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SEVENTY-FIVE THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT CHARLEE
01.) She had a mild case of polio when she was 6 years old.
02.) Her first crush was on cowboy star Lash LaRue (whom she saw in person when she was 6 years old).
03.) Her favorite comfort food is Brunswick Stew.
04.) Her favorite movie of all time is The Magnificent Seven.
05.) Sweet, Savage Love is her favorite book.
06.) She didn't learn to swim until her husband taught her and their sons in 1977.
07.) Her favorite snack is Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes right off the vine and sprinkled with salt.
08.) She and her best friend wrote a play for ninth grade assembly and both were actors in the play.
09.) She is claustrophobic.
10.) During her junior year of high school, she didn't miss a single day of school.
11.) Her pet peeve is people who say Holy Smokes! because the phrase isn't plural.
12.) She has been known to consume an entire jar of sweet mixed pickles in one afternoon.
13.) She can play the piano, guitar, autoharp and accordion.
14.) Her favorite song is If I Were A Carpenter sung by Bobby Darin.
16.) She shook hands with Charlton Heston at the Republican caucus in Ames, Iowa.
17.) She is a staunch Democrat.
18.) She worked as an entertainment editor for gazillionaire Warren Buffet and went to his house for a Christmas party.
19.) When American Graffiti first came out, she was assigned to interview George Lucas. It snowed the night before and she didn't make the interview. With Lucas was one of his 'lesser' stars, Harrison Ford. She did, however, get to talk to Lucas on the phone.
20.) Her favorite color is sage green.
21.) Pepsi is her soft drink of choice but a Bloody Maria (Bloody Mary made with tequila) is her bar drink.
22.) She worked as a dental assistant for seven years and has an Expanded Function license as well as a Radiological License.
23.) Her favorite candy is pecan divinity.
24.) She pronounces pecan the southern way: pee con.
25.) She can type 80 words a minute but can't drive a stick shift.
26.) The odor from Congoleum glue gives her a brutal migraine.
27.) The flash of sunlight off the quilted back of a semi will give her a brutal migraine, too.
22.) Her father was a long-distance trucker and she grew up in the cab of his GMC semi.
28.) Her favorite current television show is The Big Bang Theory.
29.) She wrote her first book when she was 12; It was titled Western Flame.
30.) She met the love of her life, her husband Tom, on a blind date.
31.) She buried her mother, father and the black lady who helped raise her all on the same day.
32.) An allergic reaction to a migraine drug caused her to rip a hospital mattress apart with her bare hands.
33.) She can crochet, macramé, needleploint and stitched two baby blankets for a niece and nephew.
34.) Autumn is her favorite time of year.
35.) She prefers cats to dogs but her favorite pet was her Schnoodle, Brownie.
36.) She has terrible handwriting which is barely decipherable by untrained humans.
37.) She has broken her tailbone...twice.
38.) She has a secret desire to strip naked and stand in the rain, however, she refrains since her neighbors are Mormon.
39.) She was raised a Hard Shell Baptist but converted to Catholicism during high school.
40.) She has over forty windchimes on her back porch and deck.
41.) Her bedroom was once invaded by a garter snake who terrorized her for ten minutes until her husband scooped up the offending beast and took him out to their grotto.
42.) Sad movies make her cry; Dave Barry makes her laugh.
43.) She says a prayer for every dead animal she sees along the roadway.
44.) Likes her oranges with salt sprinkled on them.
45.) She's afraid of the dark.
46.) Has seen both her maternal grandfather's and her husband's ghosts.
47.) Will not eat escargot, squid, liver, chitlins, tripe, or haggis so don't ask.
48.) Her favorite salad dressing is Blue Cheese with Russian running a very close second.
49.) Loves watermelon sprinkled with salt and cantaloupe sprinkled with pepper and salt.
50.) What she wishes she could have in Iowa that she can't? Fresh figs, mayhaw jelly, and hog plums.
51.) She has never smoked, has never been tempted to, and never will.
52.) She has had: two laparoscopies, carpal tunnel releases on both hands, a spinal fusion, hysterectomy, had four benign tumors removed from her back, lasik, and two kidney stones surgically removed.
53.) She saw Mariska Hargitay when she was a little girl at the airport in Albany, GA as Mariska's mother, Jayne Mansfield, Michael Landon and Dan Blocker were leaving after a telethon.
54.) At other telethons in Albany, she has seen: Robert Fuller (Laramie), Clu Gulager (The Tall Man), James Drury (The Virginian), Donna Douglas (Ella Mae from The Beverly Hillbillies), and Dale Robertson.(Tales of Wells Fargo).
55.) Considers 35 year old handsome men 6' and taller with brown hair and brown eyes, chiseled pecs, washboard abs, and hard thighs the perfect specimen.
56.) Favorite type of movie is westerns with sci-fi running second.
57.) Favorite music is Celtic. The sound of tin whistles, fiddles, bodhrans, and guitars combined give her chill bumps.
58.) Has seen on stage: Bob Hope, the Four Seasons, Robert Goulet, Steppenwolf, the Oakridge Boys, Debbie Reynolds, Celine Dion (in Vegas), Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil, and Larry Gatlin.
59.) Graduated from the same high school a year after the Food Network's Paula Deen
60.) Favorite fast-food restaurant is Subway. Her favorite sammie: BMT with everything except lettuce and cucumbers. Dressing for the sammie? Chipotle Southwest.
61.) Can recite the poem The Highwayman in its entirety.
62.) Her favorite author is John Sandford.
63.) Has emails sent to her from authors Brian Lumley, Piers Anthony, Christine Feehan, Douglas Clegg, and Father Andrew Greeley.
64.) Has a framed autographed photo of Eric McCormack.
65.) Gives monthly to the ASPCA and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Gives yearly to St. Jude's, the March of Dimes, and the Cancer Foundation.
66.) Designed, created, and maintains her own website plus does websites for friends.
67.) Cooks several dishes at once when she's angry or sad.
68.) Has seen two U.F.O's and has a photo of one she took from her back deck.
69.) Went with a group of girlfriends to see both the Chippendale and Thunder from Down Under male dancers.
70.) Does crossword puzzles in ink.
71.) Loathes most reality shows (especially the Bachelor and any of the 'housewives'.
72.) Always says yes ma'am and no sir to her elders. Holds doors open for those behind her.
73.) Doesn't like snooty women and vulgar men but absolutely hates disrespectful children.
74.) Her Cafeteria Catholic Beliefs? Birth control, the death penalty, chemical castration for pedophiles, and marriage for priests.
75.) Lights a candle for her husband every night.
02.) Her first crush was on cowboy star Lash LaRue (whom she saw in person when she was 6 years old).
03.) Her favorite comfort food is Brunswick Stew.
04.) Her favorite movie of all time is The Magnificent Seven.
05.) Sweet, Savage Love is her favorite book.
06.) She didn't learn to swim until her husband taught her and their sons in 1977.
07.) Her favorite snack is Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes right off the vine and sprinkled with salt.
08.) She and her best friend wrote a play for ninth grade assembly and both were actors in the play.
09.) She is claustrophobic.
10.) During her junior year of high school, she didn't miss a single day of school.
11.) Her pet peeve is people who say Holy Smokes! because the phrase isn't plural.
12.) She has been known to consume an entire jar of sweet mixed pickles in one afternoon.
13.) She can play the piano, guitar, autoharp and accordion.
14.) Her favorite song is If I Were A Carpenter sung by Bobby Darin.
16.) She shook hands with Charlton Heston at the Republican caucus in Ames, Iowa.
17.) She is a staunch Democrat.
18.) She worked as an entertainment editor for gazillionaire Warren Buffet and went to his house for a Christmas party.
19.) When American Graffiti first came out, she was assigned to interview George Lucas. It snowed the night before and she didn't make the interview. With Lucas was one of his 'lesser' stars, Harrison Ford. She did, however, get to talk to Lucas on the phone.
20.) Her favorite color is sage green.
21.) Pepsi is her soft drink of choice but a Bloody Maria (Bloody Mary made with tequila) is her bar drink.
22.) She worked as a dental assistant for seven years and has an Expanded Function license as well as a Radiological License.
23.) Her favorite candy is pecan divinity.
24.) She pronounces pecan the southern way: pee con.
25.) She can type 80 words a minute but can't drive a stick shift.
26.) The odor from Congoleum glue gives her a brutal migraine.
27.) The flash of sunlight off the quilted back of a semi will give her a brutal migraine, too.
22.) Her father was a long-distance trucker and she grew up in the cab of his GMC semi.
28.) Her favorite current television show is The Big Bang Theory.
29.) She wrote her first book when she was 12; It was titled Western Flame.
30.) She met the love of her life, her husband Tom, on a blind date.
31.) She buried her mother, father and the black lady who helped raise her all on the same day.
32.) An allergic reaction to a migraine drug caused her to rip a hospital mattress apart with her bare hands.
33.) She can crochet, macramé, needleploint and stitched two baby blankets for a niece and nephew.
34.) Autumn is her favorite time of year.
35.) She prefers cats to dogs but her favorite pet was her Schnoodle, Brownie.
36.) She has terrible handwriting which is barely decipherable by untrained humans.
37.) She has broken her tailbone...twice.
38.) She has a secret desire to strip naked and stand in the rain, however, she refrains since her neighbors are Mormon.
39.) She was raised a Hard Shell Baptist but converted to Catholicism during high school.
40.) She has over forty windchimes on her back porch and deck.
41.) Her bedroom was once invaded by a garter snake who terrorized her for ten minutes until her husband scooped up the offending beast and took him out to their grotto.
42.) Sad movies make her cry; Dave Barry makes her laugh.
43.) She says a prayer for every dead animal she sees along the roadway.
44.) Likes her oranges with salt sprinkled on them.
45.) She's afraid of the dark.
46.) Has seen both her maternal grandfather's and her husband's ghosts.
47.) Will not eat escargot, squid, liver, chitlins, tripe, or haggis so don't ask.
48.) Her favorite salad dressing is Blue Cheese with Russian running a very close second.
49.) Loves watermelon sprinkled with salt and cantaloupe sprinkled with pepper and salt.
50.) What she wishes she could have in Iowa that she can't? Fresh figs, mayhaw jelly, and hog plums.
51.) She has never smoked, has never been tempted to, and never will.
52.) She has had: two laparoscopies, carpal tunnel releases on both hands, a spinal fusion, hysterectomy, had four benign tumors removed from her back, lasik, and two kidney stones surgically removed.
53.) She saw Mariska Hargitay when she was a little girl at the airport in Albany, GA as Mariska's mother, Jayne Mansfield, Michael Landon and Dan Blocker were leaving after a telethon.
54.) At other telethons in Albany, she has seen: Robert Fuller (Laramie), Clu Gulager (The Tall Man), James Drury (The Virginian), Donna Douglas (Ella Mae from The Beverly Hillbillies), and Dale Robertson.(Tales of Wells Fargo).
55.) Considers 35 year old handsome men 6' and taller with brown hair and brown eyes, chiseled pecs, washboard abs, and hard thighs the perfect specimen.
56.) Favorite type of movie is westerns with sci-fi running second.
57.) Favorite music is Celtic. The sound of tin whistles, fiddles, bodhrans, and guitars combined give her chill bumps.
58.) Has seen on stage: Bob Hope, the Four Seasons, Robert Goulet, Steppenwolf, the Oakridge Boys, Debbie Reynolds, Celine Dion (in Vegas), Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil, and Larry Gatlin.
59.) Graduated from the same high school a year after the Food Network's Paula Deen
60.) Favorite fast-food restaurant is Subway. Her favorite sammie: BMT with everything except lettuce and cucumbers. Dressing for the sammie? Chipotle Southwest.
61.) Can recite the poem The Highwayman in its entirety.
62.) Her favorite author is John Sandford.
63.) Has emails sent to her from authors Brian Lumley, Piers Anthony, Christine Feehan, Douglas Clegg, and Father Andrew Greeley.
64.) Has a framed autographed photo of Eric McCormack.
65.) Gives monthly to the ASPCA and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Gives yearly to St. Jude's, the March of Dimes, and the Cancer Foundation.
66.) Designed, created, and maintains her own website plus does websites for friends.
67.) Cooks several dishes at once when she's angry or sad.
68.) Has seen two U.F.O's and has a photo of one she took from her back deck.
69.) Went with a group of girlfriends to see both the Chippendale and Thunder from Down Under male dancers.
70.) Does crossword puzzles in ink.
71.) Loathes most reality shows (especially the Bachelor and any of the 'housewives'.
72.) Always says yes ma'am and no sir to her elders. Holds doors open for those behind her.
73.) Doesn't like snooty women and vulgar men but absolutely hates disrespectful children.
74.) Her Cafeteria Catholic Beliefs? Birth control, the death penalty, chemical castration for pedophiles, and marriage for priests.
75.) Lights a candle for her husband every night.
