WGOM RT Destination: Flickertail State Edition

Well this is a different post than I’m used to, and I’m unsure how to really get this started.  For anyone who doesn’t regular the WGOM over at stickandballguy.com, ever week the members of that site are taking a internet road trip to one of the member’s personal sites.  This week, yickit.com welcomes the WGOMers.  Thanks for SBG for setting all of this up and walking me through the process.

The setup is pretty simple: SBG asks me 10 questions, and I ask him 10.  We have a 50 word limit for our answers, which I think I mostly complied with, but then again I didn’t really count out every answer.  I’m calling this Pepper with a twist.

SBG questions for Me:

1.  We both went to high school in Fargo.  I happen to love Fargo.  Describe living there.

Growing up in Fargo is hard to describe.  I wouldn’t have wanted to live anywhere else, but I don’t really feel like it fits me anymore. But I love visiting.  Oh yeah, windy all the time and cold in the winter. Go Bruins!

2.  What possessed you to go to law school, anyway?

Chicks, Money, Power, and Chicks¹.  Seriously, I’ve wanted to be a lawyer since I was 5-6 when my friend Eric and I decided to figure out what we wanted to do.  He wanted to be a doctor, and is now in Med school.  We must have hated fun. I like writing and solving puzzles.

3.  Where do you hope to practice?  What field?

Ideally I’d like to be closer to Fargo than DC.  I really like the Twin Cities and hope to live there someday, but given the current legal market I’ll go where the jobs are.  Don’t know what field I’ll end up in, but I liked Contracts, Criminal Law, Securities, Civil Trial Advocacy.  Any field will do.

4.  Seriously.  How jealous are you of Andrew?  First, Ireland, next Hawaii.  Dude’s living large.

The dude is living large.  Do they serve Guinness in Hawaii?  You forgot to include Des Moines the greatest location of them all.

5.  What got you into blogging?

I’m not really sure.  I’ve always been somewhat of a computer addict and I knew the costs of hosting and WordPress were low, so even if I didn’t end up writing much or using my web space I wasn’t really going to lose anything.  It worked out okay.

6.  Ron Gardenhire.  Explain.

I like Gardy.  He is an interesting character though, I’m waiting for a FSN cialis commercial with him and is wife.  I mean after that crap with the Coomer massage, what won’t they do?  Sometimes his lineups/bp management bug me, but not too often.  I’d keep him if I were in charge.

7.  If you were a DJ at the WGOM, what would you play?

I’d probably throw in some: Modest Mouse, Fratellis, New Found Glory, Taking Back Sunday, Dredg, Starting Line, The Academy Is, Finch, Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Eat World, Blink 182, Rise Against, The Killers, Eric Church, The Clash.

8.  Yickit?  Where’d that come from?

It was a word I made up spontaneously either on a football trip or a debate trip.  I can’t remember which, but I do remember thinking it was hilarious, and at least for me the joke has gone on for quite some time.  I had other some others too: i.e.  Abseck.

9.  Solve the World’s Problems.

In 50 or fewer words?  One person doesn’t solve the world’s problems. The only thing a person can do is to work change the problems they observe in their life.  I’d like it if more people would forgo some luxuries and instead donate that money to needy causes.  That’d probably help.

10.  Send a message to the WGOMers.  Fifty words.  Go crazy.

Those of you with your own mom’s basement: keep on writing.  It doesn’t really matter what you write about, I’ll at least read it.  I’ve learned about a lot of subjects I never would have guessed by reading other citizen’s posts.  And if anyone needs help or advice about setting up a site, I’m always willing to help.

My questions for SBG after the jump.

My questions to SBG:

1. Besides the Twins, what is the best part about living in the Twin Cities?

I have some family here, I love the summers here, and the winters aren’t so bad.  Better than ND at least.  It’s the closest big city to my parents, too.

2. Who has been hanging out at the WGOM for the longest time?

Andrew, for sure.  He started reading about the first month.  I would say that AMR has been around almost as long.  Moss, too.  But, I knew Moss for a long time before I started the site.

3.  Do you have any bold predictions for the Timberwolves?

I think they’ll win 30 games this year.  Not too bold, but I’ll add that Al Jefferson will make an amazing recovery and end up in the All-Star game.

4. Do you consider yourself an engineer who does lawyer stuff, or a lawyer who knows a lot about engineering?

A lawyer who knows some stuff about engineering.  While there’s a lot of technical stuff in what I do, my job is primarily about law.

5. Are you sick of lawyer jokes yet?

I very rarely hear any.  They don’t bother me at all.  I suppose if I heard them all the time, I might get tired of them, but probably not.

6. What has the little one been up to lately?

Talking.  TALKING!  The girl is verbose.  She’s testing how much she can get away with at bedtime.  And she’s helping me work in the yard.  She’s doing great.

7. Pick a trilogy: Lord of the Rings or Star Wars.  Why?

LoTR.  I don’t believe that George Lucas was involved.  I’ve heard that LoTR is very good.  Not my cup of tea, but I’d rather watch that than some space sci-fi movies.

8.  How bad is the Bar Exam?

The experience is profoundly unfriendly.  The pass rate is very high in Minnesota, so you should pass.  I think the key is not to study too much.  What?  Well, again, the pass rate is pretty high.  Just relax, do due diligence and you’ll be fine.

9.  How long do you see Billy Smith running the show at Twins Front Office?

Good question.  The Pohlads are patient.  (Remember, Terry Ryan floundered for a long time.)  However, this is a different situation. There are some big studs on this club.  They should put a team around them.  Billy should be on the hot seat.

10. Why is this called Pepper anyway?  Any other new developments planned for the WGOM?

The original feature was named after the Pepper baseball game.  It was a chance for me to go back and forth with other Twins bloggers.  I don’t know what the future holds for the WGOM.  Maybe a huge subscription fee?  Just kidding.

Duh, I should have known #10, but I just couldn’t make the mental link.  Have at it in the comments, and let me know if you have any problems. yickit {at} yickit.com.