Blog Honest "Award"

A couple of days ago, my daughter-in-law "honored" me with the Honest Scrap Blogger's Award. The rules are only 2. First list ten true and entertaining things about yourself. Second, forward this to 7 bloggers who you think deserving. (Note, I make it a practice not to spam people with chain letters and the like, so I'm going to violate the second rule and leave the "forwarding" up to any blogger who reads this. Feel free to copy the picture and consider yourself "Awarded".)

That said, here's the list.

1. I have been blessed for 40+ years to be friend and husband to Marilyn. She is a rock, a delight to be around, a wonderful mother and grandmother, and a blessing to everybody who knows her.

2. I met her in the middle of Main Street in Concordia, Missouri on September 19, 1967, and have been in love with her ever since. Concordia had a population of 1,871 in 1967 (it was on the city limit sign), and she was in a crowd of 5,000 people who were attending the Concordia Fall festival. Details here.

3. I've worked for the same company for nearly 37 years, all of it in IT. Well, to be perfectly honest, the company has morphed into something other than the one that hired me as a computer operator, changed names a couple of times, and replaced all but a few of the people I knew when I started, but I've been driving to the same building for 36 years, 10 months, and 11 days. Call me a slow learner.

4. I tolerate cats and love dogs. Dogs would be perfect if they purred, but I can be content with a smile and wagging tail when I come come.

5. I'm an aspiring fly fisherman. I don't think anybody ever gets really good at fly fishing. Believe it or not, there is a real challenge in trying to fool something with a brain the size of an English pea with feathers wrapped around a hook. A trout's brain may be half the size of its eyes, but it's good at what it was designed for, watching out for food and predators.

6. I thank God daily for the gift of his Son. I don't know (or want to know) what kind of person I would be if it were not for Cheap Grace. The "problem" with this gift is that it makes you want to share it. Read Ephesians 2.

7. I'm a tool junkie, part time mechanic, and a lousy welder (but I'm working on that). I could open a Lowe's Tool World from my garage. I've got tools that I've forgotten what I bought them for, tools I inherited, and tools that I've made for a specific job and will probably never use again.

8. My children and grandchildren are all from Lake Wobegone (where all the children are exceptional). They're all a source of constant delight and wonder. My kids are all exceedingly intelligent since they've all chosen spouses who are a compliment to their own personalities and smarter than they are. :) I'm grateful that all of them are a part of my family.

9. I'm a fair pistol shot. If I'm ever attacked by a guy dressed like my favorite target in a white shirt with an orange block in the middle, standing perfectly still against a black background, between 7 and 15 yards away, he's in deep trouble. :)

10. I've been truly blessed with a great wife, wonderful children, delightful grandchildren, good friends, and a God who gave me the beautiful outdoors to play in, a place to work to provide for my family, enough money to live comfortably and indulge my whims, and health good enough to enjoy life. Thank you.

I could go on, but I sense your interest is disappearing, and I've listed my 10 things.

Like I said at the beginning, I try not to forward stuff, so if you read this and are up to the challenge, knock yourself out.

Stay well and keep moving.