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So I’m a Bit Quirky

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Quirk #1

When I find something I really like at a restaurant, it’s really really hard for me to choose something else the next time.  Even if it looks good.   Black Coffee & Waffle in St. Paul has several waffle options that look wonderful to me.  As I’m driving over there I’m thinking to myself that I should try something new (besides the almond butter, fresh fruit & granola waffle) and then I never do.   Same with the olive pimento veggie burger at The Tipsy Steer.  In what I consider a personal victory, on Sunday I actually got the crumb cake at Black Walnut Bakery.  I’ve looked at it several times but always end up ordering the bear claw, which Black Walnut makes with puff pastry, pastry cream and raspberry jam.   The crumb cake also had raspberry and was wonderful, but if I’m honest, I also bought a bear claw (just in case) and had it yesterday!

Quirk #2

Most of my adult life, I’ve done without a dishwasher.  Either I just didn’t have one or for many many years in my current house, it just didn’t work.  Now that we have a nice dishwasher that YA insisted on when we had the kitchen remodeled, I end up putting the clean dishes away about 80% of the time.  It’s not a horrible job – only takes about 5 minutes, but I’m finding that afterwards, I resist putting any dirty dishes in for a bit.  As if it needs to sit empty for a day or so before I start loading it up again.  Like it needs to rest and recharge?  Maybe it needs a spa day?

Any quirks you’re willing to admit to today?

59 thoughts on “So I’m a Bit Quirky”

  2. Maybe this is just old age forgetfulness, but it seems like every time I hit send on an email to someone, I think of something else I meant to say. I go to the Sent folder, find that email, and send the addendum so they’ll have all the info in one email… I put an awful lot of energy into little details like that.

    I know there are others…

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  4. I think I probably have more quirks than the average person, after a lifetime of living alone. I don’t even know if I can identify all of them. They seem normal to me.

    I experience some minor discomfort about things being done in a particular order and in a particular way. I am aware of this tendency and I know that it’s okay if a thing isn’t done exactly as I think it should be, but it still causes me some discomfort.

    I tend to isolate myself when things pile up on me. I will plug away at trying to solve a problem by myself until I either resolve the thing or it all breaks down around me and I need help.

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    1. I used to be more of a perfectionist than I am now. I give all the credit to a coworker 30 years ago named Suzy who had to sign up in her cube and when we had to get email she put it under her auto signature. “Done is better than perfect.”

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  5. I have never lived with a dishwasher, and I just noticed my dish drainer in the second sink. I always leave 4 of the plates I use most often in the drainer – that’s just where they live. And a couple of spoons and forks – saves opening the silverware drawer all the time…

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    2. my best friend in 1st grade wouldnt wear shorts. i didnt for a couple summers. he moved in first grade and my mom talked me into shorts. ive been happy in shorts ever since

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  7. Rise and Shine, Baboons,

    I suspect this list could be very long, given that we Baboons are who we are. Who else would keep the memory of TLGMS going for 15 years (or so?) past its demise?

    Quirk #2: I don’t get why I like football. It engages in every behavior I do not like but yet I like football. Very Quirky.

    Quirk #3: I hate Facebook, which seems to please the rest of the world. I get on there and I want to scream.

    Quirk#4: I love the MN All State Hockey Hair video. Here is this year’s version:

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      1. Those have been done for years right after the hockey tournament. I sent them to my grandson in Phoenix, who now has a headful of hair worthy of any hockey player.

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  9. Back to the dish drainer – since there isn’t much room in it for just-washed dishes (because of all the plates that live there), I frequently just set larger items, once they’ve drained a bit, somewhere else to finish drying – on the stove, cabinet, or in their spot in the cupboard – the bit of moisture remaining is going to evaporate wherever they are…

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  11. Quirk should be my middle name. I believe “quirk” is in the eye of the beholder, and that everyone acquires more quirks as we age. Quirks are to me more like habits that reinforce who we are, our identities, define our lives and our daily activities, and give us a tiny bit of control in a world over which we seem to have less control every day. “I quirk, therefore I am?”

    I solve the NYT Sunday crossword puzzle only on Monday mornings during breakfast, and don’t do any other crossword puzzles other than the second Sunday puzzle in the Strib when I’m in the mood for another one.

    When at home, I eat oatmeal 4 days per week (SU,M W, F), cold cereal three days a week (T TH SA). I only allow myself one caramel pecan roll at a local diner once a month. I insist on drinking “real” Champagne on New Year’s Eve and our anniversary. I haven’t bought a golf ball in close to 30 years now, but still play golf 3-4 times a week during the season. I’m a good scrounger and a decent enough player that I don’t lose too many.

    I use a different bookmark for every book I read. I only hold my wineglass by the stem when drinking wine. I always put peanut butter on the piece of bread to my left when making a PB & J, and always put the J on the right side piece. When starting to eat dinner, I always taste the starch or vegetable before tasting the protein.

    I believe there is a perfect volume of music for every occasion–dinner, breakfast, parties, solo listening, etc. So when I have control of the volume, I insist on setting the volume correctly.

    And so on, and so on.

    Chris in Owatonna

    (Recovering from his second cataract surgery today! No more glasses for other than reading or fine print!!!! 🙂

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      1. Sparkling wine from anywhere but the Champagne region of France. “Champagne” is used generically now, but technically it should only refer to the “real” stuff from that region.

        Another of my quirks–I always make the distinction between sparkling wine and Champagne. But don’t get me wrong. It’s not a snob thing. Great sparkling wines can be better than great Champagnes. But there are some terroir factors that distinguish Champagne wines from sparklers from other areas. Plus I visited Champagne years ago, toured Veuve Clicquot cellars, and was totally enamored of the place. 🙂

        Chris

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    2. I have a cousin who married a guy named Quirk. She took his last name, so she is Marilyn Quirk. It is an Irish name, and sometimes still McQuirk.

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  18. Feeding The Birds both outside and inside is my quirk. Never having birds as pets until a few years ago surprises me. Even now as I type, I’m watching an afternoon feeding of dozens at my feeders! The inside flock will get bedtime treats very soon.
    Coming up with new slams on Trump is my newest. Is that a quirk or simply a defense mechanism?
    Okay. Here goes.
    Since it is unacceptable to call Trump Hitler, I now post about him as Der Phooey, Adenoid Hynkel. That’s taken from The Great Dictator. Charles Chaplin.

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  19. Quirk #1: This is a variation on VS’s restaurant quirk. I buy multiples in clothing. I hate to shop for clothes, so when I find something that hits the trifecta of fit, price, and quality, I buy more than one. My closet and drawers are packed with multiples, often in different colors, but not always (for example, I have identical denim jackets). This quirk extends to footwear and accessories–I have three shoulder bags in the same design, different colors.

    Quirk #2: I almost always park at the most remote spot in a parking lot. At work, I park in a ramp, and always park at the far end. I have to park in a spot that isn’t under a seam from the roof above, because I hate having salty, dirty water from the level above dripping on my car.

    Quirk #3: I keep the little row dividers from my box of teabags to use as bookmarks. I think the tea company designed them to be used, because they are the perfect size and are printed with quotes about tea and other interesting information. I keep them even though I already have an envelope stuffed to bursting with all of the bookmarks I’ve collected over the years.

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