{"id":290,"date":"2006-02-08T20:43:46","date_gmt":"2006-02-09T04:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/?p=290"},"modified":"2006-02-08T20:51:59","modified_gmt":"2006-02-09T04:51:59","slug":"no-meme-before-its-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2006\/02\/08\/no-meme-before-its-time\/","title":{"rendered":"No Meme Before It’s Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to LinkedinUSAF<\/a> for the tag on this – Damsel and I had fun figuring out what we would do with it. It took us a while, but we think we’ve accurately answered all questions posed – but not before we gave grave consideration to each item.<\/p>\n

I previously equated meme <\/a>with a chain letter. I was wrong. I now believe it’s a full-blown blogborne pandemic. Anyhow, here’s the way Damsel and I answered this meme:<\/p>\n

\n4 Jobs You Have Had In Your Life<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cap’n Bob:<\/em>
\nNewspaper delivery – Los Angeles Herald Express – thrown from a bicycle
\nU.S. Navy Aircrew Radioman
\nToy Engineer – I invented Barbie’s Piano (sorta)
\nRocket Scientist – I’d tell ya what I do, but I’d hafta kill ya.<\/p>\n

Damsel:<\/em>
\nPurveyor of Fast Food\/Heimlich Maneuver Specialist
\nBartender\/Psychological Analyst
\nOEM Component Sales\/Grief Counselor
\nProduct Manager\/Dispute Resolution Mediator<\/p>\n

4 Movies You Would Watch Over and Over<\/strong>
\n
\nThis is more than 4, but we both collaborated on these:<\/em>
\nThe Replacements
\nDie Hard (all)
\nBraveheart
\nDragonfly
\nFifth Element
\nThe Green Mile
\nThe Kid
\nMedicine Man
\nNational Treasure
\nSecondhand Lions
\nTeam America – F*** YEAH!
\nTransporter I & II
\nXXX
\n. . . this list could go on since Damsel has a collection of over 650 DVDs<\/em><\/p>\n

4 TV Shows You Love to Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Same thing (we both collaborated on them):<\/em>
\nMail Call (R. Lee Ermey)
\nJeopardy
\nFox News Channel (all shows)
\nCops
\nFood Channel (most shows – can’t watch some of the Asian food)
\nAmerica’s Most Wanted
\nAnytime Dennis Miller is on<\/p>\n

4 Places You Have Lived<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back Home with Mom and Dad
\nIn the Barracks (not Damsel, of course)
\nIn an Apartment
\nIn our own Home
\nAnd never in a vehicle<\/p>\n

4 Places You Have Been On Vacation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Together:<\/em>
\nDenali Village Lodge – Alaska, on the banks of the Nenana River
\nHotel Hassler, Roma, Italy
\nZion National Park
\nHotel Metropole, Avalon, (Catalina Island) California<\/p>\n

4 GREAT Places Where You Just Said, “Eh ..”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Memphis
\nChicago
\nAtlanta
\nPhiladelphia<\/p>\n

4 Websites You Visit Daily<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selected at random from the MANY sites we read daily:<\/em>
\nSteel Turman
\nOld and Evil
\nAccidental Verbosity
\nDemure Thoughts
\nYorkie Blog
\nGarfield Ridge
\nJawa Report
\nArchaeology Blog
\nMoonbat Monitor<\/p>\n

4 Milblogs You Visit Daily<\/strong><\/p>\n

Again, more than four and at random:<\/em>
\nLinkedInUSAF
\nA Female Soldier 2
\nCamp Katrina
\nMudville Gazette
\nOne Marine’s View
\nSgt Hook
\nWe Support You
\nSgt Lori
\nMilitary Outpost
\nIraq War news
\nArgghhh!
\nAsk the Soldiers<\/p>\n

4 Favorite Foods<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cap’n Bob (one from each of the four food groups):<\/em>
\nPizza
\nBeer
\nRed Man
\nBoogers<\/p>\n

Damsel (a more discriminate palette):<\/em>
\nSweet & Sour Pork
\nChicken Fried Steak
\nBeef Tenderloin Steak (Fillet Mignon)
\nChicken Alla Padulese<\/p>\n

4 Favorite “Adult Beverages”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cap’n Bob:<\/em>
\nRed Beer (Bloody Mary mix added)
\nButter Beer (buttermilk added)
\nCorona or Pacifico beer (with Mexican food)
\nOr just plain old beer in a Red, White and Blue can (Bud)<\/p>\n

Damsel:<\/em>
\nMargaritas
\nKendall-Jackson Chardonnay
\nMimosas
\nBud (cause it makes ya weiser)
\n
\n4 Places You Would Rather Be Right Now<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cap’n Bob<\/em>:
\nWatching Electrical Storms over Grand Canyon from a cliffside bar
\nHaving a Birra Peroni at a sidewalk cafe in Florence
\nLiving in California as a Red<\/span> State
\nIn Damsel’s Loving Arms<\/p>\n

Damsel:<\/em>
\nWatching rocks change colors at sunset in Zion
\nListening to the murmur of the Nenana River
\nWatching sunset and breakers at a cove near Point Arena, California
\nSitting on the backyard swing reading with the Cap’n<\/p>\n

4 People to Tag<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome Aboard to these new sites displaying the Never Forget Tribute<\/a>:<\/em>
\nMoonbat Monitor<\/a>
\nSeeing Red<\/a>
\nDogsCatsKidsLife<\/a>
\nShelly’s Ramblings<\/a><\/p>\n

BAM<\/strong>! You guys are tagged! And thanks!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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