August 29, 2007

Thank You, Vache

"People who are tagged need to write these rules in their own blogs & share eight things about themselves that others might not know. At the end of the their blog post, they need to tag six people and list their (blog) names. Leave a comment on the blogs of the people they’ve chosen telling them they’ve been tagged and encouraging them to come over and read the eight things you’ve written on your blog."

Father Gaia, Doctor Lenny, Lemme Howdt, lemmi b. hin, and several other characters in here are tagged - but the key is that these facts are from the person beneath all the skins. I'll tagg Jomama just because i'd be very interest in the oddity.

one: as a teenager, i worked summers in an amusement park. i was not the clown - more of a burger flipper, pizza maker and eventually stand manager. i could never manage Steven King's Stand.

two: my first chemistry job was mixing urethane foams together in pepsi cups. I also got to dip rods into rail-tanks to take samples. The fun of doing process chemistry was part of the attraction of the career path.

three: i am deathly afraid of pretty girls. but - i overcome my fears every time i meet the person behind the beauty. i have worked to make it that i no longer feel intimidated, but i am a sucker for batted eyelashes and a southern drawl. i join jimmy carter in lusting in my heart.

four: my sports career was as good as vache's. i had four at-bats in five years of prep baseball. that was before coaches decided that everybody should play. i am a number cruncher, not an activist. i did broadcast college football for two years.

five: i played the political game long enough to serve as the treasurer of the Oregon Reform Party during the late 90s. i got to talk with pat buchanan, lenora fulani, jim mangia and many other poly-peripherals. i still believe in independent politix.

six: travelled to moscow and st. petersburg in 1975 - shortly after nixon had made it sociable to deal with russians. i recently was given some very old pictures of the trip - very interesting memories. mango juice is an awful substitute for orange juice in a screwdriver.

seven: i really am a reverend, and a scientist and a poet. There are some people who have never accomplished anything lasting - i hope that future generations can use my words. The paradigm is changing so fast that none of this really matters - except that i can listen, provide council and grow food.

eight: i believe in magic. i know that a scientist shouldn't, but a poet should and a bard has to look at all sides of every story.

coincidence is never coincidental, and today was an interesting day to be memed. The plans for the future are : pack the donkey and head back the other way. So be and it will be. Go west young man. I will stay here for a few more days - plugging in and checking howdt.

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