25 things I am not or have not done, or that haven’t happened to my family or anyone I know

February 11th, 2009 | by Simon |

I thought I’d post it here, too, just in case anyone actually looks in.

The rules:
You do not have to write a similar note or to send it to anyone else. You don’t even have to read these.

  1. I am not a platypus, donkey or squirrel.
  2. I have not swam across the English Channel.
  3. I have never started a successful business, if success be measured financially.
  4. When I was a child, I was never accosted by a crazy guy who tried to rip my head off but then turned out to be a nice guy when he went back on his medication.
  5. My mother never told me that I was adopted.
  6. The three things I did not hate as a child were milk, cream-of-wheat and carrot juice.
  7. I don’t have a very good memory, but I don’t forget faces easily.
  8. It has never been my goal to pillage neighboring villages.
  9. I’m not a fan of religion.
  10. I’m not a fan of TV sports.
  11. I’m also not a fan of bureaucracy.
  12. I’m even less a fan of corporate power.
  13. I was never in the Air Force, the Marines or the Coast Guard.
  14. I was also never a part of the Pope’s Swiss Guards.
  15. When I was young, I did not dream of becoming a doctor or a lawyer. Come to think of it, I don’t think being a lawyer is such a great thing even today.
  16. I do not smoke (anything), and I haven’t smoked anything for a long time. I don’t think smoking is a nice habit, but I don’t condemn those who do to everlasting hellfire.
  17. I don’t really have the power to condemn anything or anyone to everlasting hellfire, and probably wouldn’t if I did.
  18. I never caught myself saying “Oooh, I’ve just got to have those!” in a shoe store.
  19. I don’t understand the allure of shopping for clothes, furniture or jewelry.
  20. I haven’t earned any money with photography, my first chosen profession, in nearly half a year.
  21. Nobody I know has – as far as I know – been elected president of Moldova.
  22. By conviction I am neither a Communist, Socialist, Libertarian, Republican nor Democrat, and I have never been a member of any political party.
  23. I am not getting younger every day.
  24. My maternal grandfather never climbed Mt. Everest. On further thought, to the best of my knowledge neither did any of my other family members.
  25. Despite what some may believe, I’m not anti-everything.

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