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The First (?) ActiveRain Meme

The bounteous, beautiful, bubbly, blog goddess Mary McKnight posted today that she'd been "memed".

What the heck is a "meme"? We'll let Mary explain. She's good:

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I was memed this morning by my friend and competitor, Paul Chaney of Blogging Systems. For those of you that don’t know what a meme is: It’s a thought stream carried from one person to another, or, to be more precise, a “unit of cultural information transferable from one mind to the other,” so says Wikipedia. Basically, it’s the blogging equivalent of a chain letter. The cool thing about blogging is that the meme can be tracked. Entire websites are devoted to doing just that. Some memes, however, are deliberate…sort of a social game to build community and engender relationships. (Jay's emphasis)

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Judging by the comments on Mary's post, there's a lot of us out there who think this is cool.

So why not an AR meme fest? It'd be a great way to get to know each other better.

How do you do it?

It's EASY. Email THREE Active Rainers (the easiest way is just click the "email me" link under their picture. Or go to their AR profile and click on the link by "Email") Put "YOU'VE BEEN AR MEMED!" in the subject line and copy this into the body of the email:

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Greetings! You've just been MEMED on Active Rain!

"WHAT?" you say? Go to this post:

http://activerain.com/blogsview/27305/The-First-ActiveRain-Meme

and make a comment telling us "What 5 Things You don’t Know About Me". OR, put it on your "other blog", but please put a link to it in the comments of the AR Meme Post (link just above here).

Then contact 3 other Active Rainers and meme them!

Just do it. It's fun!

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Once you pick your three meme victims, please come back to this post and put the victims names in a comment. I'll compile them as frequently as possible to avoid the same people getting memed more than once. We'll see how it goes. I'll put a post on my other blog in a couple of days, with links to those memed.

This post is "public" so keep it clean people!

UPDATED: Please post the five things about you as a comment here, or post it on your "other blog" and put a link to that in the comments here. Or make a separate AR blog post like Maureen did , and link it here. Whatever.

Posted by Jay & Francy Thompson on 12/16/2006 01:43 PM

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DEC

2006

BELOW ARE ALL THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TAGGED. IF THERE IS A "DONE!" LINK NEXT TO THE NAME, THAT MEANS THEY'VE POSTED THE FIVE THINGS ABOUT THEMSELVES.CLICK THE LINK TO SEE IT!

Please review the list BEFORE you tag someone so as to avoid tagging them multiple times.

PARTIAL UPDATE 12/18 8:58AM MST

Maureen Francis - Done!
Maureen McCabe- Done!
TLW - Done!
Rich Jacobson - Done!
Leigh Brown - Done!
Sam Chapman - Done!
Linda Davis - Done!
Bob Pavey
Jim Lee - Done!
Jay Thompson - Done!
Justin from CREN - Done!
Carole Cohen - Done!
George Souto
Brett Ellis
Angus Woodbury - Done!
Anne McDonald
Kristin Gunn
Janet Patrick
Kristal Kraft - Done!
Ann Cummings - Done!
Elaine Reese - Done!
Lenn Harley - Done!
Scott Gormley - Done!
Brian Brady - Done!
Monika McGilicuddy - Done!
Michele Connor - Done!
Marci Toliver - Done!
Broker Bryant - Done!
Paula Bean
Tori Stamps
Alicia Hagner
Craig Schiller
Toby Boyce - Done!
Karen Hurst
Jay McGillicuddy - Done!
Ines Hedegus-Garcia - Done!
Gena Riede - Done!
Ginger and Roger
Nima - Done!
Leanne
Margaret Rome - Done!
Nick M. - Done!
Allison Stewart - Done!
Tobey and Johnathan Dalton
Toby Barnett - Done!
Tony Marriott - Done!
Mariana Wagner - Done!
Jason Price - Done!
Damion Flynn - Done!
Colleen Kulikowski - Done!
Dena Stevens
Teresa Boardman - Done!
Carol Williams - Done!
Roberta Murphy
Christine Forgione - Done and Done!
Caleb Mardini
Dena Stevens
Sharon Simms - Done!
Ken Smith
John Novak
Steve Hewson
Jessica Hughes - Done!
Dawn Shaffer - Done!
Jim Wolcott
Gerhard Ade
Chris Drayer
Teri Lussier - Done!
Dan Grammatic
David Eiglarsh
Roxanne and Shannon Moore
Teri Isner
Suzanne Marriott - Tony's Lovely Wife
Rory Siems - Done!
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith (didn't want either to feel left out!)
Leanne Paynter
Jamie Maxwell
HomeCards
Tricia Jumonville - Done!
Belinda Garza
Shira Zippe
Ken Nimmo
janeAnne Narrin - Done!
Bonnie Erickson - Done and done!
Jeff Belonger - Done!
Jeff Corbett
Renee Burrows
Rebekah Peters
Alexander Harb
Maureen Henry
Cheryl Cox
Judy Kincaid - Done!
Jeff Turner - Done!
Rich Kruse
Ron Robinson
Jeff Dowler - Done!
Randy Prothero - Done!
Ken Smith - Done!
Dave Rosenmarkle - Done!
Chris Tesch - Done!
Maureen Staccato
David and Tonya Kucic
Marti Garuaghty - Done!
Jennifer Fivelsdal
Rebekah Peters
Mitchell Hall
Kelly Mitchell
Val Allocco
Kathleen Allardyce - Done!
Warren Beckmann
Jim Sparrow
Linda Wales Callahan
Bill Collins
Tom Perone
Chasity Lousteau
Shari George - Done!
Stacy Taylor
Bill Williams - Done!
Heather Brunner
Christina Botteri - Done!
Marci Toliver
Maureen Henry - Done!
Karen Hurst - Done!
David and Tonya Kucik
Michael Mackey
Gina Dougherty
Kimberly Wester - Done!
Val Allocco
Carol Knighton
Christine Hutchins
John Severino
Jeff Setzer
Jeff Brown
Jeff Link
Jeff Joyner
Jeff Beaver
MaryAnn Morrar
Eddy Martinez
The Harper Team
Jennifer Fivelsdal - Done!
John Klassen
Peter Andres
Skip Weisman
Sue Melhorn
Real Estate Tomato - Done!
Fred Salzer
Cindy Lin
Janice Sutton
Russ Perlowski
Todd Waller - Done!
Missy Caulk - Done!
David Crisp
Donna Harris
Kay Van Kampen
Cynthia Sloop
Barry Hurd - Done!
Kristine Crowe
Ruth Ann Ross
Nichole Medokowich
Claudia Grasso
Jana Wuffleff
Phyllis Pafumi
Geri Sonkin
John Novak - Done!
Francy Thompson,
Derek Wagner
Eric Bouler
Charles Richey - Done!
Corey Atherton
Racquel Turner
Christine Adler
Michael Mackey
Chris Elizabeth Griffith
Noel Padilla
Matt Heaton
Ralph Roberts
Paul Chaney - Done!
Virginia Halter

So, if I do a smaller, condensed version, would it be a "mini-meme?"

Good one Rich! Check your email. You're about to be mini-memed!

Hey, you memed 4.

Aren't you supposed to tell us 5 things about you to get the ball rolling?

Actually Mo, I memed 6 (just to get things rolling.)

And I'll tell my five things as soon as someone memes me!

5 things... (more details on my blog)

1. Classically trained pianist and vocalist.

2. Was the only (at the time) woman sales rep for Husqvarna (yes, i sold chainsaws!)

3. Certified OSHA logging safety instructor.

4. Paid for college by bartending.

5. Certified USSSA umpire.

I hit up Linda Davis, Bob Pavey, Jim Lee!

Are we supposed to post the 5 in a comment after your post or in our own blogs?

Thanks Leigh! You don't look like a chainsaw salesperson (not that I really know what a chainsaw salesperson should look like. But I'm picturing a big guy in a flannel shirt...)

You should make an MP3 file of you playing/singing and share it with us! I'd love to hear you!

I am doing it in my own blog with a comment link here.

Oh, yeah, Jay, you were just tagged.

Along with Justin from CREN

and Carole Cohen.

Sam - I was thinking here, but I like Mo's idea.... on your "other blog" is fine, or as a separate AR blog, but please come back and put a link here so we can all see it!

I had a feeling Mo would tag me...

I've jumped out of a perfectly good airplane 12 times. (I *highly* recommend it!)
I taught my son to play Chess when he was three. By the time he was five, I couldn't beat him. I have two chess trophies. My son has over 100, including state and national level championships.
My 13 year old daughter plays piano, clarinet and flute. She doesn't know it, but she's getting a saxophone for Christmas. I can't even play a kazoo.
I had a 4.0 GPA in college.
My Point 2 Agent web site is ranked #1 in the world out of 103,000+ Point 2 sites (at least for the moment)

I tagged several in the beginning. The running list is in the first comment.

I sincerely hope your 13 year old does not read AR. Somehow I am sure she doesn't, though when I was that age I would have done anything to figure out what I was getting for xmas.

Your p2a ranking is impressive. What is it based on?

My memette, Carole, is out showing and will be reporting in later this evening. I have some more people I would love to tag. Too bad I could only do 3.

Ok...mine are here. There will be NO chuckling. Don't click until you promise.

I have named memers George Souto, Brett Ellis and Angus Woodbury.

I have named Anne McDonald, Kristin Gunn & Janet Patrick...

Blogging is time consuming enough by itself.

MAUREEN WROTE: I have some more people I would love to tag. Too bad I could only do 3.

Heck, I've never been a big fan of rules, tag as many as you want! That goes for anyone!

My daughter is too busy yapping on the phone and sending text messages to read anything I write. Though both her an my son did "hack" my other blog once. I think the fear of friends finding out she read Dads blog is enough to keep her away. How uncool would that be?

The P2A Performance Indicator is based on "on line effectiveness", whatever that means. No one knows for sure as they keep the calculations secret -- sorta like Google's SERP algorithms. They don't want people manipulating them. It appears to be based on listings "richness" (read text and photos), extent of customization, traffic, prospect generation... stuff like that. Doesn't really mean a whole lot, but I do use it in some marketing. Sellers like to hear "We are the #1 Point 2 site in the world". And, it sounds cool. Ratings are constantly changing, so that honor could disappear any minute.

Someone needs to tag Colleen Kulikowski and David Spencer....

I am naming:

Kristal Kraft, Ann Cummings & Elaine Reese

1. I got my first real job at the age of 11 delivering Chinese food for a Rush street restaurant by bicycle (including in the snow) I always had a job after that.

2. While I was an only child for most of my life, I did get to spend a short period of time in a well to do family when my Mother married my best friends father (whose family owned a chain of hotels).... Unfortunately, shortly after that he was no longer my best friend... I moved out of the house 1 month after my 17th birthday. It's a good thing I was still working.

3. I have a fear of speaking in groups and frequently can get tongue tied... this would not normally be too bad but I will occasionally sit on panels or make presentations to large groups... it's gone from a major near-heart attack kind of overwhelming fear to a simple heart racing dumbstruck kind of fear. Some of you have been able to witness this... usually I muddle through.

4. I love to read. I'll read the self help books and how to's... but I really love to read novels... lot's of them, 1-2 per week... usually intrigue, mystery, action, political/legal/financial thrillers... in my younger, less busy days... I would read a book every 1-2 days.

5. At the age of 9, Bobby Schuller broke off pieces of chalk in the locker doors (where you could put a lock, if we were allowed) in the Hall at my elementary school... then told my fourth grade teacher (Mrs Falbo) that I did it. I had just (finally) earned the right to be a "door guard" and she took it away from me. I haven't trusted authority since. (not that I hold a grudge or anything)

Moo

I blogged on my blog.... but no fair... I just tagged Elaine too... I think Elaine needs to pass one of her two on because I am supposed to out to dinner shortly and I have to dress... or is that not fair? Jay make an executive decision...

Ok, I am going to add my 'stuff right to this blog post. Here goes:

1. When I was 11 I was the Secretary of the Vic Davalillo Fan Club. #25, centerfield, Cleveland Indians lol. I still remember his birthdate (July 31st). I was in charge that year of baking the cake; which I had never done; and I folded in the first third of the flour and forgot the last 2/3. Luckily my mother made one quickly lolol.

2. I played the violin. I had perfect pitch so I hated how I sounded : -) It's not like riding a bike, so I finally donated my violin to a music school a few years ago.

3. Took my first trip to England after High School; we did a summer program at Durham University. It was like dying and going to heaven. I won a debate (the total subject escapes me it was uh, a few years ago), but it was something about Parliamentary Government versus our own Three Branches. I lucked out and was chosen to represent the Brit side; my prize was a glass bottomed pewter mug and a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale.

4. I attended the first Farm Aid Concert in 1984 in Springfield Illinois. A friend had back stage passes which I 'borrowed ' for a few hours until they caught me. I was up on stage when Bob Dylan and Kris Kristofferson sat in front of me talking to each other like old friends. Now, these are two of my favorites, and I couldn't even get up the nerve to talk to them, even when they smiled at me (well, Dylan ALMOST smiled, you know how he is). lolol Well what was I going to say? Hi, you guys are awesome? Like they never heard THAT before.

5. Not sure I have completely given up this dream yet, even at my age, but always wanted to own a baseball team; it just sounds like so much fun. And now that I think about it, if 'W' could do it, why not me?

I am tagging:

Brian Brady

Monika McGilicuddy

Michele Connor

Far be it for me to mess with a woman dressing for dinner! Elaine can either pass on her extra tag or give us TEN things about her. Or just ignore it. Whatever she feels like doing with it..

i added Marci Toliver since she was silly enough to say she was glad no one else had tagged her! =) Marci, I look forward to your 5 things!

This pic is for Carole...

Did you ever see the movie Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid? I think it's the only movie that had BOTH Dylan and Kristofferson in it. It's a great movie!

now how did we leave TLH (Broker Bryant) off the tag list? got him!

OMG you found Vic ! LOLOL 1963 rookie year; how fun thank you! LOL Yes I did, I have seen that movie two times. I may have to check out your link anyway! PS: My best friend Connie was in NYC once and I think on the subway, and overheard someone talking about Vic and she had to butt in.....she said it was my fault they thought she was nuts lmao TY Jay : - )

OK, here's my contribution

I tagged Paula Bean, Tori Stamps, and Alicia Hagner

I tagged Craig Schiller, Toby Boyce and Karen Hurst. I'll work on my 5 things - Angus & Maureen Mc may have to share.

1. Served onboard a submarine in the Navy.

2. Attended a Christian college in Hawaii and served as Youth Pastor for 1st Baptist Church of Honolulu.

3. Play guitar, congas & bongos, and write songs.

4. Serve on the Board of Directors for our local community theater.

5. Was the Drum Major for my high school marching band.

OK, I'm about to finish my post on 5 things about me, and I'll link it here,

In the meantime, I'm tagging -
                                             Jay McGillicuddy
                                             Ines Hedegus-Garcia
                                             Gena Riede

Ann

Thanks Carole !

Heres my Meme

I am tagging: Ginger and Roger, Nimo and Leanne

Ok, so I was memed by Leigh Brown. So let me see..................five thingies?

1. My father was a Lutheran pastor.

2. I had 17 major surgeries before I was 12, when I was sent home to die.

3. I didn't die.

Ok, Carole said a cheated on my number 3 so here's a new one for you. I guess you knew I didn't die:) Even though I only weighed 60lbs at age 12.

New #3. I'm 6'2 255 and can knock a door off it's hinges using a head butt. Came in real handy growing up in the south:)

4. I call my mom every day.

5. Two of my favorite things to do are grocery shop and cook.

I'm tagging Margaret Rome and Nick M. and Allison Stewart

I was memed by Elaine ...

Here is the post on my other blog.

My three invites are going to:

Tobey and Johnathan Dalton
Toby Barnett
Tony Marriott

Great idea!

Toby, we are smart in CLeveland ya know why? I notice a theme in your tagging : - )

I'm adding a 4th person to my tags - just because I can!

My 4th tag is: Mariana Wagner

Ann

This is to be shared between Angus and Maureen Mc ...

For Maureen:

I'm really a shy person that tries very hard to compensate for this.
I've traveled to most of the 48 states - thanks to my previous company.
Like Leigh, I was the 1st woman to obtain a marketing mgmt position in a male-dominated industry. (Maybe we were at McCormick Place in August at the same time some year.)
My 'now' natural hair color is white, but then you all suspected that! Previously, it was dark brown. Thank you Loreal.
I used to be a Susie Homemaker when married. Sewed all my family's clothes. Kept the house really clean and baked several loaves of bread each week.

For Angus:

Took golf as a phys-ed course at OSU. Hit husband in the head with my driver - at the END of the swing. Broke his face, but got an 'A' in the course anyway. Signed up for Riflery the next quarter. We got a dissolution a few years later. Wonder why????
Nearly killed Sasquatch when driving home one night from my daughter's home in the country.
Have gotten out of speeding tickets by crying.
My first car in high school was an old WWII jeep that I painted hot pink and put porta-walls on to make it look 'really, really cool'.
Have had dogs ALL my life ... OK, OK ... that doesn't surprise anyone! But I needed just one more.

BRyant- we are all happy you pulled thru as you have spoiled us here with your good post

Jay and Francis- I want to jump from a plane and hope to with my daredevil daughter when she turns 18

Carole- I'll go in with you on the Baseball deal- would be really fun to chew tobacco with the guys !

Michele, I can see you screaming loudly as your son plays football; I detect a daredevil under that gorgeous smile of yours - cool!

Elaine omg do you have a pic of you in that hot pink car?????

Broker Bryant, no wonder TLW loves you, a man that cooks is very hot lol

Jay, this was fun.....now go to sleep...and then post your synopsis of the marathon!!!!!

OK, here's my 5 things, and the people I listed above that I tagged are:

Jay McGillicuddy
Ines Hegedus-Garcia
Gena Riede
Mariana Wagner

I know, I was supposed to name 3, but I had a hunch I needed to name a 4th!

Ann

OK, I will take the 'over achiever' challenge and I am going to add two more:

Jason Price

Damion Flynn

Carole, you are too funny!!!! Was that a challenge??? FUNNY!!!

Ann

How do you choose just 3? I have a list as long as my arm!!!

OK, I shall Meme:

Dena Stevens

Colleen Kulikowski

Carol Williams or Carol's Other Blog

Teresa Boardman or Teresa's Other Blog

Now I must thing of something I have told already in my 334 blogs...me and my big mouth...why didn't I hold something back?

I finished it..

LOLOL I decided it was : - )

Oh to be tagged and tagged! While writing my prolific meme blog...

I am tagging 5 since I was tagged twice

Roberta Murphy

LTW ( I mean TLW)

Christine Forgione

Jacqulyn Richey

hopefully they are still around and have not left for the holidays!

Jay, I sent Jason Price an email through AR but it came back : - ( I may go find a post of his and notify him that way.....

Jay needs to update his list before he goes to bed. It's only 9:00 pm there! Carole, you and I need to go to bed because it's midnight here! Don't have a photo of the pink jeep. Even if I did it would be so old, Craig S would have to do some serious work on it.

I want to protest. We were supposed to put up things that others wouldn't know. Broker Bryant's #3 doesn't qualify. He needs to come up with one more.

ROFLMAO I had to scroll up and read #3 omg yer killin ME Elaine. Ok ok, I will go to bed; I was waiting for Angus to post his five thingys. Oh well, I will read them tomorrow

LOL Guys - I have been tagged three times. I posted twice, How many times are we to tell??

I have my first tag here and the second here. I am done for the night.

BTW - I was trying to get all the tags in my review - holy batman... I can not do everyones tags or else everyone will be reading all through the holdiay. Listen, I have a ton of stuff on my review - too much I think - but it is my review and I can do wahtever I want. LOL. I want comments - comments - comments. I spent a lot of time on this and I am now seeing cross eyed!

LOL OK Christine, I will go review your review. But first, Angus has been here all the time and I was too cross eyed to see lol

Angus I love your list; my best friend is a mystery writer; I'll send you one of her books. Have you 'run into' Bobby since the chalk incident? I think a prank is in order lol I'm an only child too; but it sounds like neither of us were spoiled ones : - )

DEC

2006

O.K... here are my five, also posted on my other blog:
1). I was an orphan at the age of 12. Mother hit by a car as pedestrian when I was 7. Father died of cancer when I was 12.
2) I won a National Grange sewing contest at the age of 14 (55,000 entrants)
3) I have traveled to many foreign countries (Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Chile, Israel, Germany, Austria, Italy, England, Wales, Australia, and Canada where my husband was born and raised).
4) My lifelong fantasy has been to take a road trip across the U.S.
5) I became a wife, step-mother to 5 and grandmother all in the same "I Do" in 1983.

Any questions?

(I'm working on my tags)

Oh yeah, I should say that I edited my comments above to include my list... (so Jay can mark me done!)

Carole - I hear that Bobby is no longer with us... he was a person with "issues" and they killed him. So I have been robbed of this opportunity... I like pranks and am not afraid to escalate. :)

I was MEMED by Bryant Tutas!

1. And I have just come home, 1:00 am, from a wonderful holiday party. They were serving wonderful cocktails made with champagne, triple sec, and cranberry juice. Every time I drank some, a magic hand refilled the glass. What a nice party!!

2. I am doing the radio show at 12 noon today SUNDAY and there is a contest running. Another Contest ! Live Radio Show- Sunday 12 Noon

3. I have been married to my beautiful husband for 14079 days.

4. I am a Type E personality. this article in Broker Agent News

5. I was the youngest Head Pediatric Nurse at Sinai Hospital. Alphabet Soup - Those Letters After My Name...and the Two Letters You Don't See

I have just MEMED: Caleb Mardini, Dena Stevens, Sharon Simms.

http://www.homerome.com/

Baltimore,Md

Angus, remind me to stay on your moo side : - )

Margaret and Carol, I have to wait to read your 'meme' tomorrow my eyes are crossed.

I am going Meme more, since Christine tagged me for a 2nd go 'round, I figure I earned the right....besides this is fun...

Ken Smith or Ken's Other Blog/Website ~ Suburban Househunters

John Novak or John's Other Website about Henderson, NV Real Estate

Steve Hewson or Steve's other website

Jessica Hughes or Jessica's staging the Kingdom of Boulder Website

Here are my tags:
Dawn Shaffer
Jim Wolcott
Gerhard Ade

Jay & Francy, I know this must be unreal to try and take care of but I thought I would just share with you that the list that you have above sometimes has DONE and it makes some of us think that it means that those names have been tagged. But I noticed that there are a lot of names on the list that don't show DONE even though they have already been selected and tagged. Just a little confusing and possibly meaning that a person is tagged more than once, twice, etc.

Lots of interesting stuff. Elaine two lists of five...

Lenn did her meme on her blog Everything you never wanted to know about Lenn who has been tagged

Scott Gormley.... I named my blog entry Meme me up Scotty and picked you among all the Scotts.

I have tagged three more people:

1. Chris Drayer

2. Teri Lussier

3. Dan Grammatic

Jay - this was SO MUCH FUN!! I love reading all these things about the people we've been conversing here with on Active Rain. And I'm glad some people have linked their MEME posts here - it makes it alot easier to find those posts, if the 5 things were written here in their comments. Great fun!

Here's mine, in case it was missed - MEMED!!

Thanks Jay for bringing this to AR, and to Moo, who memed me! Now, I'm waiting for those I tagged to get their 5 things together to share with all of us....... come on, you know who you are!!

Ann

Jay - This was great fun! Here is the power of Active Rain - I talked about Clay Aiken in my MEME. Somehow it appeared as a Google Alert and a couple "Claymates" have stopped by and posted. How cool is that???

Linda - that is SO cool!!! I think the public is finding us here on AR alot more than some people think! I did a post on Wreaths Across America, where i mentioned the Patriot Guard Riders, and a member of the Mississippi Patriot Guard Riders found my post on Google and stopped by my post and left a great comment.

Gotta love the power of Active Rain for sure!!

Ann

I heard from the general public twice last week via email from Active Rain.... one on my blog and one from a comment on Teri Lussier's Huber Heights Ohio blog

This is fun. My meme is posted and I have memed:

David Eiglarsh

Roxanne and Shannon Moore

Teri Isner

Ok, Carole said a cheated on my number 3 so here's a new one for you.

New #3. I'm 6'2 255 and can knock a door off it's hinges using a head butt. Came in real handy growing up in the south:)

Carole,

I got the email. I also got another one today from Chris Elizabeth Griffith. She tagged me as well today. I am feeling so loved. I guess I need to come up with some things to share. :)

I have duly memed (thanks to Toby Boyce!) and I tag the following three memers-to-be:

1. Suzanne Marriott - MY Lovely Wife

2. Rory Siems

3. Ann Cummings

TAG!! You three are IT!!

Tony tagged Ann.....

3. Ann Cummings

do it on your RT blog. Sellsius tagged me and I did one on my RT blog this AM. Five whole nuther pieces of trivia about me. Then I tagged one other RT blogger...

I memed

Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith (didn't want either to feel left out!)
Leanne Paynter

The five things

I've been a surgical transcriptionist at Georgetown University in DC for 12 years.
I told my husband when we started going together that I was very shy. He pulled my string and I haven't been quiet since!
I do feel shy until I know them and don't love public speaking (which is why I could never be a real estate professional).
I can play chess (I only mention that because my husband just found out yesterday). That reminds me: We just saw a chess game yesterday which has the moves on the pieces, for those of you who want to learn!
I'm a proud mom 'n' grandmother.

Thanks Tony,

Here is my reply

I have memed:

Jamie Maxwell

HomeCards

- Rory

Bryant I would love to see that head butt lol And btw, it was Elaine Reese who made the funny about your #3, I had to scroll up and see what she was talking about! I'm glad she pointed it out since we got a whole new image lmao

Okay. I have tagged Rebekah Peters, Alexander Harb, and Jeff Belonger. My response is "I've Been Double Memed." Thanks Carole and Chris... I will be lurching in the shadows waiting for my chance to get you both back. :)

>poof< and I'm back! fun post Jay. I enjoy finding out about others, and do so slowly with whatever they give up. But this makes it easy. I hope the long list at the top will be updated (eventually) with the links to each one, so we can just go on down the line. who are you? list your 5 things

I was MEMED by Broker Bryant. Good thing I'm way shorter BB, your headbutts would just fly right over me while I run under your legs.!! haha just kidding.. I kid you, I kid. I get the feeling that you wouldn't hurt a fly.

So my post is over here.. and I dont have anyone to MEMED! the folks I know already got it.. I'll have to search a few out and come back later to post their names.

(LATER): Hey, everyone I know is tagged already.. My nominations for tagging would be: Broker Bryant, The Lovely Wife and George Souto. everyone else is tagged!

Hey, what your name? Tag! your it man,.. or woman..

I'm in! Teresa Boardman tagged me, and I in turn tagged:

Edited due to forgetting to post my 5 things here as well as on my blog.

My house is pretty much floor to ceiling books. With boxes of more books in the attic. And in the storage locker. My husband and I, when we got married almost 35 years ago, each brought 19 boxes of paperbacks to the marriage. They breed, you know. ;-)
I'm a fourth-generation Texan through all four grandparents (we were here before it was Texas), and qualify for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas via San Jacinto, Daughters of the Confederacy, and the DAR through a horse.
I collect quilts, Amish by preference (love the vibrant colors!), and have a beautiful Hmong/Amish collaboration quilt in my collection.
I've been bellydancing (amateur, not professional) for about 30 years now, off and on.
I make a mean Margarita and am something of a Margarita purist (3 parts Tequilla, Patron Silver by choice; 1 part Cointreau; 1 part fresh-squeezed lime juice) and get unreasonably incensed as fruit 'ritas - great drinks, call 'em something else! ;-)

Carole Cohen tagged me:

My list is here

I tagged:

Jeff Belonger

Jeff Corbett

Renee Burrows

What can Jay possibly do to follow up 428 comments in a day? ... Start an AR meme (with credit to Mary McKnight also) that will probably grow to well beyond 428 Rainers by the end of the year! Both of these are great examples of how quickly one blogger can generate a huge positive, viral impact in the blogosphere. Thanks, Jay!

What??? I got tagged AGAIN!!! I did my first five here on my AR blog, and I will do as Maureen says, my next 5 will be on my other blog...... but first, I have to go show some houses and maybe write an offer, so my second 5 things will show up later on today. I had a hard enough time coming up with the first 5!!

Thanks TONY!!!

Ann

The Lovely Wife here aka TLW...ROAR!

Okay then. I have been Memed by Jay Thompson, Gena Riede and Christine Forgione.

1. I am married to "The Son Of A Preacher Man"...(Broker Bryant) Hubba! Bubba!

2. I found my destiny in life by closing my eyes and dropping my finger on a map of Florida. This is how and where I found "The Son Of A Preacher Man"...(Broker Bryant) Hubba! Bubba!

3. I love Southern Gentlemen who refer to themselves as Rednecks. Call each other Bubba. And can knock a door off it's hinges with the use of their head. I am amused by this. Very Amused. :) Hubba! Bubba!

4. I serve "The Son Of A Preacher Man" (Broker Bryant) breakfast in bed everyday and I enjoy the fact that this makes him a very happy man. :) I have unlimited shopping privileges as a result of this. :) Hubba! Bubba!

5. I hate cooking. But, I will gladly change the oil in your car. I survived raising identical twin boys. Our boys are now 30 and they taught me how to change the oil in a car and how to use my guns. BAM :) They have also given "The Son Of A Preacher Man" (Broker Bryant) and I 5 Grandchildren ages 6 weeks through 10 years. :)

I am tagging Jeff Turner, Rich Kruse, Ron Robinson, Jeff Dowler, Randy Prothero, Ken Smith and Dave Rosenmarkle.

That's one Rain Gentlemen friend for every day of the week. Could "The Lovely Wife" of "The Preacher's Son" (Broker Bryant) ask for much more? Nope.

TLW "The Lovely Wife"...Married To The Son Of A Preacher Man. Hubba! Bubba! Wink. Wink...ROAR!

This is great (and more work than I thought it would be)

Just a little clarification... the first comment in this blog contains a list of all those that have been "tagged". Please try to review the list before you tag someone. Don't tag someone already listed. I'm eliminating duplicates when I see them, but I will miss some. (I'll try to alphabetize the list later if I can get to it. No promises though!)

If there is a "Done!" link next to a name, that means they've completed their list of 5 things and the Done! link will take you to their list.

Jay - my meme post can be seen at http://activerain.com/blogsview/27484/I-ve-Been-Memed.

TLW! About time you showed up!

Hey, BB is 6'2" and 255. I'm 6'0" and 230. That's close enough. I've got a mean headbutt too.

I'm also a Son of a Preacher Man!

My family is from Tennessee. I'm a redneck southern gentleman and all my friends are called Bubba!

What say ya lose that broker dude and we run off together?! :)

Someone needs to tag Matt Heaton....

Click the link http://www.rsspieces.com/2006/11/16/activerain-talks-social-networking

Scroll down and "HEAR" Matt's meme on a podcast on RSS Pieces!

Hi Jay,

My meme post is here.

I have tagged

Chris Tesch

Maureen Staccato

David and Tonya Kucic

Thanks Jay

Thanks Tony!

Did you see this?

New Sheriff in Town!

Hi Jay,

Here is my meme

I have memed the following 3 people

Marti Garuaghty

Jennifer Fivelsdal

Rebekah Peters

Wow, I go away for a day and get memed twice! Just when I thought the rain was letting up!

I'm tagging:

Mitchell Hall
Kelly Mitchell
Val Allocco

My responses are here!

1. I was home schooled for most of my primary shcool education- 3rd through 8th grade.
2. I used to compete as an ice skater, and later taught figure skating to Neil Bush's children (President Bush's neice and nephew).
3. I was accpeted into medical school and was planning on going right after I took a year off to 'recuperate' from undergrad. It never happend. I moved to England instead to start my own business selling machinery into the packaging industry.
4. I almost married my high school sweetheart when I was 22 years old. We had been together over 7 years at that point. About 1 month before the wedding I freaked and backed out. The invitations had been sent, deposits paid. At the time it was traumatic, but now all I can say is PHEW! My parents were very understanding and supportive: they said better to cancel a wedding than to get a divorce later; HOW TRUE! The funny thing is that I still ended up getting married twice! My husband is British, so we got married (on paper) the 10th of Feb. 2003 to speed the immigration process, and the second time (the ceremony) on the 25th of May 2003.
5. My second daughter Eloise was born at home (with the aid of a midwife) after 5 hours of labor. I'm a pretty 'crunchy' mom, so experiencing natural childbirth was important to me. I found it to be both a wonderful and empowering experience (with both my girls!)

So both TLW and KK memed me.

Here are 5 things about me:

1. Still play hockey twice per week.

2. While a high honors student in high school, I only have three credit hours completed in college (plus the 9 hours I already had from classes I took in high school). Liked to party a little to hard.

3. Was a financial controller for a public company at the age of 21. Also was acting CFO and took care of multiple mergers and private stock offering.

4. Met my wife at her senior prom, a good friend of ours broke up with her boyfriend 2 weeks before their prom. She called me upset and I offered to go with her and she took me up on it. Our friend had made a point of not letting Star and I meet for at least 3 years before that. We had asked to be set up multiple times, but our friend wouldn't do it. We ended up hitting it off instantly.

5. Some already know this, but I have to add it. I have the cutest little girl in the world, Emma Rose Smith just turned one at the end of last month. In case you can't tell that is a picture of her to the right.

Bonus - I owned my first house 17 days after I turned 20 and my first 6 unit rental by 21.

I will have to check over the list to see who I will meme, but the Bears game is about to start so will have to get back to you on that.

"Jay"....

Uh! Oh! Another "Son Of A Preacher Man"...Hubba! Bubba! That's right up my Cat Alley. :) Got any dents on your forhead? Wink. Wink.

Sorry about the delay. We have 4 of those Grand kids arriving 4 days earlier than planned. I have to pack pretty much everything I own in boxes to keep 2 of the toddlers from destroying or eating my Antiques. LOL. I am waaaay so not prepared for an early arrival. This is keeping me away from my virtual world.

Now about your offer to drop my Bubba Broker. He told me to tell you that you could borrow me (Hubba! Bubba!) if you make all his Mortgage payments next month. How's that for a Redneck response to your offer? LOL. He can't help it. He's a Bubba Broker, everything's negotiable man. Wink. Wink. :)

TLW...ROAR!

Sam Chapman tagged me, so you can see my response here.

I'm tagging Warren Beckmann, Jim Sparrow, and Linda Wales Callahan. Jay, leave it to you to get us all going! :-)

Kathleen

Jay - LOL at New Sheriff in Town! - thanks for the kudos - and it looks like I'm back on top (for at least a few more minutes) by a scant 25 points - another happy recruit has joined the ranks!

Hey Jay,

I wrote a post... as Maureen was kind enough to tag me. Here is the URL: http://activerain.com/blogsview/27528/I-ve-been-Memed

OK... TLW & Maureen Francis told me I had to do this! So here are five things you all may not know about me..

1. I was born in Grafton, WV. Yes, that makes me a hillbilly. I'm very proud of it. We spend one month a year on our land there!

2. I won a national "preacher boy" competition in High School. When I went off to college, my goal was to be a pastor. That never happened.

3. I was an All-Around Gymnast and Coached Women's AAU gymnastics while in College. I loved gymnastics.

4. I was almost kicked out of my conservative college for putting a severed Pig's Head on the thrid floor drinking fountain of the Freshman men's dorm. I was my Freshman Class President. As such, as a Sophmore I was also the leader of the freshman welcome committee. My idea of a welcome was taking a pigs head from the Seminary Pig Roast and using it in ways I probably shouldn't have. Needless to say, the freshman boy there for his first night away from home who was screaming at the top of his lungs after trying to take a drink in the pitch black middle of the night was not very happy about my little prank. Nor was the Freshman girl who found the second head prying into the lounge window of her dorm the following morning.

5. I was accepted to Harvard to work on a second Masters and awarded a teaching fellowship - and turned it down. Explaining that would require a long, interesting but sad & stupid story that I won't tell right now. Had I accepted, I wouldn't have 6 beautiful children or the amazing wife I have now. Suffice it to say, it was the right decision.

I am now tagging Bill Collins, Tom Perone and Chasity Lousteau!

"Jeff Turner"

All I have say to all of that is...Hubba! Bubba! You can take it from there...

SVW=Smiling Very Wide. SEE :))

TLW...ROAR!

I tagged Stacy Taylor, Bill Williams, and Heather Brunner!

View my response here

Nick M, there's nothing in the rules that says you have to know the person you tag, I don't think. Go seek out someone you don't know and meme them - isn't that the point of networking? ;-)

I was tagged by Monika McGillicuddy, I just tagged... Christina Botteri, Marci Toliver and Maureen Henry and here is the link to my meme

Jay, Can I reserve this spot..? I will be back

I have been nemed twice by Elaine Reese and Rich Kruse. Please put my name up there cause I wont be able to give more than 10 things publicly:)

I have nemed: Sue Paige

Here is Finding Neme

Aloha Jay I was tagged by TLW.

Here is my post. Tag I'm it - What 5 Things You don't Know About Me

I also Memed:

Thank you for getting this going.

Jay & Francy, I have been memed 2X on AR and once on my outside blog so I now deserve to have DONE at least twice if not 3 times.

I can't wait to put my feet in the sand and read all about each of you on my new TREO 700P while in Hawaii!

Thanks Marti! OK here is my MEME : Tag I'm it There is a really embarrassing story in it!

Gina Dougherty

Kimberly Wester

Val Allocco

Whew, this thing is spiraling out of control! I've noticed several blogs out there with people's lists, and they never came back here to let us know the link. I link them when I find them, but I'm sure there are more out there. I've even seen people's meme lists in comments of other posts.

Tonight's Poker Night, so this will probably be my last update for the evening.

And I'm going to surrender at Midnight tonight! I can't keep up any more, and need to work on my Yankee Blog Swap post tomorrow. That doesn't mean the show can't go on! All we need is another volunteer to continue the task of listing names and linking to lists. Just start another comment and keep coming back (over and over and over) to edit it. At some point I can copy/paste it into the original comment.

Who wants to volunteer?

After reading all these memes I can't believe how many people are deeply Religious. It surprises me a bit.

Ok... I was memed by Marti Garaughty.

I am meme-ing:

Carol Knighton
Christine Hutchins
John Severino (a brand-newbie)

Check out my blog for the scoop about me...

Well, TLW made me do it (and I hate talking about myself), so here it is...no yawning allowed.

And here are the 3 victims - Jeff Setzer, Jeff Brown, and Jeff Link (get the theme??)

AND, because I can, here are two more - Jeff Joyner and Jeff Beaver

Ok, I was meme'd by Maureen McCabe. I wrote my meme blog here...

And here are the three that I chose :)

And now I laser tag.....(drumroll!)

MaryAnn Morrar

Eddy Martinez

and...

The Harper Team! (I get 3 for the price of 1...hehe!)

Scott Gormley
Broker/Owner
Oak Valley Mortgage

My MeMe Blog

I was memed by Monika McGillicuddy - Thank you Monika, now let's see if I can come up with 5 things about myself.

5 Things you probably didn't know about me.

1. When I was in telecommunications my commute time daily was at least 3 hours daily but I always made real dinners when got home and the family alway had dinner together.

2. My family looks like the United Nation.

3. Just found out I am going to be a mother-in-law

4. Love the beach but will not go into water unless I can see my feet.

5. Appreciate the natural beauty around me and just wishes mankind could take better care of the environment.

I would like to meme the following rainers.

John Klassen

Peter Andres

Skip Weisman

Hey Jeff Dowler..... I guess my name is Bob? lol

Hey Jay Thompson..... great blog and idea here. I received your comment in my meme post. thanks for doing this.

Here is my meme post :

What's this MEME phenomenon going on in the blogging world? Well, I have been tagged, or in this case, Memed !!!

TLW - I'm not sure which I'm more shocked by - that you can shoot a gun or that you make your husband breakfast in bed. LOL

OK, here is my SECOND list of 5 things, since I was tagged twice! First time by Moo, and then again by Tony Marriott.

You can also find the link to my 2nd 5 things here on my AR blog, too......

I am now tagging:

          Sue Melhorn
          Real Estate Tomato
          Fred Salzer

Ann
ps-- Maureen, I did as you suggested........ :-)

I was MEMED by Marci Toliver!

1. Saw Elvis in concert in 1971....Tiny Tim sat behind me.

2. My best friend intended to coerce me into a blind date with a Georgia boy who was in town for the weekend only to find out I was out of town at the time so she strong armed my younger sister into going out with him. A year and a half later, he was in town again and she tricked me into going out with him by telling me we were going Christmas shopping and it wasn't until she arrived at my house that I found out that I was going on a date with that same boy----we have been married 32 years! (My match-making friend has been married and divorced 5 times....she now wishes she had kept him for herself)

3. Born and raised in Florida...moved to Georgia....then to Arizona....then to California....then all the way back across the country to Virginia....and then back down to Florida....so I have come full circle.

4. Lived in Virginia for 13 years and never had the opportunity to visit Williamsburg...but, while living there, visited Hawaii 5 times!

5. I am married to my own Robert Kincaid. I have a beautiful daughter named Meredith who just graduated from college (yesterday), a black cat named Chloe, and a black Pekingese named Sweetie. I have two sisters: Sandy (dated my husband before I did) and Peggy Sue (named after the Buddy Holly song)

I am meming: Cindy Lin, Janice Sutton, and Russ Perlowski

"Maureen Henry"...I know. Bit of a paradox there. LOL...TLW...ROAR!

I am only halfway through all the mem's; some of us have to work for a living : - ) lolol My only comment at the moment is to Karen Hurst: KAREN I want to hear the things you say you can't post

I made a type- I called Nima Nimo! Can you change the spelling on the list before he sees it!

I made a typo- I called Nima Nimo! Can you change the spelling on the list before he sees it!

Michele if he checked the box to be notified of new comments then your busted.

Thanks Jay

Sheesh! This Mo has got some big mo going on right now! Recently tagged, I submit my meme post here. Here's the shortened post for your reading enjoyment:

Former Powers of Evil Used for Good - In one of my previous lives (before real estate) I managed three simultaneous races for state representative in SE Michigan, worked in a state senator's office and the governor's office. Yes, my name is Todd and I am a former political hack.
Once Thought I Was Smart - Spent two years at U of M - Dearborn studying Mechanical Engineering. Ended up with a PoliSci major and Business Minor.
Wineaux - Drink, appreciate and make wine with my in-laws every September. Our 2004 and 2005 Cabernets were/are outstanding. Anyone want to send me a 2000 Ch. Margaux?
Love Being A Father! - Not just written for the sake of My Lovely Wife (MLW). That's My Boy is 2 and a half and Atta Boy is four and half months old. I never thought being a daddy would be this much fun! The laughter alone is worth its weight in diapers.
Married Up - The only thing against MLW is that she married me...it shows a possible lack of judgement! In fact, celebrating seven great years this week.

To be tagged:

Missy Caulk

David Crisp

Jay- I am laughing- not too sneaky am I.

Jeff Turner- You found your destiny- It wasnt the first part of #5 it was the second part!

Awww, Michele! Thanks for MEME'ing me! Is it me or it just sounds funny thinking about saying it out loud? hahahaha..

Ok, ok, I guess I should start with this soon. I am pretty tired and worn out from the NY GIANTS Party and the GIANTS loss.

oh oh, I think I was tagged or meme'd twice.. JEFF BELONGER and MICHELE CONNORS! Do I have to do 2 meme blogs now on myself? Trust me, I can do dozens! I have so much to share with you all and no shame in doing so either. Let me go start on my first one.

Ok, I posted my mem...go to http://activerain.com/blogsview/27590/Memed-by-Jay to read it. I am, in turn, meming Donna Harris, Kay Van Kampen and Cynthia Sloop.

If anyone in here reads this.... it would be nice for the those that did meme in here, to do an actual post also. It's hard to comment on what you have said, because those comments would get lost.... and you might not see that comment.

Nima - How in the world do you pronounce it? I said "I was memed to my wife" and her response was "That's nice dear" and gave me "that look" that every married man knows.

I hear you Carole:) But not tonite...:) And it won't be on this blog, thats for sure.

Nima aka Mortgage Man aka Marketing Guru and/or The FREE Marketing God has posted his MEME BLOG:

It is very real, it is very true, it is very emotional and it is very ME! For those with a sensitive heart, do not read it. I tried to do my best, hope you enjoy it. Learn more about me at the following MEME BLOG:

http://activerain.com/blogsview/27596/Nima-aka-Mortgage-Man

Your Mortgage Man,

Nima

You know how you get email notification if someone posts? So Karen responded and I accidentally emailed my response back lmao Caleb and Matt will be so proud lmao

Karen: you can't blame a girl for trying : - ) PS I am pretty sure I know who lol

Jeff Belonger - you were first on my list of the Jeff's, but since you were already memed did not wanted to do so again. and BTW you "could" be a Bob! LOL

Jeff (in Carlsbad)

Jeff D.... ha ha ha.... I am actually off to read yours now. I could be here forever, reading these.

My name is Hurd, Barry Hurd.

1- As a kid I actually liked James Bond for an unusual reason. My Father, Mother, and Grandmother were all agents for the National Security Agency. (Somehow it was only fate that I ended up a geeky computer kinda guy)

2- I spent five months living in a tent as a camp instructor and mountaineer. It was a lovely 10x10 canvas military tent with no power or running water.

3- I have written articles on almost every topic imaginable- from online gaming, poetry, recruiting, tourism, biker events, and even a few fiction pieces.

4- Everyone of my siblings (three brothers and one sister) has the middle name Lynn. This is a traditional family way of making sure the daughter keeps the family name when she is married.

5- I am now 6'3 and 200 lbs and work out on a regular basis. At one point in time I was 340 lbs. If only I had a contract with Subway, I'd be rich. ;)

My closing statement is that I can't believe my friend and coworker Paul Chaney infected the real estate realm with this! I thought the industry had safely evaded the crisis.... he just had to go and push the big red button.

Sorry it took me so long... I had some homes open today and got a late start doing this (we haven't got internet access out to the sub office yet... sigh)

Shari George memed me today, so here is my post.

And I've tagged three newer Coldwell Banker agents, to help them get going: Kristine Crowe, Ruth Ann Ross, and Nichole Medokowich.

I was tagged by Maureen Henry. Meme post here

I tagged:

Claudia Grasso

Jana Wuffleff

Phyllis Pafumi

I hope I get time to read all of this...

Barry: Thanks for letting us know more about you; I almost memed you a few hours ago lolol

Five months is a loooong time without running water; I hope there were a lot of clear springs around; this meming is a lot of fun; but I am now exhausted; thanks for reminding me it's Paul's fault! Now I don't have to blame Mary McKnight

I need to MEME Geri Sonkin...she's been absent too long! Merrick Real Estate

I got meme'd off AR and now on AR so you'll have to check my secrets here and here.

My list of five (which spilled over to eight) and the first pic of me ever posted on ActiveRain is here.

I tagged Francy Thompson, Derek Wagner, and Ginger and Roger. Thanks for kicking this off (and updating it), Jay. It's been a lot of fun!

Well I finished my tag and the post can be viewed on my other blog. It took longer than first anticpated but fun to share a few more details about oneself....and I'll pass the pain too:

A great way to buidl further community Jay!!

DEC

2006

I got memed or memmed by the incredible Morgan lady TRICIA today. That means telling 5 things that you didn't know about me, probably...Long story is on my BLOG...but here's a summary...

1.. I helped my buddies build engines for drag racing and then cruised Woodward Avenue to test the engines

2..My partner and I won a dance contest

3.. I owned an executive search firm (15+ years), and ...I lived on a 40 foot cruising speed boat

4..I paint... Very large canvases. ..and wrote a best seller.

5..My amazing son is a Magnum-Juried professional B&W photographer, who had a show in Seattle last year..

I 'm tagging

Corey Atherton ,Racquel Turner, Christine Adler ,Michael Mackey and am open to adding someone who has not been tagged yet if you would like to be!

this is a HOOT!!! I'm so glad you did this - we are learning pretty funny stuff from so many people. Here is my link but I see my name on your list twice - does that mean I was tagged by someone other than Ann Cummings and I have not figured out who?

I tagged: Chris Elizabeth Griffith, Noel Padilla & Alexander Harb

FOR THE RECORD ... I also tagged Ines and Nick M ..ha!

HERE is the link to my MEME, as I was tagged 3x!

~Mariana Wagner

I haven't tagged anybody else, but I did share here. -Charles

I was tagged by Ann Cummings. And, although I had already caught this meme's cooties earlier this week, I figured I could just repost it again here on my rainer blog. So here it is.

What's So Juice About This Tomato?

What a pleasant surprise! I was tagged by BB and in return tagged Matt Heaton, ALexander Harb, and Ralph Roberts. Here is my list:

I was in college at 16
I was a network engineer for ABC (radio)
I bought my first house when I was 21
I drive and race vintage cars (autocross and time trials and have WON ladies division nationally)
My van was totalled on my way to take my Real Estate test-which I survived, and got highest grade in class on (4 weeks later)

Five things people don't know about me:

1) I was a pastors wife for 18 years in my " other life".

2) I have 5 children, ages 26 to 16, girl bookends and boy's in the middle

3) I would rather live in the Nashville area near friends and family

4)Type A personality, workaholoic.

5)Graduate of U.K. with a degree in Social Work

I'll tag: Andy, Todd, Carol

I have been trying to neme Rudolph Bacratty (sp) Sellsius and keep getting a routing error. So consider yourself nemed here.

The Emails are coming! The Emails are coming! Must go do the purge. LOL...TLW...ROAR!

You can read my five here. If you look down toward the bottom of the post, you'll see I memed Mary McKnight. She, in turn, started the meme within the real estate blog community. Wow! Look what has happened as a result. Kudos also go to internet marketing consultant Toby Bloomberg, who memed me. This particular meme has crossed all kinds of niches with the blogosphere. It's phenomenal really.

I added Virginia Halter!

Five realtively "safe" things people on AR don't know about me are:

I am a classically trained performance vocalist and recently had the pleasure of performing the first two arias of The Messiah at a Christmas concert.

Have always been a chronic volunteer. Over the last 35 years, was afforded many opportunities to e of service to my community. One that stands out most was to help organize, staff and run a shelter for the homeless for a period of five months.

When I was a younger fellow and didn’t know I should be nervous, I was an Air Traffic Control Tower Supervisor while in the Navy. Biggest claim to fame was to serve as Tower Coordinator for a Blue Angels Air Show.

At age 11, dumber the dumb, road down the middle of a two-lane highway, sitting sideways on the bar in front of the seat with no-hands exactly when two tractor trailer trucks passed on each side of me.

Favorite desserts are (1) warm homemade apple dumplings w/vanilla ice cream and (2) tapioca pudding.