*CHANGES WILL*

Blogdaughter Oddybobo of Boboblogger has tagged me with the "5 weird habits" meme.

*sigh*

1) Neck cracking - Some people crack their knuckles. I crack my neck. Been doing it so long, I don't even need to push on my chin any more. Just tilt my head left & right - POP! POP! POP!

2) Ice in my milk - I usually put 2 or 3 ice cubes in my milk. Why? I spent 4 years on the USS Enterprise, and while they fed us well, beverages tended to be served at room temperature (the mess decks were always busy -> high turnover rate for milk containers -> milk containers didn't get a chance to cool down before becoming empty). Room temp milk tastes fairly disgusting. I decided that cold & watery beat thick & warm.

3) Ice in my beer - Picked up this habit in the Philippines. Similar reason - the bars in port were so busy, the bottle they put in front of you was likely just placed in the cooler 5 minutes ago. Add in the tropical climate, and nothing stays cool very long anyway. Again, better cold & watery...

4) I carry a pen with me everywhere I go - Another Navy habit. I lived on the ship & never knew when I'd need to sign something or jot down a message, even if I was technically off-duty. The same issue presents itself in civilian life, albeit not as frequently. Working at the bank, I was always shocked by how many people came in wanting to make a transaction and did NOT have a pen with them. Boggling lack of foresight.

5) Checking the serial numbers on every dollar bill I get - Why? A cool serial number pattern makes the bill worth more than face value to a collector. Being frequently bored as a teller, I spent a lot of time searching for these. Found quite a few over the years and sold them all on eBay. Still have this one:

Outside of those few things, I'm perfectly normal.

...well... normal-ish...

Anyway, who to tag...:

Susie of Practical Penumbra - judging by the title, it seems she's already posted her first odd habit.

Matty O'Blackfive - with all his good work supporting the troops, he might enjoy the chance to loosen up for a post. Besides, it's an excuse for him to talk about himself... more ;-)

Chris Muir of Day By Day - Poor guy doesn't have a blog attached to his most excellent comic strip site, so I'll post his answer here if he's willing to embarrass himself in public... more ;-)

BeeBee of Angle of Vision - I really want her to post SOMETHING, and I'll bet she'll have a great answer for this, since she's not exactly shy.

Blogdaughter Sally of Whimsy Capricious - She's from England. I hear they do REALLY weird stuff over there, like tying coconut husks to swallows.

Blogson-in-law Alex of Alex in Wonderland - Also from England. Ya know, I hear that they drink HOT tea over there! Just freaky...