Did You Ever Feel Like Me?

I Doubt It?

Me, with radio legend, Greg Batton!
I'm the short dude!

I have a few quirks that are completely normal to me, but may sound extremely abnormal to you.

I cannot hold anything in my mouth, besides food, without gagging!

You know, how someone will put an object they are holding in their mouth to free both hands to do something. Like a pen.

I can have the pen (or any other object) in my mouth for about 3 seconds before the gagging reflex begins, which turns into dry heaves after two more seconds, and lets not talk about what happens next! 

I cannot bite into a popsicle stick without getting creepy cold chills up and down my spine, and I get that same spine chilling feeling from just touching one of those rough cardboard drink carriers they give us at Micky-Dee's! In fact, I'm getting cold chills just writing about it...for real!

I can't go to bed without making sure there is not ONE crumb on the sheet! I'll take my hand and brush any seen or imaginary crumbs off, before I climb in.

When I do dishes, I have to wash everything twice, and rinse everything twice, just to make sure I did not miss any stuck food on the dishes or utensils, because finding food residue on my plate or utensil drives me MAD! Mad I tell you! Stark raving MAD! 

Well, maybe not that bad, but it DOES freak me out!

I will not drink anything all the way to the bottom of a bottle. This behavior is based on reality, for a change. 

One of my sisters (I can't remember which one...I had so many) was drinking a bottle of some soft drink when we were kids, and when she reached the end, there was something that looked like a slimy worm lurking at the bottom! Oh, gag!

So, for about 60 years now, I've been watching for that creature at the bottom of my bottles! Including Tequila bottles! 

I do not like my legs stretched out when I drive. I feel more safe and comfortable with my legs kind of bent and crumpled up, for some masochistic reason. 

I would rather eat a piece of cheese rolled up in a slice of lunch meat, than have a sandwich. I think the bread takes away the flavor of anything on it. 

I do my very best not step on any kind of insect...ant, cricket, pill bug, or even spider! It's not a religious thing...I just think they have as much a right to live as me! 

I love the idea of going out in sub-zero temperatures, and dressing so warm that I can't even feel the cold! It's kind of a cozy feeling for me.

I think the taste of Bayer aspirin is GREAT! Even as a child, I loved the taste of aspirin, and not just the sweet baby aspirin, the REAL, UNCUT STUFF! (However, I never abused, or over used the stuff)

This is kind of worrisome! When I started writing this I didn't realize how many quirks I had, and I haven't even scratched the surface yet, brothers and sisters! 

At least, I'll have something to write about again on another morn'!

Jack Nicholson portraying Melvin Udall, another O.C.D. dude