Well, it happened.  We were tagged by Ann Heitland, Associate Broker, CRS, GRI , ABR ~ Flagstaff Real Estate/Community in Flagstaff, AZ for Super 8 MeMe.  The first thing we realized was that Patty and I had different opinions of the MeMe thing.  In discussing the questions, we also learned that we had different answers to many (if not all)!  That said, we are responding to Ann's tag individually.

For me (Scott) ... I was torn about responding at all.  While I felt honored that we were selected by Ann as one of her eight (of the currently 92,934) AR members to be tagged, I had also read a few of the MeMe posts and considered them to be nothing more than an electronic chain letter ... and I HATE chain letters.  Then again, being relatively new to blogging and AR, we were concerned that a failure to respond may be taken as a lack of support of the AR community and/or a personal slight toward Ann.  We went so far as to ask Jon Washburn his opinion!  He assured us that we should not feel pressured to respond, but that he personally thinks that "meme's are cool and add to the community".  With that in mind, here are my answers:

1.  Who is your favorite musical artist?  I like a lot of artists, though my wife will tell you that I need to update my musical taste.  I enjoy Styx, Foreigner, Journey ... and other music of the 80s.  The one artist that really impresses me, though, is Josh Groban.

2.  Who is your favorite artist?  My wife and I started buying art on cruise ships.  We own work by a number of different artists and many different styles.  My favorite, though, is Tomasz Rut.

3.  Who is your favorite blogger?  I can't say that I have a favorite blogger.  I enjoy reading so many and learn something from nearly all of them.  I think I'm going to have to grow in my understanding of what I believe to be important for a blog before I'll be able to pick out a favorite blogger.

4.  If you could meet anyone (alive or dead) who would it be and what is the most interesting thing about them?  I would like to meet Bill Gates.  The things I find most interesting about him are his extraordinary business successes and his far-reaching philanthropic efforts.

5.  What did you want to be when you grew up?  As a young boy, I wanted to be an astronaut.  When I got older and started giving my occupation some serious consideration, I wanted to be an optometrist.  When I learned that required college classes including dissecting cadavers, I quickly changed my mind!

6.  What is the most interesting piece of trivia that you know?  The origin of the phrase "mind your P's and Q's" dates back to when printers set headlines and copy by hand using movable type.  If you have ever seen old type, you know that the letters are mirror images of the regular alphabet. Lower-case P's look very similar to Q's and vice versa.  "Mind your P's and Q's" was a reminder not to mix up the letters when putting them back in the rack after being used.

7.  If you could live in any point in history what would it be and why?  I suppose the 1950s.  It seems that, in many ways, life was more simple and I have always loved the clothes, the music and the cars!

8.  What is the most interesting job you have ever held?  I'd have to say being a real estate agent is the most interesting job I've had.  It is ever changing, completely unpredictable and sometimes frustrating; but it gives me the opportunity to make a good living, help others, and work with my wife, who I love very much.

Scott Carroll - RE/MAX Equity Group, Vancouver WA