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Four for Today

It’s fun to get tapped to participate in a blog meme like the one I’m about to lay on all a’y’all, but it’s distressing, too, especially when my new job leaves hardly any time for that blogging stuff I used to do more freely before. I blame Jason Santa Maria. Not for the new job, but for passing on the meme. And for other stuff, too, but I won’t go into it. For now, some lists of four…

Four Jobs I’ve Had

  1. Bakery counter clerk in a small gourmet grocery store
  2. Sales person for a children’s clothing store
  3. Paper delivery boy for The Washington Post
  4. Sandwich maker for a kinda/sorta French bakery

Four Movies I Can Watch Over and Over

  1. The Awful Truth” directed by Leo McCarey
  2. All the President’s Men” directed by Alan J. Pakula
  3. The Godfather, Part II” directed by Francis Ford Coppola
  4. Once Upon a Time in the West” directed by Sergio Leone

Four Places I’ve Lived

  1. Gaithersburg, Maryland
  2. Singapore
  3. Washington, D.C.
  4. Los Angeles, California

Four TV Shows I Love

  1. “The West Wing”
  2. “Frontline”
  3. “The Larry Sanders Show”
  4. “Knight Rider”

Four Places I’ve Vacationed

  1. Ko Samui, Thailand
  2. Hanoi, Viet Nam
  3. Sicily, Italy
  4. Hollywood Beach, Florida

Four of My Favorite Dishes

  1. Pho (Viet Nam)
  2. Ca Kho (Viet Nam)
  3. Cao Man Gai (Thailand)
  4. Rigatoni alla Siciliana (Italy)

Four Sites I Visit Daily

  1. NYTimes.com
  2. MacSurfer
  3. Steveblog
  4. The Futility Infielder

Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now

Four Bloggers I’m Tagging

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