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Eight Random Things about Me

I have been tagged by Charlene Chausis for the eight random things meme. Since this is the first time that I have been tagged and I need motivation to get back to blogging, I have decided to participate.

Here are the Rules:

* Post these rules before you give your facts
* List 8 random facts about yourself
* At the end of your post, choose (tag) 8 people and list their names, linking to them
* Leave a comment on their blog, letting them know they’ve been tagged.

My random facts:

1. My mother was a Tupperware lady, successful enough to be #5 in the US in 1977-1978 and appeared in one of the commercial, "The fresh idea" campaign and print ad


2. I am a member of the Society for Baseball Research (SABR) who has been published in two books in 1986 and 1987


3. In addition to being the Director of Academic Technology, I am also a co-founder of our Science Olympiad team


4. For the past four years, I have also been the lead adviser for our schools yearbook, the Mirror


5. I attended Northwestern University during the "streak", a 34 game losing streak that was not broken until the middle of my junior year. Best question and answer asked by a corporate recruiter to a friend of mine, "Describe something about yourself which demonstrates your willingness to persevere." His answer, "I have been a walk-on football player for a team that hasn't won a game during my collegiate football career."


6. I was a two time winner of the Chalktalk competition at the University of Michigan Mathematics Olympics, as a sophomore and a senior.


7. I have completed 10 triathlons, the last being in 2002, even though I detest running. I need to start doing this again.


8. After spending most of my life in the Rust Belt (Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois), I got to travel to Europe while on a sabbatical. We were in London for the July 7, 2005 bombing. This is when I realized how small and flat the world really is.

I am tagging:

1. Arvind Grover


2. Alex Ragone


3. Carolyn Foote


4. Jeff Whipple


5. Kimberly Moritz


6. add your name here


7. add your name here


8. add your name here

posted by Unknown @ 6:42 PM