Once again, I’ve been “tagged“.
So here are The Rules: Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves.The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed.
At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
Well, I’m going to start off by breaking the rules. I’m not tagging anyone.
1. I’m fiercely loyal. But if a person / product / company does something to lose that loyalty, it’s gone. If I have any choice, I won’t be coming back.
2. When a person is out of my life, they are out. I may think about them from time to time, but I don’t “drop in” or make a “how you doin’?” call. I figure that each relationship had a lifespan and when it ends, it is over. If they still needed me, or I needed them, then we would meet randomly or something like that.
3. There is a book called The Secret Language of Birthdays. I think it is fantastic. And very accurate. And I can’t keep a copy because mine keeps getting “borrowed”. There is a companion, The Secret Language of Relationships. I never got around to needing that one.
4. Yes, I think all relationships have a purpose. I don’t have friends who are just “hang out and watch TV” friends. Pro’lly ’cause I don’t have a TV. But I do things with my friends and no one I know enjoys all of the things I enjoy, so I can only do some things with some people.
5. When I was a kid, I read all of the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and Doc Savage books. I have no idea where they are now, but I did a lot of reading then. Now? I can’t read a book without falling asleep.
6. I have a 1984 Mercury Capri. I’ve replaced nearly every part of the car except the doors and hatch. Super fast, very loud, very fussy, and a lot of fun to drive. He’s a real beast. I don’t drive it much, as I don’t have time. And when it isn’t driven often, it becomes hard to drive. So it sits a lot. When asked; “If you don’t use it, why not sell it?” I answer with; “Why should I? ” It costs me almost nothing, yet avoids the “I never should have sold that car” remorse that most other builders have had.
7. I have accomplished much in this life, but I will be accomplishing much more. So many things can be accomplished under my stewardship, and I will do those things. I look forward to it. I shiver with excitement. Really. You may not understand, but if you do, then you do. 
8. If it weren’t for my kids, I’d be dead. A key to being alive is desire. One must have a desire to pursue, for that is the spark that ignites the flame of life within the body. (Your soul provides the fuel, but do not think of it as being ‘consumed’. It is more accurate to describe this process as a ‘conversion’, as the energy of your soul is converted into an energy that feeds your body.) Hence, when one loses all desire, the soul no longer feeds the body, so it dies. I nearly lost that desire, but my kids provided the life support that kept me willing to keep awake in those dark days. Now, each time I see them, I am reminded of how grateful I am to have them in my life. And how grateful I am to have my life.