7 Things you probably shouldnt know about me

Julie Joyce tagged me over at  SEO-chicks to join the fun in the “7 odd and interesting things about me” meme.

Normally I dont rise to these things but Ill never get a birthday present at this rate unless I play along

So, here goes

1. I met my wife dancing on a podium
It was the early 90’s and it was ME on the poduim. Anyone who has met me will now be wiping the coffee off their monitor or will be in the fetal position on the floor making whooping noises.
It was the 90’s and dance music was king, I do enjoy a wiggle and used to spend 8 hours a night on various podiums, barrels or stages.
Its a scary mental picture I know.

2. I have a hiatus hernia
Where your oesophagus meets your stomach you have a valve, well you do – I dont. It doesnt make much difference to me except I cant drink spirits or wine.
I assume the valve broke somewhere in the chemically enhanced 90’s or the alcohol abusing late 80’s
The doc says I have to take a tablet everyday but I never do…

The last time I had it checked by camera the nurse told me I was the only person who struggled to swallow the camera tube all the way down my throat yet chuckled throughout. Hey at least I know Gay Porn is a career I would be crap at!

3. I have a scold on my arm
This is sounding like an insurance claim, another of my defects anyway. I was scolded badly on my arm aged 2 and even today you can still see it if you look closely on my wrists.

4. I was once a professional cartoonist
This may be stretching it a little but between college and university I made my money by doing cartoons and adverts for local businesses. I have even done cartoons for someone who worked at Disney.
Heres a pencil doodle I did tonight waiting for my daughter to finish school.

5. I am a fairly decent cook
I have been the main catering department in wherever I lived since I was about 14. I feed my family on a food budget of £140 a month and that means we eat…

Fresh food, well cooked and without waste.

6. I spent nearly 15 years as a face to face salesman
I was and am still comfortable standing in front of someone selling a product. I think I was pretty good at it and I hope its helped me in my online stuff too.

If anyone needs to know I can still specify what grinding wheels to use for most jobs (Thankfully nobody ever asks)

7. I would like to move to the USA and then Italy
I love Italy and will retire there (Sandra and I are committed and planning that already).
I really enjoy the visits we have made to the USA and I have toyed with the idea of selling all our property here (I have 2 houses) and moving us all out to California.
I sometimes spend a spare few minutes doing the survey at Find Your Spot but it always suggests somewhere dodgy looking. Id like the opportunity to see if I could build a business over there one day.

OK thats it! And I didnt mention any of the really embarrassing stuff

Now to tag some more poor people: -

Dean Hunt
Niall Harbison
Paul Humphreys
Rob Kerry
Dave Naylor

UPDATE – and @halfdeck just because im curious