Meme: 7 random or weird facts about me
I have been tagged by Island Wench to participate in a meme entitled “Seven random or weird facts about me”. This is very similar to another meme that I participated in some time ago – Seven random things that you may not know about me.
1. My grandparents were sharecroppers.
Consequently, when my father was 17, he convinced his mother to allow him to join the army. He tells me that he joined the
army because he was “tired of looking at the south end of a north-bound mule”.
I guess that I got my work ethic honestly. My parents are both 67 years old and still work twelve hours a day (at least 5 days a week).
2. I became an entrepreneur at the age of twelve.
Just before summer vacation started, when I was in the sixth grade, my father brought home a slightly-used lawn mower and told me that “if I wanted any spending money, then I needed to get busy cutting grass”. He went on to say that everything that I made after paying him $40.00 (the cost of the lawn mower), would be mine.
I would get up early in the morning, tie the lawn mower to my bicycle and drag it everywhere in search of grass to cut. It turned out to be lucrative (at least in my twelve year old mind).
3. I put myself through college by working in a textile factory.
Hard work will not kill you. You are capable of doing a great deal more than you may initially believe you are capable of, if you are highly motivated.
4. The smell of liver can make me puke.
5. My wife and I are expecting our third child, any day.
I can’t wait.
6. I have become a computer geek out of necessity.
I did not log on to the internet or use a computer from 2000 to 2006. I was too busy. However, some friends and I discovered that there was a niche that was being ignored, so we set out to develop an internet business model that would cater to their needs. This project is still developing, but we have recently had an infusion of new talent that looks to be incredibly promising. I hope to announce something about our project later this year.
I also had the opportunity to become involved with the Rotater, which has turned out to be a rehabilitation and athletic phenomenon.
7. One of my goals is to have a vacation home in Hawaii.
My wife and I spent a week in Maui, several years ago. It was beautiful, exotic and paradise.
Now for the rules:
1. Once you are tagged, link back to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Post 7 random or weird facts about yourself on your blog.
4. Tag 7 people and link to them.
5. Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged.
Tag – your it!
Holli Jo – Evolving Blueprint
Jeanie Marshall – JMViews Personal Development and Meditation
Karen Lynch – Live the Power
Personal Growth with Corinne Edwards
Robin Skeen – Robin’s Reflections
Leila – Special 2 Me
Daddy’s girls – for now
Having two daughters can be quite a bit of fun. With the first child, you want to experience every new thing that occurs.
- the first sounds
- the first time you change the diapers
- the first time she speaks clearly
- her first steps
- her first day at school
When the second one comes along, some of those unique pleasures get pushed aside. Case in point: My oldest daughter is six and I have been asking her from the time she could talk, “What are you going to be when you grow up?” There have been myriad answers. From “a doctor” to a “dog walker” and everything in between.
Recently, I realized that I had never asked my younger daughter who is approaching four, what she wants to be when she grows up. But, I was able to remedy this situation recently. I dropped my older daughter off at school and on the way home asked my younger daughter, “what do you want to be when you grow up”? With only a moments hesitation, she replied, “a vegenarian”.
I said, “Don’t you mean a veterinarian”? She told me “no, a vegenarian”, but gave me no explanation and I left it at that until today. We had a little quiet time – just the two of us and I asked her if she still wanted to be a vegenarian. She quickly told me, “no, I’m going to be a country music girl.”
I’m not quite sure what a “country music girl is”. Maybe a female country music singer? I received no further explanation, but I really didn’t want one. It was just nice to share a daddy -daughter moment. Soon she’ll be to busy to tell me:
- what she’s going to be
- where she’s going
- who she’s hanging out with
And then, all that I’ll have are these little memories.No, it really doesn’t matter what she wants to be – as long as she wants to be with Daddy.
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