33 Question Meme

[pfloyd]

1. Do you prefer solicitors and service staff to address you by first name or by title+last (e.g. "Ms. Smith", "Dr. Adams", etc.)?
Usually I don't notice. I brush off solicitors like dandruff.

2. How many careers have you had?
Career - Since I've only really been in the IT field on a consistent basis since graduating college, I would say one.

3. How many jobs? How many employers?
Several employers, with about as many jobs. The ones that have really panned out though, either content or duration wise would number around nine.

4. What was the best employer you worked for?
For a while, I thought it was my last employer, mostly because of the size and the people. However, in the later days, it was becoming more restrictive and less enjoyable.
Right now, I'm in a good place with good people.

5. What was your favorite job?
Permond Solutions, running around the eastern part of the state fixing Dell PCs. My contract job at UnumProvident was great, too. Was able to do my own thing with little interference.

6. How many companies, businesses or incorporated organizations have you founded?
None.

7. Did you grow up to be what you wanted to be when you were 5? When you were 10? When you were 15? When you were 20?
5: no recollection
10: disk jockey, I think...
15: Aerospace engineer
20. Aerospace engineering major, but lagging a little behind.

8. Have you published any books or academic papers? How many?
None. Well, acutally there's a paper I did for a class at UMass that has found its way onto the 'net... do a Google on the Yakuza with my real name.

9. Do you hold any patents? How many?
None

10. Are you licensed or certified to practice a profession(s)? If so, what?
CompTIA A+. I used to have Dell certification.

11. Ever served in the military? What branch and how long?
Nope

12. What's the largest number of employees you have ever managed at a time?
Me.

13. How many countries have you lived in?
One, though the Navy did bring us back to the world.

14. How many times have you been married?
Once, and still am.

15. How many kids do you have? How many grandkids?
One and none.

16. Whom do you observe Thanksgiving with?
Colleen, Marcus and my parents.

17. How many parents have you had?
Two biological, and two by marriage (my in-laws)

18. How many of your parents are still alive? How close are/were you to them?
Both, and same town.

19. What's one way you were surprised to find out you turned out like one of your parents?
I can't think of anything really.

20. What's one way you expected to turn out like your parent(s) and were surprised not to?
Can't think of anything

21. Do you own or rent your home? If the former, how many years on your mortgage, if any?
Rent

22. Do you have roommates (i.e. non-family adults living with you)? If not, how long has it been since you had roommates?
No, all family. My last roommates were in college.

23. Have you ever sat on a jury?
Yes. I was called, sat until lunch, but didn't get to decide as the two warring parties decided to make up during the lunch break.

24. Have you ever run for office? Held office?
You mean an actual political office? No

25. Are you a member of a political party? Do you volunteer with it? Do you donate money to it?
I'm registered as unaffiliated.

26. What's the nicest restaurant you've been to in the past year?
Several leap to mind... O'Connor's stands out as the best as I can recall.

27. What's the nicest item of furniture you've bought? (Gifts don't count!)
Our new bed and bedroom set.

28. What kitchen appliance are you most happy you bought? (Gifts don't count!)
The only one I bought that we use is the microwave.

29. Do you have a preferred airline? How many frequent flyer miles do you have?
I haven't flown in a few years, so... I don't think I have a preference.

30. Where do you like to go to vacation?
Northern Virginia.

31. Women: Do you wear skirts or trousers on the job?
Does not apply. However, I'd consider wearing a UtiliKilt if it was nice out and on a Friday.

32. Men: Do you currently have facial hair?
Yes.

33. Do you have grey hair yet? If so, do you try to hide it?
I've noticed a stray one here and there, I think... nothing to really note.