I'm it and your next.

Both Jwim and BigMike tagged me from Wisconsin.

Jobs I've held: Sunday Newspaper delivery (got car sick the first day and had to retire), Kentucky Fried Chicken (Chicken Fryer, you should see a coachroach fry with the chicken, it's amazing), Hotel employee ( we furnished a new hotel), Friendly's Ice Cream (waiter), Mr. Softee (ice cream truck driver), Community College Salesman (had to go door to door in low income housing to recruit students - it paid well), Perkin's Cake and Steak (waiter - my dad was the manager), Sign painter (at college), Student Union (front desk), College telephone operator (at Earlham College)

Grown Up Jobs: Managed 7-Eleven in St. Louis, Managed Baker's Shoe Store (St. Louis- shoes for women, not bakery employees), Furniture Salesman (StL), Sold Cars (Fords in StL- don't tell my folks I did this. I told them I was a piano player in a brothel, it just sounded better), Sales Rep for The Telephone Doctor (StL), Sales Rep for Tom Hopkins Seminars (AZ), Sales Rep for a post card company (AZ), Realtor for the past 10 years.

Future Jobs: I want to be one of those old guys that live in an RV at a national park camp ground all summer. Or maybe a pro baseball player. Whichever, I can do when I'm 65.

Movies I can watch over and over: Pretty much any of them, because I forget them about 24 hours after I've seen them. But, I do like Forrest Gump, Airforce One, Field of Dreams and anything with Tom Hanks in it.

That's Forrest Gump trying to explain to my daughter why life is like a box of chocolates.



My Guilty Pleasures: BBQ, Ice Cream and whatever BigMike says (cause he's got good taste) Of course, insert Amy for Jwim (cause mike can probably beat me up).


Places I've lived: Cincinnati, Ohio, Wilmington, Ohio, Cincinnati (College Hill ), Richmond, IN (college), St. Louis, MO., University City, MO. (near Blueberry Hill),Maryland Hts, MO., Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO., Florrissant, MO., Chandler, AZ.


Shows I enjoy: Biggest Loser, Sports, How I met your Mother, Monk, lots of things on the Discovery and Travel Channels.

Vacation Spots: Niagra Falls, Florida, Tennesse, Cancun, England, France, Japan, Arizona, California, Wisconsin, Colorado, Schliterban, The Field of Dreams. I've been in 29 states and 7 different countries. Can you guess which 7?





Websites I visit daily: Self Propelled (I just find this guy fascinating), all my blogging buddies listed to the right, Cincinnati.com, RunningAhead.com, The Cincinnati Reds, MyFoodDiary.com, various real estate websites, Runnersworld, The Weather Channel, ESPN and others.


Awards I have won: chosen captain of HS football and wrestling teams - senior year, President's Award (Real Estate) for 6 years straight, 1974 City Champs - Cincinnati youth football, 3 finisher's medals - half marathons (all 2007).


Nicknames: Pat, Dad (I like this one best)

Ok, Now I get to tag some folks. Who do I want to learn about. Let's see . . .

My Sister Margie

Jeff in Baltimore

Vic in Houston

Steve in Ohio

Six Weird Things About Me

Thank God I get to stop at Six. Angie tagged me to make this list. Here I go:



1. I like to read about other people's running and races. I know it doesn't sound weird to you, but to the rest of the world, it does.

2.I cannot read in bed. I will fall asleep no matter how good the book is.

3.I wear a cotton baseball cap when I run. It gets drenched in sweat and I like to use it as a barometer of how hard I've run. My daughter thinks it's really gross.

4. I coach my daughters volleyball team. I've never played volleyball and don't know much about it and eventually the kids are going to figure this out. But, I've fooled them for 2 years now and I think I can fool them for a couple more.

5. I like 70's music. Not so much the disco stuff, which I guess makes it less weird.

6. My daughter is really into the Gilmour Girls. She has every season on tape. I can't read when she's watching the show, because I get caught up in it. I can ignore other shows, but I can't ignore GG. But, I'm not into the show. Honest.

Angie tagged me. You should check out her blog and her Grand Canyon photos. I really dig the Grand Canyon and she ran it rim to river and back. And I'm tagging . . .

you. If you've read this and haven't been tagged by someone else. Your it.

thanks, pat

Softball Nite: We played the Blind Bats. It was a pitchers duel. and they lead until the last inning. We scored four runs to go up 6-5 and all we had to do was get three outs to win the game. The first batter was a women and I got her out on strikes. The second batter hit to the shortstop who threw it a bit high. The first baseman couldn't make the play and like that, they had a runner on second. The next woman hit it back to me, the pitcher. I looked the runner back and threw to first for the second out. The runner ran anyway and made it to third, barely. The last batter lofted a fly ball to our left fielder. He came in a bit too far and we thought he was going to miss the ball and the game would be tied. At the last moment he leaped up (he's a big guy, so it wasn't much of a leap) and barely caught the ball. We won. We're now 3-2 with 2 games to play before the tournament.

I have to go to bed now. I have a 5k in 8 hours and 15 minutes. Goodnite.