Kathy By the Numbers
Fun June 22nd, 2008
Just when you thought you knew everything about me, I give you Kathy by the Numbers. Don’t worry, there’s no math involved and you won’t be quizzed at the end!
Position in birth order: 5
Number of years it took me to get my bachelor’s degree: 12
Courses I took in my last year: 12
Number of gray hairs that earned me: 2, 539
How many years I’ve been with my current employer: 23
Number of different jobs I’ve held in that time: 5
Cups of coffee I drink per day: 3
Number of times per week I forget a reheated cup in the microwave: 2
Years married: 15
Years together: 23
Number of houses or apartments I’ve lived in: 7
Greatest number of hot dogs I’ve eaten in one sitting: 6
Times I’ve ridden on a motorcycle: 1
Prayers I said while doing it: 47
Number of pets I had as a child: 1
Years my parents have been married: 62
Percent of married couples who make it this long in the U.S.: <5
Miles I drive to work: 8
Months I’ve been blogging: 11
Letters in my maiden name: 12
Weeks it took to learn to write it as a kindergartner without a visual aid: 4
Number of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I’ve eaten: 0
Miles to nearest airport: 3
Number of planes that fly directly over my house per day: 75
Invention ideas I had that I never acted on: 2
Number of them I saw go to market without me: 1
Years I was a cheerleader: 2
Number of keys on my keychain: 9
Times I’ve won the lottery or a raffle: 4
Number of times a trip to Paris was the prize: 1
Magnets on my refrigerator: 11
Number of picture frames on display in my house with the picture that came with it still in the frame: 1
Height in inches: 64
Weight in pounds: Get serious
Books I’d finish per month before blogging: 2
Books I finish now: 0
Hours of sleep I get per night: 6.5
Naps I take on the weekend: 2
Number of times I got my head stuck in a fence: 1
Average number of times my family reminds me of this per year: 4
Number of times I’ve skied: 1
People I knocked down in the process: 2
Number of nieces I have: 2
Years they are apart in age: 25
Traffic tickets I’ve received: 3
Number I talked myself out of: 1
Times I’ve tried ending this list: 3
Shut up already!
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June 22nd, 2008 at 9:18 am
This is a great way of knowing a person
I hope it’s okay for me to snag this one?
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June 22nd, 2008 at 9:26 am
Very very cool ! You ridden a motorcycle only once, never had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich ?
I am with you that it will also take me that long to get a bachelor’s degree and and it might probably longer or never unless I put my mind to it. But As of now, I am going for my second Diploma.
June 22nd, 2008 at 10:33 am
Great post! This is my first stop at your blog–and it won’t be my last because I really like your sense of humor.
I have to say, though–were you NUTS taking 12 courses in one year??!? Yikes! LOL
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June 22nd, 2008 at 10:46 am
Now that is a fun meme. Of course the graphic designer in me is mesmerized by the numbers photo up top. But I enjoyed the number of prayers it took while riding the motorcycle.
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June 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 am
Number of times I got my head stuck in a fence: 1
What, no picture? lol. that’s funny. why did you do that. i guess the same reason why i put my tongue on that pole in the winter.
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June 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 am
So many questions! Only 5′3″ There was I thinking you were about 5′7″ Still taller than me though. Then again, everybody’s taller than me
Does riding pillion on a motorcycle count?
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June 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 am
Thanks for the inspiration for my embarrassing blog post.
The one time I went skiing.
Beamer
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June 22nd, 2008 at 11:47 am
I am glad I wasn’t there the day after you ate 6 hotdogs in one sitting.
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June 22nd, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Boy, you think you know someone.
So you’ll eat 6 hot dogs but 0 PB&J sammiches? And you were a cheerleader????
I think I speak for everyone here when I say, Write a post about the head stuck in a fence incident. Now, please.
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June 22nd, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Oh, wow. You were a cheerleader? Are there pictures? If so, can you post them? And you got your head stuck in a fence?((I got my head stuck in a chair once)) I love PB&J. I have it for lunch at school. I pack, of course. No one really knows what is in that school food… You’ve skied? Oh, my. Again, are there pictures? And can you post them? I think you should do a post of pictures of you doing sports. I love skiing, too. I’ve been in ski club since 3rd grade. =)
June 22nd, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Adie — Snag away!
Jaffer — No PBJ. Can you believe it? The 12 years it took me to finish were on and off, whenever I could squeeze classes in while working full-time. Let this be a lesson to teenagers. Go to college the normal way!
Michelle Robinson — Sweet of you to say! Yes, I was nuts, but I got this idea stuck in my head that I had to finish by the new millennium. Sat down with my adviser and a course catalog and we plotted out a way I could finish in a year. I barely remember the courses I took to make that happen. As you might imagine, it was a 12-month blur that I could not have gotten through without the help of my husband. God bless him for putting up with me that year.
cardiogirl — I’d love it if people took this as a meme and passed it around. It as fun putting it together. I’d never ride another motorcycle. Couldn’t get the idea of myself as roadkill out of my head.
Valerie — OK, there is no picture of the head stuck event, which is I guess a testament to my family’s pity for me. Can’t exactly say “Kathy, now say cheese and then we’ll get your head out!” Kids stick their heads in stupid places because they can. Interestingly, I’ve never tried the tongue on a frozen surface thing. Hmmm, there’s always January…
Babs beetle — That’s so funny you had a height in mind. Like wondering what a radio voice looks like, huh? I actually did ride pillion and that was bad enough. I would most surely have killed myself if I was driving the thing.
Beamer — Your water skiing story killed. The picture of it sent me over the edge.
Lauren — My husband kept looking at me like “When are you going to stop, woman?” I’ve always wanted to be in a hot dog eating contest. There’s one every year at a nearby summer festival. They have separate contests for men and women, so I might stand a chance (the men can eat a lot more). The woman winner last year ate 12. I think I could do it.
JD — I know. It makes no sense. But the thought of PB and jelly together makes me gag a little. I don’t know why. I was a cheerleader in the 7th and 8th grades. About the head stuck story, it’ll definitely get written about. Stay tuned.
Regan — I think I have one picture of me in my cheerleader uniform. Will try to find it. There are no pictures of me skiing. I bowled over two other skiers standing in line for a lift. I was 12 years old. They were in their 20’s or 30’s. They cursed and screamed at me to get off them, but I couldn’t stand up because of the boots. So I kind of just rolled off them and laid there thinking, “Never again.”
June 22nd, 2008 at 3:17 pm
You’re just dammed lucky there were no blogs when you stuck your head in the fence… or your parents would have taken a picture for sure.
(not that *I’D* do anything like that… ahem!)
Great list K!
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June 22nd, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I too always thought you were taller than me (5′7)”.
Now it’ll be hard to imagine a shorter Kathy
June 22nd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Peanut Butter and Jelly – that’s Jam right? Made from fruit and sugar, mixed with peanuts! It would make me gag too.
regarding your height. You will remain 5′7″ to me as It’s a fixture now ;O)
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June 22nd, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Maureen — You’re right. Now, I wouldn’t put it past anyone to grab a camera first. As for me, I carry around my camera almost all the time now. You never know…
Jaffer — This cracks me up. I guess it’s like imagining what radio personalities look like. When you see them, it’s never what you thought.
Babs beetle — Jam is chunkier than jelly because it comes from crushed up fruit, whereas jelly is made from the fruit’s juice only. In either case, I don’t want it touching my peanut butter. OK, I’ll be 5′7″ to anyone who wants me to be.
June 22nd, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Nice digits!
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June 22nd, 2008 at 7:54 pm
I have to say I have never had a PBJ sandwich either – I never liked peanut butter! My mother would make me butter and jelly sandwiches – yes, it sounds gross now to me, but back then I loved them.
Flash forward a few years to high school and I tried a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup….and I decided I loved Peanut Butter as long as it was mixed with chocolate! Yes, my Mom still shakes her head today at the fact that I say I don’t like Peanut Butter, but will eat those.
I am with the rest of them, I pegged you for much taller.
And 23 years with your company?? Wow, impressed. The most years I spent at one was 8 years. I thought I might retire from that company, but life changes and you go with the flow. Of course I only have 18 years of experience total and some how that seems weird when you consider I am 42 (barely!) years old. But, that whole # of years to get your degree…well, my Dad refused to let me work while in college – I guess he worked his way through college and he wasn’t going to let me do it…focus on your grades he would say. So, I did, got a degree in Accounting and MIS (that is such an old term these days!) in 5 years, graduated Summa Cum Laude…and my first job…drumroll please….was as a bookkeeper for 5 bucks an hour! There is something to be said for experience for sure!
Anyhow, I ramble. Enjoyed your post!
Donna
June 22nd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
These are so funny and leave it to you, Kathy, to come up with them.
Because I liked this post so much (and read it with great interest all the way to the end) I feel compelled to share with you the content of an email that a complete stranger sent me via my blog the other night. It will make more sense if you know that some time ago I made up some “calling cards” with info about my blog because my husband likes to give them to folks and/or when people ask me about it I can just hand them the card. So this is what I got:
SUBJECT: I don’t get it
Jenny: I happened across your “business card” today on the counter of my favorite nail salon. I picked it up, read it and was intruiged [sic] enough to bring it home and check out your site tonight. I don’t get it. Forgive me if I sound hateful or ugly here, but what’s the point of all this? Is your life so wonderful you feel compelled to give all on the Internet a play-by-play, as the rest of us don’t have the good fortune of being YOU? Are you an aspiring comedian, or just someone who feels their every move/thought/action is noteworthy? Just curious as to your motivation behind all this.
I don’t think she’s become a reader of my blog, LOL, but if she were I wonder what she’d think if I posted “Jenny By The Numbers” … ??? Clearly she has not caught the spirit of blogging because it is posts like this that make it fun. Thanks as ever for sharing, Kathy. Your posts are delightful interludes and I look forward to them.
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June 22nd, 2008 at 8:57 pm
I like the ‘get serious’ answer, lol. But how can you remember how many classes you took in your last year of college? I’m impressed.
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June 22nd, 2008 at 10:00 pm
You never had a PB&J sandwich? That can’t be true!!! Seriously?
And this “Number of times per week I forget a reheated cup in the microwave: 2″ Thank God! I feel so much better altho’ I bet I do it more than you.
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June 22nd, 2008 at 10:20 pm
How DO you survive on only three cups of coffee a day?
Maybe it’s because my last career was a radio DJ doing a morning show, but I drink the stuff all day long, and still sleep like a baby (most nights}.
I think you need to photograph yourself having at least ONE PB&J. Just one bite. C’mon Kathy, live a little!
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June 23rd, 2008 at 5:29 am
FerdC — Thanks. I’ve always wanted someone to tell me that. I’m blushing.
Donna — Reese’s are the devil. No one can resist their PB-chocolaty goodness! The good thing about working 23 years there is I didn’t hold the same job too long. A single job for 23 yrs would be deadly. You were very lucky you could go to college the traditional way AND not have to work. My way nearly killed me.
Jenny — I think you just saved my life. I had plans to make up business cards and drop them in random places. Even considered leaving more expensive Junk Drawer magnets around. After your experience, I’m nixing the idea. I’ll just hand out business cards to those who actually express interest in the blog, like your husband’s been doing. Whew! Close one! Please do a Jenny By the Numbers!. You know all of us will enjoy it!
DrowseyMonkey — I was part of an accelerated program where you could take one course every 8 weeks. I doubled that. So two courses every 8 weeks got me done in exactly a year (with holiday breaks). I could have taken them over a longer time, but I was on a mission to get finished in a single year. I’m surprised I wasn’t hospitalized with exhaustion. I would never recommend that to anyone.
windyridge — A PBJ has never crossed my lips. Seriously. It’d never occur to me to put those two tastes together. Whenever I go on the hunt for my coffee cup at work and can’t find it, it’s always in the microwave. I don’t know why I don’t learn to just stand there and wait til it’s done. It’s not rocket science.
Don — I always say I’m immune to the effects of caffeine and that it’s just a habit that I drink it. But if I try to deny myself coffee, my face is in my cereal. I don’t know if I can do the PBJ thing. Might have to make a fundraiser out of it. I’ll eat a PBJ if readers collect $500 for my favorite charity. Hmmm…there’s an idea.
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:25 am
Wait! 0 PB&J sandwiches??? ZERO????
I’m pretty sure the number of PB&J sandwiches I’ve eaten in my life equals the number of times I have blinked. Seriously. It’s a staple of my diet. Not one day can go by without at least one. Sometimes multiple.
When my German mother made German food for my German father and siblings, I sat there with a PB&J sandwich. If not for PB&J, I would not eat. My middle daughter is right there with me. PB&J every day. On any bread…even waffles (oh, it’s heaven on waffles….melted PB with the J….it’s like little islands of J floating in a PB sea….).
You need to see the light.
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:46 am
Yeah, I joined a book club the same month I started blogging. Made one meeting. Now they don’t even bother to email me anymore.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 11:00 am
Great post, Kathy! (as usual!) Like a lot of the other commenters, I can’t believe you haven’t ever had a PB&J sandwich! Wow! I liked the way you said your gray hairs have “earned you”! Now that’s funny! Hey, I was a cheerleader in high school, too!
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June 23rd, 2008 at 1:39 pm
I don’t think you can just say you’ve won the lottery 4 times and leave it at that. I demand an itemized explanation of each and every one. Only because I’ve been playing various lotteries for about 20 years now and haven’t won more than a few bucks. At this point I’d need to win at least a million just to recoup my ROI. Ok, not really – but that’s what it feels like.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 4:09 pm
BabaBooey — it’s like little islands of J floating in a PB sea….) I love that imagery. Would it help if I told you I ate a tuna fish sandwich every day of my kid life instead? My mom would mash it up real good and mix it with Kraft mayonnaise (had to be that — no other brand would do). Still love them!
sue — Well, you had good intentions. I’m bothered that I don’t read as much, books that is. But I do read tons of blogs, so all is not lost.
darla — I bet you’ll never meet another person who’s never had a PBJ! I have to clarify. I was a cheerleader in 7th and 8th grade, not high school. My chiropractor forbade me to join the squad in HS.
Jeff — There were three significant lottery wins: (2) $2,500 and (1) $5,000. They were played on the 4-digit game. Two were $1 played straight on our phone numbers and one was $1 played straight on our house number. It’s extremely hard to get that. And then there was the $10 raffle ticket that got us a trip to Paris. That last one had the best ROI, obviously.
We have spent and blown a lot on the state drawings, so you’re not alone. We’ve been playing the Powerball in a pool at work for 3 years at least, and it’s only won us a couple hundred (between 8 people).
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:23 pm
I had the PB&J on waffles bliss tonight for dinner.
My youngest daughter has always considered PB&J on waffles as “beneath” her. Tonight, though, it all changed. She missed dinner (basketball practice) and was desperate. She looked all over…my wife wasn’t home….beyond desperate….
She usually relies on one of my grilled cheese sandwiches…tonight, no cheese.
Finally, she relented. Creamy PB and strawberry J on plain waffles. I saw the bliss cover her face as she ate / slurped down the melted PB….
She’s hooked!
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:59 pm
This looks like a good one to do, though I’d have to change quite a few of the questions that don’t apply to me.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Donna, I had the butter and jelly sandwiches growing up, I still love them! and butter and honey. Really, doesn’t butter go with everything? LOL! I’m not a PB&J fan either, although I made them for my son. I have also cored, peeled and sliced apples, then smeared each slice with peanut butter to get my son to eat at least ONE fruit. It works. In my mind, PB should only be eaten with chocolate around it.
Oh, and I was a cheerleader in 7th and 8th grades too. I just wanted to wear the short skirts…
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June 23rd, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Now you have inspired me, I had to write about comfort food on my blog, LOL!
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June 24th, 2008 at 3:18 am
PB&J: Two great tastes that don’t taste great together. I believe I may have had a bite once, just to confirm my taste buds would object. The experience must have left me so scarred that I can’t recall. Now, my husband eats them, and LIKES them. Weirdo.
Although, after reading the description of Bababooey (PB&J Pusher), I almost want one.
Oh, come on, I’m not THAT old. I was ‘only’ 22 when Regan was born. hehe.
Jenny, I wonder if that person realizes she was doing the very thing that she ‘didn’t get?’
June 24th, 2008 at 4:35 am
BabaBooey — When my husband saw how many people were shocked at my PBJ-less life, he instantly had a craving for one. I expect to find PB and J in the fridge any day now. And if I taste-test one, you’ll be the first to hear about it.
Libertine — I say we make a meme out of it. Totally random, up to the writer. Let’s see how far we can take it.
Shadowsrider — Wait. PB and honey, or just butter and honey, or PBJ and butter and honey? Whatever it is sounds rich. I might eat PB on an apple. Would you believe I’ve never had that either?
As to comfort foods, I agree: Buttermilk biscuits with gravy are heavenly.
Amy who wants to blow her nose — I know. BabaBooey’s description of the waffle PBJ sounds delightful. Something about seeing the PB in all the nooks and crannies! Sorry I got your age wrong. Your mother already corrected me. Yeah, how ’bout that woman who wrote Jenny? It is interesting that she was compelled to write a response. Maybe she needs her own blog!
June 24th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Knock on wood, I’ve never had a speeding ticket. I did get a jay-walking ticket once though. How desperate was that police officer for something to do?
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June 24th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Times I thought I commented on this post, but really didn’t because I was in the middle of sickville……..1
Here is my belated reply! I am impressed by the hot dog stat in particular, also, the cheerleader stat.
You gotta have pics of that somewhere??? I, too, was a cheerleader, way back when.
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June 24th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Ugh. I think that I would have squeezed in about 1,000 prayers while riding on the motorcycle.
I bet that I would get the shakes bad if I had that much coffee! I barely drink soda.
June 24th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
I meant to ask – How’s Amy’s nose doing? Can she still breath?
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June 24th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Momo Fali — Jaywalking? Are you kidding? I always thought that was some kind of made-up law, you know, just for giggles. Good for you on no speeding tickets. Hope I didn’t just jinx you!
KFJ — Sorry about sickville. Always worse when it’s in the summer. Feel better. I think I have a single picture of me in my cheerleader outfit. Will try to find it for ya.
Claudine — I don’t like not being in control. If you’re only hanging on to the waist of the person driving, that’s a lot of trust!
Babs beetle — Amy sounds very clear now. Not half as stuffed up as she did the first week after her surgery. She’s really doing well. Thank you for asking.
June 24th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
that was interesting..:)).. except the lottery and raffle winnings I am running behind..:(
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June 25th, 2008 at 12:34 am
I love the one about leaving coffee in the microwave. I am constantly making myself coffee, then leaving it sitting somewhere and forgetting about it. I come across full cups of cold coffee all the time.
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June 25th, 2008 at 7:02 am
I can’t believe you’ve only been blogging 11 months– gosh, you’ve come far in a short period of time. I was sort of under the impression you’d been blogging for a year or so before I came across TheJunkDrawer.
So this means your Bloggiversary is coming up. And may early bloggiversary wishes to you in advance. Let’s hope you continue to remember your password.
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June 25th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Nice bunch of numbers.
Number of hello I said per day: 20
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June 25th, 2008 at 9:08 am
robert bourne — Well, don’t worry. We haven’t been lucky since 2004.
Lisa — And I typically throw it out when I find it because now it has a disgusting ring at the top because it’s been heated and sitting and baking all that time. Will I never learn?
Jenn Thorson — Yes, the anniversary is coming up! I haven’t decided yet how to celebrate, but there WILL be cake involved.
Earn extra pocket money — Did you get all 20 back?
June 25th, 2008 at 9:27 am
I don’t know anything about you, so I subscribed
Just a couple more posts like this and with any luck I should attain stalker status…
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June 25th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
“now it has a disgusting ring at the top because it’s been heated and sitting and baking all that time”
I do that all the time with tea! Tea with a dark skin on the top is not pretty.
I make a cup of tea, let it go cold, heat it in the microwave, let that go cold, throw it away, make a cup of tea…..
Babs – beetle’s last blog post..A wedding in the family – 1951
June 26th, 2008 at 8:27 am
You’ve only eaten 6 hot dogs in one sitting?
Ha! I laugh, I say I laugh at that miserable excuse for a hot dog eating attempt!
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June 26th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Kathy:
You seriously need to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Seriously! It’ll straighten you out. Once in grade school I gave a girl one of my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and she never spoke to me again. It’s pretty strong stuff.
Happy trails.
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June 26th, 2008 at 11:22 am
It’s only my second visit and now I know so much about you! Great blog.
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June 26th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
6 Hotdogs in one sitting?
Now that is good going
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June 26th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
bingo
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June 26th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Ulquiorra — Welcome stalker! Glad you subscribed. With any luck I’ll have a new post up soon. In the meantime, feel free to poke around in the archives. There’s lots of weird me there.
Babs beetle — I hear ya sister. I probably only drink a reheated cup one out of two times. I’m an idiot.
Bucky — You lookin’ for a challenge? For the record, that was six without even trying. I’m thinking if there was money on the line, I could double that.
Swubird — If I do, I’ll film it and put it on YouTube. Promise!
Haute in LA — Aw, thanks! Never a dull moment in The Drawer. Pull up a chair and get comfortable.
Gavin Smith — Thanks. I’m pretty proud of it. But if Bucky challenges me, I might be able to amp that up to 10 or more.
tfa — Oh, don’t do that. Somebody sang the bingo song to me today (..and bingo was his name-o!). Now I really can’t get it out of my head!
June 27th, 2008 at 2:17 am
That was one of the most fun posts I’ve ever read. You’re so stinkin’ creative!
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June 27th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Hi! This was good timing. As the number 53 hasn’t come up and seeing that this is the 53rd comment, I’ll share with you something you don’t know about me. It took 53 years for me to become a grandfather for the first time. Great post!
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June 27th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Corrina — Oh, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. It was fun to write so randomly. I think it sucked out what was left of my creativity, though. I didn’t post again for 4 more long days!
Peter — That’s such a perfect way to round out this post! I’d say that’s a young age to be a grandfather, but this is coming from a woman who has no children at all. I still feel like a kid most days! Is that bad?
June 29th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
you were a cheereleader, and u blo9wed over two people while skiiing… i thoughyt i was the only one hehe
i got my head stuck in the stairs(dont laugh) and you gotten 3 tickets shame shame
June 30th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
brooke — You’ve got quite the list going yourself! And, yeah, I’m ashamed of my tickets. Tsk. Tsk.
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:29 am
i did the same thing of list and this is how it turned out
Position in birth order: 1
Number of years it took me to get my bachelor’s degree: 0
Courses I took in my last year: 0
Number of gray hairs that earned me: 0
How many years I’ve been with my current employer:0
Number of different jobs I’ve held in that time:0
Cups of coffee I drink per day: 0
Number of times per week I forget a reheated cup in the microwave: 1
Years married: 0
Years together: 0
Number of houses or apartments I’ve lived in: 3
Greatest number of hot dogs I’ve eaten in one sitting: 3
Times I’ve ridden on a motorcycle: 1
Prayers I said while doing it: 0
Number of pets I had as a child: 15
Years my parents have been married: 18
Percent of married couples who make it this long in the U.S.: idk
Miles I drive to work: 15 to school
Months I’ve been blogging: 0
Letters in my maiden name: 8
Weeks it took to learn to write it as a kindergartner without a visual aid:3
Number of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I’ve eaten:millions
Miles to nearest airport: 2
Number of planes that fly directly over my house per day: 60
Invention ideas I had that I never acted on: 2
Number of them I saw go to market without me: 0
Years I was a cheerleader: 6 and counting
Number of keys on my keychain: 1
Times I’ve won the lottery or a raffle: 50
Number of times a trip to Paris was the prize: 0
Magnets on my refrigerator: 0
Number of picture frames on display in my house with the picture that came with it still in the frame: 1
Height in inches: 61
Weight in pounds: not telling
Books I’d finish per month before blogging: 0
Books I finish now:4
Hours of sleep I get per night: 8
Naps I take on the weekend: 0
Number of times I got my head stuck in a fence: 2
Average number of times my family reminds me of this per year: 1
Number of times I’ve skied: 26
People I knocked down in the process: too many
Number of nieces I have: 0
Years they are apart in age: 0
Traffic tickets I’ve received: 0
Number I talked myself out of: 0
Times I’ve tried ending this list: 0
July 30th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
>>>Number of gray hairs that earned me: 2, 539
Is this some cruel way of taunting bald guys? Cause if it is, I don’t like it. I would gladly take 2539 gray hairs right over to the grecian formula aisle.
It just doesn’t seem like our Kathy to be cruel but then again you had 4 older siblings so some torture must have been involved, at least during mass.
July 30th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
brooke — I’m impressed with your hotdog eating prowess. So you are close to an airport too? In the last half hour, about 3 planes went over head. Kind of a pain. Wow, you’re a skier? After 26 times, you should be very good!
Daniel — I know. I’m sorry. I won’t tell you how much hair falls off my head every day. My husband looks at it and wishes we could transplant it onto his. I’ve been either blessed or cursed with a thick head of hair. I haven’t decided which it is yet. Yes, the last kid in line receives much torture. It’s written in the Older Sibling Manual.
August 7th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Only 3 traffic tickets? Not telling how many I have had in this time!