Mount Zion Ryan

Well, not really. But it’s been awhile since my last post and I didn’t have anything better. So here goes.

Have you ever…

Smoked a cigarette or tried it: Yes.

Crashed a friend’s car: Well… I had a mishap involving a refrigerator and my Father-in-law’s truck..

Stolen a car: No.

Been dumped: Yes, by my wife in High School. Obviously we made up as we will be celebrating our 13th anniversary on Dec. 28th.

Shoplifted: No.

Been fired /laid off: Yes.

Been in a fist fight: Do grade school scrapes count? If not then, no I have not.

Snuck out of your parent’s house: Hmm…snuck back in!

Been arrested:No.

Gone on a blind date: No.

Lied to a friend: Yes.

Skipped school: On several occaisions. Once to go to the zoo. As Seniors a group of us skipped school had a party, then went to see Eric Clapton.

Seen someone die: No.

Been to Canada: No.

Been to Mexico: Just barely, Tijuana.

Eaten Sushi: Yes and I loved it. But I refuse to eat it at my local Chinese buffet.

Met someone in person from the internet: Yes. Catherine Kostyn from the Metanoia list came to St. Anne once.

Taken pain-killers: OTC? All the time. I take ibuprofen profusely!

Had a tea party: With my daughter, with cookies and water.

Cheated while playing a game: No that I can remember, but probably sometime in my life.

Fallen asleep at work: Yes, because I am chonically sleep deprived (I am at my best after 11pm.)

Used a fake ID: Never even had a fake ID.

Felt an earthquake: Yes. When living in Long Beach California I woke up one morning and the bunk bed I shared with my brother was shaking. I told him to stop shaking the bed. Then I noticed that things on the shelves were shaking too.

Touched a snake: Yes.

Been robbed: Yes. More than once in the Navy.

Petted a reindeer/goat: Yes, both. The zoo used to have reindeer around Christmas.

Won a contest: I won a Ladies Club poetry contest in High School. Um…nothing else that I can remember

Been suspended from school: No.

Been in a car accident: One big one. I totaled mom’s car by rolling it down a bank into a creek. I had previously been blasé about wearing my seat belt (miraculously I was wearing it then). Since then I have been militant about seatbelts.

Had braces: Nope

Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night: Possibly. Bryer’s Coffee or Mint Chocolate Chip.

Witnessed a crime: I don’t think so.

Swam in the ocean: Dipped my feet in at both shores before I was one. We went to the Atlantic (Pawley’s Island, then Garden City) every summer from infancy to about 18 and quite a few times since (Edisto, St. Augustine, Oak Island). Lived in Long Beach California as a child, plenty of cold Pacific swimming there.

Sung karaoke: Not yet.

Paid for a meal with only coins: Quite possibly while a teen. Two friends and I once spent about 3 hours in a taco bell because they had free refills (not many places did then).

Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose: Yes.

Been kissed under mistletoe: Yes!

Crashed a party: No.

Worn pearls: No.

Jumped off a bridge: No. But I have jumped off a cliff into the lake.

Ate dog/cat food: Yes.

Kissed a mirror: No.

Glued your hand to something: Anytime I use superglue.

Done a one-handed cartwheel: Hah hah hah, snort. Ahem. No.

Talked on the phone for more than 6 hours: Yes. I was at NNTC Millington and my wife wasn’t.

Didn’t take a shower for a week: No.

Pick and ate an apple right off the tree: Yes.

Been told by a complete stranger that you’re hot: No.

Like philippa, I wont tag anyone. If you do this one, let me know.

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