October 09, 2003

I have never...

This is not a meme, or at least not one started by someone else. I was just in a
listing mood. Inspired by an old drinking game:

I have never: considered moving back to Philadelphia.

I have made damn sure I have never: considered moving back in with my
parents (the problem is not with the high-level concept, just the particular
implementation).

I have never: been back to Houston since moving Rudder out of there.

I have made damn sure I have never: interviewed for a job that would
require moving back to Houston.

I have never: been to a Quaker silent service.

I have made damn sure I have never: been to a fundamentalist service of any
religion (might be interesting if I were sure I could go only as observer).

I have never: limited myself to reading only certain genres.

I have made damn sure I have never: restricted myself from reading anything
I was interested because of ideas about what I "ought" to read.

I have never: liked every book called a classic, or even a classic of its
genre.

I have made damn sure I have never: forced myself to read anything that
bored me, unless required by class or job.

I have never: been on a diet.

I have made damn sure I have never: been on any diet that cut out entire
food groups.

I have never: thought I was always right.

I have made damn sure I have never: acted stupider than I could help
being.

I have never: voted pure party line.

I have made damn sure I have never: voted for anyone on the etreme right.
Or any Bush. (I have voted for a few Republicans if I thought they were the best
of the available candidates.)

I have never: been sorry to be an American citizen.

I have made damn sure I have never: thought my country was perfect and
couldn't be improved.

I have never: missed voting in a Presidential election since I was old
enough to vote.

I have made damn sure I have never: griped about the results of any
election in which I didn't vote.

I have never: thought being female put any restrictions on what I could
accomplish with my brain.

I have made damn sure I have never: let anyone else think so either, if I
could help it.

I have never: thought there were any humans who are completely free of all
prejudices.

I tried damn hard never to: act on any latent prejudices I haven't rooted
out yet. (Note: it's not a prejudice (if you're judging in stead of prejudging,
would it be called a judice?) if you think less of a person based on his or her
own past behavior.)

I have never: been good at shutting up.

Posted by dichroic at October 9, 2003 04:59 PM
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