I can't sleep so I'm doing another meme...sigh.

I stole this one from Rhodent's blog.

1. FIRST NAME?
Mark
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My dad always said I was named after one of my mom's ex-boyfriends while mom always responded, "Who said he was an ex?" Okay, she never did say that but it would've been funny if she had.
3. BETTER TALKER OR LISTENER?
Generally a better listener although I do like to entertain... so maybe 50/50 on this one.
4. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
Cry? There's no crying in blogging.
5. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Nope.
6. WHAT IS YOU FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT?
Pastrami
7. KIDS?
4 - 3 girls, one boy
8. WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes
9. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL?
Isn't that kind of what a blog is?
10. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Moi? Moi?
11. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Nope, gave them up for Lent.
12. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Only if Bungee was really short and could squat down really close to the floor.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Cinamon Life
14. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Nope, untie them to put them on. Come on, if you happened to die during the night, that would have been a wasted effort to untie them. Only do what you have to do...
15. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Well yeah, especially after working a couple of days in the hot sun without a shower
16. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
coffee
17. SHOE SIZE?
10 1/2
18. RED OR PINK?
Red
19. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My hair disappearing
20. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My brother
21. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
Only if they can't sleep or are bored at work
22. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES YOU ARE WEARING?
Well I am writing this early in the morning which means neither.
23. LAST THING YOU ATE?
Ice
24. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
TV
25. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Green
26. FAVORITE SMELL?
Coffee
27. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Twyla
28. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?
Oh like anyone is going to believe anything I say to this one because I am a guy and we are doomed to look only at one place because we apparantly can't raise our eyes above chest level so I will go with feet. Yeah, feet. See, you don't believe me, do you?
29. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
No one sent it to me but I do like Rhodent and I stole it from her blog.
30. FAVORITE DRINK?
Black Cherry Fresca
31. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
Football
32. HAIR COLOR?
Brown
33. EYE COLOR?
Hazel
34. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Sometimes when I know I won't be doing a lot of reading.
35. FAVORITE FOOD?
Mexican food
37. FAVORITE HYMN?
Flee As A Bird
38. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Hmm, flesh tone
39. PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?
Yes, but not exceptionally well
40. HUGS OR KISSES?
Hershey kisses are definitely superior
41. FAVORITE MOVIE?
The Man With One Red Shoe for a comedy, A Bridge Too Far for a drama
42. WINTER OR SUMMER OLYMPICS?
Summer
43. SUMMER OR WINTER WEATHER?
Fall
44. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
I've got three in the works...
45. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
University of Texas Longhorn at work, a Quest one at home
46. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV?
Family Guy
47. FAVORITE HOBBY?
Reloading, hunting or fishing
48. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles
49. THE FURTHEST YOU BEEN FROM HOME?
Conneticut
50. FAVORITE STORE?
Harbor Freight
51. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
May 4th in Stephenville, TX They still won't let me back in town.
52. SIBLINGS?
5 brothers
53. HEELS OR FLATS?
Hmm, I don't wear either, despite all the ugly rumors
54. SWEET OR UNSWEET TEA?
Unsweet, for sure
55. SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?
Yup, Bubba-ese

I've Done 124 out of 158 random things.

I was tagged by Slvr on this one...

Level 1
(x) Smoked A Cigarette
(x) Smoked A Cigar
() Smoked Weed
(x) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex (Used to kiss my son on the cheek all the time when he was little
(x) Drank Alcohol

SO FAR: 4

Level 2
(x) Are / Have Been In Love
(x) Been Dumped
(x) Shoplifted (There is quite a story behind this one involving getting back at a crooked shop keeper who took money from little kids who couldn't count... will have to post about it someday)
(x) Been Fired (It probably was more of a mutual agreement. We agreed I should leave before he died of fright from all of the cigarette loads I kept putting into his cigarettes...sheesh)
(x) Been In A Fist Fight

SO FAR: 9

Level 3
(x) Snuck Out Of A Parent's House
(x) Had Feelings For Someone Who Didn't Have Them Back
() Been Arrested
(x) Made Out With A Stranger (Okay, another interesting story but one that shouldn't be repeated)
(x) Gone Out On A Blind Date

SO FAR: 13

Level 4
(x) Had A Crush On An Older Person
(x) Skipped School
() Slept With A Fellow Student
(x) Seen Someone / Something Die
(x) Said a bad word

SO FAR: 17

Level 5
() Had / Have A Crush On One Of Your Facebook Friends
() Been To Paris
() Been To Spain
(x) Been On A Plane
() Thrown Up From Drinking

SO FAR: 18

Level 6
(x) Eaten Sushi
() Been Snowboarding
() Met Someone BECAUSE Of Facebook
() Been in a Mosh Pit
(x) Been on a road trip

SO FAR: 20

Level 7
(x) Been In An Abusive Relationship
(x) Taken Pain Killers (Who hasnt haha)
(x) Love/Like Loved/Liked Someone Who You Cant Have
(x) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By
(x) Made A Snow Angel

SO FAR: 25

Level 8
(x) Had A Tea Party
(x) Flown A Kite
(x) Built A Sand Castle
(x) Gone Mudding/Offroading
(x) Played Dress Up (with my children... sheesh)
SO FAR: 30

Level 9
(x) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves
(x) Gone Sledding
(x) Cheated While Playing A Game
(x) Been Lonely
(x) Fallen Asleep At Work / School

SO FAR: 35

Level 10
(x) Watched The Sun Set
() Felt An Earthquake
(x) Killed A Snake
(x) Been in a fire
() Been in a hurricane

SO FAR: 38

Level 11
(x) Been Tickled
(x) Been Robbed / Vandalized
(x) Stole something (The candy in the desk next to me in the first grade)
(x) Been Misunderstood
(x) Been in a Tornado

SO FAR: 43

Level 12
(x) Won A Contest
() Been Suspended From School
() Had Detention
(x) Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident
(x) Watched fireworks on the water

SO FAR: 46

Level 13
(x) Had / Have Braces
(x) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) Danced in the moonlight
(x) Ran in the rain
(x) Screamed at the top of your lungs

SO FAR: 51

Level 14
(x) Hated The Way You Looked
(x) Witnessed A Crime
() Pole Danced (I don't think I've ever danced with someone from Poland)
(x) Questioned Your Heart
(x) Been obsessed with post-it-notes (If people would quit taking them off of my desk I probably wouldn't be so obsessed)

SO FAR: 55

Level 15
(x) Squished Barefoot Through The Mud
(x) Been Lost
() Been To The Opposite Side Of The World (I have been to Arkansas and that is pretty close...)
(x) Swam In The Ocean
(x) Felt Like You Were Dying

SO FAR: 60

Level 16
() Cried Yourself To Sleep
(x) Played Cops And Robbers
(x) Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers
(x) Sang Karaoke
(x) Paid For A Meal With Only Coins

SO FAR: 64

Level 17
(x) Done Something You Told Yourself You Wouldn't
(x) Made Prank Phone Calls
(x) Laughed Until Some Kind Of Beverage Came Out Of Your Nose
(x) Kissed In The Rain
(x) Played Ping-pong

SO FAR: 69

Level 18
(x) Written A Letter To Santa Claus
(x) Been Kissed Under A Mistletoe
(x) Watched The Sun Set/ sun rise With Someone You Care / Cared About
(x) Blown Bubbles
(x) Made A Bonfire On The Beach or Anywhere

SO FAR: 74

Level 19
(x) Crashed A Party
(x) Have Traveled More Than 5 Days With A Car Full Of People
(x) Gone Rollerskating / Blading
(x) Had A Wish Come True
() Been Humped By A Monkey (Now who would ever admit to such a thing?)

SO FAR: 79

Level 20
() Worn Pearls
(x) Jumped Off A Bridge
() Swam With Dolphins
() Rode a Camel (I've smoked a Camel...)

SO FAR: 80

Level 22
(x) Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole/Freezer/Ice Cube
(x) Kissed A Fish (That bass was almost 9 pounds... who wouldn't have kissed it?)
(x) Worn The Opposite Sex's Clothes
(x) Sat On A Roof Top
() Kissed A Worm (Swallowed one on a dare one time, does that count?)

SO FAR: 84

Level 23
(x) Done / Attempted A One-Handed Cartwheel (I believe that call this "falling")
(x) Talked On The Phone For More Than 6 Hours
(x) Recently Pulled An All-Nighter
(x) Ridden a Ferriswheel

SO FAR: 88

Level 24
(x) Picked And Ate An Apple Right Off The Tree
(x) Climbed A Tree
(x) Had / Been In A Tree House
(x) Been scared To Watch Scary Movies Alone
(x) Peed your pants (I would think everyone has done this one as you once were in diapers...)

SO FAR: 93

Level 25
(x) Believed In Ghosts
() Have had More Then 30 Pairs Of Shoes
(x) Gone Streaking
(x) Visited Jail
(x) Scared of the dark (I think it was the sound of a hacked off rattlesnake that had me scared, but I'll give the dark the credit since I couldn't see it...)

SO FAR: 97

Level 26
(x) Played Chicken
(x) Been Pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
(x) Been Told You're Hot By A Complete Stranger
(x) Broken A Bone (finger during the Wheezer vs. Geezer game...)
(x) Been Easily Amused

SO FAR: 102

Level 27
(x) Caught A Fish Then Ate It Later
() Made A Porn Video/Got Asked To Make One
(x) Caught A Butterfly
(x) Laughed So Hard You Cried
() Cried So Hard You Laughed

SO FAR: 105

Level 28
(x) Mooned / Flashed Someone
(x) Had Someone Moon / Flash You
(x) Forgotten Someone's Name
(x) French Braided Someones Hair (Sigh, the bane of having three daughters... it wasn't pretty braiding either. I believe they learned quickly to braid each other's hair)
(x) Been Kicked Out Of Your House (Does leaving voluntarily count?)

SO FAR: 109

Level 29
(x) Rode A Roller Coaster
() Went Scuba-Diving / Snorkeling
(x) Had A Cavity
(x) Black-Mailed Someone (I like to think of it more as "managing brothers")
(x) Been Black Mailed

SO FAR: 114

Level 31
(x) Been Used
(x) Fell Going Up The Stairs
() Licked A Cat
(x) Bitten Someone
(x) Licked Someone

SO FAR : 119

Level 32
(x) Been Shot At/Held At Gunpoint (luckily he was using a shotgun and we all had a good fifty yard head start)
(x) Had Sex In The Rain (like this is anyone's business)
(x) Flattened Someone's Tires (It did help them get out of the mud)
(x) Rode your car/truck until the gas light came on (Every week...)
(x) Got five dollars or less worth of gas (duh, most folks only buy a gallon at a time for the lawnmower...)

Finished with 124

I won't tag anyone but have to admit I would find most of your lists interesting... and some of you will be wondering why this is called a "random" list since they all seem so natural to you...lol.

Thirteen Things About My Life Today

January 18, 2007

1. The temperature outside has finally risen above freezing. What a treat, we are at 33 degrees and should hit the forties today...only to have another front hit tonight that will bring more ice and snow, keeping us frozen into next week.

2. I have a date for Saturday night... if it doesn't get frozen out from all the predicted moisture. I hope not... sigh.

3. Had a chance to spend some time with two of the Ho's yesterday. What a great time and wonderful reminder of how precious friendship is. They kept me laughing, a good thing!

4. Slvr called last night to tell me the Boy had officially proposed and she had officially accepted. Congrats!

5. Talked with my mom and dad last night for an hour or so. They are doing much better and are in great spirits because they are finally getting past some of the pain, the bones are mending nicely, and they are half way through with their six weeks of no activity.

6. Talked with my oldest daughter, Cryss, last night and we had some lively conversation about so many different topics. We ended the conversation with what each other was cooking for supper; she was making a vegan taco salad (soy bean meat? oh please, kill me...) and I was making bisquits and gravy. I know my cardiologist would love my meal more...

7. I did all this talking on my new Blue Tooth! Yeah, finally got it in! It was a gift from my kids for Christmas. I love it! It is great to be hands free in the car.

8. Must remember to keep the cell phone with me when chatting on the Blue Tooth as it tends to disconnect when you walk out of range of the phone.

9. We have new computers in the office. I am still trying to get files and such transferred but they are exceptionally fast with fantastic RAM and processors! It is so great to work with 21st century equipment!

10. I have been fighting allergies. I am so ready for the cedars to stop popping!

11. I am reading a book called "First Break All the Rules." Good stuff!

12. Planning on cleaning the house top to bottom on Saturday morning. Purchased cleaning supplies from Wally World late last night and was thinking... "If you are getting excited about house cleaning then maybe you need a little more excitement in your life..."

13. Hmm, this is my first Thursday Thirteen that is just about what is going on in my life. It wasn't as painful as I thought it would be.

Happy TT everyone!

A Year in Review Meme

Stole this from Beth's blog...

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Got a divorce.

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes, I did! I resolved to watch football, smoke a cigar every now and again, and to blog at least once a week. Already have made more resolutions that I will be capable of keeping.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth or adopt?
Depends on how you define "birth"

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes.

5. What countries did you visit?
Yankee Land.

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
No debt.

7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February 14 (filed for divorce) May 8th (divorce final) June 3-8 (Vacation in Arizona mountains) July 4th (big event was a smashing success) December 15th.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Keeping the clubs flush and building towards operating in the black.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Hmm, is it failure if you learned from it?

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing fatal...

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My Ipod

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
M's. He has really gained ground.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Hmm, I can't think of anyone off the top of my head.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Bills.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Arizona.

16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
It's Morning!

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder?
Happier, definitely.
b) thinner or fatter?
Unfortunately, fatter. But... I'm working on it.
c) richer or poorer?
Richer, but still poor.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Fishing.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Moving.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Since Christmas is past, I guess I will say I spent it with my parents and two of the kids.

21. What was your favorite TV program?
The Office.

22. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope

23. What was the best book you read?
Knowing Your Strengths

24. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Night at Woody Creek by the NGDB

25. What did you want and get?
The right staff in the right place to give the maximum performance in serving the kids we serve.

26. What did you want and not get?
A '68 Camero

27. What was your favorite film of this year?
Lucky # Slevin

28. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Ending the year with a year's operation cost in the bank.

29. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Business practical and comfortable.

30. What kept you sane?
Friends.

31. What celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Rene Zellwigger (hope I spelled her name correctly)

32. What political issue stirred you the most?
Iraq

33. Who did you miss?
Vince Young

34. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
It is okay to delegate, micromanaging will kill you.

35. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"If we're ever gonna see a rainbow, we have to stand a little rain" NGDB

I've been tagged

I have been tagged by a couple of folks to do the Meme thing and because it is a holiday, I'm gonna do it 'cause who wants to think on a holiday while licking their wounds? Not me...

I won't tag anyone but feel free to do these. Tubby, still working on the song title one...

One word description- yeah, you can only use one word...for some of us that is almost impossible!

1. Yourself: Insightful
2. Your spouse: None
3. Your hair: Leaving
4. Your mother: Happy
5. Your father: Kind
6. Your favorite item: Banjos
7. Your dream last night: None
8. Your favorite drink: Fresca
9. Your dream car: Camero
10. The room you are in: bedroom
11. Your ex: Ha!
12. Your fear: Failing
13. What you want to be in 10 years: Happy
14. Who you hung out with last night: Family
15. What you're not: Dead
16. Muffins: Blueberry
17: One of your wish list items: Funding
18: Time: Morning
19. The last thing you did: Mopped
20. What you are wearing: Smile
21. Your favorite weather: crisp
22. Your favorite book: PrayerforOwenMeany
23. The last thing you ate: Pie
24. Your life: Fun
25. Your mood: Upbeat
26. Your best friend: Fanatstic
27. What you're thinking about right now: Showering
28. Your car: Chevy
29. What you are doing at the moment: Stretching
30. Your summer: Hot
31. Your relationship status: Hopeful
32. What is on your TV: DVD player
33. What is the weather like: Crisp
34. When was the last time you laughed: Yesterday

Whew, made it it. Have a great post Thanksgiving!