
Derek, I think you were wrong about not being special or having anything to add. I'm glad dreamer commented on this. I think you have a lot of things that make you - you - not "just you" , but a worthwhile and interesting person-
it isn't me lol![]()
Its lovely how everyone wants to be a redneck now. Lol.
In my case, I would say one look at me, and you wouldn't know I'm an accountant!![]()
It is bad air in those cities he is tougher than I am. I outgrew the asthma then smoked for 25 years then quit, now it bothers me some.
Great on the races! It is a whole different thing to compete. That takes drive and determination!
It is great exercise and calms the inside. I used to feel close to God and at peace with the wild natural world around me as I found my pace and get in that zone where I could go for miles out as far as I could and exhausted then come all the way back a different way in another zone again.
My short runs were around 9 miles and the longer ones only around 14 to 17 and stayed on natural ground. I liked a lot of uphill and down.
The injuries really put a hurt on me. I walk for miles on the job so there wasn't much left after that. The left foot is back the right foot is still improving. All the places I used to run are full of outdoor enthusiasts now. I have moved north but am not there for a while. It is a climbing and cross country skiing paradise there near McKinley Park. I will soon be able to do those things again. The running is over.![]()
I love spicy food.
Did not learn to tell time or count money til high school.
I took Arabic in 8th grade - it was mistake as I was in a class for Spanish but the original teacher wasn't there so the teacher who was there - he asked - what do you want to learn? He had 4 or 5 languages he knew - he asked if anyone was interested in Arabic. We were like, why not? So, that's how my Spanish class became my Arabic class.
When I was a kid I could write with one of my feet.
Not me!
If duct tape doesnt solve the problem. It means you did not use enough.
nothing special about me. I am just very ordinary. Maybe I am just too tired to really dig deep right now.
Crayfish hunting is a little bit redneck, but more Creole than redneck, so there is refinement there.
To be a true redneck, you have to be really, really tacky. You also have to make inappropriate jokes and flirt with women half your age in front of your wife (something I haven't yet mastered). Just a good example would be to leave Christmas ornaments on your house all year long. You can also use a telephone cable spool and make it into a coffee table. Faded T-shirts with underarm sweat stains are the best!!
You might be part redneck without even realizing it. Do you own any duct tape?