Five Things

Alex over at Myrmecos Blog tagged me, so I'm "it":

5 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago:

• Celebrating my 4-month wedding anniversary
• Attending Quad City Mallards games
• Passing my comprehensive exam (for the PhD I decided not to get)
• Planning my next fieldtrip to Baja (for the PhD I decided not to get)
• Reading century-old manuscripts by C.V. Riley on the pollination of yuccas by yucca moths (ditto)

5 Things On My To-Do List Today:

• Grade a stack of freshman lab reports on cellular respiration
• Take Emma out to lunch
• Pick out a Christmas tree
• Grill up some nice sirloin steaks for dinner
• Meet with Emma's 2nd grade teacher during parent-teacher night

5 Snacks I Love:

• chips and salsa
• chocolate-covered pretzels
• honey-roasted peanuts
• buffalo wings
• prosciutto

5 Things I’d do if I was a Millionaire:

• acquire a vessel
• take a long vacation in Italy
• buy Linda that new ring she wants
• purchase some acres in Maine or on Cape Cod
• add to Emma's and Jack's college fund

5 Places I've Lived:

• Shrewsbury, MA
• Brunswick, ME
• Iowa City, IA
• Cranston, RI
• Polacca, AZ

5 Jobs I've Had:

• record store clerk
• Cutco knife salesman
• Marine Research Specialist (fancy name for "lab tech")
• stay-at-home dad
• high school science teacher (I lasted 1 semester!)

And now I tag Linda, Sarah, Kathy, Miriam, and Emile.