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Borla · 11-28-2009, 10:01 PM

1) I once danced in front of 37,000 people to a bad 70s pop song in a between innings contest at a baseball game. I was horrible at it, but was proud at my courage to be willing to do it for the heck of it.
2) I read an average of 2-3 books per week, more in winter, less in summer.
3) I travel enough that IC Hotels Group (Intercontintal, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites, etc. brands) sent me a letter thanking me for being in the top 1% of customers in the world.
4) I once got pulled over for going 119mph. Before that I had traveled the previous 448 miles in just over 4 hours, including stopping for gas.
5) Today I make basically exactly 5x what I made 11 years ago, working for the same company. My interviewer didn't want to hire me because he thought I'd be too bored by the entry level position I was putting in for. I convinced him I wasn't interested in a temporary job until something better came along and that I wanted to grow within the company.
6) I don't mind driving at all. Due to work travel I drive about 1000 miles per week. Anything less than 200 miles feels like no big deal to me.
7) I have met probably 200 people over the last 7-8 years that I first interacted with online. Only about 3-4 of them were big disappointments.
8) I once yelled something so scathing (and even w/o obscenity!!) at Jose Conseco during a Major League Baseball game that the umpire actually turned around and gave me an astonished look for my creativity.
9) In my first hour of deer hunting ever I shot a buck that nearly a dozen people who've hunted for longer than I've been alive have said was bigger than they've ever seen hunting. Right place, right time, calm nerves I guess.
10) Somehow I have less than 850 posts here at TFP in over 5 years even though I visit basically daily. In the meantime I have over 100,000 posts on the 3-4 other boards I regularly visit.

11-28-2009, 10:01 PM	#16 (permalink)
Borla Junkie	1) I once danced in front of 37,000 people to a bad 70s pop song in a between innings contest at a baseball game. I was horrible at it, but was proud at my courage to be willing to do it for the heck of it. 2) I read an average of 2-3 books per week, more in winter, less in summer. 3) I travel enough that IC Hotels Group (Intercontintal, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites, etc. brands) sent me a letter thanking me for being in the top 1% of customers in the world. 4) I once got pulled over for going 119mph. Before that I had traveled the previous 448 miles in just over 4 hours, including stopping for gas. 5) Today I make basically exactly 5x what I made 11 years ago, working for the same company. My interviewer didn't want to hire me because he thought I'd be too bored by the entry level position I was putting in for. I convinced him I wasn't interested in a temporary job until something better came along and that I wanted to grow within the company. 6) I don't mind driving at all. Due to work travel I drive about 1000 miles per week. Anything less than 200 miles feels like no big deal to me. 7) I have met probably 200 people over the last 7-8 years that I first interacted with online. Only about 3-4 of them were big disappointments. 8) I once yelled something so scathing (and even w/o obscenity!!) at Jose Conseco during a Major League Baseball game that the umpire actually turned around and gave me an astonished look for my creativity. 9) In my first hour of deer hunting ever I shot a buck that nearly a dozen people who've hunted for longer than I've been alive have said was bigger than they've ever seen hunting. Right place, right time, calm nerves I guess. 10) Somehow I have less than 850 posts here at TFP in over 5 years even though I visit basically daily. In the meantime I have over 100,000 posts on the 3-4 other boards I regularly visit. __________________ Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde!!!!