Two Memes
3's of Me
Three names I go by:
1. [Redacted]
2. Mama
3. Ouatic-7
Three Jobs I have had in my life:
1. Software Engineer
2. Diaper Folder
3. Chief Operator
Three Places I have lived:
1. Wheeling, IL
2. Evanston, IL
3. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA -- my old house is on Street view!
Three Favorite drinks:
1. Hot tea
2. Diet Coke
3. Dryer white wines
Three TV Shows that I watch:
1. One Piece
2. Psych
3. Burn Notice
Three places I have been:
1. Kirkwall, Scotland
2. Acoma, NM
3. Dubuque, IA
Three of my favorite foods:
1. Classic bean and cheese burrito
2. Spaghetti w/butter and cheese
3. Pizza, especially from Dave's Italian Kitchen
Three magazines that regularly appear in my house:
1. Shonen Jump
2. Giant Robot -- I have a lifetime subscription
3. News Week -- pilgham's
Three Things I am looking forward to:
1. Going to Japan -- Not scheduled as such but possibly next year
2. Retirement
3. My next meal
Wikipedia birthday meme
Look up your birthday in Wikipedia. Pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.
October 25
Events:
1415 - The army of Henry V of England defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
1854 - The Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade).
Battlewise, I could go on...
1938 - The Archbishop of Dubuque, Francis J. L. Beckman, denounces Swing music as "a degenerated musical system... turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people", warning that it leads down a "primrose path to hell".
1970 - The wreck of Confederate submarine Hunley is found off Charleston, South Carolina, by pioneer underwater archaeologist, Dr. E. Lee Spence, then just 22 years old. Hunley is the first submarine to sink a ship in warfare.
Births:
1864 - John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (d. 1920)
1886 - Leo G. Carroll, English actor (d. 1972) -- Commemorated in a Rocky Horror Picture Show song
1924 - Billy Barty, American actor (d. 2000) -- One of the greats
1994 - Mildred Natwick, American actress (b. 1905)
Deaths:
1921 - Bat Masterson, American journalist and lawman (b. 1853)
1994 - Mildred Natwick, American actress (b. 1905)
Holidays:
Saints Crispin and Crispian