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Here's some weird stuff about me ( a meme inspired by Her Bad Mother).

6. I was operated on by Dr.C.Everett Koop, who was once Surgeon General. I was 13 months old. I had Lymphangioma He was not Surgeon General at the time. Also, the condition turned out to be inoperable because I also had a large subcutaneous Hemangioma in the way. He was excellent to our family. I have no personal memory of him or the surgery. I have many memories of growing up with the large swelling on one side of my face (it is gone now, but that's a story for another time). I met Dr. Koop as an adult about 4 years ago. I showed him my scar. He remarked, "My, I'm a fine surgeon!" Indeed he is.

5. One of my favorite breakfast staples is a raisin bagel slightly warmed in the microwave (about 25 seconds does it) with cold sharp cheddar cheese. My husband thinks it's the strangest thing in the world. Hey, my mom likes a leftover tuna sandwhich for breakfast so is my breakfast really that strange?

4. As my oldest sister put it I am "as close to a real life empath as there will ever be." I'm not quite Deanna Troy from Star Trek the Next Generation (thank goodness because her character always annoyed me), but I am highly in tune with the emotions of others. I have had to develop methods of protecting myself from getting overwhelmed by others emotions at times. This is not a trait that helps me with my condependency. I test as an INFP with Meyers Briggs and I'm convinced that I am a Highly Sensitive Person. Interestingly, my other sister is a psychic, see her #4 of her meme.

3. I have absolutely no organizational skills and I save everything. I only mention this as weird because my house is usually pretty clean looking when company arrives. However, organizing and cleaning has always been my weak area. My mother used to monthly help clean out my closet with large trash bags as I cried over deflated balloons she was forcing me to throw out. If I were single my house would be mostly a disaster area. I strive for cleanliness for the sanity of my husband and his ADD brain. Also, I would probably die from tripping over plastic Little People toys if I did not clean. We are always fighting the toddler demolition company that frequents the living room.

2. I am borderline obsessed with Bono. I don't think I'm actually obsessed with Bono because I don't own any posters or any bootlegged U2 concert recordings. I have no other real famous people crushes although I do love Colin Firth, but really only when he played Mr. Darcy. A friend of mine said that Bono is a worthy crush. Really, what's a girl to do when rebellious sexy super rockstar is also faithful husband and father and out to save the world? It's just hot. I have claimed this obsession proudly as I've grown older and Bono has grown hotter. It took years for my husband to drag out of me that I had any crushes at all. He however gets a crush on almost any cute red hed. Even Wendy (as in Dave Thomas' Wendy), he says it's her spicey chicken, but I think it's really her cute red pigtails.

1. I am afraid of going under water....even in a pool. I like to take a dip and I can swim. However, I hardly even put even my face in the water. I don't even like it in the bathtub. My husband who loves swimming and is a fan of horse play has faithfully never dunked me in the ten years that we have been together. Not once. Amazing. What a faithful soul.