Feb 6


5 alphabetical things about me

by Terry 06 February 2007


Since I was tagged by both Billie and Shamash, I’m going to mix it up and combine the two. My list isn’t nearly as interesting as theirs, though.

5 alphabetical things you might not know about me:

  • I- Indulgence? 600 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets
  • P- Phobias/Fears? Heights (Tony fell out a story-and-a-half window at my parents’ house when he was a toddler) and claustrophobia. The worst combination of the 2 is River Park Square shopping center: to get to the top floor you have the choice between 6 stories of exposed escalators and an elevator.
  • Q- Favorite Quote? “Wisdom begins in wonder.” Socrates
  • V- Vegetable You Hate? cooked carrots
  • X – Xrays? Lots of those – most of my bones and joints have been injured at one time or another. Ribs: busted 3 times (baseball, cat, softball). Knee: torn ACL and bone chips (basketball). Both ankles: torn ligaments and one bone crack (basketball, baseball, volleyball). Hand: 4 bones broken (softball). Shoulder: torn rotator cuff, dislocated (lifting weights). Nose: broken twice (baseball, basketball). Skull: one concussion (baseball). Wrist: cracked (fall). Foot: 2 broken bones (plain stupidity). Fingers: too many breaks to count. After awhile, the emergency room started slipping me business cards for the domestic violence shelter. I figured about that time I was too old to keep playing. Is it any wonder I have arthritis? :)
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4 Responses to “5 alphabetical things about me”

  1. Jane on February 7th, 2007 4:36 pm

    broken rib… as caused by a cat?!? Do tell the story!  (Quote)

  2. Terry on February 7th, 2007 5:15 pm

    Jane, 30 lb cat + tiny feet = a lot of pounds per square inch. The cat jumped from a shelf to my back when I was laying on the floor and broke 2 ribs. Yes, the cat is still around. :)  (Quote)

  3. Jane on February 8th, 2007 12:46 pm

    Holy cow, 30 lbs? I thought my 20 lb cat was bad. But big cats have such great bellies. :-)

    I’d keep the cat too.

    Hope your bone density is better these days.  (Quote)

  4. Terry on February 8th, 2007 12:55 pm

    Jane, I had a bone density scan done about a year ago and the results weren’t great. I have to be more careful these days, and take calcium. I read a study last night (will do a post about it soon) saying that taking antidepressants correlates with an 50% increased risk of fractures. I wonder if that’s been part of the problem.  (Quote)

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