Tagged

I wake up this morning to find that I have been blog tagged.  I have to offer up 5 things that my readers don't know about me and then tag 5 more bloggers.  So, here goes.

1: In 1992 I was in Venezuela and got caught in a coup d'etat attempt that occurred the day we were supposed to leave the country.  Myself and about 40 other college students were trapped in our hotel for 3 days before government control was regained.  Good thing there was no rum shortage...

2: I almost died while scuba diving in Aruba.  On a reef dive, at about 60 feet deep, my rented BCD malfunctioned and filled with air, shooting me straight to the surface.  Had I been much deeper (as I would have been if this occurred a few minutes later), I would have definitely ended up with the bends.  I did get one hell of a head ache though!

3: I payed my own way through college (and made a ton of money) selling books door to door as a summer job.  Working for Southwestern, I spent 2 summers in Seattle, 1 summer in Sacramento and another in beautiful Fargo, ND.  I learned a lot about people, a lot about selling, and the whole experience put a lot of "hair on my chest."

4: I am a Closet Deadhead.   I saw a ton of shows from '88 (my first) until Jerry's death and I still listen to the music quite a bit today. 

5: I've always wanted to be a spy.  So much so that my uncle gave me English-Russian flashcards for Xmas when I was 10.  My favorite movie to this day is, "No Way Out" with Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman.  Its the best spy flick ever...

Now that my part is done, I will Tag these guys:
Jim Benson
Amit Agarwal
Jim Larrison
David Binkowski
and a two handed tag on John and Tug

(photo credit to Brian)