Frank You Very Much

My Blogfather Frank Murphy posted a new meme on his site the other day with the invitation for other bloggers to voluntarily pick it up. I like that approach! There's no  pressure like when one is officially tagged for a meme.  Here are my answers and I invite those of you with a blog to keep it going.


Name one thing you do every day:

Lately, every day I look for my cow. He has been gone almost a month already but I still think I will see him if  look fast enough or hard enough down by the barn. I still feel his presence but really wish I could see him again.


Name five things/people that make you feel good:

Sleep and food are the two best things in the world ever. They both make me so happy I can't believe it. I suspect I felt the same way when I was one minute old and it's nice to know some things never change.

A day without music is a sad day for me. I almost always have something playing, even if I only have two spare minutes to listen. I carry a radio with me on my errands and, no joke, I sometimes listen to music while I am watching TV. Hey, God gave me two ears but who says they have to be used to hear the same thing all the time?

Tater Tot, duh.

I could give my wife the #5 slot here but she would accuse me of just sucking up so I'll argue that she's a given as the blessing in my life and say our Mystery Daughter Melissa always makes me happy. We came very late and very circuitously to parenthood and it has revealed so many of the satisfactions others have described to me for years. I am very proud of her and consider her one of the best things in my life. Except when she is trying to drive a stick shift. 


Name four things you love to eat but rarely do:

When Frank said Oreos in his meme he was preaching to the converted here. Best. Food. Ever. And that goes twice for Double Stuffs too. And even crazy Vanilla-cookie-outside and chocolate-creme-inside Bizarro World Oreos. (Shown: Oreos with strawberry creme inside which I must try next)

I love ground Turkey Burgers but it is almost impossible to find a restaurant that serves them. Their meat substitute is usually some hideous Garden Burger. Blech.

The whole family of Saturday morning cartoon cereals: Count Chocula, Lucky Charms, Cap'n Crunch, Frosted Flakes, etc.  Love them all but eat them rarely.

And finally, how about holiday fare like eggnog and fruitcake? I sometimes will mail order a fruitcake in the summer because I just can't wait but I don't know anywhere to get eggnog outside of November/December. 


Name three things that remind you of childhood:

I have to recuse myself on this question as I have virtually no childhood memories. :(


Name two things you wish you could learn:

Easily #1 would be to speak Spanish.  I've tried but lose whatever I've learned when I don't use it. I swear they have a different word for everything! Maybe Sofia will help me with it.

I also wish I could better manage life's time clock.  So many nights I look back and wonder where the whole day went. I've realized that I accomplish nearly nothing most days. 

Okay, fellow bloggers. Your turn.

 

Comments

[Ana]

Bean, this is great! You got me thinking on a Sunday morning before coffee. I'm going to past this along to friends and family.
Good times!!!

[Kari]

Bean~

I think about Hey all the time. I was heart broken when he passed. Your blog made me cry and laugh. I'm glad you included some humorous answers. Some people don't understand how the loss of a pet can affect the owner. When my cat, Sammy died I had to take two days off of work. When I got back to work, I took a lot of crap from people who aren't animal lovers. To them I say, "Go to hell." Our pets are our children and we love them.

Thank you for being you! I appreciate you more than I can express. Great blog as always

[cathy g]

You have a daughter???? my daughter will be 16 next month and her driving scares me too!

I am sorry that you are still missing your cow... to lose someone you hold dear to your heart is something you never recover from.

I posted the meme on my blog.... it was fun.

[me! =)]

Hey Bean! Thanks for questionnaire to fill out! I just started a blog about a week ago so I put it on! Check it out if you like.......

Also, my heart goes out to you about "Hey"...... It will be 6 years on April 17th that I had to put down my dog (aka- my baby) I still think about him all the time....... It does get easier though......

me =)

[adriana]

hey, bean - another excellent blog, as always...

i have a challenge to help you with the first of the "two things you wish you could learn..."

perhaps a blog entirely in spanish? =)

adf

[Jeannen]

fun fun fun!! Thanks Bean! Although I'm sorry to hear about your saddess in missing Hey so much. It's horrible when the ones we treasure are no longer there.

Have a good week.

[Abel]

I enjoyed your answers. I am sure Hey misses you as well. Daughter? Thanks for that info Bean? Who knew? I posted my answers at FrankMurphy.com...

[DanGarion]

Bean, I haven't done a meme for a long time, but I liked this one. thanks for posting it. I posted it on my blog as well at http://www.dangarion.com/general-news/frank-you-very-muchfrank-you-very-much/

Take Care,
Daniel

[DanGarion]

Sorry my link was wrong :( I meant here.
http://www.dangarion.com/general-news/frank-you-very-much/

[Shawn]

BEAN-- if you wanna try the best turkey burger on earth-- get it at Mimi's Cafe. They have amazing turkey burgers.

[Brittany]

Who the hell is Melissa? Is it toast?