About Things Random Me

This is the list that is taking Facebook by storm. I finally broke down and wrote some things down.

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you, but I won't be upset if you DON'T tag me back. If I tagged you, there’s no real special reason behind it, unless of course you tagged me and therefore I must tag you back—unless I don’t. (If confused see #14 )

(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

25. I’m a non-conformist

24. I like to make made up words and phrases from real words and phrases because I feel the other words should exist too. Examples are “Gruntled” and “Illegally Blind”

23. I used to be described as an introvert. Now I’m more of an extrovert, and can do some silly things sometimes, but I have never ever sung Karaoke in public.

22. I have been unemployed 5 separate times in my adult life ranging from 1 month to 1 and a half years.

21. Every time I get a job after being unemployed, I have been much better off than before.

13. I get annoyed with Oblivious people who seem to have no idea that other people exist around them.

12. My favorite oblivious people are those who stop at the very top of escalators for a moment before they decide where they want to go--forgetting that the escalator is still moving with people on it.

4. Sometimes I turn out to be one of those oblivious people.

18. I have been married for over 28 years.

10. My wife tells me I have been happily married for over 28 years.

2. I used to have two children.

6. Now I have four adults, because my two children have grown up and got married.

8. Raising my children to adulthood is probably the greatest achievement of my life.

5. Not going insane while raising my children to adulthood is probably my second greatest achievement.

20. I am not very religious, but I have a strong faith that there is a supreme being in charge of things.

17. I believe in karma.

9. I once left a job after 13 ½ years, and surprised just about all of the management. They thought I was a “lifer” and would never leave.

11. I was told that leaving that job would be a big mistake. I thought staying would be a bigger mistake.

13. After 12 years, I still think I was right.

7. I like to play games.

3. Game nights are big in my family.

14. Sometimes, I play games using different rules than everyone else is playing.

15. Some people refer to this as cheating, but I disagree.

19. I invented “Full-Contact Nertz” which is a wonderful enhancement to the game “Nertz”.

1. I belong to a professional organization that calls itself WUSS. I have also been called a geek. So I guess I am a WUSS and a geek. But I have a sense of humor.

26. Have I mentioned that I’m a non-conformist?

Be Gruntled! Enjoy the Super Bowl!