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10 (of the many) Quirks I Have

Brian Pennie, PhD
3 min readJan 19, 2019

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So I got nominated for one of “these”. Thanks, Kris Gage. No really, thank you, I bloody love talking about myself. I’d call that quirk, but let’s be honest, we all do. So here we go:

  1. If you’ve read any of my articles, you’ll know I was an addict many years. What you don’t know is that I never used an emoji until I got clean. I suppose it wasn’t very ‘street’ to wink at your dealer. But now I’m addicted to emoji’s, which is not very ‘street’ for a 40-year old man. Maybe it’s an issue, maybe not. The bottom line is, the emoji’s stay :)
  2. I’m easily distracted… and often make up little jokes to keep myself entertained. But sometimes it gets out of hand, and I end up walking around with a ridiculous grin on my face.
  3. I used to have these quirky habits, like weird heavy eyeblinks and strange spasmic motions with my mouth. It looked WORSE than you think, believe me. It turns out they only bother me when I start obsessing about them, which is right now because of this damn blog!
  4. When one of my fingers touch off something, sometimes I have to balance all my other fingers with the same kind of sensation. It can be quite a challenge when Mr. perfectionism kicks in.
  5. I don’t much care for the words of songs, and just make up my own. It really bugs people, and to make it worse, I’m a terrible singer.

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Brian Pennie, PhD
Brian Pennie, PhD

Written by Brian Pennie, PhD

Change is possible. I write to show that | Recovered heroin addict turned doctor. www.brianpennie.com

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