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Useless Trivia, an Autobiography

Facts about Me, Mother of Purl

I have broken a rib, an ankle, my pelvic bone and collapsed a lung, all in the same day.


I am allergic to pewter.


My favorite place is Wyoming.


I play the clarinet. I tried to play French horn, but couldn't take all the spit issues. Which brings me to #5,

I have a saliva phobia.


I drink ALOT of water. Straight out of the tap.


There are 5 words which no one should ever utter in my presence. None of them is a swear word.


I want to visit the Mother Country, Ireland. Oh, and also Scandinavia.


Most days I don't wear make-up.


I contemplated joining the Navy.


I was a Spanish major prior to discovering archaeology.


I've been to 19 states: AL, GA, FL, LA, MS, NC, VA, TN, NV, WY, ID, TX, UT, NM, CO, AR, AZ, WI, IL plus Washington, D.C.


I've had a flying insect get stuck in my ear. Talk about freaking out.


I have been to Disneyworld 3 times.


I never had braces on my teeth.


I hate it when someone touches my big toes. Hence, no pedicures for me.


I can yell as loud as any drill sergeant.

I am a klutz.

I like crows. They're smart birds.

I want a hairless rat, yet I am generally repulsed by varmints.

I remember my dreams every morning.

I used to live in a house with 4 snakes, 7 poison dart frogs, 1 red-eyed tree frog, 1 gecko, 1 bearded dragon and 2 chameleons.

I am right handed but open jars with my left hand.

I have eaten and promptly spit out Vegemite.

When I was a kid I was fascinated with Mae West, which worried my parents a bit.

I loathe pantyhose and high heels.

If my husband would let me I'd have multiple dogs and cats. He won't.

I want to raise chickens and alpacas.

I can't pronounce the names Roy or Troy without extreme difficulty.

I love to write with pencils.

I want to learn to sword fight.

When I was a kid I ate azaleas. Yeah, I know they're poisonous, but I did not know that at the time.

Stuff I Could Eat or Drink My Weight In

  1. fruit, any kind, prepared any way
  2. oysters
  3. crab
  4. mushrooms
  5. Vietnamese spring rolls
  6. collard greens
  7. sweet corn
  8. tomatoes
  9. red Twizzlers
  10. beef jerky
  11. Panera's multi grain bread
  12. chocolate
  13. vanilla malt
  14. Pim's raspberry cookies
  15. red velvet cake
  16. Cinnabon cinnamon rolls
  17. gumbo
  18. ceviche
  19. field peas
  20. my Mom's chicken and wild rice soup and her cornbread dressing
  21. Coke/Dr. Pepper
  22. real lemonade
  23. Yoo-hoo
  24. cream soda
  25. pancakes
  26. French toast
  27. my great-grandmother's biscuits
  28. McDonald's cheeseburgers

Stuff I Really Do Not Love ... At All

  1. cry babies
  2. pessimists
  3. one-upsmanship
  4. migraines
  5. alcoholism
  6. cancer
  7. poor grammar/spelling
  8. living in the suburbs
  9. Brussels sprouts
  10. chicken livers
  11. meetings
  12. talking on the phone
  13. reality T.V.
  14. Wal Mart
  15. the color orange
  16. sleeping with my back to a door
  17. beds pushed against a wall
  18. pop-up ads
  19. telemarketers
  20. my hair
  21. Paris Hilton
  22. W
  23. shaving

Stuff I Totally Love

  1. kittens
  2. puppies
  3. puppy breath
  4. knitting
  5. weaving
  6. sewing
  7. archaeology
  8. living history
  9. Amazon.com
  10. Ebay
  11. blogging
  12. reading blogs
  13. fountain pens
  14. oscillating fans
  15. air conditioning
  16. fake nails
  17. old blue jeans
  18. reading
  19. movies with happy endings
  20. sunrise
  21. traveling
  22. hair extensions
  23. learning new things
  24. aromatherapy
  25. foo-foo bath stuff
  26. gardens
  27. online shopping
  28. taking photographs
  29. making people laugh
  30. old buildings
  31. old people
  32. fire
  33. water
  34. Spanish moss
  35. cemeteries
  36. Alibris.com
  37. Halloween
  38. Christmas
  39. Science Fiction
  40. CSI - Vegas

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