MarQ1

This list is subject to modification, but I’ll keep the number where it is.

1. I’m gay and have a husband in everything but law.
2. The only jewelry I wear is a wedding ring, except for the piercings, of course.
3. I am one of those annoying persons that complains about how fat he is. My BMI is on the high end of normal, though.
4. I am 5′4″ (or less; you shrink with age, you know).
5. I was born in one of the two years exempt from registering for the draft.
6. I grew up listening to Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, etc.
7. When I was 17, I got a recruitment letter from one of the military academies inviting me to apply, provided I was 5′4″ or taller. I was 5′3-1/2″ at the time. It didn’t do much for my opinion of the military as a group. [Wow, I really can hold a grudge.]
8. I like to be right; and hate being wrong.
9. I have been known to admit when I’m wrong, but, damn, it hurts to say so.
10. I hate being embarrassed even more. I can’t even watch other people do things they should be embarrassed about.
11. I like to learn, but would rather do it on my own.
12. I plow through books. Four days is a long time for me to spend with one.
13. I cannot put down a book if there are less than 50 pages remaining, no matter how late it is.
14. I will immediately reread the last chapter of a really good book, e.g., John Irving’s A Widow for One Year.
15. I have three piercings and two tattoos.
16. I shave my head twice a week, usually on Mondays and Thursdays (a common question).
17. I use a shaving brush and bowl. It really is better than canned foam.
18. My beard is turning white, not grey.
19. I love the smell of new leather.
20. I’ve been reminded by my husband that I don’t eat shellfish or pork, except pepperoni on pizza or in spaghetti sauce. And green beans are poisonous. And, hell, eggs in any form but cakes, cookies, meatloaf or meatballs are just gross.
21. I’d eat Tex-Mex every night, if I could get away with it and there were a decent take-out nearby.
22. I love chocolate. I can’t believe there are people who don’t. Molé sauce is heaven.
23. I eat beef, preferably only slightly under well-done.
24. I really like Hendrick’s Gin, but don’t work for them.
25. I also like Port, other gins, Scotch, boutique beers, wine and peppermint schnapps (in case you were looking for gift ideas).
26. I love cheese, particularly blue cheeses.
27. I am a bad patient.
28. I have a degree in Math from U of Texas.
29. I’m proficient in SQL.
30. I am a convert from XP to Mac OS X.
31. I over-analyze everything, except when drunk, at which point a gag is usually in order.
32. I talk back to the TV commercials; fortunately I amuse my husband when I do.
33. I am a stickler for correct punctuation.
34. I came out in a gay bar in S.F. two weeks before my 30th birthday. I snuck out actually. A guy who was hitting on me asked how long I’d been out. “Not long,” I said.
35. I was raised Roman Catholic.
36. I’ve done the born-again and Fundamentalist scenes (really embarrassing), but dropped it and out of Baptist seminary after a fling with another student, a married guy, at that. I was almost 29, and he was my first.
37. I dislike strong religious opinions and most vocal conservative Republicans.
38. I believe faith is a mental shortcut that should be used with restraint.
39. I dislike business management fads which are marketed on faith; they are nothing more than secular religions.
40. Avarice bothers me.
41. Stupidity bothers me too.
42. I think most people need to walk faster.
43. I lack patience with other people.
44. One of my worst nightmares was a dream where I was told I was being transferred to the customer service department and had to answer the phone. I am not a people person.
45. I prefer cats over dogs, and dogs over children. And the top end of childhood gets redefined upwards every year.
46. I am fascinated by maps and aerial views and doodle suburban street maps..
47. I knit; it’s constructive doodling, in a way.
48. I love paper.
49. I have a bike, but I haven’t been out of Brooklyn or Queens with it yet.
50. I was born and reared in Texas. I have lived in Missouri, California and New York. I have visited AR, OK, LA, MS, AL, FL, NM, CO, KS, IA, IL, IN, MI, OH, OR, WA, NJ, PA, MA, CT, RI, NV, UT, VA, DC and NC. I have been through SC, MD & AZ. I’ve been to Mexico, Montréal and Italy for pleasure; London, Frankfurt, Den Hague, Amsterdam, Marbella (Spain) and Hong Kong for business.
51. I will now admit I sang better before my voice changed.
52. Not a Judy, Liza, Barbra or Bette fan. Celine and Whitney make me cringe. [Just find the stupid note and stay there.] Mariah opened a Best Buy: need I say more?
53. I really cannot dance.
54. I prefer altos to sopranos and baritones to tenors.
55. I don’t like to be photographed.
56. My least favorite body part is my hips; they are too wide for my height.
57. My favorite body part is… (take a wild guess)
58. I prefer to be nude when on the beach. [Most people look better naked than in a bathing suit.]
59. I go commando on weekends, unless I’m shopping for pants.
60. I enjoy cooking usually.
61. I dislike shopping, particularly in crowds.
62. Knots are fascinating, except in my shoelaces.
63. Right: navy, grey, teal, light pink, light blue. Left & right: teal, dark pink, red/white stripe.
64. I’m usually cold, literally.
65. I have problems understanding accents. I might as well be deaf. The number of times I’ve looked at a waiter with a blank expression on my face is uncountable.
66. Our bedroom is bright red: I chose the colors.
67. I am allergic to just about anything that floats in the air, to the occasional environmental unknown and, now, alpaca.
68. As I’ve gotten older, my eyebrows have turned blond and are disappearing.
69. I have a morbid fascination with my birthday, and have an uncontrollable urge to make everyone else suffer with me.