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Todd Defren<\/a> tagged me in the "08 for 08" meme. Tell eight things folks don’t know about you and then tag the requisite eight more folks. Now, at this point, after blogging for three years, I can’t imagine there is much<\/a> you don’t know about me.\u00a0 For goodness sake, just look at the masthead<\/a> of my photo blog … <\/p>\n

However, since I haven’t had time to write anything serious in 2008, I figured this was as good a chance as any to get something on the boards for the year.<\/p>\n

1. As a child I hated athletics. I much preferred to read a book. The one time I went downhill skiing with family friends (in 3rd grade) I managed to fall down, ski under a picnic table and collide with a garbage can. Or at least that is how I remember it. As an adult, I’ve taken up downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, aerobics and have a treadmill that I use at least every other day. Go figure.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

2. I’m trying to find time to write a book. And start a software business. <\/p>\n

3. Of all the things I do professionally, public speaking is just about my favorite. Okay, if you know me this isn’t MUCH of a surprise, but gimme a break, eight things people don’t know is bloody hard when you’ve been active online since 1993.<\/p>\n

4. I’m a really good cook and have subscribed to Bon Appetit for more than 20 years. Nearly all of those back issues are in the basement. Ref. item 3 above, one of the things you’ll find if you "google" me is a recipe for German Chocolate Cake I posted in a newsgroup in the early 90s.<\/p>\n

5. I got a Canon Digital Rebel for Christmas. And Santa brought the family a Flip camcorder. This is not news to folks who read Snapshot Chronicles<\/a> as I am already inflicting my videos and pictures on them. <\/p>\n

6. I just started working on a very cool project that will take me to the Sundance Film Festival later this month. More next week.<\/p>\n

7. I love Christmas. Everything about it, including Christmas Carols.<\/a> This year we had three full-size Christmas trees — two at home and one at our vacation home in Vermont where we spent the holiday. My husband thinks I need professional help \ud83d\ude42 I’m not sure whether he means to put up and take down the trees, or something else … Pictures<\/a> on Flickr. <\/p>\n

8. Speaking of my husband … While I write about my son often, and occasionally mention my mom, I rarely write about David here because he is a very private person and\u00a0 prefers to stay in the background. So, you don’t know, until today, that without his love and support, it would have been very difficult for me to achieve what I have professionally, both in my past life as a software company executive, and now with my businesses, and still have a family and five dogs and three cats and everything else that we work so hard to enjoy. <\/p>\n

I suspect that most of the people I would tag have already been tagged in this meme, so if you haven’t and you’d like to tell us eight things for ’08, consider yourself tagged. <\/p>\n

Happy New Year. <\/p>\n

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