With the moving of my blog and some recent travel I almost missed being tagged by Chris! I just checked my old blog and found the incoming link. Sorry for the delay, Chris!
Looks like we have an intriguing set of questions floating around. They made me think a little.
1. What have you learned so far from visitors to your blog?
One, I’ve learned that there are a ton of great people to communicate with via blogging. Since I’ve started this blog, I’ve made contact with some very interesting people who have shared a ton of useful information. Secondly, I’ve learned that there will always be something to learn. I can’t imagine I’ll ever sit back and say that I know everything about a certain topic. Someone will always know something I don’t.
2. If someone would offer to pay for a course (or more) for you, what would that course be?
I’m split between cooking and woodworking. Odd combo, I know! My wife bought me a grilling cookbook for my last birthday and I’ve really enjoyed trying new recipes on the grill. I’ve also always loved woodworking. I think I inherited the interest, but once kids came along there wasn’t as much time to try different projects. Someday, I’ll get back there. Okay, throw in a class on wine tasting as well!
3. Are you satisfied with what you’ve achieved in 2006, in general?
Yes and no. Our second child came last year (and yes, I consider navigating through the first year an achievement) and I had a good year in my job. I also launched this site of which I’m proud. Are there things with which I’m not satisfied? Of course! That’s my personality, but when it comes to what’s important in life - all is good.
4. Has blogging changed your life or your personality in any way?
I wouldn’t say my life has changed, but I’ve enjoyed expressing my self and sharing ideas via writing. That part of my personality has come out and I’ve had a blast!
5. If you had the opportunity to meet one person that you admire the most in the world, who would that person be?
To be honest, nobody earth shattering comes to mind. Of course, there are people I’d enjoy meeting, but they wouldn’t be people I admire the most in the world. That’s a pretty high pedestal already occupied.
Thanks for including me, Chris! I have no idea who has been tagged by this and who has not. If you made my list below, it’s because I enjoy your blog and appreciate your content. If you’ve been tagged previously or don’t want to participate, no problem.
Hello Patrick! I guess I’ve been tagged already, but haven’t seen much of the new layout yet - it looks fantastic!… and I’m lovin those window ads too.
Thanks, Paul! I appreciate the nice comments on the blog. Sorry about the double tag - I really wasn’t sure who had been or who had not. Great post today on Google and some of our local results here in Minneapolis.
Patrick:
Thanks for playing along. I didn’t realize that you were in the midst of moving your site when I tagged you. New site is looking good.
Chris
Chris - no problem! It’s always nice to get the chance to give people who visit my blog an insight into who is writing.
nice site
“Secondly, I’ve learned that there will always be something to learn.” That is a nice statement. No one knows everything and no one is irreplaceable in this world.
“…I’ve made contact with some very interesting people who have shared a ton of useful information. Secondly, I’ve learned that there will always be something to learn. I can’t imagine I’ll ever sit back and say that I know everything about a certain topic. Someone will always know something I don’t.”
My thoughts too Patrick. Knowing that there are other people who know much more than what we thought grounds us and prevents us being arrogant. c”,
Nice post c”,