TAGGED!
Tagged
I was tagged by:_____________ (enter blog URL here and first name if known)
Copy and paste , change to your answers, then tag five more at the bottom and send them in a comment that they have been tagged at your Blogsite!
So, here it goes…
Fifteen Years ago: October, 1990
I was 33 years old, had just bought my first “Family” business – a flower shop I was working at part time - and set about putting my Mom and two sisters to work there. No degree from school, no career choices really, no “love interest”, still doing three jobs at once, and thinking I was relatively happy anyway – surrounded by Family and Friends.
Ten Years Ago: October, 1995
Converted the “Family” business from Florist to coffeehouse and art gallery, right at the beginning of the coffee explosion taking off, after one of the sisters had embezzled us into the ground – every family has a black sheep, some just never show themselves till it’s over and done.
Took about 9 months to set up out of pocket expenses, but it was quickly embraced into the neighborhood as the “in” spot to be, and garnered some really nice acclaim which made it worthwhile to rise from the ashes of the former business.
Five Years Ago: October, 2000
Now moved on from the coffeehouse – due to an expansion failure with a very bad choice in business partner to expand with, and working for Americas Largest Home Improvement Chain/Do It Yourself Warehouses where I was on a fast track to Administrative Management Position – and I really loved that job and the people I worked with. Injured on the job 3x in 6 years…
One Year Ago: October, 2004
Been on Disability for three months from work for the injury that literally “broke the camel’s back” , after seeing a Neurosurgeon, a Ortho Specialist, a Pain Management Specialist from referrals from my GP – I found out that my back was not gonna support the work that a Doug has to do anymore, and living with the Woman I thought I would grow old with – for I was truly in LOVE note: I have more Doctors phone numbers in my cell than I do family and friends combined… and ZenChi Greeneyes the First had joined our family just a week before…
Yesterday: Friday
Had a fantastic “pre-deposition” meeting with my new (second) Lawyer, who tells me I may see my settlement right around Christmas (What a gift that could be!), but have no one to celebrate this good news with….. my LOVE and I seperated Aug 21st, and I moved back in with my sister to begin again… and on the phone to tell her just isn’t the same as if in person.
Five Songs I Know All The Words To:
* Walks Like Lady - Journey
* Will of the Wind – Kenny Loggins
* Celebrate Me Home – Kenny Loggins
* In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
* Love is a battlefield – Pat Benatar
Five Snacks:
* Nutella and Ritz Crackers
* sliced lunch meat with mustard rolled up inside
* COSTCO Trail Mix
* Ding Dongs
* Red Licorice
Five things I'd do with 100 million dollars:
* Pay My Bills
* Buy a house in San Pedro, San Francisco; …and a Villa in Tuscany! (all where my heart lies…)
* Invest in the Youth of America thru Educational Programs
* Buy an election to clean out the White House
* Divide 50 million between 50 charities at random – 1 million per and do it anonymously
Five places I'd run away to:
* The City, and the Villa.
* Thailand and the Orient
* Amador County Wine Country
* The arms of my beloved
* A train ride across America
Five things I would never wear:
* Pants that would hold my entire family and hang halfway down my ass
* Pink shirts
* Members Only Jackets
* Makeup
* a toupee – hell, I’m 2/3rds bald now, why bother!
Five Favourite TV Shows:
* HOUSE
* Family Guy
* CSI – any of them
* NEWS junkie – CNN, FOX, Headline News any of them
* HGTV programming
Five Greatest Joys:
* My Barraza “Twins” in San Pedro – even though we are apart
* A childs laughter ringing thru the air…
* Coffee, Coffee Ice Cream, Coffee candy – is there a theme here?* A kitchen full of people – family, friends, and more while I make pasta or cook
* My Libraries – Books, Vinyl, Music
Five favourite toys:
* Digital and standard film cameras
* My 6 Disc Cartridge CD Player
* My Computer – because it keeps me connected to the outside world while disabled
* Word Based board games
* Silicone based Bedroom “Accessories” (Oh My!)
Five Current Reads:
* FROMMERS Dollarwise Guide to Italy – used while cataloguing my Italia Vacation from ‘88 pictures/slides
* Baudalino – Umberto Eco
* The DaVinci Code
* “Paris 2005” - Carlo Zezza Technology/Spy Novel
* Total Massage – Jack Hofer
Five People I am tagging to do this:
I was tagged by:_____________ (enter blog URL here and first name if known)
Copy and paste , change to your answers, then tag five more at the bottom and send them in a comment that they have been tagged at your Blogsite!
So, here it goes…
Fifteen Years ago: October, 1990
I was 33 years old, had just bought my first “Family” business – a flower shop I was working at part time - and set about putting my Mom and two sisters to work there. No degree from school, no career choices really, no “love interest”, still doing three jobs at once, and thinking I was relatively happy anyway – surrounded by Family and Friends.
Ten Years Ago: October, 1995
Converted the “Family” business from Florist to coffeehouse and art gallery, right at the beginning of the coffee explosion taking off, after one of the sisters had embezzled us into the ground – every family has a black sheep, some just never show themselves till it’s over and done.
Took about 9 months to set up out of pocket expenses, but it was quickly embraced into the neighborhood as the “in” spot to be, and garnered some really nice acclaim which made it worthwhile to rise from the ashes of the former business.
Five Years Ago: October, 2000
Now moved on from the coffeehouse – due to an expansion failure with a very bad choice in business partner to expand with, and working for Americas Largest Home Improvement Chain/Do It Yourself Warehouses where I was on a fast track to Administrative Management Position – and I really loved that job and the people I worked with. Injured on the job 3x in 6 years…
One Year Ago: October, 2004
Been on Disability for three months from work for the injury that literally “broke the camel’s back” , after seeing a Neurosurgeon, a Ortho Specialist, a Pain Management Specialist from referrals from my GP – I found out that my back was not gonna support the work that a Doug has to do anymore, and living with the Woman I thought I would grow old with – for I was truly in LOVE note: I have more Doctors phone numbers in my cell than I do family and friends combined… and ZenChi Greeneyes the First had joined our family just a week before…
Yesterday: Friday
Had a fantastic “pre-deposition” meeting with my new (second) Lawyer, who tells me I may see my settlement right around Christmas (What a gift that could be!), but have no one to celebrate this good news with….. my LOVE and I seperated Aug 21st, and I moved back in with my sister to begin again… and on the phone to tell her just isn’t the same as if in person.
Five Songs I Know All The Words To:
* Walks Like Lady - Journey
* Will of the Wind – Kenny Loggins
* Celebrate Me Home – Kenny Loggins
* In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
* Love is a battlefield – Pat Benatar
Five Snacks:
* Nutella and Ritz Crackers
* sliced lunch meat with mustard rolled up inside
* COSTCO Trail Mix
* Ding Dongs
* Red Licorice
Five things I'd do with 100 million dollars:
* Pay My Bills
* Buy a house in San Pedro, San Francisco; …and a Villa in Tuscany! (all where my heart lies…)
* Invest in the Youth of America thru Educational Programs
* Buy an election to clean out the White House
* Divide 50 million between 50 charities at random – 1 million per and do it anonymously
Five places I'd run away to:
* The City, and the Villa.
* Thailand and the Orient
* Amador County Wine Country
* The arms of my beloved
* A train ride across America
Five things I would never wear:
* Pants that would hold my entire family and hang halfway down my ass
* Pink shirts
* Members Only Jackets
* Makeup
* a toupee – hell, I’m 2/3rds bald now, why bother!
Five Favourite TV Shows:
* HOUSE
* Family Guy
* CSI – any of them
* NEWS junkie – CNN, FOX, Headline News any of them
* HGTV programming
Five Greatest Joys:
* My Barraza “Twins” in San Pedro – even though we are apart
* A childs laughter ringing thru the air…
* Coffee, Coffee Ice Cream, Coffee candy – is there a theme here?* A kitchen full of people – family, friends, and more while I make pasta or cook
* My Libraries – Books, Vinyl, Music
Five favourite toys:
* Digital and standard film cameras
* My 6 Disc Cartridge CD Player
* My Computer – because it keeps me connected to the outside world while disabled
* Word Based board games
* Silicone based Bedroom “Accessories” (Oh My!)
Five Current Reads:
* FROMMERS Dollarwise Guide to Italy – used while cataloguing my Italia Vacation from ‘88 pictures/slides
* Baudalino – Umberto Eco
* The DaVinci Code
* “Paris 2005” - Carlo Zezza Technology/Spy Novel
* Total Massage – Jack Hofer
Five People I am tagging to do this:
* http://ajgentile.typepad.com/ajs_piece_o_the_w/
* http://schmutzie.blogspot.com/
* http://everydaystranger.net/
* http://squelchie325.blogspot.com/
* http://www.micheleagnew.com/
(or, email me for a blank template to start clean: http://dversteeghblog.blogspot.com/)
posted by doug | 2:48 AM
4 Comments:
That's a great post that tells so much.
Here via Michele.
Sorry about your break-up.
Found you via Michele's.
Great post! I might do this too.
Here via Michele's!
I've done my lists! Check them out.
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