Oh No! I Have Been Tagged!

Had never heard of this until my daughter Anita said it is a game bloggers play to have a little fun. I have to humble myself to publish this post but "What the Heck"? Lets see... list five things ( quirks) that are inherently mine.

I am never without lipstick. Not just any color , it has to be red.It rejuvenates me to complete the many tasks that arise on any given day. If I am mowing the lawn or raking, it is done with lipstick applied. To uphold the authenticity of this I submit the following. Some years back my colon ruptured and I lay unconscious for a week Upon awakening my first words were, "Hand me my lipstick." After brushing my teeth at night I sometime freshen my lipstick before retiring. Notice I said sometime so this "quirk" hasn't completely taken me over. There is a person I hold responsible for this. Her religious name was Sr. Clara. I thought in 8th grade I had the right to wear lipstick. She had me stand before the class and they witnessed my humiliation as I bore their laughter. She ceremoniously wiped it off.

I know that through this post I am going to excuse myself in some fashion but it is in defense of what I personally believe. We aren't born with quirks, they are acquired from things we experience in our lives.

Okay here is another ...,, I don't eat a slice of birthday cake as "normal" people do. I stuff it in a glass and pour milk over it and eat it with a spoon. Gee!!! ..... even to me it seems strange. Okay this is in some way the cause of this peculiar quirk. An aunt at her children's birthday parties always had me be the last in line to get a slice of cake. It never failed that when I stepped up to get my slice it was all gone. I would eat the icing off the candles. I really have no earthly idea why I "stuff" it in a glass, I could just place it gently in the glass right? There definitely is a problem here as my "stuffing" it in is done angrily. Could this have arisen from merely not getting a slice of cake? Is this a quirk or do I need help!

My sleeping habits I can blame on no one but me. I do not like to sleep on a pillow. They are only used to give shape to the bed when I make it in the morning. I sleep only on my left side with my arm supporting my head. If I should turn to my right side, I wake up. I can have no air conditioning or heater running as the noise disturbs me. So in the summer I sweat and winter, I freeze.

Quirk number 4.....Hmmm!.... I know! Things have to balance. Pictures on the wall, the placement of furniture in relation to the pictures on the wall. Do you understand what I am saying? For instance, the Grand Casino in Gulfport, Mississippi faced north and had a slight leaning tilt that I mentioned for years to whomever would listen that it was sinking into the sandy foundation. If they actually saw it they never said anything. Maybe they didn't see what I saw or just accepted the slight imperfection. It actually bothered me that it wasn't perfectly balanced. Can you imagine what the leaning Tower of Pisa does to me?

Final quirk ,,, This is tough.... I hate the telephone as they disturb my peace. Telephones have been in my life since the "party line". Their RING to me means something is WRONG. Gosh ... Please don't ring my phone after a reasonable hour because my quirkiness becomes paranoia.

Okay all you bloggers out there I tag you to dare you to expose your quirks. Think of it this way. By talking about your quirks you may help fellow quirkers to live with this malady.