Clams From Hell

…no, really, they are clams and they come from Hell.

Blame this on Nicole Lindroos. I read it on her LJ blog and felt compelled to do my own version.

(Note from 2020: Now with added commentary from the future!)

(Note from 2022: Now with added updates to the above from the future!)

A – Age: 50  (Egads! this was almost 16+ years ago!) (very soon to be 18 years ago)
B – Band listening to right now: Joe Strummer and the Mescalaros
C – Career in future: Retired old fart?  (DONE!)
D – Dad’s name: Bill
E – Easiest person to talk to: my dog, Roscoe (Lotta dogs since him. Now it’s Sasha)
F – Favorite song at the moment: Redemption Song by Bob Marley
G – Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: None of the above
H – Hometown: I was born in Stockton, California, but grew up in/outside Marysville, California and now live in Sacramento, California
I – Instruments: Drums, many decades ago
J – Job title: Mr. Bad Example:) (Job title no longer applicable. Still a bad example.)
K – Kids: None that I’m aware of.  (Still good on this one!)
L – Longest car ride ever: San Francisco to Manchester, New Hampshire with a woman who never shut up, her goofy husband and a quiet guy with nuclear flatulence.
M – Mum’s name: Gerry
N – Number of siblings: one brother, one sister
O – Oldest sibling: Me
P – Phobia[s]: Not being able to control my urge to beat down assholes.
Q – Quote you like: “Diplomacy is the art of saying ‘Nice Doggy’ while reaching for a rock” Will Rogers
R – Reason to smile: My Sweet Angel, Grace (Still true after 24 years) (25 now)
S – Song you sang last: Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner by Warren Zevon
T – Time you wake up: 7:00 AM on weekdays, 9:00 AM on weekends (HA! It’s 10-10:30 nowadays)
U – Unknown fact about me: Beats the hell outta me…my life is pretty open. (Mostly)
V – Vegetable you hate: Broccoli (Still hate it, but can eat it really fast for my diet)
W – Worst habit: Restraining my urge to bitchslap idiots   (Replace “bitchslap with “stab”)
X – X-rays you’ve had: Over the years, pretty much everything. (And what hasn’t been X-rayed has been ultrasounded or MRId)
Y – Yummy food: Hmmm…probably Mexican  (Or Indian) (or Thai)
Z – Zodiac sign: Aquarius