Tagged by Deb, who in so doing reminded me that I have a Tribe account and perhaps I should check it occasionally. I'd completely forgotten. So, let's see...

GAME RULES - Once you've been tagged, you have to write a blog with 8 facts/things/habits about yourself, saying who tagged you. In the end you need to choose the 6 people to be tagged and list their names. No tag backs.

1. Par for the course, I'm in my second marriage ("the real one"). I see my ex occasionally at events, and we're politely friendly. My first marriage was more or less a disaster of my own making, and it took me a while to recover from it. Hint: When you're looking for symbolism for your wedding, the Three of Swords isn't a good choice.

2. When it comes to representational systems, I'm a lot more kinesthetic than most people. I think that's one of the reasons I enjoy playing the instruments that I do (piano and hand percussion).

3. My very first instrument was accordian. I was four. It was larger than my torso. That didn't last very long before my parents switched me to piano. I don't know what they were thinking with the whole accordian thing.

4. One of my goals is to be a regularly performing musician. This year has helped a lot with that, so if I keep things up, I'll reach that goal relatively soon. Next is figuring out how to pay some bills doing it.

5. I'm the poster child for all of those religious fundamentalists who say that roleplaying games lead to the Dark Arts. I was just starting high school when I picked up D&D. I didn't think the magic system made a lot of sense, so being the young geek that I was, I went to the local library and looked up "Magic." How the Anoka Public Library acquired any of Aleister Crowley's books I'll never know.

6. Despite all of the "booga booga" symbolism I enjoy, I believe that our purpose here involves joy and beauty (or as another group puts it, Light, Life, Love and Liberty). What I think gets missed sometimes is that there's joy and beauty in the darkness too.

7. Thanks to my day job, I know more about feminine hygiene products than any man rightly should.

8. I hardly ever drink anything alcoholic - a rare glass of wine with a meal, or a taste of something stronger once in a blue moon. No particular reason, I've just tended to avoid it. Of the few things that I've tried, my favorite has been mead (although Celtic Crossing is a strong second).

Tagging... hmm. My friends list is really short, and I think everyone's been tagged. If you're reading this and you haven't been tagged, consider it done.