Oh my goodness, I’ve now been tagged not once but 4 times! Thanks, Carla, Vicki, Ronda, and Jan. I guess this means I really ought to do this one…
So what 7 random things can I tell you that I haven’t already blogged about? Back in December I did a weird things meme, so I guess I have to make sure I don’t duplicate any of those…and in January I did another one…..
Here goes nothing:
1. I got to meet John Glenn when the submarine U.S.S. Columbus was commissioned. My Dad was the Captain. My sister and I were walking around together at the time, and my Dad introduced me as Debra, and didn’t even introduce Debra at all.
2. It took me 3 (or 4?) tries to get my driver’s license when I was a teenager. I kept failing the driving part: I was unable to back our Astrovan into a parking space. At some point I had to retake the written exam, and I think there might have been one trip at which I was just plain turned away because the law had changed about the amount of drug/alchohol awareness training you were supposed to have gotten in Driver’s Ed.
3. I accidentally let my driver’s license expire when I was an adult. Not just a month or two: a year or more. In Iowa you have to retake both the written AND driving test if your license is that out of date. Thankfully I was not required to try to back our Venture (a minivan…) into a parking space.
As an aside: I’m not really sure why it took me so long to discover that it was expired. I suspect it has to do with a few things:
a. I don’t visit bars, or otherwise order alcoholic drinks, meaning I never got carded.
b. The only time I write checks is at home, to pay bills, and so I never had to show my license at the grocery store when paying by check.
c. This was before 9/11, and when I flew, they weren’t scrutinizing photo IDs quite as closely.
Yesterday, my DH asked me if I’d checked the expiration date on my current license: in Iowa it expires on your birthday. I’m good until 2010. I can only hope I remember to look every year on my birthday….
4. Other than attempting to do it for my driver’s test, I’ve never backed into a parking space. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve had to parallel park.
5. When I was a senior in high school, I was a candidate for Miss Ledyard Fair. Mom made my dress, and a vest that I wore. We were escorted by cadets from the Coast Guard Academy. I didn’t even make it to the final round. My one and only brush with pageants, and I survived relatively unscathed.
6. I made it to the Connecticut All-State Music Festival for 3 years as a vocalist.
7. I would not make a very good poker player. As my friend Lynn puts it, some people can say a word or two with their expression, but my face usually says a paragraph.
Phew. Made it to 7, but barely. Nearly everyone I know has already done this, or already been tagged, so if you haven’t and want to, consider yourself tagged….
TTFN-
Suzanne
p.s. Despite all of the above evidence to the contrary, I really am a pretty good driver, just don’t ask me to back into a parking space……
carlafibers says
LOL, Suzanne, I managed to get tagged a couple of times myself! That’s it…. I’m all tagged out, too.
PS: if you ever visit me- I’m driving!
serendipityquilting says
OK… I’m kind of laughing here because if you don’t drink… you should be the designated driver of choice… but… if you can’t pass the drivers test… hmmmmmmmm well now… 😉
rondabeyer says
Oh my, good point Jan, an unstable, stable Driver. Suzanne are you pulling our legs?????
Deb H - Cold Feet Quilter says
Gee, I’d love to meet John Glenn! I met Ron Ely once (Tarzan).
I really hate to drive, but do out of necessity.