Meme’d - 8 for 2008 (Happy New Year)
meme January 3rd. 2008, 10:55amLisa at Mesh East tagged me with a 8 for 2008 meme. Well, why not?
In keeping with the theme, here are eight facts that you probably don’t know about me:
1. I ran a 10K race when I was 19. Well, I jogged it, really, but I did complete it without walking and I even managed a bit of a sprint at the end. I haven’t done anything that remarkable since then except?
2. I climbed Mt. Katahdin in Maine when I was 21. It’s made up of walking trails although it can be quite a chore to move upward in some places. I haven’t done anything that remarkable since then.
3. I almost had an article published in a short-lived Canadian magazine called Onset back in 1994 or 1995. My article got pulled by the editor shortly before publication and I never heard back afterward. It’s a long-standing source of chagrin for me, but I shall have my revenge in 2008!
4. I went to a Motley Crue concert in 1990. I put my hands over my ears at one point and it didn’t make a darned bit of difference.
5. I visited Vimy Ridge in France in 1998. The Vimy Ridge site is actually Canadian soil, given to Canada by the French government after World War I.
6. I own a copy of Adventure Comics #300 which would be worth about $500.00 in top condition. My copy is mid-gradeish, but it?s still worth something.
7. I used to buy and sell collectible card game (CCG) cards on eBay as a hobby.
8. Jimi Hendrix was one of my musical idols in my 20s. I still think that he was a musical genius.
Alas, I shall not pass on the meme, but, of course, anyone may carry it forward if they wish.
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January 3rd, 2008 at 11:01 am
You’ve had an interesting life thus far!
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:23 am
@Mimzie - that’s just scratching the surface… most of it’s pretty humdrum and normal, however.
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I loved a good meme filled with fun facts about the blogger.
#4 hysterical.
January 3rd, 2008 at 2:51 pm
@meleah - #4 - Yes, it was so damned loud it made me want to shout at the devil! They had to kickstart my heart after mine blew up! (bad joke there)
January 4th, 2008 at 12:19 am
I sooo want to climb Mt. Katahdin. it’s been on my to do list for the last 3 years.
I think for many of us our lives are mostly humdrum, but it’s the little facts like this you’ve posted that give us a glimpse into a blogger’s life that we wouldn’t have otherwise. Thanks for doing the meme:)
January 4th, 2008 at 6:41 am
@Lisa - you’re welcome and thanks for visiting!