A fabulous teacher & really "bad"mom Stephanie of bad mom bestowed upon me recently a gracious "Honest Scrap" award ~
I do enjoy reading the "bad mom"files, and can hardly ever resist: making my own personal comments, providing unsolicited "guy" remarks, and the playful spirit that Badmom brings to her blogging. For some reason she has pondered the above and deems it "honest scrap"!
Who am I to argue with that!
Furthermore, and pursuant to the terms of this award and with the encouragement of those who have shared this before I proclaim the following:
No. 1 -- I am exceedingly tickled, honored & thankful.
No.2 -- I share the glow by telling 10 honest things about myself.
No. 3 -- I name below other bloggers who constantly overwhelm me with brilliance and baffle me with, well you know that "baffling stuff (bs)" and that I sincerely love.
My ten things you probably didn't know about me:
1. When I was in elementary school I was smitten by "the little red haired girl", (a'la Charlie Brown)
2. I play or have played a few musical instruments: trombone and tuba (hs band and US Army 14th Army Band), Flute (Marshall Tucker style for rock roll band in HS, and one concert with the community orchestra), bass guitar (rock and roll band), flat top guitar (personal enjoyment, praise and hymn leading in church), mandolin - octave mandolin - mandocello (performed Irish music with my own band, Local Mandolin Orchestra, and countless "kitchen music" sessions of old time, bluegrass, fiddle tunes, irish tunes)
3. Have participated in the "4th day movement". (This is one of thousands of these type groups.)4. Enjoy 3 wonderful children.
5. Ran a half marathon in Nashville, TN last April.
6. My mom's dad (born in 1903) was a casual acquaintance of Charles Lindbergh.
7. My dad's dad (born in 1900) played clarinet in the "Lincoln Mill Band" in Huntsville, Alabama (in the 20s)
8. My dad was a band director, choir director, and performed one season with New Orleans Opera one year in the 1950s. Dad had a lovely "irish" tenor.
9. My mom was a piano teacher, taught kindergarten in our home (before it was part of the public schools), and was a librarian.
10. I spent the next 6 years after high school sorting out who I am and how I would live, it was confusing, frustrating, even required meds a few times, but I got through it and have a life I am thankful to live.
Rules for the Award:
- Say thank you and give a link to the presenter of the award
- Share “10 Honest Things” about yourself
- Present the award to 10* other bloggers whose blogs you find brilliant in content and/or design or to those who have encouraged you
- Be sure to tell the 10* bloggers chosen that you are giving them the Honest Scrap award and provide the guidelines for them
*Or a number that you can reasonably accomplish in whatever mental/physical state you're in
My brilliant encouragers:
The Zen of Motherhood1 door away from Heaven
Dancing with Cancer: Living with Mets, A New Normal
Slightly Off-Center, just a fraction of an inch
Fence Postings
Southern Sinful Bliss
Beacon of Hope
Softly Spoken
Breathings of My Heart
-Sweeter Poetry
A Portrait of the Human Heart
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All these blogs have something special to say to your heart!
Thank you each one...
Thanks Bad Mom!
14 comments:
How interesting and sweet! Sounds like your parents instilled and inspired quite a legacy in you and selfishly, we all get to benefit! Thank you Larry, for bestowing an award for being loquacious and encouraging! I'll get to shining a spotlight inward, directly ;)
Congrats to you and those you passed these on to. It's nice to find out more about people :)
Thanks Larry for the honor of including me in the 10 Honest Things award. I don't really follow too many other bloggers, so can't pay it forward, but appreciate that you think I tell it like it is. That's my goal in Dancing With Cancer.
Jill
i've always thought you're an exceptional person, now even more so. you certainly have a few musical bones in your body, other than the romantic one, the poetic one, the marathon runner one, the human caring one... you are one special guy and deserve this 100%!!!
and i feel humbled that you thought of me. thank you dear larryg!
Congratulations to you and those you have chosen to receive this award!
I read all the above oftwn, and all are :right on".
Again, wonderful to get to know you better, LarryG
Oooooooohh Larry dear! you really deserve this award>>>> congrats!
You have no idea how proud I feel for your choosing me!!!! (Giggling)
I really appreciate it.
[but do I really have to answer all those so difficult questions???)Oh my... I'll try ;-)]
Smiles and hugs!!!
You are one truly amazing guy Larry! Thanks for passing this award on to me - i graciously accept :)
Thanks so much for thinking of me! I enjoyed getting to know more about you! You're very talented - I'm even more inspired now!
Thank you dear Larry. You have quite a musical history there, no wonder you write such beautiful love letters. I truly feel honored.
thank you, Larry ♥ you have such a big beautiful heart :) love, J
Thank you so much, Larry! You are such a dear!
I would love to be able to play the mandolin. I love bluegrass!
Congrats on your award. I played the tenor sax for a while but then switched to the clarinet. The sax was so heavy! :)
Wow! Thanx Larry for thinking of me for this award! I feel so honored! You are so very sweet! I will get busy playing it forward!!!!
THANX AGAIN!
Sorry I'm late getting back here - but of course, you're welcome and THANK YOU for the kind words :D I always love your guy point of view.
I can completely imagine you as a young Charlie Brown smitten; that is a compliment!
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