THINGS ABOUT ME YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO KNOW

I have been presented with The Versatile Blogger Award

from SCRIPTOR SENEX

I don't really do awards, but Scriptor Senex has such a great blog and he always makes complimentary comments on my blogs, so I will do it this once. Besides, I've done some of this before and now I'm scraping the barrel to be original.

I have to come up with seven things about myself that might be of interest.

                   

That really makes me nervous.  It reminds me of Sally  Fields,  who on being awarded an Oscar, declared with great enthusiasm "They LIKED me!  They really LIKED me!" I interpreted that demonstration of joy as coming from someone who is not sure she is really good enough, not self-confident.  Oh yes, this is a self-esteem issue.....from day one, it always has been with me,

 

#1  .You know the old book, "I'm OK -- You're OK", well I'm never OK enough for myself.  And folks, I believe this is an inherited trait and one you have to learn to live with and compensate for. But it always involves a process of double thinking for me and a great deal of anxiety.  No amount of sweet talk and strokes will ever be enough.  By the way, I DO think you're OK.  For the most part others are nearly always more OK than I am.

                                                                                                                                                                   

#2.  I love animals  -- the furry kind.  You probably knew that, but......sometimes I love them more than people.  Now there's an admission for you!

                                                                                                                                                                #3.  I'm not politically correct.  But I AM polite and gracious about it, I hope.  If you ask me to speak my mind, I will, with tact.  I'm one of those people who believes that 'if you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.'  I may not always be politically correct but I'm not closed minded.  I want to hear you and understand you even though after all is said and done I may not agree with you.

#4. I have lived a wonderfully satisfying life and am thoroughly happy with where I've been and what I've done and yes, even who I am.  I've come to terms with it all.  The only thing I wish is that I'd stayed young enough to do more of the things that I used to love to do, such as, walking trails, teaching, traveling, learning maybe a new language or new skill, playing tennis, going to concerts and the theatre, exploring the desert, visiting old friends who live far away -- and having a dog, preferably a labrador-retriever or maybe I could train a service dog . That would be such fun!

#5. If I enter a room full of men and women, I would gravitate to the men because their conversation is usually more interesting -- unless it is about sports... and unless the women are talking sensible talk about cats .  Cats trump everything, but don't dress them up please.  Let them have their dignity.

#6.  I love reading the 'funnies'  -- comics -- especially in the Sunday paper. My favorite is "LuAnne".


#7. I never go to bed before 12:30 p.m.  Please don't ask me what time I get up! Just don't call me before noon.


I can't put anyone else through this excruciating process, but if you like talking about your likes and dislikes, please be my guest. If you are desperate to know more about me, tho' I can't understand why you would be,  search my blog in the open box above the banner for KAFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY, October 5, 2011.

SCRIPTOR, I forgive you!