I saw way back a long time ago on my friend Alice’s blog a fun exercise: type your first name and “likes to” in your browser and see what pops up. Here are some results from “Barbara likes to…”
Barbara likes to quote the anthropologist Margaret Mead.
Nope. Never read her.
Barbara likes to party like her twin.
Don’t have a twin; don’t like to “party.”
Barbara likes to play computer games.
Only a few.
Barbara likes to pass along the wisdom she gained from Aunt Hattie.
I don’t have an Aunt Hattie, but that was my grandma’s nickname. I only wish she had lived long enough for me to have gained wisdom from her.
Barbara likes to work with primitive breeds of sheep.
Um, no.
Barbara….likes to be called “senator” – not “ma’am.”
I don’t have a problem with “ma’am.” In the South that is considered respectful.
Barbara likes to celebrate events in a big way.
Some, yes.
Barbara likes to do one book at a time.
Reading — no, I usually have at least two going at a time. If I were writing one, yes, I think I could only focus on one at a time.
Barbara likes to eat mackerel.
Never had it.
Barbara likes funny stories.
Yes!
Barbara likes writing her books very much!
Well, if I wrote books, I hope I would like it.
Barbara likes to keep things low key
Yep!
So what does this Barbara like to do? Read, play Scrabble on the computer, read friends’ blogs, spend time with my family, do some crafts, listen to good music, go barefoot, eat Mexican food and chocolate and way too many other things, stay up too late, sing around the house, look at decorating and craft magazines, go out to eat, celebrate special days, sing hymns, hear good preaching, be an encouragement….and many other things.
What do you like to do?
8 Comments
June 27, 2009 at 9:36 am
I’ve done this with Melli “needs” … my stuff never comes up anything fun though! Apparently the BIG Bank in Iran or Iraq is called Melli — and my stuff always ends up about banking. I’ll go try it real quick though with LIKES TO and see what comes up!
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I’m back! This didn’t work well for me either – for a different reason. Most of what came up came from MY blog! LOL! There was one other something about “eggs, as Melli like to call them”… and one other one about Melli likes to play. But everything else really was ME!
June 27, 2009 at 11:19 am
I like this list…Mackerel is great I bet you would enjoy it.
June 27, 2009 at 12:09 pm
I like to do a lot of the same things you do . . . except going barefoot. My feet hurt SO bad if I don’t wear shoes! Fun list!
June 27, 2009 at 12:41 pm
That is so funny.
June 27, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Oh mine is right on! Charlene likes to read. Charlene likes to eat. Charlene likes warm blankets. And then there was “Charlene likes to put you on the spot and make you look incompetent” which I’ve been known to do to bossy, pushy, supercilious folk …. like me? Hmmm, food for thought …..
June 27, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Whenever someone calls me “ma’am,” it makes me feel so very old. I don’t really like it from adults. From children, yes; from adults, no.
July 2, 2009 at 7:30 am
It’s really funny to see what the random results would say. Glad you did this and I had fun reading it! This Barbara (you) is definitely a great friend and blessing to others.
July 7, 2009 at 5:16 am
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