"The time has come",the Walrus said..

.."to talk of many things".

Legendary disc jockey,and semi-professional hitch-hiker alan has tagged me to execute the following maneuver;

Rules Are:* Each blogger starts with eight - ten random facts/habits about themselves…* people who are tagged need to write posts in their own blog about the tag,and post these rules…* At the end of your post, you need to choose people to get tagged and list their names… *


This was a lot harder than I thought it was gonna be,since most of my exploits and foibles have been well documented in past posts.(p-p-past p-p-posts!..sorry,didn't mean to spit on the keyboard)..In any case,I'm gonna hunker down in an effort to 'blige my good buddy. :)

1. I was an avid body surfer as a youngster.Three times over the years I have been caught in rip-tides that very nearly drowned me.Each time I swam parallel to the beach,(a strategy you learn quickly,or not at all),until I was completely exhausted,and the ocean graciously spit me out on shore,cramped and puking up salt water,but alive none the less.


2. I'm a self-proclaimed expert on United States coinage.My grandmother gave me an Indian head penny when I was 8 years old,and I was hooked.Over the next 25 years I amassed a fine collection of U.S. coins dating back to colonial times.My prize piece was a 1787 Nova Constellatio Copper,which was struck from the copper bands that secured the barrels of gunpowder the French provided our forefathers during the Revolution.My entire collection was stolen during a break-in of my house,and I haven't collected coins since.



3. I bought my very first car,a 1956 Studebaker President,for $20.00.It had a push button transmission,a suicide knob on the steering wheel,and belched copious amounts of black smoke..I loved that car.


4. I never finished High School.I quit in the 11th grade,and got my G.E.D. while in the Army.


5. I never separate my laundry into whites and colors.Yeah,yeah...I know you're supposed to,but I don't feel like it.


6. My given name is a variation on the name of a brother that died before I was born.


7. My first wife and I lost our virginity to each other.


8. My favorite teacher,Mrs. Willoughby,was fired for advocating equal rights for Blacks in class.It was 1964.

The majority of my blog buddies have been tagged already.Except,I think...
Grish..
Barista Brat..and
Auld Hat..Have fun Kids!... ;)