So I'm awake at 2:00 a.m. and quietly slip out of bed and make my way in the darkness to our home office. Active Rain is my night job, when I am suddenly awake with no chance of going back to sleep for a couple of hours or so. And I find I have been memed by Erica Wallace in Boston! What's up with that?
I followed her instructions, and met Jay & Francy in Phoenix. They are keepers of the Meme Rules. The rules say I have to tell you 5 things about myself that you didn't know. Pretty easy, I'm thinking, since I've only been on AR for two weeks, and nobody knows me! So here goes:
1. Arizona is home by choice. We're blessed! The manufacturing company that employed me in my last life is based in Moorestown, NJ. They offered me a National Sales Manager position, but stipulated that I had to move "out west." Since I would be traveling each week with my salespeople, there were only two requirements: (a) west of the Mississippi in North America, and (b) within striking distance of a major airport.
2. My mom wore Army boots. Mary Jane was a lieutenant and a nurse in WWII. She took her training at Maryland General Hospital, and volunteered. Go Army!
3. The University of Arizona College of Nursing is my cause. The "cause?" Cause I'm getting old, and there's a nursing shortage in the good old US of A! Our PhD and DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) programs train future faculty members around the world. Dean Marjorie Eisenberg rocks! Our graduate program is ranked in the top 4% in the nation by US News and World Report!
4. I'm a fly fisherman who has not wet a line in Arizona. Iceland, though. And the Beaverkill back east, the Wind River range here in the west, and so forth.
5. I was raised in the rainforest of Suriname, South America. So it's a good thing mom was a nurse! We lived with a tribe of American Indians 350 miles from the coast, on the Suriname / Brazilian border. We swam with Pihranas and dined on monkey. Robinson Crusoe is a favorite, because that's what life was like in the jungle! Pop was a linguist; that's him on the left, doing translation work.
Come visit my blog again; I'll try to keep it interesting--both visually and verbally!
I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson, AZ mortgage lender
Mike thanks for the bio. I'm new to AR myself, and not really sure what this MEME thing is. I guess I'll find out one day.
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C'mon back and visit!
Mike in Tucson
Wow Mike, I stand corrected - I am not sorry that I "memed" you - You have lead such an eclectic, interesting life. It would be a shame not to share.
Grew up in the rainforest... that must have been amazing. How long did you live there? Do you speak other languages too? - Great post - I rated it 5 stars - I hope they feature it. Thanks for being a sport : )
Al - as for being new - watch out - I had been Active on Rain for only 3 days when I was "memed" - they'll get you..lol
Al Maxwell & Christine Bohn, I've edited in a link in the second paragraph of the post (above) on the words "meme rules." Click that, and it will take you to the explanation that got me started this morning. In fact, I'm going to MEME you both! Look for a contact from me. You are going to have FUN! And I'm looking forward to reading your "5."
Bruce Bourgalt, I got into the mortgage business because I had to stop traveling and take care of my Darlin' who has had lupus for 30 years. We weren't going to leave Tucson, so I needed a job. The banks and wholesale lenders whose money I lend today were all customers in my previous life with OPEX Corporation. (Think $400,000 letter openers that suck in three envelopes (payments) per second and spit out data files and image files at the other end.) It was a great fit, and I've been in commission sales in one way or another all my life. I love my job!
My dear friend in Boston, Erica Wallace, THANK YOU for memeing me! I spent two hours reading everyone else's memes! And I'm going back for more. I didn't see yours, and I'm determined to find it.
Thanks again!
Mike in Tucson
Marlene, thanks for commenting. Dad was trained by Wycliffe at the University of Oklahoma, and was turned down by them as unfit for remote tribes work because he was "too old." He was 35. So he went on his own, and wound up with TEAM.
Mike in Tucson
Mike...nice to know more about you! My ? is the same as Erica's...how long did you live in the rain forest?
My husband just started in the mortgage business after years of commission sales Selling everything from soup to nuts! Wish him luck! his timing sucks...
(PS sounds like your wife is a lucky lady)
Joan, sign your husband up on Active Rain so I can talk to him! I do wish him luck, but that's not the same as having a little plan. LOL
Mike in Tucson
Tara,
This is an amazing community. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Mike in Tucson
Thanks for sharing Mike! You do such a great job at blogging it's hard to believe you've only been a member for a few weeks!
April,
I've been a member since last July (2007) and I sure sppreciate you reading my blog and commenting. I'll be right over to see you.
Mike in Tucson