I just happened to see that Brendan Enrick tagged me, thanks a lot! :) After having read several of these by other's like: Scott Guthrie, Steven Smith, Rob Howard, Paul Wilson, Shawn Wildermuth, Brendon Schwartz, Ted Neward and so on, I really have to say that I'm excited to participate and pass it on. So, I'm tagging: Paul Ballard, Caleb Jenkins, Markus Egger, Kevin McNeish and Keith Nicholson. UPDATE: Markus Egger just informed me he just recently did this and it can be found here, so I'm tagging: Chris Menegay. 1. I lived in Guantanamo Bay Cuba for two years when my step-father, who was Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps, was stationed there. While there, I studied a tradional Okinawan style of martial arts - Isshinryu Karate for two solid years (during junior high/middle school). I obtained the highest rank that my instructor, Sensei Norman W. Johnson, could provide - green belt. I keep telling myself that I will start back one of these days, since achieving a black belt is still a goal of mine. The hardest part is determining which style I would want to take, since Isshinryu would be pretty difficult to find in Tulsa. So, I believe I will wait until I relocate to Houston in a few years, since it looks as though I could find one there easier. 2. It was also while in Cuba, I was given the choice for getting straight A's in 7th grade, to either get a microscope or a Commodore 64. I chose the computer of course, otherwise I would probably be a microbiologist or some other type of scientist, instead of a computer nerd. Mostly learning while typing in code from Compute magazine and others back then, I picked up BASIC easily and even dabbled with Assembly Language. Upon moving to Tulsa right after Cuba, I bought my first 300 baud modem, promptly returned it the next day for a 1200 baud. Then started up multiple Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) using the Commodore 64, then the 128 and later my first XT. 3. I had long hair in high school and wore a leather biker jacket, my 9th Grade Christmas present, no matter what the weather. In driver's education I met my high school sweet heart (who's now my wife) and I blame her or my long hair for failing my first driver's test. 4. I have been the singer in 3 or 4 heavy metal garage bands starting back in high school and most recently back in 2005. After giving up on finding the right guys to be in a band with, I decided to focus on becoming a .NET Super Star instead of a Rock Star. 5. Like many others I enjoy playing games, especially the first person shooter's like Doom and Quake, but haven't had the time in several years. I have thought working for a game development company would be the coolest job.