Alphabet Meme

I saw this on both Miss Giggles’ blog and Amanda’s Blog, so I thought I’d give it a whirl here.

A is for age: I’m 38 and will be for another 23 days.  I can’t believe I’m almost 40.  I’m MIDDLE AGED people!  I haven’t even had a midlife crisis and bought a hummer or something like that.

B is for burger of choice: Grilled on my deck.  Lately I’ve been adding Lea & Perrins steak sauce, mayonnaise, pickles, lettuce, and tomato.  And don’t forget to toast the bun so it doesn’t go soggy!

C is for the car I drive: Around town, I drive a 1994 Saturn SL2.  It’s as old as my older son, but it still runs VERY well.  Other than that, I’m usually in a 2004 Subaru Forester

D is for your dog’s name: I loathe dogs.

E is for essential item you use every day: My imagination.

F is for favorite TV show at the moment: The “So You Think You Can Dance” finale is tonight/tomorrow!  I still love The X-Files.

G is for favorite game: We’ve been playing quite a bit of Rumikub in our family.

H is for home state: Utah.  I lived in Billings, MT for 18 years, in The Netherlands and Belgium for a couple of years, in Idaho for a year and a half, but I’ve been living in Utah for the last 17 years.  In another year or so, I’ll have lived here in Utah County for longer than anywhere else.

I is for instruments you play: I started out on the piano, but I never really got good at it because I took up clarinet.  It paid for half of my first couple of years of college.  I currently still play the clarinet and even have a clarinet student.  I also learned how to “fake” on the piano, so I like doing that.  I love to sing.  I started playing the guitar in January and am having a blast, and I even play a bit of the harmonica.  Back at Ricks College, when I was dating my oboe-playing wife, I tried the oboe, but always sounded like Bruce the duck.

J is for favorite juice: Orange juice.

K is for whose bum you’d like to kick: My own, usually.

L is for last restaurant at which you ate: I ate at McDonald’s in Kanab, UT on my way home from Lake Powell.

M is for your favorite Muppet: Animal!  Or Beaker?  Or the Swedish Chef?  I love most of them.  I still remember sitting on a train in The Netherlands when I heard that Jim Henson died, and I cried.

N is for number of piercings: I have a little piece of a thorn from Lake Powell that just won’t come out of my left middle finger.  Other than that, none.

O is for overnight hospital stays: I had a laparascopic cholesystectomy in 1988 and had to stay the night because my temperature was elevated.  (That’s a gall bladder removal operation)

P is for people you were with today: My wife left for work before I woke up this morning, and my sons were asleep when I left for work.  So far today, I’ve interacted with a few co-workers.  However, tonight, I’ll spend some fun time with my family.

Q is for what you do with your quiet time: I’ve been a complete bookworm lately.  I also pick up my guitar when I have a few minutes with nothing else to do.

R is for biggest regret: I wish I had continued with my education when I didn’t have a big mortgage and kids and other things that make it nearly impossible to go back to school right now.

S is for status: Happily married, gainfully employed, and generally satisfied with life.

T is for time you woke up today: 7am

U is for what you consider unique about yourself: My twisted and wacky sense of humor.

V is for vegetable you love:Tomatoes, fresh from the garden.  I also love fresh bell peppers.

W is for worst habit: Spending too much time doing silly memes like this one.

X is for x-rays you’ve had: When I was a child, I had an ankle x-ray.  In the Missionary Training Center, I had an x-ray for a cracked rib.  Since then, I’ve had x-rays of an ankle, both knees, and my right shoulder.  I’ve also had ultrasounds of my right foot (plantar fasciitis) and my now-non-existent gall bladder.

Y is for yummy food you ate today: Hmmm.  I haven’t eaten yet today.

Z is for zodiac:Virgo