I wanna fill out my Friday Five each week!

1. What did you want to be when you grew up?
Depends upon the time frame. For a while I wanted to be a cowboy, a fireman, a detective, a scientist, a pro baseball player and a pro basketball player. None of them came to be, though.

2. Did you follow through? If not, what happened?
Well, for each one I grew out of it. I gave up the last one (pro basketball player) when I was 14. I ended up going to college and becoming a teacher and coach. Later, I left that and went into tech.

3. Is your life turning out the way you thought it would when you were a kid? If not, is it better or worse?
It is not turning out as I thought it would then. If it was I’d be riding the range or putting out fires. I think it’s better now. I’ve got a great wife and family and THAT’S what really matters.

4. Paradoxes aside, if you could time-travel back to when you were 10 years old, what would you tell your 10-year-old self?
Stand up straight - don’t pick your nose - get used to buzz haircuts.

5. Do you think the child you were, would like the adult you’ve become?
I’d like to think so. We had an “old” guy in the neighborhood who was kind of a crotchety coot and we all made fun of him. I’m definitley NOT like that guy.