Here are a few things in my life that are inexplicable. How about you?
- I’m riveted to reality TV.
- I LOVE John Denver.
- I’m addicted to Facebook.
- I’m basically unemployed today, but, though inherently fearful, but I’m not worried.
- I’ll be married, on Jan. 21, for 20 effing years. Against all odds.
- I’m in love with Daryl Hannah.
- Ditto Jane Seymour.
- I’m obsessed with my critics, no matter how few and crazy.
- “Zoolander” and “Slumdog Millionaire” are among my favorite movies.
- I’m surprised when someone likes me.
- I’m not surprised when someone hates me.
- I could care less that I’m basically bald (comb-overs seem like a crime against nature).
- Whenever I get sick, I’m SURE I’m dying.
- There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my kids. Seriously. They are the center of my universe.
- I used to have an intense fear of flying.Then I discovered the combo of Antivan and alcohol. The skies are friendly now.
- Triathlon is the best sport in the world — and attracts the best people on Earth.
- Playing the guitar is the best way to feel “creative.”
- I’m in love (in the noblest sense of the term) with my Spin/Pilates instructor. She is just amazing (hopefully, she doesn’t read this post). She completes me — or at least yells at me for going too slow or not keeping my legs raised.
- After 40-effing-eight years, I’m starting to feel comfortable in my own skin. That’s a good thing.
5 responses so far ↓
1 irontrimama // Jan 7, 2009 at 9:11 pm
You would love the song “Bald Headed Men” you can find it on itunes. I so hope you are coming to MN on the book tour- let me know your dates- Congrats on 20 years! and here’s to 2009! and John Denver rocks even if my spin class falls off their bikes groaning when I play him
2 Jumper2.0 // Jan 8, 2009 at 6:11 am
Hmmm, John Denver gets the frown in my family. His first wife was a friend of our family (not so much me of course) and he cheated on her etc.
I know, happens all the time and yes, it’s the past, but its a bit harder when you know its kinda personal and you were raised to think that way since like 14 or something.
3 Jenny // Jan 9, 2009 at 7:07 am
I’m so relieved you feel good in your skin.
I just want you to feel good in the pool.
Now get in there so I don’t have to kick your arse in November!
4 judy // Jan 12, 2009 at 7:11 am
I see this stuff all the time in books, newspapers, and especially internet journalism. It has become sort of a pet peeve with me. Do writers no longer have editors to correct their grammar and spelling? You wrote : “I began to live a duel life”. I thought a duel was a fight to settle a score. Shouldn’t it be dual meaning two. What is happening to our language? Could this apparent lack of education be indicative of our cultural changes.
5 Jenny // Jan 12, 2009 at 9:06 am
Judy – I saw that too! I though a duel was something somebody challenged you to.
My biggest grammatical pet peeves are:
1) It was bigger then the house. What happened to thAn? I want to save than! It was a nice word and meant something different from then. Even our newspaper uses then for than fairly often. I think in our lifetime we will see the extinction on than and I will be sad.
2). He came to lunch with John and myself. So, if John weren’t going to lunch, would you say, “He came to lunch with myself?” It’s supposed to be He came to lunch with John and me.
I cringe. I do realize some of this stuff is just quick typing, and sometimes I misspell words too, but many of these errors have just become a part of our language now.
Try not to sweat it because you can’t stop it!
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