Stuff about Me

Judith of Vicarious Rising tagged me to fill out this list. I had to try to remember what I was doing those years ago. Sometimes I have a hard time remembering much about last week! Now I keep a journal so if this question comes up again, I'll be ready.

As far as the books and movies go, I have a lot of ones that I like. I tend to read everything by certain authors.

I don't watch much TV--mostly news and weather. Anyway, here's what I put together.

What I was doing:

10 years ago -- I was working at the same place and had just returned from a scientific meeting in Florida. I was in the midst of putting together a big proposal to work with oceanographers in the area. Both my wife and I were working too much. And we were getting on each other's nerves. My mother was still alive, and my wife and I were responsible for making sure that she got to her doctor's appointments. I was frequently irritable about having to be responsible for her. I took on way too much. Felt the pressure of work, home, life.

5 years ago--Still working at the same place but am now department head. Working on proposals and projects to keep people employed. Beginning to feel run down, tired and generally dissatisfied with work and home life. My mother was in a nursing home. She was starting to get frail but was happy. Exercising like a fiend. Trying to stave off the demons and look for a purpose to keep going.

1 year ago--Still working at the same place. I was involved with preparation for a research cruise. Marriage not going well. Not sure that I'm going to stay in the marriage. In Al-Anon and working the steps. Starting to see that there is hope. Maybe I can be happy with who I am.

Yesterday--Worked all day, went to a noon Al-Anon meeting. Dropped off car at auto dealership but it got crunched (see yesterday's post). Read in the evening. Feeling tired but peaceful. Lots to be thankful for.

5 snacks I enjoy
1) Boiled peanuts
2) Popcorn--any kind
3) Terayaki beef jerky
4) Tangerines
5) Wasabi peas

5 books I like (there are many that I could list here--so I'm going with Fiction and then non-fiction)
Fiction
1) Cannery Row
2) Lonesome Dove
3) All the King's Men
4) Moby Dick
5) Chesapeake

Non-Fiction
1) Einstein
2) A New Earth
3) And The Band Played On
4) Beautiful Swimmers
5)Log from the Sea of Cortez

What I would do with 100 million dollars
1) Buy a 43 foot sail boat.
2) Pay off the mortgage on the house
3) Add to investment portfolio and include more real estate
4) Make larger contributions to organizations and charities that I contribute to currently
5) Set up an ecotour business

5 places I'd love to visit (not run away to)
1) Egypt
2) Rome, Italy
3) The Amazon
4) Ethiopia and a few other stops in Africa
5) The Galapagos Islands

5 bad habits and pet peeves I have

Pet Peeves
1) poor grammar
2) stubbornness
3) arrogance
4) bad manners
5) smoking

Bad Habits
1) staying up late
2) leaving dishes in the sink
3) using my cell phone in the car
4) pulling on hangnails
5) snoring

5 things I like doing
1) Reading
2) sailing
3) listening to music
4) rowing
5) photography and art collecting

5 things I would never wear
1) Pink anything
2) 100 % wool
3) heavy cologne
4) clothing with logos
5) Hawaiian shirts

5 TV shows I like
1) 60 minutes
2) CBS Sunday morning
3) Hardball on MSNBC
4) Oddball with Keith Oberman
5) Any local news

5 movies I like (there are a lot that I like)
1) Out of Africa
2) The Shawshank Redemption
3) Lawrence of Arabia
4) No Country for Old Men
5) The Piano

5 famous people I'd like to meet
1) Albert Einstein
2) Mother Theresa
3) Abraham Lincoln
4) Martin Luther King
5) Bob Dylan

I'll tag the following five bloggers to do this if you'd like:
1)Johno of Hand in Hand
2)Dave of Higher Powered
3)Mary Christine of Anonymous Alcoholic
4)Joe of Al-Anon Diary
5)Irish of Recovery Archive