FollowI’ll give a copy of my brand new book, MORE 10-Minute Talks (coming this New Year) to the first three people that can guess exactly what happened to my nose! (It’s quite a story.) First three people, or the three closest guesses. Use the comment feature below– one guess per person! I’ll announce the winners soon!
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Clawed by a Hobbit cat!
Is that a short cat with big feet who eats 7 meals a day?
trying to shave the hairs off your nose and slipped.
This comment made me actually open the post and examine the pic to see if I had any nose hairs showing. Whew! None.
Paper cut!
Practicing whipping the flying raindeer?
You heard a squeak noise… peered into your Christmas tree and…..Squirrel!
Not even sure how you got it, but I agree with Bill: paper cut
Or zit gone wrong!
Cat scratch
Dude! it’s tough when you slip while picking your nose.
Poked by a Christmas tree needle.
Opening a Christmas package!
Looks like a fingernail scratch
You were obviously playing ninja with your youth and someone got too close with an arm swing.
You tried to catch a cat. Looks just like my nose a few months ago.
Pick gone bad.
I’m with Susan. Cat scratch.
cat swipe
It was an icicle that fell from your roof While you were getting out the kayak… Careful – those things will put your eye out!
I love the inclusion of the kayak… someone is paying attention!!! (but is it correct? Only time will tell)
Puppy scratched
You were hanging up Christmas lights on the house and a Pyracantha bush got you!
I have a feeling that this guess is based on experience. Have you had a bad experience with a pyracantha bush Shanna? Go ahead… let it all out! It’s okay. It’s safe to share. No one is judging you.
Just too painful to share! Will need some time.
I once cut my thumb wide open with a razorblade while installing a drip system? Does that help? Let it flow! 🙂
Tried to go fishing again?
Two Words: Mosh Pit
Your christmas tree fell over on you.
You were licking envelopes for Christmas letters. A loud shout came from the kitchen, startling you. Thus…envelope paper cut. Turned out on of your girls was excited to see yummy Christmas treats on the kitchen counter.
I love the attention to detail here in your guess. (although, you neglected to share the color of the envelopes I was hypothetically licking???) 🙂
Were you eating wings too fast…AGAIN??!!
Hmm…you were wrestling with your kids (wait, grandkids?) when you received a scratch from an offending fingernail. Remind them to round the corners next time they are trimmed! I suggest a bonus book to be sent out for creativity and intriguing prose.
Some type of strangebrunning accident & I have a feeling Lori was somehow involved.
Ha… actually, Lori was sitting about 9 feet to my left when this happened.
Cut on the edge of a kitchen cabinet door while putting dishes away.
You tried to baptize the cat.
“I baptize you, Zazzy, in the name of the Father…”
Dodgeball!
with knives!!! (“If you can dodge a knife, you can dodge a ball!”)
Someone tried taping your nose with a tape gun, and the metal blade scraped you. That happened between two of our students on a service trip and it looked exactly like that!
You bent down to get something off the floor at the movies and the chair in front of you caught your nose.
Well … it all started … not once upon a time … but rather … a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way … the hills were alive, with the sound of music … and as far back as you can remember, you always wanted to be a … but I digress … the old north wind began to blow … and chestnuts (not Chet’s nuts) but chestnuts were roasting on an open fire … and the short of it is … yes this really was the short version … you better watch out, you better not cry … better not pout I’m tellin’ you why … Christmas trees really can fall over and hit you in the face. Now remember to listen to Lori next time she tells you not to rearrange ornaments on the tree without Alex there to help.
Oh, and … ho,ho,ho … Merry Christmas!
I’m thinking that you were sharing a story of how you hurt your nose from another time, in dramatic fashion, when your un-manicured nails scratched your nose again. Thus, you now have a story within a story.
You were taking off your sweater and scratched your nose while trying to manouver your big head out of that way to small whole.
Big head? Not sure if I should be offended. 🙂
i know you know it…so that’s the guess that is pretty close…Cheers!!! Happy Christmas!!! and I appreciate your work bro…God Bless!!!
Got scratched by your dog while playing with him/her on your lap.
A bird carrying a piece of paper dove down to shield your head from another bird’s rapidly falling droppings, accidentally causing the large lower part of the cut with the paper he had clenched in his claws. The smaller top part of the cut was caused by the very tip of one of the bird’s claws. The good news: no poop on your head!
Exactly! How did you guess!!!!!!! Oh wait… that was just a dream.
It looks like it really hurt based on how red (& crooked) the rest of your nose is. My guess is you were wrapping presents while eating cookies, and you went to wipe a crumb off your mouth and the tape dispenser in your hand sliced your schnoz…
Ha… I’m laughing outloud at this one, because when I first looked at the pic, I said to myself, “Dang, my nose is crooked!!!!” The crooked nose is from when I was on the wrestling team in 9th grade (a few years ago) and the guy I was on top of reached back (a really dumb move on his part, actually) to try to escape, elbowing me right in the nose. My nose started gushing and we couldn’t stop it from bleeding, regardless of what my coach shoved inside it (and that is an entirely different contest, what my coach shoved inside my nose). Ended up forfeiting that match. Really bad memory actually. Never got the nose fixed.
Somehow cut yourself on your new book while celebrating its release
You should see the other guy!! It was a ninja cat wasn’t it? Those cats are evil.
Your son was wearing a ring and you got into a fight with him!
Fling,or boing.. of the plastic binding straps around recently received new case of books written by you and your team.