May 10, 2013
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Fifteen Random Things about Me. Response to tags
Deer feeding at Cades Cove.
Fifteen Random Thoughts about ME!
I was tagged to do this by Tempguestbrief and @Foodhog
1. I have corrected vision — mono vision (I use my left eye for reading or near vision and the right eye for distance)
2. My corrected vision was done with RK (Radial Keratotomy)
3. Unrelated to my vision is the fact that I have no working tear ducts in my left eye so I tear down my cheek. (So I will automatically cry at a chick flick and impress people, mostly females, with my fake sensitivity.)
4. I am in my second marriage and have celebrated 36 years in that relationship.
5. My first marriage lasted 12 years.
6. I have four children, two from each marriage (boy, girl, boy girl)
7. I graduated from a small high school in South Dakota that had 24 graduates.
8. I was once named “fielder of the week” while playing baseball for an amateur team.
9. I played one summer of amateur baseball with a team of predominantly Sioux Indians. They teasingly referred to me as the Albino.
10. I grew up on a working diversified farm meaning we raised grain, hogs and cattle.
11. Our farm had no electric power until the REA (rural electric) was installed when I was about 12.
12. I have a history of owning small cars and have driven Fiats, VWs, Renaults. I currently drive a Honda Fit.
13. I made more income my first year in graduate school as a teaching assistant than I earned as a teacher the previous year. (That amount was $5k)
14. I practice centering prayer (a form of meditation)
15. I attend a support group each week for a two hour meeting. We are not an AA group or any variation of a 12 step program but a gathering of people who share their life experience with each other and provide support to each other. We are not religious in that we do not open with a prayer or close with a prayer. This group has been together for years and currently has eight members.
And your bonus random fact — I published a book of poetry consisting of poems by members of Xanga. A few people who wrote for the work are still members here but I have lost contact with many of them. The book was entitled Honey & Darkness and much of the content is available for your read here. http://books.google.com/books/about/Honey_and_Darkness.html?id=osh1j7LM9NcC
Comments (17)
This is the most interesting one I read yet. What did you teach?
I didn’t even notice you changed it to 15 with a bonus until the second time I read it. Your support group sounds awesome to me.
It is. I think everyone should have one. @Erika_Steele -
I’ve taught or worked at every level from elementary to graduate as a teacher of history, psychology, economics, and counseling.@Foodhog -
@vexations – That is really cool. I also like the idea of a book of poetry from different people on Xanga.
Loved reading these. I have to admit I’m quite envious of your support group, though. I think it’s wonderful you have such a broad history.
I enjoyed reading these interesting facts about interesting you!
#10…cool! I was raised by farmers…and now live amongst ranchers.
Support groups and support people are SO important in our lives!
HUGS!!!
I learned a few new things about you.
Dear Bill,
I love all the photos and really like this personal look into your past. Congrats on your published work of poetry collection. And thank you for your recent visit to and comment on my blog. Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool
This IS one of the more interesting ‘profiles,’ Bill — your support group sounds wonderful, and to me it confirms your sensitive personality. Thanks for sharing yourself with us.
i feel pretty special that i knew most of these things.
I consider you special. @promisesunshine -
I suspect you would fit in well in our support group. @slmret -
@vexations - how did the group start? Very interesting read. Thanks for sharing!
The group has been going on for years. It was an outgrowth of a group started by a professor at a local university. @JustGoingAnywhere -
Interesting. And your group sounds like a far more progressive arrangement than any church. I’m surprised. From your avatar picture, you look like a preist.
The group is most interesting and we meet today. The profile pic is a real and recent photo. We meet in a church but are not religious — no prayers or bible reading. I do belong to a meditation group that is centered in the Christian faith. And no I am not a priest or pastor but if I had become one my mother would have been proud. One of our members is a minister and pastoral counselor but he is just another member who tries to communicate with us as authentically as possible as we all do. @Ampbreia -