Quirks

I know that there are those out there with some very serious quirks which produce dire consequences. Addictions, horrible issues and inner demons to name a few. I am blessed to have none of these but I have some quirks that people would consider not quite normal in the scheme of things......

*I will not eat chicken or turkey but have no problem with a can of sardines.

*I know the birth date of anyone I have ever known. I have account numbers, phone numbers, passwords, etc. stored in my cranial data base but could not begin to tell you the letters and numbers on the license plate of my car.

*I have a horrible fear of the number 13 even though my Daughter, Mother, Brother and Sister-In-Law were born on the 13th day of a month.

*I live in a very musical home but the only songs I know all the words to are "Happy Birthday", "Jesus Loves Me" and "Old Time Rock and Roll".

*I first tasted coffee thirty five years ago and have not touched a drop since.

*I once got 72 sticks of gum in my mouth on a bet.

*I can put my entire fist in my mouth.

*I have never eaten a peanut butter/jelly sandwich.

*I have never eaten any sandwich in which loaf bread was involved.

*I didn't eat tomatoes until adulthood because as a child I heard an Uncle comment that someone was emptying a septic tank and it was full of tomato plants.

*My favorite pair of gym shorts are ones that my 22 year old daughter put in the Goodwill bag when she was 15.

*I was never on an airplane until I was 30 but can't count the times I've been on one since.

*I throw away junk mail and recycle newspapers everyday.

*I will eat a pack of crackers rather than prepare a healthy meal for myself, but I love cooking for crowds.

*I was never an athletic child, but in my twenties ran ten miles a day and won races.

*I would rather visit LA than any tropical paradise.

*I never saw "Friends" when it had its run, but have seen every episode ten times or more since. Same goes for "Seinfeld".

*I don't have a passport.

*I love going to the movies and I wouldn't consider watching one without popcorn, Diet Coke and peanut M&Ms.

*I consider popcorn a meal as I have since childhood.

*I would rather see a six foot black snake in my pantry than a tiny mouse.

*I worry when I break a mirror or a black cat crosses my path. I will never walk under a ladder or open an umbrella in the house.

*I will only use a public or private restroom in extreme emergencies. I once spent a weekend at Girl Scout camp and didn't go at all.

*A year ago I didn't have a Ipod, but now I couldn't survive a day without it.

*I used to have my nose in book, but now listen to them all on audio while alone in my car.

I suppose there are so many others and I know that there are those of you out there who have some of your own. Quirks only make us more interesting.