Art by Wade

  I’ve written two posts about myself (links after), with 15 items in each post, here are some more random things about me: I moved to NC from MN when I was 21 to attend college, I had $60 in my pocket and a car full of clothes. I drove the 21 hours straight with only a 2 hour nap at a rest stop. I can touch my nose with my tongue. I have a smaller than normal gap between my nose and mouth (and maybe a long tongue). I like peanut M&Ms. Country music is my favorite most of the time, but I will go through periods of listening to only rock, then switch back to country. When my kids were teenagers, I listened to all the music they listened to. I would grab their CDs and copy them, then listen to the CDs in my car. I found some new favorites and also encouraged my kids to stop listening to some music. Sandi and I setup a rewards program for school grades for our two children when they started elementary school. For each “A” they would receive whatever grade they were in, so for 3rd ...

  Back in 2012, I created a list of 15 things about me (see link at the end of this post). I thought I would add 15 more things to the list. So here they are 15 More Things About Me, in no particular order: One of my favorite movies is The Matrix. I wake up most days at 6 am. I met my wife, Sandi, while roller skating when I was a teenager. She asked me to couple skate (and I haven’t let go). I spend my working hours, creating software and database programs for a manufacturing company. I love water, kayaking, swimming, and everything related to it. I’m the middle child and also have three step brothers. I ran cross country when I was in middle school (junior high) and still enjoy running. My dad, William W. Brooks, holds several patents (with IBM) related to hard drive construction. Sandi and I will be married for 25 years on May, 25 of this year (2016). We’re planning a trip to Hawaii for later in the year. I’ve paid (with Sandi’s help) for three college educations, plus a Masters...

  Here are 15 random things about me: I married my high school sweetheart (5 years after graduation and after 3 years apart). I am the only child in my family with a four year college degree and both of my kids have finished college and ware working full time. I worked full time while in college (paying my own way) and finished with no loans and no debt. I love to watch animated movies such as The Incredibles and Up! I write software that helps my company’s factories track inventory and gather engineering data. I have worked as a baker’s assistant, stock boy, restaurant host, waiter, bus boy, meat cutter (butcher), frozen food clerk, dairy department manager, cashier, materials coordinator (part buyer), programmer, web master, IT department manager, real estate photographer, software developer and database developer. My first two cars cost less than $600 combined. They were an AMC Hornet and a Ford LTD. I once hid in the back seat of a yellow Ford Gremlin in order to sneak into a d...