Bonnie, a very sharp GodBlogCon 2005 blogger who writes at Off the top and Intellectuelle, has “tagged” me to participate in a new meme. See her own post about it here.
A meme is something like a chain letter that spreads from blogger to blogger until someone starts a new one. Most memes seem to involve lists. This one requires seven answers to seven questions:
- Seven things I’d like to do before I die.
- Seven things I cannot do.
- Seven things that attract me to my wife.
- Seven things I say most often.
- Seven books I love.
- Seven movies I watch over and over again.
- Seven people I want to invite to join this meme.
Seven things I’d like to do before I die:
- visit Scotland
- publish a novel (that’s read beyond my immediate family)
- learn to play the guitar
- sail single-handed to the Caribbean
- discover an underground cavern
- drive a Ferrari at high speeds on a race track
- scatter billions and billions of tumbleweed seeds on the grave of Carl Sagan
Seven things I cannot do:
- whistle
- play the piano
- yodel (not that I really want to…)
- touch spiders
- fold shirts like my wife does
- memorize anything
- eat Hot and Sour soup without slurping
Seven things that attract me to my wife:
- her indefatigable sense of humor
- her smile
- a mind that is never still
- her unwavering faith in God
- her wisdom
- she gets lost in parking lots (it brings out the Boy Scout in me)
- strangely, she loves me
Seven things I say most often:
- You’re kidding!
- Whoa, baby!
- Shoot, I reckon.
- I do not think that word means what you think it means.
- Life is hard, and then you die.
- Vamos a ver.
- My computer hates me.
Seven Eight books I love:
- The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
- The New Testament, JB Phillips translation
- Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63, Taylor Branch
- The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- The Civil War: A Narrative (Vols. 1-3), Shelby Foote
- anything by Tony Hillerman
- Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier
- An Anthropologist on Mars, Dr. Oliver Sacks
Seven movies I watch over and over again:
- The Right Stuff
- The Natural
- Groundhog Day (every time I watch it, it seems like the very first time!)
- Amadeus
- Get Shorty
- Grand Canyon
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Seven people I want to invite to join this meme:
- Sword and Spirit (Mark)
- Jordan’s View (Alex)
- The View from Her (Jan)
- Mike’s Noise (Mike)
- Linea Lanoie
- Better Living (Mark)
- Talk Wisdom (Christine)
1.
Seven things to do before I die
Visit Israel
Write a Christian book
See my children marry
See my grandchildren
Write a Christian-based story to be made into a movie
See my daughter star in the movie 😉
See people I am praying for accept Jesus as Lord and Savior
2.
Seven things I cannot do
Play competitive sports anymore 🙁
See well without glasses or contacts
Lose weight and keep it off!! Argghhh!
Go on a cruise…get sea sick very easily
Never ride a loopty loop roller coaster ride again!
Never want to enter a Mosque
Live without putting Christ first in my life!
3.
Seven things that attract me to [my spouse or significant other or best friend]
He is ALL MINE! We have always been faithful to each other! 🙂
He makes me laugh
He is good looking & has a great personality
He is loving toward me and loves me no matter what! We are soul mates!
He is a great Christian husband, father, and provider
We love doing things together and enjoy our son and daughter in their activities
We look forward to retirement and will grow old together!
4.
Seven things I say most often
“I love you” to each member of my family
Prayers
Speak my mind on current events/issues
Silly sayings that I have made up
What do you want for dinner?
Drive safe!
I’m doing laundry!
5.
Seven books (or series) I love
Bible
Mere Christianity
Purpose Driven Life
The Case For Faith
The Way of the Master
Darwin’s Leap of Faith
Captivating (currently reading…it’s great!)
6.
Seven movies I watch over and over again (or would watch over and over if I had the time)
The Wizard of Oz
It’s a Wonderful Life
Judgment
A Walk to Remember
A League of Their Own
Back to the Future (series)
Ghost
(so many more, too!)
7.
Seven people I want to join in, too
Susan Smith
Jojo
Anna
Jabez
Stephen
Irene
Steve
Thanks for “playing,” Charlie! Your lists are great. Love the tumbleweed thing.
I forgot about “Amadeus;” that should probably be on my list too. (although the movie’s historical accuracy is disputed, I love the way Mozart’s genius & musicality is portrayed.)
Thanks, Charlie! Actually, this was kind of fun…it was my first “tag.” I’m posting my sevens tomorrow.
We’re Hillerman fans, too. 🙂
Charlie,
Is Grand Canyon the one where different peoples lives intersect – there’s a black guy who helps a white guy whose car breaks down in Ingelwood – and they end up standing looking at the Grand Cnayon at the end? because if it is – I LOVED that movie. I raved about it – it really made me think about how we can follow on from connections or not. Truth be told – it came to mind as I made my own list (as did about 5 other movies).
I can touch weeny little spiders but the big jumping ones get half a can of spray dumped on them pronto.
I love the graphic you have for this post!
Thanks for the tag, Charlie–I’m working on it and will soon post!
Hi!
Christine asked me to join in.
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Things To Do Before I Die
1.
Write several books and see them published.
2.
Speak at Writers’ Conferences
3.
Travel
4.
See family members come to Christ (this is
actual numero uno!)
5.
Write for national Christian periodicals.
6.
See my boys married with children.
7.
Meet Christine and my other blogger buddies!
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Things I Cannot Do
The Word says that I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me (Anna’s paraphrase). In view of this, I will change this to 7 things I don’t want to do!
1.
Ride amusement park rides.
2.
I don’t want to go back to the 9 to 5 grind.
Working in my own business is much nicer.
3.
I don’t want to get so wrapped up in the
“busies” that I forget what’s really
important.
4.
I don’t want to do anything, which will
bring shame and reproach on the name of
Jesus (again, numero uno!).
5.
Climb any literal mountains.
6.
Be on a reality TV show.
7.
Bungee jump.
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Things That Attracted Me to My Spouse
1.
His dedication to the Lord.
2.
His honesty.
3.
His warmth and kindness.
4.
His support of my interests.
5.
His love of the Word and prayer.
6.
His protective nature.
7.
And, of course, his good looks.
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Things I Say Most Often
1.
Cool beans
2.
I have no clue
3.
No way!
4.
You’re kidding!
5.
All right!
6.
Responding to God is good – ALL THE TIME!
7.
Sorry, just can’t think of another.
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Books I Love
1.
The Bible
2.
Anything by Frank Peretti (spelling?)
3.
Anything by Townsend & Cloud (Boundaries, etc.)
4.
America’s Real War (by Rabbi Daniel Lapin)
5.
Anne of Green Gables
6.
The Little Women Series
7.
Little House on the Prairie series (it’s
still a favorite after all these years).
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Movies I’ve Watched Over and Over
1.
A Walk In the Clouds (classic chick flick)
2.
The Sound of Music
These are the only ones I’ve watched multiple times. I’m not much of a movie buff.
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People I want to join in.
I know the same people in the blog world as Christine.
Blessings,
Anna