Grillin' Goodness

So, this seems like a really fun meme: it's easy-peasy and narcissistic, which is just another way to say, "It let's you get to know me a bit better."  So, let's have at it:
1.  Have you ever ridden a horse?Yes, during my sixth grade camping trip.  I was the only one to get the trained trail horse to gallop off the trail.  I was a rebel from my youth.
2.  Have you ever run out of gas?Oh, yes.  During my time in the Marines, I was an MP, which meant I got to play cop on a secured location for several awesome years.  Anyway, one night I accepted a vehicle from the off-going shift that was low on gas.  This was not uncommon nor overly burdensome.  It just meant I had to stop and fill up after a first round of security checks.  BUT, it was a busy night and I was sent on several calls before I could get a break to fill 'er up.  I ran out of gas thirty feet from a major intersection in the middle of nowhere ((prob near rifle ranges)).  
While I covertly radioed a friend, also on shift, to bring me some gas, my supervisor approached and asked why I was stopped near the intersection.  Since I could possibly get into some minor consequential trouble, such as a good deal of teasing or, perhaps, car-washing, I had no intention of telling him the truth.  Instead, I said, "I'm just running radar, Gunny ((thirty feet from an intersection and in the middle of a speed limit alteration path, where one goes from 50MPH to 35MPH))!"  Needless to say, my Gunny thought I was either inept or insane.  Ten long and humiliating minutes later, I got my gas and moved on, but Gunny never looked at me the same way again.
3.  How many different schools did you attend while growing up?Seven...we moved a lot, like, every year until fifth grade.  And, my mother wondered why I never made friends easily!  Oh! and then five colleges thereafter.
4.  Do you have, and use, a library card?Yes, my library card is my life!  I bring the kids to the library once each week for both school and pleasure reading.  I love audiobooks for the treadmill, too!
5.  Hand-wash or dishwasher?Both.  We load the dishwasher on Sundays, always, but then hand-wash most other days.
6.  Does your alarm clock beep or play music?What alarm clock?!
7.  Do you know how to roller skate?Yes!  It's one of our fave family outings!  I only wish I could roller-dance.  When that funky music comes on, I just wanna form a train and get down!!
8.  What would you consider one of your greatest accomplishments?It's part mine and part my momma's: The summer before my senior year, our cheerleading squad attended a great UCA camp, which offered an individual competition at its end.  I won.  I won!! and my prize was the opportunity to attend the Lord Mayor's New Year's Day Parade in London, England, as part of a national squad!!  We were sooooo dirt poor, but somehow my momma pulled together the pennies to get me there, and it CHANGED MY LIFE!  The single best experience of my youth.
So, how 'bout you?  Tell me more 'bout you over at Golden Goodness, and discover more 'bout many more fun and funny gals, too.