The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themself. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 0r 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves a comment letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answer.
1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
Clear the cobwebs, here goes. I was living in Ponte Vedra Beach (FL), working in Jacksonville. Citibank Cards had just bought Universal Card from AT&T and I was part of the team working on how the two companies and cultures were going to merge. My team was also in the middle of a major system upgrade in preparation for Y2K. I was doing a lot of work travel for both of these - I spent several weeks in Utah and Kentucky. It was very stressful but exciting. My brother was living in Camarillo, CA and I visited him that summer. Took my Dad to his first pro golf tournament - TPC at Sawgrass. I spent any free time that I had on the beach.
2. What are five things on my to do list for today.
- Shop for and attend a work baby shower
- Work on preemie baby hats for the same shower (I like the pressure of deadlines)
- Watch Grey's Anatomy Season Finale
- My Cricut will be delivered - need time to play!
- Search the web to see if Moonlight was cancelled
- Chex Mix
- Cheez Its
- Dark Chocolate Peanut M&Ms
- Reese's PB Cups
- Chips and Salsa/Guacamole (especially with an ice cold beer)
- Taco Dip w/Frito Scoops (tailgating food)
- Quit my job!!
- Buy a condo (on the beach) in St Augustine Beach, FL
- Buy a ski chalet in Lake Tahoe or Park City
- Buy a house in Buckhead with lots of storage and have a room for each of my crafts
- Travel - Germany, Ireland, Australia
- Open a trust each for Riley, Melia, Nicholas, Carrie and Danny for their educations
- Start a charity/foundation
- Pay off Vicki's debt
- Merritt Island, FL 1967 - 1985 (18 yrs in the same house while I grew up)
- Tallahassee, FL 1985 - 1992 (various dorms, apartments during school and 3 yrs after graduation)
- Jacksonville/Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 1992 - 2000 (apartment and house)
- Georgia - Sandy Springs/Smyrna/Buckhead 2000 - ? (house w/friend, house w/brother, condo by myself)
- Token fast food job - Long John Silver's
- Token mall job - Ivey's (now Dillard's)
- Space Camp counselor (Kennedy Space Center, FL)
- Several software development jobs - Computer Programmer, Technical Manager, Consultant, Development Manager. My 2nd job out of college was with Interlight Productions in Tallahassee. It was a very creative company - we produced multi-media children's bible stories and we had our own art dept and digital recording studio. I loved the people that I got to interact with - and have never had another job with such creativity. I worked at AT&T Universal Card Services for 8 years and I really loved this job. I had several positions there and worked on several projects for many bosses. The company had a very progressive/modern model of the company structure (i.e. upside down pyramid) and was very successful using this model. I credit the leadership with both preparing me to move on in my career and also for giving me a standard with which to judge success. And my success can be directly traced back to those years.
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