Tag, You're It!

I have to secretly admit, I've been waiting for this day. The day I got tagged. For those of you who are unaware of this ritual of cyberspace, someone comes up with a set of get to know you questions, and then starts the tagging. Think of it as chain mail, but without the million dollar reward for continuing the chain, or a lifetime of skin boils if you break it. You answer the questions and then pick a new group of victims, oops, participants. Anyways, getting tagged seems to imply some level of web connection which is exactly what it is about. That and widening the ever expanding spider web we know as the 'net. So, here's what my friend Roy at Thin Places sent along. Enjoy, you may be next. 1. Ten years ago I was doing . . . I was in the early stages of starting Adventures in Life Ministry. Since AIL is a non profit, that meant I also was painting houses and basically doing anything I could to make ends meet. 2. 5 Things on today's to do list I had to wait a few days to do this list because 5 things is a tall order after I return from Mexico. So... todays list looks like this. Finish this list. Get a ministry support letter ready. Finish my front yard conversion to desert [regular people call that rock] landscaping. Lay out my backyard plan. Get ready for a bar b que with friends tomorrow. 3. Things I'd do if I were a billionaire Where do I start. This is the hardest thing on the list for me to consider. Beyond the normal take care of my family stuff and a real vacation, here's what I got. I'd start a foundation to enable people to get seminary trained without incurring mountains of debt. I'd gather a group of people to live and model community together in a part of Las Vegas where it is desperately needed. I'd buy and renovate old buildings, restore them to their past glory potentially bringing economic revival to the surrounding areas. Then I'd make sure that AIL was funded for the next 100 years. Okay, so it's four things. Sue me. I'll have the money to win in court. 4. 3 Bad habits Sometimes I can be a little sarcastic. I waste a lot of time watching Law and Order TV. I can be slow to listen, and quick to speak. It was hard to limit it to just three. 5. Five places I've lived West Covina, CA San Gabriel, CA Las Vegas, NV Henderson, NV Mexico 6. Five jobs I've had in life: Church Custodian Manager, Carl's Jr. Manager, Miller's Outpost Operations Manager, Mervyns Youth Pastor 7. Tagged ones Mike Miller, Mike's America [No he's not my brother] Brian Cumings, Highland History Mr. Timmer, Don't Panic Patrick M., Sane Political Discourse Dennis McFadden, His Barking Dog So that's it. Now those of you who've been tagged, make sure you keep the chain moving.