I have been tagged by Ivar over at Musing on the Divine…
…Here’s what you do:~Each person starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves and post these guidelines. ~At the end of the post, choose 8 people to be tagged and list their names.~Don’t forget to leave a comment telling them that they are tagged and to read your blog. Have fun!
1. I have two younger brothers and one younger sister.
2. I like to play guitar, but I haven’t got a good one for years.
3. I quit smoking a couple of months ago. I used to smoke two packages a day.
4. I worked with “mentally retarded” people for ten years.
5. I think the best fish dishes are the ones that don’t taste too much fish…
6. I’m a single “half-time” dad. My son is sixteen.
7. I have always been fascinated by the nineteenth century.
8. I practice “five year plans” in my life (no I’m not a Stalinist) and in one year I have to come up with new goals and evaluate the old ones.
I’ll tag: Gabrielle at Contemplative Haven, JustMe over at Oh, and.. this, the young poet James at Viewed and reviewed, Ginny at View from the pews, Marie also at View from the pews, And my friend Paula from Receiving Light, Veritas at poetry, prayer and praise and finally Pia at Beyond the horizon3
My son and one of my brothers.

December 4, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Lol, thank you, I think. My 8 things are here, but I am afraid to tag folks–I’m not as spry as I used to be.
I like your 8, both facts and taggees.
December 5, 2007 at 10:03 am
Thanks, Joakim,for tagging me. I enjoyed reading your list – well done on giving up the cigarettes which I suppose was part of one of your five year plans?!
December 5, 2007 at 10:37 am
JustMe: How could I miss that you just had made one?
It’s kind of hard coming up with eight names, don’t you think?
Ann: Yes it was. Do you prefer to be called V or A?
Joakim / Swede.
December 5, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Ann is fine since that’s what I’m used to. I attended a Dominican school and the school’s badge bore the word Veritas beneath the Dominican crest.
December 5, 2007 at 10:25 pm
I gave up smoking about 8 years ago now. I did it on a spur of the moment because I was sick of feeling yuk. I made a decision and did it. It was really hard for the first 4 days.
December 7, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Thanks for tagging me, Joakim. Marie Cecile had just beaten you to it! Yes, congratulations on quitting smoking.
I have a soon-to-be sixteen-year-old boy too! It’s nice to see yours with his nose in a book!
December 13, 2007 at 1:39 pm
ups, I saw this only today. After my exam I will make it.:-). Thank you Joakim.
December 13, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Good luck on your exam, I’ll say a prayer!
January 3, 2008 at 11:39 pm
The five year plan is interesting.