Monday, March 24, 2008

Four Play..

'There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
The way of an eagle in the air;

the way of a serpent upon a rock;
the way of a ship in the midst of the sea;
and the way of a man with a maid'.
Proverbs 30:18-19
..But I do know this!..
I have been tagged by the gracile and gracious Doralong to reveal 4 facts about myself,in a number of categories,which the Department of Homeland Security probably already has in my dossier anyway.

Four Jobs I have had in my life:
1)Recovery and Evacuation Specialist (pulling M60 tanks out of the mud).
2)Carpet Layer
3)Bartender
4)Drug Dealer.

Four Movies I would watch/have watched over and over:
1)The Ten Commandments
2)Apollo 13
3)A Fish Called Wanda
4)Turk 182...apparently,I have a thing for movies with numbers in the title.


Four Places I have lived:
1)Redondo Beach,Ca.
2)Junction City,Ks.
3)Delta,Co.
4)Aberdeen,Md.

Four people I want to bitch-slap right into the middle of next week!:
1)Dr. Phil
2)Rush Limbaugh
3)The idiot over at The Discovery Channel that decided we need 3 different shows in which psycho-pyro-technicians blow shit up!..As if there is some academic enlightenment to be had from watching a cadre of giddy morons shoving a pound of C-4 up a motor home's ass,and pushing a button.
4)..and then I'd like to wait patiently for the middle of next week to arrive,and slap Dr. Phil again.


Four people that E-mail me regularly:
Yellowdog Granny e-mails me regularly,and lorraine and Hat correspond from time to time.
PLUS!..I get comment updates from several of my blog buddies.

Four places I have visited:
1)Washington,DC.
2)Munich,Germany
3)Ensenada,Mx.
4)Vancouver,British Columbia

Four TV Shows that I watch:
1)AMERICAN IDOL!
2)Deal or no Deal
3)Whatever is on The History Channel from Saturday morning,'till Sunday eve.
4)Re-runs of The West Wing.

Four favorite foods:
1)Cheese..any kind
2)Spaghetti
3)Jalapenos
4)Lobster
5)Fried Chicken
6)Frosted Flakes
7)Jelly Beans
8)Sweet 'n Sour Pork
9)APPLESAUCE CAKE!
10)Chili Dogs
11)Anything with the prefix,'Gummi'..

Four places I'd like to be right now:
1)The Black Forest,Germany
2)The Grand Mesa,Colorado
3)Fogerty's Pub on the night of June 23rd,1989
4)Costa Rica.

Four things I'm looking forward to this year:
1)Meeting some dear friends for the first time
2)My annual raise
3)Summer
4)Turning 55,so I can finally get the senior citizen discount!

I would,at this point,tag four unsuspecting Bloglodites.
But last time I did that,I very nearly had to summon the O-Town Constabulary to quell the uprising.

Have a great week kids!

32 Comments:

At 5:26 PM , Blogger Traveling Matt said...

i didn't see the 4 people i want to bitchslap when i did it... do i need to go back and change it! i want to bitchslap people!

 
At 5:33 PM , Blogger billy pilgrim said...

i like the ladies holding the briefcases too.

 
At 5:36 PM , Blogger Sling said...

monica- okay,..I added that part for my own amusement.

billy P.- Ladies holding briefcases are HOT!

 
At 6:29 PM , Blogger Doralong said...

You're a good sport buddy ;)

So let's here the story about Fogerty's Pub on the night of June 23rd,1989.. Why yes, I am a nosy bitch.

 
At 6:30 PM , Blogger Jan said...

Have I missed or forgotten something? What happened at Fogarty's?

 
At 6:36 PM , Blogger Sling said...

doralong/Jan- All things considered,I would not have bought that cute brunette at the bar,(my future ex-wife),a birthday drink.

 
At 6:37 PM , Blogger danny/ink2metal said...

haha...you're it!

nice job there sling with the "four people i want to bitchslap" addition.

i just marvel at your restraint at not bitchslapping dr. phil on a daily basis.

 
At 6:43 PM , Blogger Sling said...

Danny- They also serve who stand,and wait.

 
At 7:06 PM , Blogger LostInColor said...

Good job! I loved Apollo 13 and A Fish Called Wanda. & the addition of bitchslapping, wittyly sling done.

 
At 7:29 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love your take on four favorite foods.

 
At 8:30 PM , Blogger sageweb said...

Oh your four favorite foods are my perfect. Now I am hungry. Love it all. I forgot to put Granny as one of the people I get emails from.

 
At 8:59 PM , Blogger Sling said...

lostinco- 'Wanda' is a classic!..
"Here c-c-comes k-k-ken!..C-c-coming to k-k-kill me!..AHAHAHA!

citizen- I tried to narrow it down to a single food group...You know,stuff that all goes good together.

Sage-
12) Fried egg sandwiches
13)bisquits and gravy
14) Tuna casserole...

 
At 9:43 PM , Blogger Mom said...

Nice list. Becoming an official senior citizen is great. You get all these great discounts and people will help you to cross the street - whether you want to cross the street or not.

 
At 10:03 PM , Blogger Sling said...

mom- I hadn't even considered the whole,'crossing the street' perk!..
I was thinkin' more about getting away with being cranky,and irrascible.

 
At 10:14 PM , Blogger yellowdoggranny said...

can i help you bitch slap uncle phil..can i ..huh huh?..can i ..pretty please. oh please let me help you bitch slap him into next week...

 
At 10:21 PM , Blogger Sling said...

Yellerdawg- ..the line forms at the rear. ;)

 
At 11:33 PM , Blogger Willym said...

So how drunk was I that night at Fogerty's - I don't remember a thing about it! Remind me!

Damn now I'M going to have to go and pick 4 out of the 100s I want to bitch slap!

 
At 6:03 AM , Blogger Sling said...

willym- HA!..I thought that was you over by the jukebox.
You don't remember dancing on the bandstand to the tune of 'achey breaky heart'?..too much Ouzo perhaps.

 
At 8:05 AM , Blogger booda baby said...

Your math is my favorite kind. And your four favorite foods my favorite part. And Fogerty's Pub my favorite new Sling mystery. And the Dr. Phil bitch slap my favorite ticket.

YOu are selling tickets, aren't you? Oh, I see. It's just a 'want' not a scheduled event. Damn.

 
At 9:56 AM , Blogger Lorraine said...

Guess who's bringing an applesauce cake to California this summer?

 
At 10:02 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love it when you say "dossier."

And "constabula--" er, whatever that word was.

 
At 3:16 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

You said 'dossier' and 'quell' in this post. In their proper usage, respectively, I might add.
Well done my bemustashed friend.
As for the jobs, which of them was the most lucrative? heh heh

 
At 5:27 PM , Blogger Kimberly Ann said...

Isn't it amazing how everyone hates Dr Phil and yet he still is on the air? One of life's great mysteries. Next time I make an applesauce cake, I shall fondly think of you as I devour it.

 
At 6:05 PM , Blogger Sling said...

Booda Baby- Trust me,if I ever get the chance to slap Phil,you'll have front row seats waitng for you at the box office.

Rainey- Guess whose leaving California with one less applesauce cake. :)

JP- Whenever I say those words,I suddenly aquire a British accent...really.

Hat- If only I had stopped seeling dope one day earlier!..Turns out,it was the most expensive occupation.

kimberly ann- The only reason he's still on the air is because Oprah owns the airwaves.Otherwise,he'd be selling polyester suits in Bakersfield

 
At 9:39 AM , Blogger Allan said...

What happened at the pub?

 
At 3:48 PM , Blogger Sling said...

I met my 2nd wife,who became my 2nd ex-wife.
If I could go back,I never would have bought her that drink. :O

 
At 1:25 AM , Blogger Willym said...

Oh my god was that the night I dance clothed or - hide your eyes Maude it ain't a pretty sight - naked?

 
At 9:45 AM , Blogger more cowbell said...

I see I'm not the only one wanting the goods on June 23rd,1989.

Me too, Junction City Kansas! We rented the big farmhouse on Mr. & Mrs. Glessner's farm. I was a kid. Great experience. Then we moved to the military trailer park. Not so great.

 
At 9:46 AM , Blogger more cowbell said...

PS: I'm behind on that meme, having been tagged by 2 people -- I am SO adding the "bitchslap" item. Hell yeah. There is a reason for everything, even procrastination!

 
At 12:04 PM , Blogger Middle Child said...

ha ha ha ha bitch slapping...thats a new one on me...can't wait to use it... deosn't need explaining... its six am here (I am an early bird and a late bird) and because of daylight saving still being on here...its pitch dark outside...the old dog still thinks its midnight and got a fright when I burst out laughing next to him

can't wait to bitch slap someone...SOON with the prefix Dr. in front of his name.

 
At 9:00 AM , Blogger HORIZON said...

Hysterical post Sling- sitting here grinning like your cats above-lol.
There are more than just four fav foods there- l think l'd have the same problem.lol
Great day here- sun is shining- l've had an icecream out with my wee lad and now dinners cooking- a bit of time for me - 20 mins or so.
hope you're keeping well.
bests

 
At 1:38 PM , Blogger Kari (GrannySkywalker) said...

Oh man, I LOVE Turk 182! GREAT movie! (And I'm an American Idol fan these days, too. Go DAVID COOK!).
Kari

 

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