I'll just do one or two, Howard:

STRANGEST JOBS

Cigarette mannequin model (stand still and pretend to smoke)

Continuation high school teacher

I SHOULD NOT ADMIT THIS BUT I LOVE THESE MOVIES

Legally Blonde

Beavis and Butthead Do America

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT

San Luis Bay Inn, San Luis Obispo CA

My house when everyone thinks I'm on vacation  :)

FAVORITE FOODS

Sushi

Parmesan Cheese Popcorn

Ok Howard here are mine:

A) FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:

U S Navy

National Sales Manager, The OEC Corp.

Investment Banker, The Ohio Co.

CFO, Air Control Products

B) FOUR MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:  

Airplane

Rudy

Caddyshack

Stalag 17

C) FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:

Bayshore, NY

Nashville, TN

Medina, OH

Fort Myers, FL

D) 4 TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH:

Discovery Science Channel

HBO Boxing after dark

All Sports

Most Reality Shows

E) FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:

Naples, Italy

Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

Taipei, Taiwan

San Juan, Puerto Rico

F) FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:

Breaded Veal

Cheeseburger and Fries (I’m with you there Howard)

Ham and Scalloped Potatoes

Stuffed Peppers

G) FOUR PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO BE RIGHT NOW  

Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

Isle of Capri in the Bay of Naples

On Vacation

At the Bank making a deposit

Ok, I'll give it a try:

a) 4 jobs I have had:  ice cream scooper at Baskins Robbins; operations manager at a large, national advertising agency; owner of our own advertising agency; travel agent

b) 4 movies I could watch again and again:  dirty dancing; diry dancing; dirty dancing; and diry dancing

c) 4 places I have lived: (just 4?) Exmouth, North West Cape, Australia; San Diego California; Atlanta Ga; Buffalo, NY

d) 4 TV shows I like: anything on HGTV; House; The Office; My Name is Earl.

e) 4 place I have been vacation: Hawaii, VillaFranche and Paris for News Years Eve, France; Orlando, Fl; Outer Banks, NC

f) 4 favorite Foods: Pasta; Prime Rib; Carpaccio; Caprese Salad

g) 4 places I would like to right now:  since I am home sick on the couch, ANYWHERE else!! as long as I wasn't sick!  

Shelly

Shelly, hope you feel better. Your area is getting whacked by storm too, huh?

no.  We had some storms yesterday.  And they said we might get a storm today... I guess I could check the news and see if one is coming....  

Shelly

A) FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:

McDonald's

Putting up guard rails along the highway (this job SUCKS!)

Piano mover

Semiconductor Manufacturing (too many positions to list)

B) FOUR MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:

Braveheart

Shawshank Redemption

Rudy

Cast Away

C) FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:

Austin, TX

Ft. Hamilton - Brooklyn, NY

Ft. Knox, Kentucky

Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO

(Can you tell I'm an Army Brat?)

D) 4 TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH:

Most reality shows

King of the Hill

Lost

NFL Football

E) FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:

Texas Gulf Coast

Rome

Paris

Disney World

F) FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:

Steak

Chicken enchiladas

Cheeseburgers

Sushi

G) FOUR PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO BE RIGHT NOW

Sleeping

At a closing

On the beach

Riding a roller coaster

Great thread Howard! Get well soon Shelly!

A) FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:

Swimming Pool Construction

School Teacher

Counselor (Management Position in Adolescent Psych Hospital)

Business Owner - Marketing Consult

B) FOUR MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:

None - I rarely enjoy watching any movie even twice but will if it has been years since the last time.  But I liked:

BraveHeart

Caddyshack

Ferris Beuller's Day Off

Forrest Gump

C) FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:

Wilmington, NC

Winston-Salem, NC

Williston, FL (near Gainesville)

Memphis, TN

D) 4 TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH:

NFL Football

House

2 1/2 Men

Criminal Minds

E) FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:

Jamaica

Eastern and Western Carribean Cruises

Tennessee Mountains (Gatlinburg Area)

Snow Skiing - NC and WVa

F) FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:

Spicey Italian Sausage and Rice

Pork Tenderloin

Prime Rib

Lobster

G) FOUR PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO BE RIGHT NOW  

Somewhere / anywhere cooler than here!

Yeah Jay, did you have to wear an orange suit?  LOL

A) FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:

1. Doughnut-Route owner  -  I was in 6th grade and came up with this concept.  I made a killing!  I delivered hot, fresh doughnuts to people's doorsteps on Sat and Sun mornings.  In 3 months I had enough money to buy a motorcycle...my folks said I was only 12 and couldn't, but I reminded them of the "Well, if you want one, buy it yourself" conversation they always used on me.  They stopped using that henceforth.  AND I bought a cycle!

2. Dishwasher in a hospital (in high school)

3. Quality Control Tech in a baggie factory (STOP laughing!   This was a great summer job in college.  One of the few I could get where I wasn't working outside in the oppressive Louisiana heat!).

4. Radio Personality/DJ at a Top 10 and a Huge country station (Also in college....  The DJ ran both stations at the same time.  It was really wild!   Frankly, a great job.)

B) FOUR MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:  

The Godfather

Blackhawk Down (really scratches that "Guy Movie" itch!)

The Big Lebowski

The Kung Fu Hustle (don't knock it until you've watched it!  FUNNY!)

C) FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED: Air Force brat...I could fill this entire page!  Highlights:

Okinawa (high school)

Then as an adult:

Boston

Indianapolis

Denver

D) 4 TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH: I don't watch any "TV shows"...I did like "Arrested Development", but they canceled it!

But I like:

Most golf tourneys

All playoffs (Stanley Cup, World Series, Sweet 16 on in, and most NFL games)

E) FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:

Hong Kong

Tampa

NYC

Steamboat Springs

F) FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:

Thai

Sushi

Mexican

Pizza

G) FOUR PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO BE RIGHT NOW  

1. On the golf course

2. At escrow picking up my check

3. In my hot tub (and not alone ;)

...Did I say on the golf course?...oh, yeah, already did that...err...uh...

OH YEAH!!!   Visiting my (pregnant) daughter in Louisiana!!!  She's due in October!!!   That would be my #1 place to be right now!!!!  And I'd forgot about all the rest of the above!!!

-Four Jobs I've Had in my Life-

Lifeguard

Gounds Keeper at Mount Vernon, VA

US Navy Reserve

Internet Security Engineer

-Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over-

Any of the Pirates of the Caribbean Movies

Any of the Bourne Movies

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Ocean’s Eleven

-Four Places I Have Lived-

Albuquerque, NM

Dallas, TX

Alexandria, VA

Hughesville, MD

-Four TV Shows I like to Watch-

Orioles

Redskins

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

John Ratzenberger: Made in America

-Four Places I have been on Vacation-

San Diego, CA

Las Vegas, NV

Outer Banks, NC

Pawleys Island, SC

-Four of my Favorite Foods-

Tabasco

Texas Pete

Franks

Cholula

-Four Places I Would Like to be Right Now (With my wife and kids)-

Gator Krawls in Pawleys Island, SC

South End Beach of Palweys Island, SC

Running across Pawleys Creek to the Island

Running along the Waccamaw Trail

My wife and kids would skip the running part. They ride their bikes along side and keep me company.

Ok my turn.

4 JOBS:

Secretary

Payroll (loved that job)

Wire transfers (loved it)

Customer service (hated it)

4 MOVIES:

The Sound of Music

Zorro

James Bond

movies of the 40's -60's

PLACES LIVED:

Barbados

New York

California

(only 3)

TV SHOWS:

24

HGTV (not every thing)

Dancing with the Stars & So you think you can dance

Lost

VACATIONS:

London, England

Ottawa, Canada

Grand Canyon (with my mom)

Road trip to San Francisco (with my hubby)

FOOD:

Anything Pork or chicken

Salads

Burgers

Steak & Potatos

Rice & beans

Just couldn't name 4 things I'm on a see food diet.  I see it I eat it. lol

WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO BE RIGHT NOW:

On vacation in Barbados

writing a contract buyer's or seller's or at the end of escrow

sleeping or watching an old movie

In a peaceful world free from crime and wars

Enough 'bout me

OK you knuckleheads, my job putting up guardrails was NOT as part of a prison chain gang (though it would be *excellent* for those purposes).

I actually applied for a job with the Highway Department when I was 18. I thought I'd get to drive a cool truck. Instead I got put on guardrail duty. In the summer, in the central Texas heat. It paid about 5 times minimum wage, which is great when you're 18.

After 3 weeks on the job, I was the senior man on the crew. Most people lasted 2 or 3 days. It's brutal, backbreaking work. And people throw stuff at you from passing cars. I quit after two months.

Ok Four jobs: secretary, wrapped Captian America helmets for painting at Land Mfg, Kelly Girl, lots of office work.

Movies: Meet the Parents, The Grinch with Jim Carrey, Braveheart, Open Season (gotta keep watcing the bear throw up).

Places I have lived: Wichita, Ks, Anthony, Ks. Harper,Ks. (yes I need to see the world).

TV shows: Boston Legal, HGTV shows, Food Network shows, Two and 1/2 men.

Vacations: Wales, Missouri, Padre Island, Tx, Arkansas.

Foods: My own lasagna, grilled anything, crab legs, shrimp.

Where do I want to be right now: Home, on vacation anywhere, walking out door of title company with checks, standing at my office door watching buyer that just signed contract walking down the sidewalk.

Thanks for asking Howard.

Jay, sorry about throwing that icy drink at you, thought maybe you were thirsty.

A) FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE other than real estate broker:

Dishwasher in an Italian restaurant

Civil engineering designer

Landscape Architect

Land Planner

B) FIVE MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:  

Doctor Strangelove

French Connection

Men in Black

Star Trek 1

The 10 Commandments

C) FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:

Brooklyn, NY

Queens, NY

Syosset, NY

Gainesville, FL

D) THREE TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH:

ABC News with Charles Gibson

Fox News with Shephard Smith

The O'Reilly Factor

E) FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:

Drove across US from FL to CA and back

New Orleans

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Singapore

F) FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:

Pizza

Chinese Food

Ice Cream

NY Strip Steak

G) FOUR PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO BE RIGHT NOW  

Closing of any property that is my listing, or my buyer, or my both sides

University of Florida Gator Football game

2 month vacation in New York City

International Space Station

A) Have had more than 4 jobs, but here goes with some of my favs

Tour guide Busch Gardens, Van Nuys, CA (no longer there :()

Apt. Manager

Preschool/Kindergarten Teacher

In our field: receptionist, Office administrator, Loan processor, RE assistant, agent

B) Movies I could watch over and over - this one is harder

Pay it Forward

Gone with the Wind

Dirty Dancing

Wizard of Oz

c) Four places I have lived

Glendale, CA

Santa Barbara, CA

Tacoma, WA

San Fernando Valley, CA

d) 4 TV Shows I love to watch

Big Love

Lost

John from Cincinnati

Dexter

e) Four places I have been on vacation

Hawaii (4 islands)

Puerto Penasco, MX (Rocky Point all time fav!)

Orlando, FL

And all over CA :)

f) Four of my favorite foods (ok can't just say 4 things)

Big Boy Hamburgers

Steak (with baked potato)

Baked goodies (cookies, cakes, pies, hummm)

chocolate

g) Four places I would like to be right now - it is too hot for Rocky Point so will go with summer favs

Anywhere in the Hawaii Islands

Base Lake, CA

Goldenears Provincial Park, BC, Canada

San Diego, CA

Jana

Oops got to stop daydreaming while writing - Bass Lake, CA - don't Google base you won't find it!  :)

Jana, love hawaii... I would like to be there right now.  After I pick up that huge commission check that all the clients think we get.  You know the one with seven zeros following a 1!!  OOhh baby.

This looks like it could go on forever, just imagine all the people who could participate...

Ok,4 jobs:

Bank teller in various banks and credit unions.

Company co-owner, secretary and bookkeeper.

Buffets, baquets and catering at the Pengrowth Saddledome and making a "ton" of potato salad at the Calgary stampede among other things.

Chief cook and bottle washer in various hotels.

4 movies:

The Old Christmass favorites,

anything with Swartzenegger,

Bruce Willis,

Richard Dean Anderson

4 places I've lived:

town near Rome -Italy,

New York -NY (ok I was only 4)

Montreal-Quebec,

Calgary-Alberta.

4 Vacation spots:

Niagara Falls-Ontario,

Tour of 15 major Italian cities,

Caracas- Venezuela,

Punta Cana- Dominican Republic.

Great BLOG! Thanks for the opportunity!

Hey Howard, you already knew that I owned a gift shop for 9 years. Yes I have been to KC and Dallas but market was not hardly vacation. Shopping yes, relaxing no. OH and one year I went to Atlanta market. BIG.

Now DEXTER is an interesting show, Jana. :)

A) 4 jobs:

- Castle tour guide (paid less than a minimum wage back in Czech Republic ... like 30 cents/ hour ... but was SO MUCH FUN!!!)

- Construction site supervisor (for my parents business during the summers)

- Graduate Assistant (Management & Marketing ... a lot of fun too!)

- 3 weeks of "cat-sitting" ... I was a sleep-in nanny for 3 cats (not much fun ... I'm VERY allergic to cats! ... crazy things you do when you need the $$$)

B) movies: Grease, Dirty Dancing, Ice Age, Mrazik (a Russian classic tale we would watch every Christmas ... Christmas isn't the same without it)

C) 4 Places: Havirov (Czech Republic), Kansas City (KS), Kearney (NE), Chicago and suburbs (IL)

D) Shows: Any house flipping shows, any CSI and Law & Order, 7th Heaven, Friends

E) 4 vacation places: Tunisia, Croatia, Florida, San Fernado Valley (CA)

F) 4 foods: Chicken Casadilla, Sesame Chicken, Pork with saurkraut and dumplinks, bacon!

G) 4 places to be: wherever my husband is right now; Hawaii; wherever my parents are (haven't seen them in almost 3 years); or somewhere where real estate market is really hot!!!

Yes Candice, it is one of those disturbing shows you can't stop watching.  Have you seen John from Cincinnati yet?  If not catch up on HBO on demand and let me know what you think.

J

JOBS (only the 5 that matter)....

Sacking Groceries.... learned to understand the difference between hot food and cold food

Valet Car Parker at Fancy French Restaurant.... the place smelled really nice and they would feed us.

Tableside Flaming Dessert Engineer !!..... OMG, bananas foster, cherries jubilee, strawberries flambe, whatever you want but stand back !!!!

VP Finance for huge conglemerate..... stable but kinda boring.

Realtor....... Love It !!

MOVIES.... only three stand out...

Tommy Boy

The Matrix

Knocked Up..... maybe funnier than Tommy Boy

PLACES LIVED (Only 3)............

Texas (Houston & Austin)...... Diehard Longhorn Fan

Washington DC..... Blast for two years and then what?

Atlanta..... perfect weather and nice people.

TV SHOWS:

ESPN Gameday.... starts in 3 weeks !!

CBS SEC football..... starts in 3 weeks !!

Food Network.... ALL of it... Dinner Impossible, Top Chef, Iron Chef,

Giada, Flay, Tyler, Paula, ..... Cannot get enough !!!!

Other:  The Unit, Idol (of course), Denny Crane

FAVORITE VACATIONS....

Sailing anywhere........ Miami to Bahamas is cool but I can sit in a boat in a parking lot and be happy !!

Any SEC football game..... I can watch any SEC game !

Bird Hunting... Duck, Quail, Dove

Golfing Trips

Any Beach

FAVORITE FOODS:

Fried Chicken

Country Fried Chicken

Fried Shrimp

Sushi

4 PLACES TO BE RIGHT NOW

On a boat in Georgia / SC Marshes

On a boat in Gulf Coast trying to catch specz or redz

Spain..... but never been

My Couch chilling !

On a beach

A) FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:

Waiter

Expeditor on construction crew

Pool hustler

Owner of a seafood market

B) FOUR MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:

Godfather (any of them)

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

As Good As It Gets

Deerhunter

C) FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:

Atlanta Ga

Leesville La

Rocky Mount NC

Houston Tx

D) 4 TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH:

John From Cincinatti

Criminal Minds

Football

Deadwood

F) FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:

Filet mignon

Oysters

Sushi

Fried chicken

G) FOUR PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO BE RIGHT NOW  

Sao Paulo Brazil

Somewhere near Sao Paulo

on a plane going to Sao Paulo

Online making plans to go to Sao Paulo

Looks like this one is bringing us out of the woodwork! :)

A) FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:

Bakery Assistant

Portrait Studio Manager

Consumer columnist for local newspaper

Human Resources Manager (Medical Center and then a Govt Contractor)

B) FOUR MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:  

Days of Wine and Roses

Fargo

Napoleon Dynamite

Revolution

C) FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:

Alexandria, Virginia

Accokeek, Maryland

La Plata, Maryland

California, Maryland

D) 4 TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH:

Top Chef

Hells Kitchen

Iron Chef America

How it's Made

E) FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:

Outer Banks, NC (over and over again)

West Palm Beach, FL

Boston, MA

Portland, Maine

F) FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:

Scallops, Oysters and Shrimp!

Hearts of Palm

Stir Fry

Red Wine (okay, I know it's not a food...)

G) FOUR PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO BE RIGHT NOW  

Outer Banks, NC

Thanksgiving Dinner

At my Publishers Clearinghouse celebration dinner

In front of a fireplace on a cold evening with a blanket over my legs, a good book in my hands and a glass of red wine nearby...

Hi there, Cindy!

I see that you are a Food Network junkie like my wonderful wife, Susan.  I enjoy it too... I nap during the shows and then reap the benefits of her viewing by enjoying fantastic meals later on!

So is food preparation just a spectator sport for you or do you participate too?

Tim (weighing in 40 lbs heavier than when I got married 6 years ago. LOL)

Hi Tim!

It's mostly a spectator sport, though recently I've been thinking about taking a cooking course.  I used to cook quite a bit, but my husband's favorite (I mean, FAVORITE) foods are PIZZA, sandwhiches and hamburgers...  

I love the cooking competition shows - it amazes me that these people are given 30 minutes to come up with something out of nothing and they actually are able to do it.

A) FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:

Dispactcher for A/C repair, appliance and tire sales.

Advertising Manager

Real Estate Magazine Publisher

Relocation Manager

B) FOUR MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:  

13th Warrior

Tombstone

What about Mary

Forrest Gump

C) FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:

Tampa Florida

Winston Salem North Carolina

Peoria Illinois

Mobile Alabama

D) 4 TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH:

Medium

The 1044

Law & Order

Criminal Minds

E) FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:

Vacation, whats that?

F) FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:

Pizza

Mexican Food

Seafood

Chicken

G) FOUR PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO BE RIGHT NOW  

South Padre Island

Fishing gulf coast

Closing on my new lake house

Driving my new Escalade

Jana, JFC is pretty good too . . .

Conclusion I've drawn from this:

Realtors like sushi.   :)

Also noticing a little trend here in that the men watch the Food Channel and the women do not watch the Food Channel.

Why is that?

Radley, you're smarter than that . . .

Because we can already cook. :)

YUM! My favorites are yellowtail, fatty tuna and salmon. Don't like octupus or eel too much, too chewy. And enough wasabe to clear all the cobwebs from my head! And a couple of large Sapporos!

Candice A Donofrio said:

Radley, you're smarter than that . . .

Because we can already cook. :)

Ba da bump!

LOL Tim, and also because husbands are not allowed in the kitchen. So since they already own the deed to all the remotes in fee simple, they are relegated to their virtual kitchen. I think it's a fair exchange. They don't have to clean up there! ;)

A) FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:

General Manager of Hotel

Sales Manager of Hotel

Bouncer in a bar of hotel (no joke!)

Executive Assistant IT company

B) FOUR MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:

Christmas Vacation

Apollo 13

Alien (any - except the last on really)

The Illusionist

C) FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:

Oman

Seychelles

Berlin Germany

North Dakota - Langdon - COLD!!!!

D) 4 TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH:

Hell's Kitchen

Criminal Minds

CSI (original only - Horatio kinda gets on my nerves)

Food Network (really diggin' Guy)

F) FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:

OYSTERS!!!  Any way!

Pizza

Sushi

Steamboat (favorite!  Shrimp, Oysters, Mussels, corn and potatoes!)

G) FOUR PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO BE RIGHT NOW  

Florida (where my mom and dad are)

at the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center - better yet?  In the shuttle ready to go!!!!!

in the air skydiving

zip-line in the rain forest somewhere on the earth

Howard, you never should have gotten me started with this, here goes:

When I was 13 I started mowing yards and one of my customers was our next door neighbor, a RE broker and investor. He had more money than anyone in our neighborhood and drove the nicest car (a big deal to a 13 year old). He liked my work ethic (and the fact that I worked hard and cheap I am sure) and had me start doing a lot of work around the numerous rent houses he owned. I’d do landscaping, painting, replace carpet and other floor coverings. This was my introduction to real estate.

Most of my other junior high and high school jobs (and I always had at least one but often more than one) were in fast food hamburger type places, McDonalds, Burger Chef, and Minute Man. The summer after my senior year in high school I worked at a factory/lab/dark room where they developed film.

In college I was a pre-med major and got a job in a hospital as a clinical lab  tech, drawing blood. I also worked as a teaching assistant in the chemistry department of my university.

In grad school (Optometry) I had several different jobs. I worked at Budget Rent-A-Car, waited tables, had a summer job as a security guard at a PGA golf tournament, which turned into a night job as a security guard at a furniture factory and later an orthopedic hospital. I was also a teaching assistant while in Optometry school.

I got on an Army scholarship program while in Optometry school and upon graduating had to serve 3 years in the Army as an Optometrist with the rank of Captain in the Medical Service Corps. They sent me to Germany for that 3 years and this gave me the chance to travel all over Western Europe during my 30 days leave time each year.

Then I settled in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas where I practiced Optometry for many years. During those years I began investing in real estate, often with my uncle who is a RE broker. He was always telling me I should get my RE license and eventually my broker’s license even if  I continued to practice Optometry fulltime. He felt having a RE license was an advantage when investing. Eventually I followed his advice and got my RE license. I am working towards my broker’s license now. I still own an Optometry practice and employ other Optometrists but spend my days in RE, investing and as a Realtor.

I feel like I have almost come full  circle since those days when I used to do grunt work for our neighbor the RE broker and investor at age 13.

Wow, I only covered my jobs here. Oh well that is enough.

Hmmmm...

Four Jobs I've had:  Legal secretary (ick), consumer affairs, claims and customer service manager, RE Asst.

Four movies:  Dirty Dancing, any Lord of the Rings, any Bournes, A Walk on the Moon.

Four places I have lived:  Lynn, MA, Sarasota, Salem, MA, Revere, MA

Four TV shows I love to watch:  CSI (prefer Vegas version), Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, Law & Order (any).  Basically, what I'm doing is researching my perfect crime.  Little bit 'o this, little bit 'o that.  I've had to add Burn Notice and The Closer and am almost done with my research phase.

Four places I have been on vacation:  Tampa, Grand Bahama, Puerta Playa, Dominican Republic, Ireland (my favorite).

Favorite foods:  Meat & potatoes with fresh corn, my lasagna, Zuppa Toscana from the Olive Garden but I've found the recipe online and can make it myself now, broiled schrod at the Chart Room, a reuben sandwich and bloody mary from The Silver Lounge (great cure for "the day after").

Four places I would like to be right now:  I'm pretty sure I'm where I'm supposed to be now but if I had to be somewhere else it would be Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, or Scotland holed up in an archive with some parish records researching my family history.

This was a great read, Howard!  Thanks!

Great reading...Okay here's mine:

4 Jobs:

Executive Secretary for Export Lumber Company - met people from all over the world - fun!

Admin. Assist. for Venture Capital Division of U.S. Bank

Network Engineer at U.S. Bank

Herbalife Sales Rep.

4 Movies:

The Money Pit

You've Got Mail

Crimson Tide

Entrapment

4 Places Lived:

Portland, OR - born & raised

Aloha, OR - suburb of Portland

Round Lake Beach, IL

Lake Villa, IL

4 Fav TV Shows:

Boston Legal - hilarious!

CSI - Original

Hell's Kitchen

The Real Estate Pros

4 Fav Foods:

Lasagna

Cheesecake - I never met one I didn't like :>)

Bacon-wrapped Filet Mignon

Glass of a great cab or merlot

4 Places on Vacation:

Sailing & snorkeling at St. John, USVI

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Skiing at Whistler, B.C. Canada

4 Places to Be NOW:

Enjoying a great steak & glass of wine w/husband out on our patio in backyard!

Sailing & snorkeling in St. John, USVI

Boating on the Chain of Lakes

Cashing commission check.