There is a meme going around right now. If you aren’t aware of what a meme is, basically, it’s when someone writes about a topic and then “tags” others to do the same. Sometimes they are a lot of fun, other times, they are designed to serve a different purpose. In fact, I have done this once already a couple months back, with 8 Random Things About Me. But, I’m sure I can come up with a few more random bits of information.
This time around I was tagged not once, but twice! The first time was by Plonkee Money, then minutes later by Moolanomy. Thanks! 
Here are 7 more random things about me:
- I hate the word manky. I had never heard it until I lived in England while I was in the USAF. I’m not 100% sure, but I think it is a derogatory slang expression (though not vulgar). I don’t know why I hate it… but to me the definition sounds much like the word – manky. And I don’t like it.
- I don’t like Marmite either. It’s a cultural phenomenon in the UK and Australia. I tried it once and can do without.
- I love British pubs. (I had to write something nice after I dissed England twice in a row!) Seriously, I really enjoyed my time in the UK, and if the only bad things I have to say about the UK are about manky Marmite, I think that’s ok.
- I have owned a motorcycle, flown an airplane, and driven a boat.
- I want to skydive. We had a rain out the day I was set to go. Thankfully I got a refund! Update – I have been skydiving!
- I do not suffer from claustrophobia. In fact, I have been spelunking on several occasions and found it quite fun.
- I can’t stand reality TV programs, I don’t care what Britney Spears did, and it doesn’t matter to me who in Hollywood is dating who.
I have decided I will only tag 2 people instead of 5. A lot of people have also done this the last time it went around.
So here goes…
Feel free to write 7 Random Facts About Yourself.
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Mmmmm marmite. As the advert says, you either love it or you hate it.
You didn’t write about all the Brit stuff because of Plonkee right?
Sky diving? You are a brave man!
Hi Pinyo,
No, only the Marmite part. I know Plonkee is a fan of it. I was actually thinking about the word manky the other day and how much I dislike the word. I thought it would be fun to write it. It is a little off the wall.
I do like England though. I really enjoyed living there for a few years, and wouldn’t mind going there again.
As for skydiving, we went and paid for it, but the storms came up too quickly and we had to cancel. We got a refund and I haven’t tried to do it since then. Maybe one day!
Hola Patrick,
Thanks for the tag. It was fun to come up with 7 random things which can be hard to think about considering my life has been random.
Did you ever get a chance to visit Irish pubs when you were over the puddle? I am curious which is more favorable, British versus Irish pubs?
You’re welcome Mark. It was good fun reading your “7 Random Things.”
Unfortunately, the only time I made it into Ireland was the airport, where I was sure to grab a couple pints of Guinness. They were wonderful, as expected.
The British pubs are also wonderful. My friend was in a band in England and I twiddled knobs on the sound board. We had so many wonderful evenings in the pubs. Great times that I will remember forever.
what kind of motorcycle was it? what happened to it?
i ride an sv currently, and have been for about 7 years. i don’t think i can ever give up motorcycling! i wrote a piece, ‘trimming down expenses with 2 wheels’, in case you might be interested?
FWP: It was a Honda Shadow Spirit – 1100. It was a great bike but I deployed too often when I was in the military. Since I couldn’t enjoy it, I sold it.