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Topic: ARCHIVED Focus On: Sue_hg

murron2 Title: Bloom where you are planted! Posts: 18,309 Registered: Jan 6, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 18,004 User ID: 595,429	Subject: ARCHIVED Focus On: Sue_hg
	Done by Rikostan back in the day Date Posted: 5/24/05 11:52am Subject: RE: Focus On: Sue_hg I was born on July 6, 1968 as poor white trailer trash in the little town of Cato, NY. My father had just bought a farm w/ complimentary farmhouse and for the first year of my life, I lived in a little trailer on the property with my folks while they remodeled the house. At 3 years of age my mother finally got a little taste of what she was in for when I climbed the side of my 1 year old sisters crib and flipped it over, sending the poor little thing tumbling through the air and onto the floor. Unfortunately for her, she survived and withstood even harsher torments from me in the future (more on that later). A few weeks after the baby flipping incident I bit the tip of my tongue off while jumping on the bed. I didn't really learn anything from that experience. Growing up on a dairy farm was loads of fun. I had the priviledge....nay, the pleasure of waking up every morning at the crack of pre-dawn to milk and feed the cows with my dad. Even though I showered every day before school I was still one of those smelly dairy barn kids. Fortunately for me, the whole community was pretty much the same and the non-smelly kids were the ones who were teased and picked on for being lazy loafers. There were other advantages to working on the farm. I had access to loads of rotten eggs to throw at my sister. Partially dried meadow muffins were also a favorite weapon of choice for sister target practice and the willow tree up on the hill produced the finest whipping sticks man has ever seen. The welts I left on my friends, family and neighbors are testament to just how wild and out of control I was. Another favorite past time of mine was throwing green walnuts at cars as they drove by. I also had close to 1000 acres of land to just hang out on. We had large forested lots to build forts in (I had dozens), swamps to get lost in, frozen ponds to fall through the ice in (happened twice), hundreds of trails to ride dirt bikes on (broke my ribs twice), hay mows to build hay forts in and plenty of fields to catch snakes and mice in. All in all I had a great childhood (even though I was bitter and whiney about the vast amount of chores I had to do compared to other kids my age). As I approached my teens my sister finally extracted her revenge for years of abuse and shattered my wrist. I spent an entire summer in a cast and we haven't fought since...LOL. As I got older, my responsibilities on the farm increased and frequently my father relied on my to completely run things so that he could finally take some time off. I was never very fond of school. I passed all of my tests with perfect scores but never bothered to do my homework (unlesss it was reading...I always read my books). I rationalized this by telling myself that if I knew the material, why should I study it. This rationalization worked for some classes but didn't for others. I was never the hip popular guy in school nor was I ever picked on or teased. Those few that did tease me early on found out that there are reasons you don't pick on big farm boys grin ... (There are TONS of GREAT stories to tell from my early teens up to my college and post college days. For the most part, I'll have to leave you wanting or this will end up being a friggin' essay. On the day of my high school graduation I could be found unloading hay at the farm. Shortly thereafter my father approached me and asked if I would like to join the business with him. He offered me a 50% stake in the farm, we'd double our herd and land and basically just work it out. I broke his heart that day by declining his offer. I had plans. I was going places (prestigous colleges, fancy jobs, big cities). I did end up going to college. A small community college and I hooked up with my ex-wife in there somewhere. After community college, my dad sold the farm. He kept out house but sold everything else. Due to the sale, I lost out on my chances to get most tuition assistance for college, so I put my ex-wife through college while I worked and waited till I would qualify (I was planning to attend RIT). I never did get back and it is probably my only real regret in life. I lived in Rochester for a while till my ex lost her mind and dropped out of school. We moved to Auburn (about 20 miles from Cato) and I worked various jobs and finally landed a gig for a CATV contractor. This job affored me a lot of travel and I loved it!! My ex and I began growing distant and eventually she cheated on me and I dumped her after nine years of marriage. At some point in there my father had called me up and said, "I just want to let you know that I am so glad you didn't take me up on my offer to work the farm together. I never realized how much freedom and fun there is in working a regular job and I'm glad I made the change.". I lived the life of a contracting vagabond for a while. I lived wherever my job took me and visited a lot of great places. I bought myself a trailer on a lake in Shelby, AL and lived there for a bit and enjoyed being single again. Finally a buddy of mine in CA called me up and convinced me that the streets of San Jose were paved with gold and that it was there for the taking. So, I quit my job, rented out my trailer, packed my stuff, and went to work in the computer industry. I started out goofing off for a few months. I had money and wasn't in any real hurry to get back to work. This was around the time Duke Nukem came out so I played that for days on end and generally enjoyed being a layabout. On New Years eve I spent a weekend in Tahoe and met my lovely bride Naomi. We didn't end up hooking up for another 6 months but I could tell right away that she was going to be a lot of fun to be around (and boy was I right!!). My bum days came to an end when I landed a job at Acer America as a tech support rep for their laptop department. That job lasted a whole 4 months before I realized that I was WAY better than this so I skipped out and took a job as a Quality Assurance tester at McAfee Anti-Virus. I worked my way up through the company and eventually became the QA manager. It was a GREAT job and I made WAY too much money at it...LOL. McAfee moved me up to Beaverton, OR and Naomi decided to come with me (we had been dating about 3 months by now). While I was up there and she was still in California, she called me to let me know that she was pregnant. WOW! What a change this news made in my life...LOL. We decided to stay together, have the baby and see how things worked out. She moved up to Oregon with me, we had the baby, fell madly in love and have been living happily ever after happy I left McAfee after a bit and made my way to Intel. I worked on the Intel WebOutfitter service, made piles of money (did no actual real work) and bought a house. Somewhere in there, we planned for and had a son. Life was generally good. When my contract at Intel ended I went to work for a company called WebTrends as the QA manager. I couldn't stand it there, left and went back to McAfee as team lead for the 3rd level of support. When the tech sector took its fall, my team and I went with it (for the most part). I lost my job, lived off my Asherons Call Pyreal business for the better part of a year and finally said screw it. I sold my house, my excess vehicles and packed up and moved back to Cato, NY. I took a job at the same CATV contractor I had worked for before, bought a new house and am living my life on the road again. It doesn't pay nearly as much but I enjoy life much better and my famliy is generally happy and content. There is so much more to write but I don't want to completely give away all of my stories....plus I have a 4 page accident report to fill out right now....uggh! ~~~ Truly... ~Murron~ -----signature----- PEACE... it means to be in the midst of noise, trouble and strife and still be calm in your heart.
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Sith_Mauler Posts: 24,642 Registered: Dec 21, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 24,438 User ID: 750,977	Subject: ARCHIVED Focus On: Sue_hg
	I dont remember her. -----signature----- Well I ain't first class But I ain't white trash I'm wild and a little crazy too I have seen a lot of things in my life time. That is why I walk the line I walk.
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ACX Posts: 30,237 Registered: Oct 25, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 29,651 User ID: 481,671	Subject: ARCHIVED Focus On: Sue_hg
	Sue was a guy -----signature----- (none)
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Ptilk Title: Creepy old pirate Posts: 50,658 Registered: Feb 13, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 48,530 User ID: 645,124	Subject: ARCHIVED Focus On: Sue_hg
	Sue was a great guy. Didn't know him that well, but had some epic times with him playing various games. Always wondered how he was doing, he had cancer, think he got past it, but he stopped posting shortly after that.... -----signature----- (none)
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Sith_Mauler Posts: 24,642 Registered: Dec 21, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 24,438 User ID: 750,977	Subject: ARCHIVED Focus On: Sue_hg
	I was in the navy still so my posting habits where few and far between for the most part. -----signature----- Well I ain't first class But I ain't white trash I'm wild and a little crazy too I have seen a lot of things in my life time. That is why I walk the line I walk.
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FineYoungCannibals Title: Top of the food chain Posts: 74,939 Registered: Jul 14, '03 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 73,108 User ID: 822,330	Subject: ARCHIVED Focus On: Sue_hg
	the man named Sue -----signature----- FYC
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-Ducky- Posts: 19,595 Registered: Jun 1, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 19,341 User ID: 143,553	Subject: ARCHIVED Focus On: Sue_hg
	He was a cool guy -----signature----- Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And weâ€™ll change the world. ~ Jack Layton
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Lynea Title: Dances with Trolls Posts: 82,344 Registered: Jul 26, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 80,243 User ID: 280,742	Subject: ARCHIVED Focus On: Sue_hg
	Wasn't sue the one that ended up with cancer and we never heard from him after a while? Or am I confusing him with someone else? -----signature----- http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/ "It's crazy that the board newbies think I am a Liberal and B_T is a neo-con." - Gustaive_MT "God left a very clear instruction to Adam. The ****head couldn't even follow that." - -Abednego-
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Former_Camilla Title: Official Team Canada Cheerleader! Posts: 28,265 Registered: Mar 11, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 27,496 User ID: 72,999	Subject: ARCHIVED Focus On: Sue_hg
	Sue and his wife......with ACX at the right! -----signature----- (none)
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