Stacked Actors

That pretty much says it all.

Love you Dad

I’ve been tagged several times on Facebook to participate in the “25 random facts” note that’s been going around.  I guess I’ll succumb to peer pressure.  I will tag those who tagged me and I will tag a few others but I won’t tag 25 of you.

My blog links to my “notes” section in Facebook so I’m doing double duty posting it to both blog and Facebook.

Here goes:

1.  I’m adopted.

2.  My name “Jad” is derived from my Father’s initials.  Now my son has the same initials too.  All three of us (dad, me and Jonah) have the same middle name “Andrew.”

3.  I’ve drummed for two musicals…Grease and a competition my fraternity entered in college.

4.  I’ve had a TON of different jobs including a sales associate at Abercrombie and Fitch to working at Schlotsky’s Deli.  My favorite in college was working at a camping gear store.

5.  I once dressed up as a clown and sold balloons in the mall to little kids.  At some point I realized that all they wanted was the helium so I just sold them untied and filled them back up for them for a small price that I pocketed.

6.  I have a degree in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design.

7.  I worked for 14 summers dating back to 1992 doing some form of turf management.  12 of those summers were at Hillwood Country Club.

8.  I played drums in a grunge band called Mindscape in high school (circa 1993).  Turns out if we would have been successful there might have been some form of lawsuit b/c there was a software company of the same name.

9.  I taught myself how to play drums…(I know, it’s apparent).  To this day I’ve only had one drum lesson (and it shows).  *(these comments were made to disarm anyone about to comment the same things)

10.  I “played” high school football for one season and made it on the field once.  My nod to my friends in the stands that I was bored would be if I scratched my butt.  My friends enjoyed that.

11.  My first car was a 1987 Nissan Sentra that liked to stall in the rain while hydroplaning…I had 3 wrecks in said Sentra.

12.  I once acted in a play for competition.

13.  I have done lots of stupid things for money most of which include eating stupid things.  I once ate already chewed pizza for a dollar.

14.  I once ate 83 chicken wings in one sitting.

15.  I once ate approx. 20 bowls of jello in one sitting.

16.  I’ve not traveled very much.  My first time flying was on my honeymoon in 2002 and I’ve never been farther west than western Arkansas.

17.  I was mooned by Peyton Manning once in college while walking in to my apartment.

18.  I’ve been a UT fan and a UNC fan all of my life.

19.  My job my senior year in college was helping take care of Neyland Stadium which as a lifelong UT fan was amazing.  I was on the field during games and I even had keys to the stadium.

20.  I seriously contemplated running for political office in 2007.

21.  I am terrified of heights and found that out while hiking a very steep mountain.

22.  I ran a half marathon and truly enjoyed running until I broke my ankle training in 2006…the only time I’ve ever broken a bone.

23.  When I was a kid I wanted to be an NBA basketball player that went by the name “Slam” Duncan.

24.  My first date I went on with my wife was a double date…but it was with someone else.

25.  One of my goals in life is to have a beautiful and loving family of my own and things are looking good so far. 

Thursday’s Question is back and (umm not really any) better than ever.

Yesterday I was told that I was old on Facebook for posting this joke (which really wasn’t even funny enough to qualify as a joke):

I’m going to get a haircut…and while they’re at it they’ll throw the rest in for free!

Then a little later I was told this “old man joke” by @trawker on Twitter:

What’d the ceiling say to the floor?  I’ve gotcha covered!

So honestly, I’m sometimes amused by “old man jokes” so I need some for my collection.

Lay ‘em on me…and keep ‘em clean for goodness sakes; I’ve got a kid now, ya know.

I hate seeing this

Police said 20-year-old Brandon Watson shot his live-in girlfriend 19-year-old Audra McCullough after an argument.  She later died.

I had a vested interest in this.  He was a former client.  A few years back I represented him in Juvenile Court on a much lesser charge.

Nonetheless, I had a long discussion with him.  I had a serious talk about what he was doing with his life.  I attempted to be a mentor…I told him he could call me anytime…I tried to talk to him on a level that was human rather than an authority figure browbeating him about “making bad choices.”

So….who failed?  The system?  Me?  Did anyone “FAIL?”

I created a shutterfly account to share pics of Jonah.

Go check it out at:

http://mynameisjonah.shutterfly.com/

I imagine it will be easier to share photos that way.  PLUS, this should prevent me from turning into a mommy blog.

Enjoy.