My friend Sandy at My Inner Edge tagged me for a new meme. It’s a six word memoir, inspired by Hemingway, who once bet ten dollars that he could sum up his life in six words. He came up with: For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.
Here are the meme rules:
1. Write your own six word memoir.
2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like.
3. Link to the person who tagged you in your post and to this original post if possible so we can track it as it travels across the blogosphere.
4 .Tag five more blogs with links.
5. And don’t forget to leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play!
I found this meme to be quite an interesting one to consider. Here’s my entry:
“Look at what’s outside the cities!“
I tag Wolf at Irrelevant cheetah, Silken at Did You Know?, Pinhole at Pinhole’s Blog, Lori at Random Musings to participate if you would like to. (And anyone else who wishes to join in is invited!)
Montana Outdoors 
Interesting…I’ll have to think on this one.
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Comment by Pinhole — February 21, 2008 @ 11:34 am
I thought you might find it interesting! It leaves lots of options.
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Comment by montucky — February 21, 2008 @ 12:23 pm
Beautiful rephotograph! It is fun, it would be a good exercise to do every day. My word choice seems to change with my mood:)
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Comment by bookbabie — February 21, 2008 @ 2:37 pm
It really is a good exercise. I changed mine a dozen times until I finally had to quit to make the post.
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Comment by montucky — February 21, 2008 @ 2:48 pm
I, too, must give this some thought. I have a feeling that I’m going to have to submit more than once.
I’m also glad you tagged Pinhole on this one so I didn’t have to.
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Comment by wolf — February 21, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
“Look at what’s outside the cities!“
That is so amazingly awesome. It fits you perfectly!!!! Thanks also for the tag I’ll play (but need at least one day to muse.)
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Comment by aullori — February 21, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
Yeah, Wolf, I made sure I got both of you guys. For such a simple meme, this one had me going!
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Comment by montucky — February 21, 2008 @ 4:17 pm
Lori,
Yes, it takes time to decide, re-decide, etc. on this one! (And it seems so simple at the start!)
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Comment by montucky — February 21, 2008 @ 4:20 pm
Great choice! You did a great job!
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Comment by AK_Adventurer — February 21, 2008 @ 5:07 pm
AK Adventurer,
Thanks! You are certainly invited to give this a try as well if you have an inclination!
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Comment by montucky — February 21, 2008 @ 5:46 pm
Hell I can’t even use fifty words to describe my life the last few weeks Terry, but the image is amazing 🙂
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Comment by Bernie Kasper — February 21, 2008 @ 6:12 pm
I hope that means the playoffs have been good for your team!
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Comment by montucky — February 21, 2008 @ 7:18 pm
Good work, Terry…I just keep thinking of new ones daily–my most recent is:
“Aging flower-child bent on awakening…”
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Comment by myinneredge — February 21, 2008 @ 7:34 pm
hm, I left a comment here earlier….
l love your motto, so perfect. I will play along. still thinking what/how to say
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Comment by silken — February 21, 2008 @ 7:49 pm
Sandy,
I keep thinking about it too. I like your latest: after reading your blog for quite a while now, I think it fits! It’s an interesting exercise in analysis and another one in articulation., both of which are beneficial.
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Comment by montucky — February 21, 2008 @ 8:25 pm
Silken,
It takes a few iterations, doesn’t it? This might even be a challenge for your kids: I would be interested in seeing what they might say!
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Comment by montucky — February 21, 2008 @ 8:27 pm
nice! I’ll have to tag them and have them post it on their blogs!! great idea.. thanks! 🙂
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Comment by silken — February 22, 2008 @ 11:06 pm
Which are their blogs? Please let me know if they post it!
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Comment by montucky — February 22, 2008 @ 11:12 pm
Nice memoir. Don’t shout it too loud though, or everyone in the cities will head out into the country and screw it up–mainly because they’ll bring million dollar houses and strip malls with them. 🙂
Malcolm
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Comment by knightofswords — February 23, 2008 @ 9:34 am
They’re already doing that here, at least the houses. One of the biggest problems with that now is that trying to protect houses that were built where they shouldn’t be is taking up so much of the Forest Service budget. Fighting a fire in the urban/woodland interface costs 10 times what it does in an area without all the homes. Guess who has to pay for that?
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Comment by montucky — February 23, 2008 @ 10:35 am
montucky, I’ve posted my six word memoir here: http://silken-didyouknow.blogspot.com/2008/02/did-you-know-i-could-sum-up-my-life-in.html
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Comment by silken — February 24, 2008 @ 7:45 am
What an excellent choice! I have always liked that other blog of yours anyway, and maybe that’s why.
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Comment by montucky — February 24, 2008 @ 10:36 am
thanks montucky. and thanks for stopping by my daughter’s blog. she was thrilled that you commented and she replied back. she also says you are so nice! 🙂
that other blog of mine…I’ve told you before how hard it is to write in it at times. I think being in the middle of sowing those seeds makes it a little too difficult at times…
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Comment by silken — February 24, 2008 @ 9:40 pm
I read her reply. Your daughter is very sweet!
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Comment by montucky — February 24, 2008 @ 11:48 pm
perfect memoir and depiction!
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Comment by Ralph B — February 25, 2008 @ 2:51 pm
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Pingback by six-word memoir « Random Musings — February 25, 2008 @ 3:48 pm
Thanks Ralph! I enjoyed the one you chose too. It is characteristic and very fitting.
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Comment by montucky — February 25, 2008 @ 5:00 pm
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