I received this lovely award –
It was given by no less than four blogger buddies. So I am even more touched; I thank you all.
My understanding is I am supposed to post 7 things about myself. What a challenge! I’ve been struggling to find one thing for posting and now I have to ‘put out’ 7 in a sitting!
Well, here is goes… alas, it is not too stylish:
1) I am well over four feet.
2) A therapist once yelled at me for bringing a bagel into my appointment. I felt so awful and hurt by his action I vowed never ever raise my voice at a patient. And I have kept this promise.
3) I have never seen a professional football game.
4) Reaching retirement seems an impossibility. But if this should happen, I want to spend it cooking, making something new everyday with never a repeat. I have piles of recipes so I hope to get through as many things possible.
5) I read nearly 100 blogs; I have the hots for 12 of them.
6) Normally patient, I lock myself away whenever I have to fill out insurance forms for I invariably become cross. I am quite ugly then; it is not a pretty sight.
and
7) My favorite pizza topping is onions and anchovies.
I am supposed to nominate others but I am late to this party. I will soon do another sort of “Award”, called ‘Spo-ward” which I will give out to some of my 100. Oh, the Muses are back !……
Spo-Reflections 
22 comments
January 22, 2011 at 2:54 AM
Tai
You’re the best blogger I know.
January 22, 2011 at 4:52 AM
Blobby
On #5 – you’re not gonna name ’em?
January 22, 2011 at 6:03 AM
Urspo
Shan’t! If I outed the dirty dozen it could cause a panic….
January 22, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Peter
A dozen is 12, not ten! 😉
January 22, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Peter
please remove, wrong answer to the wrong post.
January 22, 2011 at 5:03 AM
Cubby
Another anchovy lover! Thank God. There are so few of us, we’ve got to stick together.
January 22, 2011 at 7:03 AM
Sean
I’m glad you’re not naming them…that way, I can pretend I’m one of them.
I’m not above pandering or bribing, so what do I have to do to get a Spo-award? I’ll do any thing.
Any.
Thing.
Twice.
January 22, 2011 at 8:16 AM
Shawn
My Favorite!
Congrats !!!!!!
and one more…..
please! please! please!
Ok that’s three more…..
January 22, 2011 at 8:56 AM
Ray
Congrats to you, I think you deserve it. I love your blog allot.
Ray
January 22, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Urspo
thank you !
January 22, 2011 at 9:14 AM
Alan
“I have the hots for 12 of them.” You’re a shameless tease! Sean has taught you well!
January 22, 2011 at 9:41 AM
Ron
I agree with Tai, you are simply the BEST BLOGGER that I know. I am privileged to be one of your blogger buddies. And you have good taste too. I have found many other good bloggers through your blog roll. I hope Someone knows what a gem he has on the other side of that bed.
January 22, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Peter
Congrats!
January 22, 2011 at 1:01 PM
anne marie in philly
well, cheese louise, who would NOT want to nominate you?
I have never seen a pro football game either, and I intend to keep it that way.
and I can’t stand onions or anchovies; you may not kiss me. cubby may not kiss me either.
January 22, 2011 at 1:12 PM
dancingwithfrogs
I can’t imagine a therapist yelling at a patient.
How rude.
January 22, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Jim
Your pizza answer ruined it for me. I have to rethink my secret crush on you now. 😦
January 22, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Jim
You don’t get pizza often, do you?
January 22, 2011 at 9:25 PM
Urspo
not nowadays, no; anchovies or not.
January 23, 2011 at 9:27 AM
Jim
OK, I will still have my secret crush on you! ❤
January 22, 2011 at 5:41 PM
gregory
haha! and I said yuk about anchovies the other day. dale LOVES them. so you two are in good company with each other.
January 23, 2011 at 4:00 AM
Paul Brownsey
I think I have a degree of respect for the therapist who yelled at you for bringing a bagel to the appointment instead of maintaining the inhuman blandness that is supposed to be the mark of the professional. You were rude, giving him the impression that you didn’t need to give him your undivided attention but could snack at the same time. It’s like people who are talking on their mobile ‘phones to someone else while dealing with a bank teller or check-out operator. I am very pleased that I once roused myself to tell a student whom I and colleagues were always having to chase for missing work, etc, something like this: “Do you know that I am pissed off by you? All the extra work that you cause is not done by elves who come out of the woodwork. It is done by real people like me. I am not looking for stuff to fill up my time, yet time and again I have spend time sorting out messes because bloody X Y [his name] can’t be bothered yet again. Bear it in mind: I am just as real as you are.” He seemed rather startled but I think it was salutary. Coming out from behind the professional mask and revealing that they’re dealing with a human being can be a good thing.
January 23, 2011 at 6:44 AM
Urspo
I disagree; I was not rude as I was ignorant. As a therapist/analyst myself, I would have neutrally told such a patient it was not right/put it away, but let’s look at what it means symbolically. I was starting counseling; he was Jewish; the bagel I now see was a way of forming an alliance or sort. It would have made good process material for why I was unconsciously doing this etc. Rather, he decided to yell and act out – not a good sign of good counselor or as a person.
In my professional life I have never once seen any benefit is yelling at a patient, or anyone else.