That got me to thinking. What might my average reader NOT know about me that he or she would find interesting or amusing? Can my post-40, pre-peri-menopausal brain reach down into the murky depths of memory and fish anything out? So, I pulled out the trusty notebook and scribbled down a few possible fun facts. Shall we peruse the list?
Fun Fact #1: I simply loathe sunbathing. I'd rather shuck corn with all of its wispy annoying silks while having my leg hairs plucked out one at a time.
Fun Fact #2: I find insects, reptiles and amphibians to be quite fascinating. Ticks, however, make my skin crawl and my stomach jump. It's all I can do to maintain composure if I discover one.
Fun Fact #3: Though I've never suffered a broken bone, I did experience a shovel bashing through the bridge of my nose when I was about 6 years-old. Blood-stained snow in Juneau, Alaska. I swear that's why I wear glasses!
Fun Fact #4: At one time, I refused to pluck my eyebrows because I worried that if we had another World War, and I ended up in a prison camp of some sort, I wouldn't have tweezers to maintain them. An astute friend pointed out that no one would CARE if they were plucked properly if we were in an internment camp!
Fun Fact #5: My shoe size is a size Ski-and-a-half. Okay, 9 1/2. And I'm an impossible shoe shopper. Especially where athletic footwear is concerned -- I've been known to try on twenty different possibles and leave 'em all behind.
Fun Fact #6: Cheese was my food addiction of choice as a kid. I used to sneak it from the fridge by the chunk and melt it in the microwave -- crispy around the edges and ooey-gooey-stringy in the middle. Now, I rarely eat it. And definitely not by the chunk.
Fun Fact #7: I experienced what I thought was an appendicitis attack while fishing with my cousin. He left me to crawl from the canal bank to his parent's house on the ranch, through a tall grassy field, because he thought I was exaggerating. When my auntie called the family doc to the house, it turned out intense gas pain was the culprit. (I must have pulled a Fun Fact #6 the night before!)
Fun Fact #8: Reading has always been a place of refuge for me from my earliest years. Though you may find it difficult to believe, I read the novel "Dune" in the 2nd grade after spotting it on my teacher's shelf. I'd already consumed the material for elementary school and was bored. He quizzed me once I reached the final chapter, surprised to discover I understood vocabulary, character development and thematic content surprisingly well for my age.
Fun Fact #9: Collies were my favorite breed of dog growing up. BUT I've never EVER owned one. Instead, I end up with the one breed I swore I'd never own -- the active iPhone-munching Labrador retriever!
Fun Fact #10: I felt prettier at my daughter's wedding than I did at my own ceremony. Perhaps it was her utter happiness and my knowledge that I played some small part in all of that?
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