Honest Scrap Blog Award

If anyone but Magister Christianus had handed out this award to me, I probably would have refused the honor, especially since the award reads as "honest crap" when said aloud. I also have an aversion to all of the insessant games and quizzes on Facebook. This award smacks of too much of that to me.

However, I am honored that Magister Christianus would think of me. There are conditions of the award.

1) Say "Thanks!" to the presenter of the award and provide a link to their blog.

Thank you very much Magister Christianus. I appreciate you, your wit and education and your blog. I am quite happy to recommend you to any one of my readers.

2) Share 10 honest things about myself.

Borrowing a bit from MC, here you all go:

I think eating red meat is murder. Tasty, tasty murder. Apparently, this excludes me from ever having PETA take me seriously.

I read something on the order of 10 languages, none of them well, especially English.

I find a lot of students annoying for the simple fact that they have no cultural identity or ability to reason, yet these are the loudest, outspoken students in the classroom. I find school administrators even more annoying for the same reasons.

I love to shoot guns of all shapes, sizes and calibers. My favorite handgun is the Springfield XD.

I don't like dogs. Barking annoys the crud out of me. Apparently, this also excludes me from ever having PETA take me seriously.

I once met Linda Day George. I thought she was pretty.

I am happily married with wonderful and terrific children.

I occasionally get a hankerin' for spicy Mexican food that, if not properly handled, will melt tungsten steel.

I am not really all that snarky in person.

When television switched from analog to digital, I didn't.

3) Present this award to 7 others whose blogs I find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged me.

I know these repeat some that others have contacted, but I simply must say thanks to these people: Beetle Blogger, Pearl Diver, eutychus, all the guys at Opine, Nearly Nobody's News, Steven Crowder at Big Hollywood, Christinewjc, Secular Heretic