11. I think I am the only person in America who does not like chocolate.
12. I was in a plane hit by lightening. The lights went off, people were screaming and crying, then the lights went on and we continued flying. The pilot never addressed the situation and the flight attendants acted as if nothing had happened.
13. I once saved a man from drowning and he did not say thank you.
14. In junior high my son excitedly showed me the vegetable garden he was growing under a grow light in his closet. I was very proud of him. He told me a few years ago it was marijuana. Duh, Clare.
15. I saved a baby once. As I was driving into a convenience store parking lot, I saw a car with a baby in a car seat rolling backward. I jumped out of my car, jumped into the other car and slammed on the brakes. The mother dashed out of the store and never said thank you. I was shaking from head to toe but wanted to smack her in the head for leaving her baby in the car while it was running.
16. My sons are both very handsome. My oldest son was Mr. August in a calendar. (See photo with this article.)
17. I took a pre-test for Mensa, the organization for people with genius level IQ. I passed that but never took the final test because I was afraid I would fail and be furious at myself.
18. I used to write essays for Prodigy, an early internet provider. I earned $80 an essay.
19. I have been threated with death by a member of the Latin Kings.
20. At the exact moment that my ex-husband was getting remarried I made arrangements to be in the sack with my lover having a wicked good time. Kinda took the sting out of the remarriage.
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As a kid, I only ate the semi-sweet chocolate, but do enjoy a bite of real chocolate once in a great while now. Only a bite.
You are interesting. How odd that those people never said thanks. Could have they been in shock?
Where's the picture?
#20--excellent plan! Did it work, remove the sting?
Clare, the sact that you saved those people is a wonderful thing, and I agree that shcok was probably behind the lack of apology. But it does not take away from your courage.
Okay, I'm having a little difficulty dealing with the lack of enthusiasm toward chocolate - but your sheer bravery and excellent planning & execution of #20 outweigh that a thousand fold!
Excellent List ;)
love your list! the people that didn't say thanks - i bet they did, later. i saved a few people's lives, and am glad i did. they were in an ambulance by the time they could talk, though, so i don't care abt the thanks. whew!
what a life. more!!
#13 was probably ungrateful because you did not give him mouth to mouth resucination.
RKL
Well, I would have turned them down...
Seriously, handsome kid. Love the icon, too!
Bit o' Honey's are great. I like the little nutty, grainy ways it gets.
and about No. 20 was revenge sweet or bitter sweet?
are you superwoman? i think you are...
what a great life so far, what ever can you be up to next?
where do you get the energy , mine is from chocolate, but i'll switch to your brand of energy any time...
#20....I just wanted to say that only a woman could pull this one off. Guys are so ready to jump in bed...You probably told him the exact reason you wanted to be there and he just shook his head and said, "OK, whatever." Now, if a guy tried to do the same thing he'd be met by strange looks and refusal.
#20 is my favorite.