Well, it was inevitable… I got tagged on the Eight Random Things About Me meme by Doug Meacham. I was hoping to avoid this one… but it does seem like frivolous weekend fun. And it was cool to learn more about Doug.

Here are the rules:

• Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
• People who are tagged need to write their own post about their eight things and post these rules.
• At the end of your post, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don?t forget to leave them a comment telling them they?re tagged, and to read your blog.

And now, eight random things about me:

1. I proposed to my wife in Cannes, France on a dock at sunset (yes, I am a romantic)
2. Childhood summers were spent on the Jersey shore (Cape May) or in Provence, France near Avignon
3. Porsche Cayman: My fantasy car
4. Science fiction really excites me (nerd!), and I think about social media in those terms. Favorite authors are Richard Morgan, Asimov, Tolkein and William Gibson.
5. I’ve written two novels, neither of which were published
6. Podcasting, video, WordPress upgrades, etc. are intimidating for me
7. I spend a few hours every weekend with my Grandmother
8. My house has always been home to a Siamese cat(s)

OK, time to tag some folks! I want to learn some more about my Pownce friends, so they seem like natural meme writers: Andrew, Cathryn, Christian, Howard, Priya, Sean, Solipsistic, and Xen.