10 Honest Things

Joyce-Anne of Jibber Jabber wanted to give me an award called the Honest Scrap. She has been coming here long enough to know how I feel about awards now, so she gave me an out. On the other hand, I am going to give her what she wanted - 10 Honest things about me. The original instructions are reprinted next.

The rules for the Honest Scrap award: The honorees are to: A) first list 10 honest things about yourself - and make it interesting, even if you have to dig deep! B) pass the award on to 7 bloggers that you feel embody the spirit of the Honest Scrap.

So I'll give A) and B), well B) would mean passing the award along, so B ain't me.

1. I am hopelessly afraid of being marginalized by age.

2. It's not a question - but of when.

3. I have been a Type II Diabetic for 13 years. My numbers are good when I go to the Doctor, but I should weigh 30 lbs. less than I do. At least 30. There have been no apparent physical changes in my body that would be attributable to my Diabetes.

4. Annie likes my hair really short - and it's been short or shaved off for so long that I am almost afraid to let it grow out.

5. I drink my coffee black. And I drink far too much every day.

6. I am an Adult ADD with mild OCD tendencies. At one time, I used to take Ritalin.

7. In the year between the time my ex-wife and I broke up and meeting Annie, I dated 12 different women.

8. I go to sleep around midnight every night and I wake at 4:30 in the morning. Most of the time. Sometimes I hit the snooze button a couple of times. Or more.

9. I have a stent in my heart. I sometimes feel things that feel like what sent me to the hospital - and I get paranoid. My Doctor says my last stress test was perfect.

10. Annie's nickname for me is 'Bub'. I call her 'Booger'. It's affectionate. Really. Her nickname as a child was Fannie Mae. She signs her emails 'fm'. I sign my emails to her 'L,B' - which stands for 'Love, Bub'.

Ten honest things. I hope they are satisfactory. There's more. Lots more. Maybe, someday.

Ndinombethe.