Lucky Seven…
I was tagged by Sooz to do a Lucky Seven (see hers), so here goes. Veteran readers might know some of these already, but so bear with me while I repeat myself perhaps. It’s tricky, though. What do I mention? The sad stuff, the wierd stuff, or funny stuff?
Ah what the hell - here are seven things about me:
1. When I was a kid, our family used to get Christmas cards -
from Kurt Waldheim
It’s a long story, but the Secretary General of the UN used to greet our seasons. At the time I was more impressed that he used to be an actual stormtrooper. But then I found it wasn’t the kind of stormtrooper I thought. These aren’t the cards you’re looking for.
2. My fingers all curve into the middle
So if you look at my left hand from the top, the pinky curves right and the index finger curves left. Only the middle one is straight. My right hand is the exact opposite.
3. I hate cucumber
It tastes of chewy water with a twist of something like nothing else on earth, thank god. And it stinks.
4. I can blow out air indefinitely
Non-stop that is. Someone once bet me I couldn’t hold a note on the saxophone for a whole minute. I took the challenge and held it for nearly an hour. At the time I wish I had known about spread betting. It’s called circular breathing and it doesn’t come in handy at all.
5. I very nearly joined the Army
I went to Sandhurst military academy for tests when I was 16, I came first in physical training out of a group of fifty candidates and I was all set. I changed my mind almost literally at the last minute, on the day of the medical and I didn’t become a soldier.
6. I had the world’s poshest first kiss
After sunset with Leonora, on the tennis courts of a private boarding school in Surrey.
7. I was in an emergency landing in a light aircraft
We landed in the desert
May 12th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
My Papa say he is not know the alphabet until he was in his early 20’s and i have four legs !
May 12th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Papa Hobbes, sure. (backs away cautiously with hands at sides)
May 14th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Ooh! Get a load of you blowing out air indefinitely! A handy attribute, eh? Like for scuba and er…holding your breath contests? I always lose those.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
Hey Kathryn. Actually, it’s not holding my breath. I’m breathing normally, I’m just I’m blowing out through my mouth while breathing in through my nose.
It doesn’t work without air - I can’t hold my breath any longer than anyone, I’m just breathing and blowing at the same time.
May 14th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Oh dear. I should’ve known it was too good to be true…