Damn, tagged....I'm a conscientious objector but

I was trying to stay away from this and Blogshares but in the interest of continuity and fairplay here you go(for my one fan that gives a shit):

Four jobs you have had in your life:
Dishwasher
Soldier
Turnaround Specialist
Pizza Flipper

Four movies you watch over and over:
Pulp Fiction
Monte Python's Meaning of Life
Wallstreet
Snatch

Four places you've lived:
In my head
In my car
On my boat
Lawton, Ok

Four Shows you love to watch:
Charlie Rose Show
Sopranos
Inside the Actor's Studio
Dinner For Five(on IFC)

Four places you've been on vacation:
Las Vegas
Venice
Singapore
Venezuela

Four of your favourite foods:
Prime Rib
Veal Parm
Lobster
Shrimp

Four places you'd rather be right now:
On my sailboat and in the Caribean or French Riviera
Venice, Italy
Paris
#1 on the NYT(if this not available in a loving woman's....arms)

Four sites I visit daily:
Google News
Blogger
Booknotes
Modern Drunkard

Four bloggers you are tagging:
Alphabeter
Microe
10-8-ious
Jaye Wells

Four sheep breeds you could recognise in a field:
Only the wolf in sheeps clothing type

Four people you'd really like to meet (who are alive) and what you would ask them:
Clinton
Castro
Charlie Rose
Quinton Tarrantino

I'd ask them all how they reached the top and stayed there?

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