Thanks to Nick Bastian I have the privilege of participating in a get-to-know-you chain blog post of sorts, a meme (which I still don't know how to pronounce).  This Memorial Day Super MeMe was started by Mary McKnight, and since I was elbows deep in 8inx8in pavers in the backyard I wasn't able to create my masterpiece until now. BTW - phoenixrealestatebrokerage.com is our company website, so I decided to post this fun one over here.

First the rules...

8 questions and answers followed by 8 other blogger meme nominations

Without any further delay....

1. Who is your favorite musical artist? (post youtube video)

Great question! I never pass on an opportunity to chant "I WANNA ROCK! ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK ... I WANNA ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK!". Any day that starts with a Twisted Sister search on youtube sets the mood for the entire day!

Geiser Bros. - only a picture doesn't do their creations justice.

3. Who is your favorite blogger?

I'm going to give you the thank you speech version of this answer...

I'd like to thank Dru Bloomfield for encouraging me to start blogging. Greg Swann for being the reason I started reading more books. And Russell Shaw for always working on my mindset.

4. If you could meet anyone (alive or dead), who would it be and what is the most interesting thing about them?

Martin Luther King Jr. - that guy was a true dare-devil

5. What did you want to be when you grew up?

I still want to be an off-road racer when I grow up! Stay tuned for a John Hall & Associates Trophy Truck - hey one can dream.

6. What is the most interesting piece of trivia you know?

According to the dictionaries our Rotary club passed out to the 3rd graders of the PV school district, the longest word in the English language is...too long to type given the thousands of letters.  So I'll use a law that is still on the books in the Town of Paradise Valley.  It is legal for a police officer to fire two rounds into the air to gain order INSIDE!!

7. If you could live in any point in history, what would it be and why?

Did Wayne's World come to mind when anybody else read this question?  "LIVE IN THE NOW!!!"  I suppose my reason why is 2 fold: 1. Life is good and 2. I don't actually have a choice.

8. What is the most interesting job you have ever held?

Definition of interesting according to Webster: 'holding the attention'.  I would have to say my current jobs have been the most 'interesting' because I have a plethora of opportunities each day I come in. 

The loan business has been such a roller-coaster I'm happy L&G has weathered/is weathering the storm.  I feel their secret to success was the fact they invested in so much technology early on.  Clients like to be able to log into a system and look at their credit report, loan conditions, etc.  It's so much easier to go through a process when everybody can see what is going on or what still needs to happen.        

At John Hall & Associates, it's fun to be the representative of a younger generation in a company of primarily older experienced industry leaders.  We are at such a cool point where technology is paving a road on top of the foundation built by the boomers.  Work these days definitely keeps my attention.

And now for the 8 meme nominations....envelope please

1.  Michael Lange

2.  Jared Muller

3.  Randy Morchower (Did I see you on the last comic standing???)

4.  Christoph Schweiger

5.  Patrick Lewis

6.  Irene Hammond

7.  Jenny Brown

8.  Shane Higginbotham