7 Things about me

I am not a very interesting person but I have been tagged by Bazu to write 7 things about myself. Here goes:


1) I love to read. Sometimes it feels as necessary to me as breathing. I raised my three kids telling them, 'you are never alone if you have a book'. I can even actually remember that moment in first grade and how it felt when it 'clicked', when the words actually made sense to me.


2) I have been to 4 AC/DC concerts - in Canada, New York and Boston (I actually fell asleep at one!), 5 Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts and have seen BB King 5 times.


3) I am a lousy interview.


4) I was raised and baptised in the Southern Baptist Church (service Sunday morning, Sunday evening and Wednesday evening, y'all).


5) I am not a big fan of 'litmus tests' per se because, frankly, I think life is generally more complicated than black and white. But I have to say, this upcoming presidential election, unfortunately, I have one. I will not vote, no way, no how, for anyone who voted in favor of P.L. 107-243, the "Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. So, as much as I would love to, in my lifetime, vote and have a female president....Sorry Hill. It ain't gonna be you. Nope, nope, nope. That vote was crossing the line for me - unforgivable. 3,434 (as of today) times unforgivable. 70, 243 (as of today) times unforgivable. And frankly, I am not buying everyone's revisionist, 'oh, we have to jump on the anti-war bandwagon now that public opinion has turned against the war' stories. I was always against the war - from day one I knew this wasn't right. And what the f*ck did I know? Nothing. I had no access to privileged information. But I know lies and rot when I smell them and what they were trying to sell us stunk to high heaven. I wasn't buying it and neither were 133 representatives (including 6 republicans) and 23 senators (including 1 republican). I don't know how the remaining, who voted in favor of the authorization, sleep at night.


6) I do not watch war or holocaust movies. Or animal welfare movies, for that matter. I just don't need to see them. I know. And that is enough for me to handle.


7) I have been vegetarian for 13 years and vegan for 9. And every year it gets easier - more products, more information, more people trying to live as compassionately as possible.

And because she loves these types of things, I tag Jen. She has been busy at work lately, but maybe she can find the time to enlighten all of us.