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Well, I had a stroke last October and I’ve been in a rehab facility since then. I’m being released today and my cable should be turned on in my new apartment sometime next week and I can’t wait to see y’all again

Hoth Let start with your clan name? Hoth>XI< Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? I’m sure my opponents in game have come up with a few obscenities for me in game. When and where were you born? Dec 9th 1969. Dayton, Ohio USA When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A policeman Where have you lived? Dayton, Ohio. I have never really moved outside the area. (Yet) What got you into gaming? Video arcades when they started popping up, Pacman, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Tron, Gorf, etc. Played most of the consoles when I was young, Atari 2600, intellivison, Colecovision, various nintendos. I went to my brothers around 1994, he had just got Doom running on a lan. (ipx spx :0 ) My 1st experience with a fps. He and my cousins proceeded to beat the hell out of me. I really enjoyed the game. Being severely competitive I said to myself I will build a pc and beat the brakes off of them. That is what I eventually did. Your first game you played? Video game was probably pong And what do you play now? COD warzone, (not a huge fan of Warzone II) COD4 Freezetag Server 1, MW2, occasionally COD2 Why did you join XI? I played on the servers a few years before I joined. Some of my 1st games on XI was COD2 with the breakfast club. When I was working (cough, cough) with Izumi on 3rd shift. I really enjoyed the people in the Clan and the servers. Some guy name Rugger said he would sponsor me. What do you get from being in this clan? Great games. I can hop into and escape reality for a bit. Healthy competition. Friends I have gamed with for over a decade. What is your favorite hobby? Probably video games, weight training What is your favorite travel destination? Anyplace with an awesome beach Are you married? No Do you have children? Yes 2. An 18-year-old daughter and a 15-year-old son. What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? None currently, Does Stormcrow count? I would call him a Rabid dog. Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? I like all types of sports. NFL The Steelers, MLB The Reds, College Football OSU, College Basketball the Dayton Flyers. NBA I am pretty neutral. I just like to watch the greatest players play. What causes are you passionate about? Taking Care of this planet for future generations. Do you volunteer? If so, where? Nothing currently. What is an interesting fact about you? I think I could build a house with what I have spent on the NFL and concerts over the years. Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? Various certs in Networking & Security, Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet etc. Many security and network seminars as well. Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? No clue. Did you belong to any professional organizations? Nothing currently What is your current job title? Senior Network Engineer. Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? No. It was an accomplishment for me to show up for class in my early years. Where do you work? For a company doing government contracts. What other job titles have you had in your career? IT Director, Network Security Engineer, Network field Engineer Where else have you worked? Time Warner Cable. The isp side of the house for 11 years. Contingent (now owned by Comcast) The city of Englewood Ohio, many contract jobs for various employers. Why did you choose to work in your industry? A love for networking and pcs. Why do you like your job? I do primarily security and networking daily which is what I enjoy the most. Solving problems, designing solutions. How would you describe your career? Ever changing, constant learning. Challenging and rewarding. What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Rebuilding two cities network infrastructures. This included a 911 call center for 1 site. I have installed fiber connectivity for most schools and companies in Western Ohio it feels like back in my TWC era. Describe a time that your career was rewarding. Designing and fixing issues that other couldn’t. If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Educate yourself. Find a good trainer when you get your foot in the door. Be a sponge. Do some of the jobs no one else wants to tackle. What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? I work on technology that I would be screwing around with at home except I get paid for it. What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? The ability to leave work at the office. Be loyal to a certain degree but keep in mind if you are gone the company will have you replaced in a couple of weeks if needed. What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Stability. Teach others. Look back on work that I am proud of. Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? None currently other than coaching my kids in football aka soccer for many years. What is your favorite sport? NFL Football Do you play any sports? I run mud races, Spartan and a few other companies. I played on some pretty successful paintball teams long ago. If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? The ability to heal. Too many relatives and friends suffering from health issues. If you won a very large amount of money, what would you do? Buy real estate. Party like a Rock Star when necessary.

Went to meet my new Granddaughter today and also had a good breakthrough with my 5.5 year old Granddaughter! Quick backstory, Stormy was an asshole teen in and out of jail and got a gal preggers at 17, she knew I was not Father material at time into drugs and jail and just on a bad road in life so did the best thing for herself and the baby and left while still pregnant (and me in jail) by time my life got straightened out my son was about 7 or so and was being raised by another man and they told him HE was the father. I didnt want to upturn his whole life and figured I did enough damage already not being there so left it all alone, well he contacted me about 7 years ago and we opened up dialogue and have been talking for years, i left the ball in his court as to meeting, his mother still denies to him that I am his Father and says we are all lying, quick DNA test proved he is mine so we met before Christmas for the 1st time (he is 29 now, 30 in a few weeks) and have met up about 4 times since and this was the 1st time the 5.5 year old opened up to us, called my Mom Gi Gi (short for great grandma) and gave me a hug when we left! Its all a weird situation that we all trying to make the best of, my son and his wife are so amazing in it all and have said these kids WILL know us as family and thats that! Such a sweetheart he married! So heres a few pics of my newest granddaughter Rilynn Faith Randall and big sister Alivia! Yup,.Stormy is a grandpa!!!!

I am up to date on all my shots you bastard Hoooooth LOL

I live in Mount-Tremblant area few 100 miles away south from the forest fires line and see how smoke we have and outside its really smelling wood fire.. One pic taken yesterday and one this morning..

I live in Cambridge Ontario in southwestern Ontario, we can smell it all day here and there is a haze in the air, the schools are not letting the kids out for recess and alot of air quality warnings

OMG !!! A dirty cheatin Steelers fan !!!! Shame on you !!!!

About 25 miles north of Dayton here.

Congrats well deserved recognition

Quite a few around dayton, i work in dayton lol. I'm a new madision resident

Nice! Hookers ftw!

Awe so cute,,,the baby I mean,,lolol congrates and good luck with your family!!!

That's awesome glad everything worked out for you guys !!

Congrats Grandpa StormHoe lol

WOW - NICE pics!!! Can we get some without the guy with the tats in them?????

Ohioan all my life. One of the best states for raising a family. So much to do here. Kings Island, Cedar Point, Columbus Zoo (Best in the country), COSI, Concert venues every where. Plenty of lakes and rivers to fish, boating, water skiing, snow skiing during winter, list goes on. Price of living is great too !!! But if your not use to snow and cold weather, you might not like it. We experience all seasons !!! What areas are you looking at exactly ?

yes not quite aunt peg @Icequeen

In NJ looks like fog all day - bright orange Sun when you can see it

Effecting us here in Ohio too. Been very hazy the past 2 days.

yes plus all fires in BC

ok... GET THIS! I live near Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, my office faces South towards the Smokies and fronts the lake that runs thru Knoxville... The sky is hazy orangy today... NOT NORMAL... All morning, with this sky, I am thinking this is from the Canadian wildfires... Now just imagine if a supervolcano erupts and covers the whole earth with smoke, no wonder the dinosaurs went extinct... https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/04/us/dinosaurs-died-after-a-fire-swept-earth-scientists-say.html and may the Yellowstone Supervolcano stay asleep for as long as possible... (which is historically overdue for a big eruption.)

We have smoke cloud s in Buffalo God help them all

That smoke is pretty bad. We have the same situation / conditions here in the Pocono Mountains, PA....and yes it is the smoke from those fires in Canada not any local fires. Those fires must be huge

re did shortcut and that worked,,,now I just get unhandled exception!!hahahahahahah