I guess I have to answer this. I now realize what a dull life I have!!
Dad
Four jobs I’ve had:
1. My first job that I can remember was working for my brother, Jamie when I was in college. He had a weed business called Hoe No Mas and he would pay me to pull weeds that the chemicals didn't get. It was hot and horrible work as we would do the medians in the City of Tucson and people would honk and yell at us as we pulled the weeds.
2. I worked at Hughes Aircraft for a summer job during college after I was going to Arizona. Coach Larson had some connections. I was in the Test Engineering department and earned a whopping $600 per month. (Huge at that time in 1967) I was mostly a gofer for the engineers and worked in purchasing and small projects that the engineers would give me.
3. After I finished playing BB at Arizona and Margaret had a job, I worked in the computer center at the U of A. The person who ran that was a friend of my brother (John Moffat) and he was dating my sister Kathy's best friend. he gave me the job and mostly it was sitting there watching the computer run different programs. (The computer filled up the whole room in those days) I would run the grade reports and other various reports for various departments in the University. I was going to my 5th year of college to finish up my EE degree so I was able to study alot when a program was running. (a big sort or something like that)
4. I have had my current job, working for Westinghouse and ABB, basically the same type of work for 36 going on 37 years. Anyone want to buy a transformer?
Places I’ve Lived:
1. Lived in Coleta, IL for my first 6 years. It had a population of 200 people. Don't remember much about it.
2. Lived in Tucson (very hot) until Margaret and I moved with Westinghouse to Pittsburgh (age 22), Cinncinati, LA and finally Kansas City. Loved Kansas City for 2 years.
3. We then moved to Omaha for 5 years. First time I had experienced -60 degree chill factor.
(very cold)
4. Lived in Jefferson City, Mo for 11 years.
(Very humid and tornados alley)
5) Have lived in Littleton for going on 19 years. (Just right)
3. Movies I love: (not in order of preference)
1. Any Pink Panther movie.
2. Sound of Music
3. Frequency
4. Any Tom Hanks movie
5. The Sting
6. Most John Wayne movies (later ones for sure)
Favorite Foods:
1. MEAT!! (especially steak)
2. strawberry shortcake
3. Nice salad with blue cheese dressing
4. Bar-b-que pork steaks (umm, umm)
Four weird things about me:
1. I like to do crosswords and Suduko. (I'm the family champ on both)
2. I love to beat Goose, Kristin and Dana at anything!! It bums me out to lose to anyone of those three. It hurts.
3. I can't sleep well without a fan blowing on me and making some nice noise.
4. Don't like people reading over my shoulder.
Favorite Shows:
1. Lost
2. 24 but I think I'm about burnt out on 24. This year will be my last, I think since it is going to be hokey.....they have done away with CTU.....next they will say Cloie is gone!!
3. Any sports game. (Broncos, Nuggets, AVs, BYU football, Arizona BB etc.)
4. Seinfeld
5. Are you smarter than a 5th grader? (jk)
Places I’d rather be:
1. With my wife, all my children, their wives and all of my grandchildren.
2. Driving on a road trip with no schedule and no hurry.
3. Hawaii - Heaven on earth. I could probably be convinced other warm places might equal Hawaii. (i.e. Costa Rica, New Zealand, Australia etc.)
4. With my wife somewhere where we can be alone and just be together. (doesn't happen that much any more)
People I am tagging:
Matt and Mark
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6 comments:
Ok first of all, I know you must be joking when you spell my name wrong. You seem to think it's funny.
Second of all, you're welcome for me teaching you all of my Sudoku skills. Thanks for sharing, you have had some good jobs. How long did you live in LA? I didn't know that you lived there.
I didn't know you disliked people looking over your shoulder. I will stop doing that when I am trying to give you some hints on your Sudoku:)
I am not sure its a joke anymore. The first few times of spelling her name wrong were funny, but now I am starting to worry. As I told you on the phone dad, I never knew that you live in LA. I guess you "lived" there for only a few weeks, but it makes you sound more traveled.
You have also inspired me to do my own post. Don't worry it will happen, I'll bet a blizzard on it.
Glad I got a mention on the post...and you got MY name right! :) I, too, love beating you at anything, Mick. You are the reason that I do Fantasy Football and March Madness.
It was fun to read all of that - I love hearing more about your life. Can't wait to see you in a little over 2 weeks! Love ya, Mick.
Unlike my ultra-competitive wife, I don't enjoy crushing your ego by beating you at anything. I just like to enjoy your company and talk about non-controversial things, like the weather or fishing.
That was fun finding out more about your life, I think I already knew most of it. Mick, are you proud of me as the only one of your sons to follow in your engineering footsteps. Doctors, doctors, why so many doctors?
For some reason as I read your post I had a memory of a time when I was about 14 and you were about 44. You and I went up to the soccer fields and ran "wind-sprints" for some reason. I remember thinking that I had no idea you could run so fast. You've probably slowed down a little since then, but I saw a glimpse of your glory days that night.
I refuse to believe that the Mick ever ran windsprints at age 44 . . . at least they would have been ill-advised and necessarily short.
But in your prime, Mick, you could run windsprints like . . . the wind? And deep knee bends, of course . . .
Ty, I do remember that. Have no idea what I was thinking but I didn't have so much mass then and could actually brace for impact before slowing down.
I also remember a time out at the Museum of Natural History when we were out on the big lawn and I toasted a couple of you with my blazing speed. You were all shocked but the old man still had it then.
But, as I have told you the older I get the better I was in my mind.
Them was the good old days. I now get winded getting from the couch to find the flipper.
Love,
Dad
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