3's of You

[blueschica]

3 Jobs I've had in my life

—Cashier

—Calculus teacher

—Babysitter

 

3 Places I've lived

Several cities of northeastern Mexico

 

3 Places I've visited

Several other cities of northern Mexico

 

3 People I've talked to today (face-to-face)

—Aunt

—Cousins

 

3 Things I'm looking forward to

—My 18th birthday

—Going into my sophomore year of university

—Winning a bet I made with my best friend

 

3 People (dead or alive) I'd like to meet

—Richard Feynman

—Albert Einstein

—Werner Heisenberg

 

3 Things I've learned this year

—How to be myself (better late than never)

—How to make friends

—How to make a pie

 

I could never even understand Calculus, much less teach it. You are awesome!! :notworthy:

[x1yyz]

3 Jobs I've had in my life

—Cashier

—Calculus teacher

—Babysitter

 

3 Places I've lived

Several cities of northeastern Mexico

 

3 Places I've visited

Several other cities of northern Mexico

 

3 People I've talked to today (face-to-face)

—Aunt

—Cousins

 

3 Things I'm looking forward to

—My 18th birthday

—Going into my sophomore year of university

—Winning a bet I made with my best friend

 

3 People (dead or alive) I'd like to meet

—Richard Feynman

—Albert Einstein

—Werner Heisenberg

 

3 Things I've learned this year

—How to be myself (better late than never)

—How to make friends

—How to make a pie

 

I could never even understand Calculus, much less teach it. You are awesome!! :notworthy:

 

Definitely. I took Calculus (got an A, even!) but didn't completely understand it and have since forgotten it.

 

But if you're only 18 and already learning to be yourself, that's great! I didn't really begin to start knowing myself until I was in my 30s. Better late than never, for sure :D

[JohnnyBlaze]

 

3 People (dead or alive) I'd like to meet

—Richard Feynman

—Albert Einstein

—Werner Heisenberg

 

3 Things I've learned this year

—How to be myself (better late than never)

—How to make friends

—How to make a pie

 

I could never even understand Calculus, much less teach it. You are awesome!! :notworthy:

Of the people she'd like to meet, I know one, only heard of another, and have no idea who the other is. All I can come up with is "What kind of pie did you learn how to make?" ;)

Edited July 25, 2016 by JohnnyBlaze

[goose]

This is fun...

 

3 Jobs I've had in my life

Christmas tree farm hand

In-home respite care worker for stroke victims

Fruit farmer

 

3 Places I've lived

Brampton, England

San Andrés Tuxtla, México

Ogden, Utah

 

3 Places I've visited

Dresden, Germany

Ghent, Belgium

Limón, Costa Rica

 

3 People I've talked to today (face-to-face)

Mona, our former German exchange student and adopted daughter

Gary, my Canadian neighbor, golfing buddy and all-around great guy

Jay, Vietnam vet, two-time cancer survivor, dear friend and golf buddy

(Gary & Jay won Men's Club today... sandbagging m***********s)

 

3 Things I'm looking forward to (during my upcoming father-son road trip...)

Glacier Nat'l Park

Cape Cod

New Orleans

 

3 People (dead or alive) I'd like to meet

Rocco Mediate (pro-golfer and a RUSH fan?!?)

Brad Delp (to let him know how much he moved me)

Greyfriar (Schlaaaaand!!!)

 

 

3 Things I've learned this year

My son is an amazing young man

My wife is still my best friend

I am blessed beyond my wildest dreams

[goose]

I didn't really begin to start knowing myself until I was in my 30s. Better late than never, for sure :D

So...there's hope for my daughter???

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:cheerleader:

[blueschica]

3 People (dead or alive) I'd like to meet

—Richard Feynman

—Albert Einstein

—Werner Heisenberg

 

3 Things I've learned this year

—How to be myself (better late than never)

—How to make friends

—How to make a pie

 

I could never even understand Calculus, much less teach it. You are awesome!! :notworthy:

Of the people she'd like to meet, I know one, only heard of another, and have no idea who the other is. All I can come up with is "What kind of pie did you learn how to make?" ;)

 

Heisenberg is hard because you're not really certain if you've met him or not! ;)

Edited July 25, 2016 by blueschica

[JohnnyBlaze]

This is fun...

 

3 Jobs I've had in my life

Christmas tree farm hand

In-home respite care worker for stroke victims

Fruit farmer

 

3 Places I've lived

Brampton, England

San Andrés Tuxtla, México

Ogden, Utah

 

3 Places I've visited

Dresden, Germany

Ghent, Belgium

Limón, Costa Rica

 

3 People I've talked to today (face-to-face)

Mona, our former German exchange student and adopted daughter

Gary, my Canadian neighbor, golfing buddy and all-around great guy

Jay, Vietnam vet, two-time cancer survivor, dear friend and golf buddy

(Gary & Jay won Men's Club today... sandbagging m***********s)

 

3 Things I'm looking forward to (during my upcoming father-son road trip...)

Glacier Nat'l Park

Cape Cod

New Orleans

 

3 People (dead or alive) I'd like to meet

Rocco Mediate (pro-golfer and a RUSH fan?!?)

Brad Delp (to let him know how much he moved me)

Greyfriar (Schlaaaaand!!!)

 

 

3 Things I've learned this year

My son is an amazing young man

My wife is still my best friend

I am blessed beyond my wildest dreams

That's an interesting list. There are a number of questions I could ask from several of those answers. Surprisingly, "fruit farmer" makes me the most curious.

[New World Kid]

3 Jobs I've had in my life

-Retail worker

-Music teacher

-Director of Publishing

 

3 Places I've lived

-St. Louis, MO (area)

-Springfield, IL (area)

-Columbia, MO

 

3 Places I've visited

-San Francisco

-Vancouver

-Florida

 

3 People I've talked to today (face-to-face)

(extended to yesterday since I just woke up)

-Pastor guy who lives across the street

-Boyfriend

-Best Friend/Co worker

 

3 Things I'm looking forward to

-Finalizing dual citizenship

-New Star Trek movie/TV show

-Playing disc golf with the BF (when the weather cools down a bit)

 

3 People (dead or alive) I'd like to meet

-Alex Zanardi

-A bunch of people who are clients who I never meet face to face

-A bunch of online friends who live far away

 

3 Things I've learned this year

-Relationships aren't as hard as I thought, if the person you're with is a quality person

-Playing the bad guy at work can actually be the necessary action of a good guy

-Having your own house is both easier and harder than I thought.

[goose]

This is fun...

 

3 Jobs I've had in my life

Christmas tree farm hand

In-home respite care worker for stroke victims

Fruit farmer

 

3 Places I've lived

Brampton, England

San Andrés Tuxtla, México

Ogden, Utah

 

3 Places I've visited

Dresden, Germany

Ghent, Belgium

Limón, Costa Rica

 

3 People I've talked to today (face-to-face)

Mona, our former German exchange student and adopted daughter

Gary, my Canadian neighbor, golfing buddy and all-around great guy

Jay, Vietnam vet, two-time cancer survivor, dear friend and golf buddy

(Gary & Jay won Men's Club today... sandbagging m***********s)

 

3 Things I'm looking forward to (during my upcoming father-son road trip...)

Glacier Nat'l Park

Cape Cod

New Orleans

 

3 People (dead or alive) I'd like to meet

Rocco Mediate (pro-golfer and a RUSH fan?!?)

Brad Delp (to let him know how much he moved me)

Greyfriar (Schlaaaaand!!!)

 

 

3 Things I've learned this year

My son is an amazing young man

My wife is still my best friend

I am blessed beyond my wildest dreams

That's an interesting list. There are a number of questions I could ask from several of those answers. Surprisingly, "fruit farmer" makes me the most curious.

My in-laws are orchardists, and for two decades I spent my summers helping with the raising and harvesting of cherries, pears, and apples. This experience built within me a tremendous admiration for immigrant laborers.

[goose]

 

 

-Playing the bad guy at work can actually be the necessary action of a good guy

 

This intrigues me...

[JohnnyBlaze]

 

 

-Playing the bad guy at work can actually be the necessary action of a good guy

 

This intrigues me...

It's hard to get over the fact that New World Kid is no longer a kid...as she was when she started TRF. Hell, (I think) she's been on here longer than nearly all of us.

[Meow]

Of the people she'd like to meet, I know one, only heard of another, and have no idea who the other is. All I can come up with is "What kind of pie did you learn how to make?" ;)

:o

 

I learned how to make cream cheese pie.

[JohnnyBlaze]

Of the people she'd like to meet, I know one, only heard of another, and have no idea who the other is. All I can come up with is "What kind of pie did you learn how to make?" ;)

:o

 

I learned how to make cream cheese pie.

Feynman is the one that I've never heard of but I assume he's some kind of physics god. And to be honest, I get along much better with pie than physics. I think cream cheese pie and I could be great pals.

[Fridge]

3 jobs I´ve had in my life:

Ergonomic Workstation Evaluator

Emergency Nurse Practitioner

Offshore Medic/HSE

 

 

3 places I´ve lived:

Edinburgh,Scotland

London (boo hiss...shithole)

Rural Aberdeenshire

 

3 places I´ve visited:

India

Australia

USA

 

3 people I´ve talked to today:

My wife

My stepdaughter

My baby grandson, Callum :)

 

3 things I´m looking forward to:

Band Practice this week

Recording at weekend with originals project

Looking after Grandson Sunday

 

3 people I´d like to meet:

Charles Darwin

Leonardo Davinci

Harry Houdini

 

3 things I´ve learned this year:

You find out your real friends when you hit rock bottom.

My wife is the most incredible person in the world

My father is a waste of space.

[Chronos]

3 Jobs I've had in my life:

- U.S. Army Intelligence: Voice Interceptor/Translator (Czech and Slovak languages)

- Latin and Russian teacher

- Healthcare marketing

 

3 Places I've lived:

- Augsburg, Germany

- Berkeley, California

- Appleton, Wisconsin

(and many more!)

 

3 Places I've visited:

- South Africa

- Romania

- Norway

(and many more!)

 

3 People I've talked to today (face-to-face):

- Absolutely none! (But several on Skype)

 

3 Things I'm looking forward to:

- Ghost concert in October.

- Buying the healthcare company which Lovely Wife works for (finalized next spring/summer)

- My elderly mother (possibly) moving in with us next year.

 

3 People (dead or alive) I'd like to meet:

- Various ancestors, to clear up some genealogical mysteries that bug me.

 

3 Things I've learned this year:

- You CAN teach an old dog new tricks.

- To back off of my Scotch and bourbon obsession. It was threatening to become a bit unhealthy, I think.

- To enjoy cooking.

[Rod in Toronto]

3 Jobs I've had in my life - Site engineer, Contracts Specialist, Procurement Manager

3 Places I've lived - Rio, São Paulo, Perth

3 Places I've visited - Thailand, Egypt, Norway

3 People I've talked to today (face-to-face) - My daughter, a good friend from a previous work, my wife;

3 Things I'm looking forward to - moving overseas next year, Black Sabbath´s concert in December, and a marathon towards the end of the year;

3 People (dead or alive) I'd like to meet - Eddie Van Halen, Bruce Dickinson, Stewart Copeland

3 Things I've learned this year - I hate being trapped in an office 08 hours a day; having a party for your kid is funnier than I thought; investing in relationships is more important than work.

[x1yyz]

3 Things I'm looking forward to - moving overseas next year

 

Oh, where will you be moving?

[x1yyz]

BTW JB, this is a really cool thread. Thanks for starting it!

[New World Kid]

-Playing the bad guy at work can actually be the necessary action of a good guy

 

This intrigues me...

It's hard to get over the fact that New World Kid is no longer a kid...as she was when she started TRF. Hell, (I think) she's been on here longer than nearly all of us.

 

*he :P

[goose]

-Playing the bad guy at work can actually be the necessary action of a good guy

 

This intrigues me...

It's hard to get over the fact that New World Kid is no longer a kid...as she was when she started TRF. Hell, (I think) she's been on here longer than nearly all of us.

 

*he :P

I thought I had lost my mind for a minute, Kid!

[JohnnyBlaze]

-Playing the bad guy at work can actually be the necessary action of a good guy

 

This intrigues me...

It's hard to get over the fact that New World Kid is no longer a kid...as she was when she started TRF. Hell, (I think) she's been on here longer than nearly all of us.

 

*he :P

I thought I had lost my mind for a minute, Kid!

I DID lose my mind! I typed "she" but knew you were "he". Sorry Kid!

[JohnnyBlaze]

BTW JB, this is a really cool thread. Thanks for starting it!

No problem :hail:

Liking all these answers to be honest.

[New World Kid]

-Playing the bad guy at work can actually be the necessary action of a good guy

 

This intrigues me...

It's hard to get over the fact that New World Kid is no longer a kid...as she was when she started TRF. Hell, (I think) she's been on here longer than nearly all of us.

 

*he :P

I thought I had lost my mind for a minute, Kid!

I DID lose my mind! I typed "she" but knew you were "he". Sorry Kid!

 

No worries. :)

 

At least no one's calling me it!

Edited July 26, 2016 by New World Kid

[New World Kid]

-Playing the bad guy at work can actually be the necessary action of a good guy

 

This intrigues me...

 

My friend and I run a small publishing company. Mostly we publish smaller works that would get passed over by bigger publishers, but are still good. Short fiction, poetry collections, chapbooks, etc.

 

I wouldn't be here if I didn't believe that fiction like this is quality stuff, and yet underrepresented. Or just... crazy collections that are pushing the envelope of creativity and need a home, someone to say "hey, we published this because it's good!"

 

But in that market, you get a lot of young or inexperienced authors who have a lot of grand ideas, and grand visions.

 

Without going into too many details... I have to tell a lot of exuberant, enthusiastic authors that it isn't realistic to submit a 30 page book of poetry that only sells 50 copies to expensive literary award competitions, or that paying for shipping copies to be reviewed by places like Rolling Stone isn't going to work.

 

I feel like I'm playing the good guy by not wasting their money and time, and bringing them down to Earth and giving them alternate strategies towards success in the field. strategies like: use sensible marketing, social media, word of mouth, etc. rather than buying ads or paying to be considered for review. Or just having to explain that certain production ideas would make it impossible for the project to turn a profit.

 

But all of those things really mean I'm saying no. No, don't pay to submit your work to everyone. No, it's not realistic that you'd win an award with this small book. No, we can't make your book where the pages are made from very expensive materials. No no no. And it makes me feel like a bad guy.

 

And I have to remind myself that what I'm actually doing it trying my hardest to make their projects profitable for them (and us, incidentally).

[HemiBeers]

These questions feel like a sign-up questionnaire for a dating site. But it's all good.