Some time back I was 'tagged' by Michael VanDervort from the Human Racehorses blog with the '7 things about me' bogey. I have been remiss in responding, with a lame excuse of work, class, holidays etc. but I did promise myself I would respond to the 'tag' before the holiday break was over.
Also, since pretty much all the bloggers I admire have already been 'tagged', sometimes multiple times, I will just list a few of their blogs and links as sort of an homage, but not intending to keep passing the '7 things' baton back to those folks I am sure they have already had it (and may be tired of the whole thing). Also, I added a couple of other blogs I like that really don't have anything to do with HR.
So here goes:
- For the first few years of my professional career I worked as accounting analyst (boring).
- My first real technology project was assisting in the implementation of Oracle Applications for AT&T - Saudi Arabia in the mid-90's, I spent about a year in Riyadh and had a great time.
- While in Saudi, I became acquainted with the English Premier League (pretty much the only sport on TV), and became a huge supporter of Liverpool FC, which I remain to this day.
- I love to barbecue, I am not talking about grilling, but real southern-style, slow cooked barbecue, I have a nice smoker and spend many a summer Saturday afternoon looking after brisket and pulled pork. I have considered leaving the 'professional' world to work the county fair and motorcycle rally circuit selling barbecue.
- I love baseball, and my 7 year old son and I are on a quest to see a game in every Major League park. So far together we have visited PNC Park, Progressive Field, Rogers Centre, and Shea Stadium (which of course is no more). Next season we plan to go to both the 'new' New York stadiums and probably Minnesota and Cincinnati.
- We own a dog and a horse. The horse lived with us for a couple of years, but right now he is at a
boarding stable up the road. I miss him in the back field, but it really is a boat load of work to take care of him. - I am a proud graduate of the University of South Carolina, and I really love the south and the southern people. To paraphrase Lewis Grizzard, 'If I ever get back to South Carolina, I'm gonna nail my feet to the ground'.
Well, that is enough about me. As promised, here are some blogs/bloggers I admire, read all the time and highly recommend.
- Hr Thoughts - great observations on HR and leadership
- HR Bartender - insightful, thought-provoking and cool
- HR Wench - no-holds-barred, honest, and really cool
- The Hr Maven - great observations, advice and the best photos around
- The Milennial Professor - observations from a young professor
- UniWatch - an almost obsessive analysis of sports uniforms, which I find endlessly fascinating
- Theories of Bacon - all bacon, all the time
Ok, that's it. I apologize for not following the 'official' rules, but maybe it is time for a new type of 'blog tag'. How about, 'Name your favorite 80's and 90's bands?'