physically involved.
#4 All of my pets are rescue animals (well, I bought Athena,
but she may well have needed a rescue; she was a very skinny little horse when
I got her. My mother-in-law thought she was a pony she was so tiny!). Please,
spay or neuter your pets if at all possible! Or if you can’t (or just object to
it), make sure you keep a close eye on them when they’re outside! My miniature
Boxer, Pepper, is the only one in our household not spayed (I couldn’t really
afford it when she was at a good age to do it, and I’d heard the possibility that
spaying female dogs decreases their lifespan. Does it really? I honestly don’t
know.), but Pepper is an inside dog who only goes outside when a human is there
to watch her. We also put diapers on her when she’s in heat. Please, be
responsible pet owners.
#5 In the 4
th grade, I had a teacher who gave
each of us a spiral notebook, and she would come around and make a squiggle of
some kind on the top of a page. She used a different one for everyone. Our
assignment was to finish the squiggle into some type of drawing, and then write
a short story about the drawing. This is the first time that I can remember
having to write creatively. It must have been a good idea, because it has stuck
in my head for so long!
#6 In 8
th grade, I believe it was, I had an English
teacher who had an unusual way of teaching us prepositions. She stood at the
front of the class and started chucking erasers at students! I mean, she wasn’t
aiming at students, but at the time we thought she was. Wherever an eraser
would land, she’d give us the preposition: UNDER the desk, OVER so-and-so’s
head, and so on. Maybe this wouldn’t be tolerated in schools anymore, what with
all that goes on in our world these days, but I’ll tell you a secret: I’ll
never in my life forget what a preposition is!
#7 I have a secret love affair going on with the television
show Supernatural. My oldest daughter introduced me to it during one of my many
recent hospital stays, as we could get the TNT channel that shows the reruns in
the early mornings. Since there wasn’t much else on TV during that time frame,
we watched the show almost every day. When I got home, I ordered the entire set
of DVDs for “the kids” for Christmas. Well, seasons 1-8. I didn’t know at the
time that season 9 was still ongoing, so we had to wait almost another year for
those to become available, because when I thought I’d ordered them, I had
actually pre-ordered them. Now, I’m actually able to catch season 10 episodes
as they’re released, with the help of my Supernatural smart phone app. My favorite
character is the angel Castiel, though Crowley runs close behind (Crowley might
be the “king of hell”, but you gotta admit, when he makes a deal, he follows
through!). Yes, I often have a special affinity for a character not usually
considered one of the leading roles.
Here are the links for some other blogs I’m following! The
lovely Carol Graham and
Never...Ever...Give
Up, and I’ve also got an interview scheduled with her. The wonderful
Cat Connor of New Zealand, who did an
interview with me as well. The
Masquerade
Crew, who offers a tweet exchange program. Author Debbie White and
Authors Revealed, where you can
find author interviews. Of course, I must include Mark Coker and the
Smashwords gang. There’s also
Nina Soden, writing her first young
adult series. I’m sorry I don’t have too many more to offer, but I’m relatively
new to the blogging world and I don’t have very many connections yet.
And as far as my nomination...I'm going to tag...
Cat Connor and see if she's up for this challenge! Cat, TAG, you're it!
