Seven random things

My friend Angie tagged me with the seven random things meme. (Little known fact: Richard Dawkins coined the term meme, which first came into popular use with the publication of his book The Selfish Gene in 1976. Dawkins based the word on a shortening of the Greek "mimeme" (something imitated), making it sound similar to "gene".)

Here are the rules: Each blogger should list 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to then report this on their own blog with their 7 random facts as well as these rules. They then need to tag 7 others and list their names on their blog. They are also asked to leave a comment for each of the tagged, letting them know they have been tagged and to read the blog.

Okay . . . here goes.
1. I first became a grandmother at the age of 41.
2. I used to raise horses and compete in timed events (barrel racing, pole bending, etc.). I was also in the Ada County Sheriff's Mounted Posse-ettes (a drill team on horseback).
3. My favorite girlhood books were the Trixie Belden series. Nancy Drew was okay, but Trixie rocked.
4. One of my favorite all time novels is Gone With The Wind, and I love the movie too. Thus my very first novel was what I refer to as "the poor man's Gone With The Wind." (It didn't quite measure up to the classic.)
5. When I was still doing theater, a director told me that I was a "natural born ham." No comment.
6. I'm working on my 55th book.
7. I'll have a devotional published in a Bible next year, a first for me.

I'm tagging Colleen Coble, Robin Bayne, Tammy Alexander, Camy Tang, Deb Raney, Katy Raymond, and Rachelle Gardner.

Happy Saturday!

-rlh-

Comments

[Rachelle]

Robin, thanks for tagging me! That's interesting about Dawkins and the word meme. How ironic that we throw the word around without knowing its origin!

I saw you at the Christys... I'm sorry I neglected to say hello! Things were a little noisy and overwhelming there. I meant to get over to you but well, I'm a loser I guess. I apologize!

My "8 Things" post (yes 8, not 7) is here:
http://rachellegardner.blogspot.com/2007/05/eight-things-about-me.html

Hope you are having a good weekend and recovering from CBA.

[Katy McKenna]

Why, it's an honor to be tagged by you! :) I will post (hopefully) later today. Having a garage sale right now! BTW, I always figured "meme" was just a way to get our French in. Meme means "same" in French.....

I have also been told I'm a natural born ham. And this year, I had a devotional story pubbed in a Cup of Comfort book. However, it goes without saying (darn!) that I haven't written 55 novels!!! Or done the horse thing. Kudos to you, Robin!

[Kay]

man, my childhood dream was to be Rodeo Queen! I used to practice my wave. But alas, we only had a pony and she wouldn't even run. I trotted around those barrels and poles that were behind our house as fast as I could, though!

[Robin Bayne]

Thanks for the tag, I think! LOL

[Camy Tang]

It was wonderful seeing you at ICRS! Here's my meme (like Rachelle, it's 8 instead of 7):

http://camys-loft.blogspot.com/2007/05/8-random-things.html

Camy

[Karen]

Another Trixie fan here! And Gone With the Wind, too. I often wonder what the movie would have been like if they had stayed truer to the novel. The novel certainly gives you more insight into her character than the movie, that's for sure.

[Colleen Coble]

Oh what fun! I was a Trixie Beldon fan too. I'll post my seven things tomorrow. Thanks for the fun, Robin!

[Katy McKenna]

Robin, I know I said I'd do the 7, but as it turns out I'd forgotten that I'd just done the 7 in the past few weeks! I blogged about it, though, and told my fallible readers that 14 Random Things About Me are more than they should have to know! With great pleasure, I linked to your site. :)