… a faithful and esteemed commentator has “tagged” me. It seems to be a mashup of the email chain letter, blogging, and that wonderful childhood game called tag. I guess. I don’t really know. 

Not up all this internet stuff, though Homer Simpson says that they have the internet on computers now. Actually he said that about 5 years ago.

So anyway. 

First, The Rules:
1) Post these rules before you give your facts
2) List 8 random facts about yourself
3) At the end of your post, choose (tag) 8 people and list their names, linking to them
4) Leave a comment on their blog, letting them know they’ve been tagged 

Second, it’s not all that simple to say what constitutes randomness. But I’ve been tagged and tasked with presenting an octet of disparate facts contained by my life. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can …

1. I was born in early June of 1956. (Yes, that’s random)
2. I am a man. (Also random)
3. I have never gotten a speeding ticket. (Maybe random)
4. I love jelly beans. (Deterministic)
5. The Universe revolves around my right pinky toe. (Deterministic)
6. I hear music almost all the time in my head. (Cool)
7. I’m sick of mowing the lawn. (and tired)
8. I find it very easy to come up with random stuff.
9. I tend to be a little too wordy.
10. Ok, a LOT too wordy.
11. I get carried away on listmaking.
12. I add unnecessary items.
13. To the list.
14. I sucked at tag when I was a kid.
15. I actually liked being “IT”!!
16. It was somebody.

So there are 8 random facts about me. I’m not going to tag anyone else, thus spoiling the game. For myself and for others. Sorry.