Quickie Time: Fond Memories Edition
June 3rd, 2008
Lightning speed, answer these five questions:
1. What is your first memory?
2. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
3. How old were you when you decided you weren’t a kid anymore?
4. Who would you go back and thank from your past?
5. How have you dealt with regret?
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WOW!! Tough questions. The only one I can answer at an instant is number 4. The others would need much more time.
Loukas
1. I was 3 or 4. Woke up, started watching Saturday morning cartoons on my beanbag. The zipper had gotten open, and beans started coming out. So I opened up the beanbag more to get them in. While I was on it. Eventually, I decided the beans were fun, and started flinging them at everything. The TV, the cat… Mom was so not pleased with me.
2. A chemical scientist. Had no idea what it did, but I knew it had to do with chemicals… and science.
3. 18. After I had been graduated for 6 months… I noticed I stopped identifying with the younger kids.
4. Mr. Julson. 8th grade social studies. A man that knew how to get it done.
5. Put it in that part of the brain that eats nightmares for breakfast.
1. What is your first memory?
Getting a wagon at the age of 2.
2. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I don’t recall anything specific.
3. How old were you when you decided you weren’t a kid anymore?
A couple of years ago.
4. Who would you go back and thank from your past?
My High School Math teacher, for inviting me to the schools first programming class, circa 1977.
5. How have you dealt with regret?
I am still dealing with it to a degree. Otherwise, I have learned from it.
1. What is your first memory?
Some really vague memories about spending time with the extended family for the holidays. I remember things about my grandfather, and a birthday party that might have been my 2nd or 3rd.
2. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I think my first stated career intention was to be a trash man. They drove the biggest trucks and could move anything from my perspective, and thus were the best.
3. How old were you when you decided you weren’t a kid anymore?
When is that supposed to happen? Certainly hasn’t for me yet.
4. Who would you go back and thank from your past?
Likely my uncle who passed away about a year ago.
5. How have you dealt with regret?
By not having any. Make decisions and make the most of life and you’ll have little.
1. My first memory–my dad picking me up from school when I was three and taking me to a diner on the river for lunch. It was a tradition. He would pick me up during his lunch break, take me out and then bring me back to school. We always went to the same diner, and I always ordered orange juice and a grilled cheese sandwich, which I called girl-cheese sandwiches.
2. The President of the USA
3. I was supposed to decide that? Kidding. I would have to say 12–it was when my parents moved me to India and my whole world changed.
4.The Principal from my elementary school. She always believed in my and encouraged me to be the very best version of myself, evn at the tender age of 3.
5. If ever I feel regret, I try to remember that I wouldn’t be who I am if I hadn’t experienced everything that I’ve gone through. And I like who I am now, so there is no room for regret.
1. Wooden Farm animal toys
2. Lawyer (not kidding)
3. Not Yet
4. My grandfather
5. Can’t change what’s done. Just accept it and keep on truckin’.
1. My Grandmother’s Love
2. An artist and a teacher. (Never wanted to be an art teacher though…Funny thing is, I was one)
3. I’ll let you know. I don’t think 46 is it yet.
4. My Grandfather and the minister of my church.
5. I don’t have regret. I view things as I have done the best I could at the time and if things didn’t work as I had hoped, then I treat them as learning experiences. That’s as close as I can come.
1) Sucking my thumb holding on to my blankie while patiently waiting for it to be dried on the clothesline outside.
2) A writer, restaurant owner, someone in retail, musician, teacher
3) Upon graduating from college and answering to Sallie Mae :(
4) My very passionate, encouraging HS and college teachers who pushed me to accel and ALWAYS pursue my dreams / aspirations.
5)I have ALWAYS had a problem w/ dwelling on the specific issue for way to long, but as I grow older am working on adaption / moving on…
to quote one of my fave Sex and the city Carrie quotes…“As we drive along this road called life, occasionally a gal will find herself a little lost. And when that happens, I guess she has to let go of the coulda, shoulda, woulda, buckle up and just keep going.”
1. What is your first memory? Moving into my 2nd house in Cumberland, ME. The house was big and empty but my room had bunk beds and I do remember a bit of that.
2. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I moved through a bunch of different careers – chef, lawyer, back to chef, pilot, astronaut, and now I want to be a CIO.
3. How old were you when you decided you weren’t a kid anymore? I’m sure I stopped calling myself a kid a long while ago, maybe 12 or 13 but honestly I stopped feeling like a kid when I turned 16 or 17 when I was acccepted into the military academies.
4. Who would you go back and thank from your past? My grandmother – she passed away before I really got to know her and enjoy our time. Alzheimers kept her distant when I was old enough to appreciate her. I do know that she was a huge influence in my life and that she showed me a ton of love.
5. How have you dealt with regret? I’ve assessed the mistake, outlined goals and actions to avoid it in the future, and stuck to a path that will keep me successful with these goals.
1. Um, I don’t really remember. I have snippets of things, but not sure which one came first. I do remember throwing up in bed, and then watching my blankie being washed in the washing machine (the lid was up) and being held by my Mom. Had to be pretty young, because she was holding me.
2. A doctor. Turns out I don’t like blood.
3. Um, I haven’t.
4. No one – I made sure to thank them when I had the chance, and opportunity. Or soon thereafter. Or they knew.
5. Life’s too short to live with regrets. We all make mistakes, but you cannot get mired down in regrets. Live life to its fullest, or try.
Dropping a brick on my toe.
Pro basketball and soccer player.
Any day now.
Teachers.
Focus on today.
1. What is your first memory?
I am about two years old, standing in a store on Jefferson Ave. in Oak Cliff while my parents buy linoleum for the floor of their new house. To this day, the scent of linoleum sends me right back there.
2. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Pilot
3. How old were you when you decided you weren’t a kid anymore?
53
4. Who would you go back and thank from your past?
Several of my teachers. Corny but true
5. How have you dealt with regret?
Sometimes by getting even. Sometimes with deep feelings of guilt and shame. Mostly I try to forget.
1. What is your first memory?
Getting stabbed in the bum by an open diaper pin. Not a great first memory :)
2. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A soldier!
3. How old were you when you decided you weren’t a kid anymore?
22, when I moved to Canada on my own.
4. Who would you go back and thank from your past?
My teachers and my gran
5. How have you dealt with regret?
Learning from my mistakes
1. What is your first memory?
Taking everything out of the cabinets in the kitchen and getting caught on camera.
2. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Radio DJ. I think everyone should pursue their childhood dreams.
3. How old were you when you decided you weren’t a kid anymore?
Has not happend yet, and I don’t expect it to happen any time soon. :-)
4. Who would you go back and thank from your past?
I would go back and thank George Odiorne from UMass for teaching me Management by Objectives. He also taught me how to teach.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDC1030F930A15752C0A964958260
5. How have you dealt with regret?
From my perspective Guilt and Worry are the worthless emotions… Let’s move on!