A Meme

The inspiring Sandy tagged me for a Meme. I haven't done one of these for awhile and I always manage to dig up something about myself I'd forgotten:

Three Things That Scare Me:
1. Being the last one in my family to die
2. Getting old, feeble and unable to take care of myself
3. Global warming

Three People Who Make Me Laugh: (blogatopia friends)
1. Pioneer Woman
2. Midwestern Mommy
3. Mocha Momma (sadly, no longer blogging)

Three Things I Love:
1. Wide open spaces
2. Time with my family
3. Extra dark chocolate

Three Things I Hate:
1. The smell of eggs
2. Sometimes, the entire human race
3. Political spin doctors

Three Things I Don’t Understand:
1. Why Unruly can't control her impulses
2. Why people are so very cruel to each other
3. How people can be starving in the richest nation on the planet

Three Things On My Desk:
1. A photo of Unruly running naked through the corn field
2. A wind-up, fire-spitting, green-eyed nun with a big ruler
3. Piles of papers and press releases

Three Things I’m Doing Right Now:
1. Waiting for the PR flaks to call me back
2. Brainstorming tomorrow's story
3. Wishing I could leave work

Three Things I Want To Do Before I Die:
1. Visit Ireland
2. Camp in the mountains with my horses
3. Hang glide off a massive cliff

Three Things I Can Do:
1. Buck a barnful of hay
2. Write
3. Ride horses

Three Things I Can’t Do:
1. Run more than a mile
2. Walk in high heels
3. Sleep with the window closed

Three Things I Think You Should Listen To:
1. Your mother
2. Your intuition
3. NPR

Things You Should Never Listen To:
1. Political pundits
2. Paid endorsements
3. George Bush

Three Things I’d Like To Learn:
1. How to be a survivalist
2. How to brew beer and make wine
3. How to procrastinate a little less

Three Favorite Foods:
1. Steak
2. Mid-eastern food
3. Hummus

Three Shows I Watched As A Kid:
1. Gilligan's Island
2. Little House on the Prairie
3. The Twilight Zone

Three Things I Regret:
1. Living so far from family
2. Taking seven years to finish my degree
3. Straying

Three people I tag:
1. Lisa
2. Linlee
3. Nancy