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Ten random things you might not know about me
10. I wear glasses
9. Badmitton is the only athletic activity I can manage without extreme embarassment
8. I'm wearing a pink bracelet for breast cancer until my aunt is given a clean bill of health
7. The baby grand piano in my living room is my pride and joy
6. I know how to run a tobacco stringer
5. My vanilla pound cake is the best you will ever taste
4. I have a crooked toe, thanks to a cousin with a temper
3. My hands and feet are always cold
2. I love to read books on the history of anything
1. I have a second earring in my left ear, just for the heck of it

Nine places I've visited
9. Inverness, Scotland
8. Brussels, Belgium
7. Penzance, Cornwall
6. Lucerne, Switzerland
5. Florence, Italy
4. Salzburg, Austria
3. Belfast, Ireland
2. Paris, France
1. London, England

Eight ways to win my heart
8. Give me backrubs
7. Make me smile
6. Take me seriously
5. Remember that the little things count
4. Like my family
3. Do things with me you may not like all that much because you know how much it means to me
2. Listen to me without trying to solve my problems, even though you really, really want to
1. Understand the importance of hugs and kisses

Seven things I want to do before I die
7. Publish a book
6. Own my own home, complete with built-in bookcases in every room, a big ol' front porch, lots and lots of windows and a very welcoming kitchen
5. Travel to all of the interesting places on my list
4. Gain tenure in a place that appreciates what I can offer
3. Find someone to grow old with
2. Have a child
1. Learn how to make my mom's strawberry jam

Six things I'm afraid of
6. Losing my mental capacities as I get older
5. Damaging my hands or fingers in some way
4. Having to get dentures
3. Really large bugs
2. Being alone as I grow old
1. Losing the people I love most

Five things I don't like
5. Celery
4. Irritating people
3. Spam of any sort
2. Feeling helpless
1. My feet

Four ways to turn me off
4. Argue with me "for the fun of it"
3. Discount the things that are important to me
2. Be an arrogant, self-centered jerk
1. Make promises you don't keep

Three things I do every day
3. Take a shower
2. Drink at least one coke
1. Read something

Two things that make me happy
2. Being with my Adorable Nephew
1. Spending time with good friends

One thing on my mind right now
1. What happens when you just can't make yourself write?