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I’ve been tagged.

This is far more complex than the tag we played growing up. I’m fairly certain it’s a clever ruse to increase our Google search rankings, which was almost never a priority in regular tag.

Here are the rules, as I understand them:

• There are no tag-backs, meaning I can’t tag the person who just tagged me.

• I must tag five (!) other people whose blogs I enjoy.

• I must post five things you didn’t know about me.

These five people are now it

1) Tom Sherman, of The Sherman Foundation. Tom in 2006 is like Bill Clinton in 1990. Largely controversial, much loved, but not yet a national name. Just you wait.

2) Girl on a Train, of Girl on a Train, the brilliant British cousin of Commuting Suicide. She and I need to find counterparts in Asia, Africa, South America and Australia, then publish an award-winning collection of commuting stories.

3) Justin Feinstein, of Guardedly Optimistic. Justin is coming to work for Renegade starting in January. This was part of his initial interview.

4) Miss Cellania, of Miss Cellania. Her site is consistently funny. Plus she’s been shouldering the load at YesButNoButYes while slackers like me have contributed nothing of note for months.

5) Rich Barrett, of RichBarrett.com. Rich is a transplanted New Yorker living the dream in his Charlotte castle. His blog is a great source of book/audiobook/movie recommendations, witty observations, and cute dog photos.

The idea is for these people to go tag others. I’m cool if we just let the game die here. Does blowing this off have consequences? I do not know. But I’m pretty sure you’ll be ineligible to receive that $100 Bill Gates is always promising.

These five things are news to you

1) The most obscure thing I’m good at is jumping rope. I once did fifty-nine double jumps in a row. That was in July of 1996. I see no reason to pick the rope back up today.

2) I’d love to leave the workforce and take a job at a grocery store and write a book about it. Though I’m not sure Ellen is on board with this. Maybe I could stay in the workforce, and write a book about a character who does all that. I already have a (domain) name: Self-Checkout.

3) I’m compelled to consume every word written by Chuck Klosterman, David Sedaris and Aaron Sorkin. That doesn’t mean I think every word is genius or funny or inspired. But when they put out something new, they’ve earned my attention.

4) I am going to the Duke-Gonzaga game tonight at Madison Square Garden. If you are reading this and you are too, let me know.

5) The design of this site really bothers me. Typeface, colors, layout. I need something more like Rich’s blog. This is a cry for help.

Note: The following people/blogs were ineligible, because we were tagged together: Michael, Adrian, Charles and Adam.