5 Things About Me...

Many of you may have seen the recent game of blog tag going on called "5 Things...".  I got tagged by David Walker from Tulsa and so here are some things about me that you probaby don't already know.

  1. I was born in Xenia, OH.  Weather fans may remember this as the site of the worst tornado disaster in history.  More than 30 people died, over 1100 people were injured, and over 1000 homes were destroyed by an F5 tornado on April 3 of 1974.  My family however had moved from our home there to the suburbs of Tampa, FL only 2 months before.  The high school my brother attended, the stores my father had owned, and even our house were all flattened.  Talk about dodging a bullet!
  2. Along with my various Microsoft certifications, I have a few other that are considerably more interesting.  For example, I have a US Sailing Keelboat certification for up to 44' yachts and have sailed 30'-40' yachts on the Chesapeake Bay, Tampa Bay, San Diego Bay, and Lake Michigan.  Now that I live in Texas, I don't get much of a chance to sail but I still love it and dream of sailing the Caribbean when I retire (or sooner).  I also have a PADI Open Water diver certification.  I haven't done a lot of diving though, but I do have a picture of me getting an underwater kiss face-mashing from a dolphin in Cozumel.
  3. I am a graduate of numerous programs from Landmark Education, including the Landmark Forum.  For those of you who haven't heard of Landmark Education, they offer an amazing educational series that opens your eyes to new possibilities for your life.  My current career as a .NET nerd is a direct result of what I learned about myself in these programs. 
  4. I met my current wife Susan in a chat room on Match.com.  She mistook me for somebody else she was talking to and started up a conversation.  I read her profile where she listed one of her favorite activities was sailing.  I immediately went back to the chat screen and typed "You like sailing?  Will you marry me?"  The rest as they say, is history.
  5. While I travel extensively for conferences and work, I don't like to fly.  What this means is that I have traveled on every major route that Amtrak has, from Boston to Seattle and everywhere in between.  In June of last year, I put 3500 miles on my car in less than seven days.  I live in Dallas and can be in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Orlando, Chicago, and even as far as Seattle and New York in a weekend.  I will admit, I have been known to exceed the highway speed limit. 

So that's it for me.  I'll tag some others when I have more time to investigate who has and has not already gotten bit.

 

3 Comments

  • There's nothing wrong with liking to drive, though I think the most I've put on in a 7 day period is somewhere near 1400-1500 miles. Though, when I got my 350Z I put 1200 miles on it in the first 7 days with 99% of those miles being in the state of Missouri. I was a bit anxious to get through the recommended break-in mileage.

  • Shortly after getting my one and only sports car, a 1998 Red Jaguar XK8 convertible, I took it from my home in KY to my sister's house in CA. On the way home, somewhere in Nevada if I recall, I hit 150mph. A friend who was traveling with me has a picture of the speedometer. Ah, good times.

  • I have done 2100 miles in 7 days. 3500 is a lot. That is 500 miles per day. wow.........

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