Where Have You Been All Your Life?
For no particular reason, I'm posting everywhere I've been, sorted by places I've lived followed by places I've been at least overnight but not resided.
Lived:
Bellefonte, PA - born there
State College, PA - lived there while my Dad finished his education. Joe Paterno was a new assistant coach.
Orange County, CA - lived there while my Dad worked for GE in a multi-location apprentice program... I don't remember it.
Bowling Green, KY - lived there while my Dad worked for GE in a multi-location apprentice program... I don't remember it.
Erie, PA - grew up there - grade school, middle and high school, first two years of college
State College, PA - lived there for my last two years of undergraduate study, and while obtaining my masters degree. Joe Paterno was coach all this time.
Fort Worth, TX - lived there in the early years of my first professional job with General Dynamics.
Bedford, TX - lived there for a few years.
Weatherford, TX - have been here for something like 9 years.
Visited (to qualify, must include overnight stay):
Coal Center, PA - lots of childhood trips - where my paternal grandparents lived
Charleroi, PA - lots of childhood trips - where an aunt and uncle and some cousins lived
Pittsburgh, PA - several Pirates games, to see Willie Stargel, Roberto Clemente, Mannie Sanguine, etc.
Raleigh, NC - interviewed with IBM there - they made an offer, I turned it down
Boca Raton, FL - interviewed with IBM there - they didn't make an offer
Fort Lauderdale, FL - interviewed with Harris Corp there - I can't remember if they made an offer
Owego, NY - interviewed with IBM - I think they made an offer - can't remember, but I must have turned it down if they did
Seattle, WA - lots and lots of business trips, working with Boeing
Boston, MA - interviewed with Raytheon there - they made an offer, I turned it down
Fort Meade, MD - interviewed with the NSA - can't talk about it
Burbank, CA - business trips when Lockheed had a facility there
Huntsville, AL - some business trips to a Boeing facility there
Niagara Falls, NY - a visit to the falls with my dear Andrea and our family
Whiteman AFB, MO - meetings with the Air Force
Leavenworth, WA - romantic visit with my dear Andrea
Victoria, BC - romantic visit with my dear Andrea
Pharr, TX - couple of visits to see friends at St. George Orthodox Church
Reynosa, Mexico - visit to orphanage there
Panama City, FL - Air Force meetings
Langley, VA - Air Force meetings
State College, PA - business trip to Raytheon. Got to visit my old haunts. Joe Paterno is still the coach.
Las Vegas, NV - brief stay on our way to San Francisco this year - didn't like it (sorry), but Lake Mead was cool
Death Valley, CA - not overnight, but any trip there merits a mention
Vasalia, CA - overnight on the way to San Francisco
Seqouia National Park - not overnight, but any trip there merits a mention
San Francisco, CA - staging area for cruise to Alaska - highlight was this
Alcatraz, CA - the account
Victoria, BC - another visit - account here
Sitka, AK - account here
Juneau, AK - account here
Skagway, AK - account here
Oakland, CA - went to this cool restauraunt
Well - I'm tired of this - there are a number of other places, but it doesn't matter.
My next post will be the exhaustive list of every place that I have NOT been, each place with a reason why not.
Comments
I went to WVU. ;)
I've missed their rivalry since PSU joined the Big Ten.