I’m told that our temperatures remain below average, but frankly I don’t care. It’s warmer than it was a week ago, and the snow is melting away. The sun shines in the windows, warming the house without recourse to natural gas. This is good.

Sherry at Semicolon has tagged Phil and me with a meme. This is a meme of eight, but it seems pretty much identical to the meme of six I did just a short while ago. Except that, you know, it’s got eight instead of six.

I can’t account for anyone’s desire to know more stuff about me. It seems to me I purvey that commodity pretty indiscriminately around here, and the supply exceeds the demand.

However, I don’t have any bright ideas of my own tonight, so here it is.

The Rules:

Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

My List:

1. I’m right-handed, but I generally mouse with my left hand. This is because I thought I was developing a repetitive motion problem a while back. Turns out it wasn’t the fault of the mouse, but of my sword exercises. Nevertheless, I figure it doesn’t hurt to cultivate ambidexterity. I understand it helps with rehab if you ever have a stroke, and judging by my family history, there’s a clot in there somewhere with my name on it.

2. I can wiggle my ears.

3. Contrary to the traditional mystique of the Suffering Artist, I find I’m far more creative when I’m happy.

4. Unfortunately, I’m almost never happy.

5. I’ve never gotten an ice cream headache.

6. I once voted for Al Gore in a primary, back when I was a Democrat.

7. My blood type is A Pos. The only place in the world where A Pos. blood is in the majority is Scandinavia.

8. I never tag other bloggers with memes. That would be too outgoing.