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GhostfaceJim So Handsome! I am at a Kevin Costner concert here! Yes that Kevin Costner! Let start with your clan name? GhostfaceJim - I had to pick something? Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? I've avoided getting nicknames. I made sure nothing ever stuck. When and where were you born? White Salmon, WA - 1975 A real dump! When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? That is a tough one. I think maybe like my Step Father a carpenter! I am a terrible carpenter - no talent. Where have you lived? I've lived a lot of places! Washington, Oregon, In the military California, Washington DC, Hawaii, Okinawa. Florida and finally Kansas for good. I bought a house and not moving again. What got you into gaming? I started learning computers and bought a video card with a free game! COD 5! I never really touched a computer until after the military around 1998. Your first game you played? First game on my own computer was Battlefield 1942 I think? And what do you play now? Right now I am consumed by Conan Exiles. Why did you join XI? I played a lot of COD 5 with good friends and thought it might be fun to be in a clan/community. What do you get from being in this clan? I like the community and friendship! What is your favorite hobby? I have had way too many failed hobbies! Right now it is gardening and home improvement. What is your favorite travel destination? Um, maybe not destination, but I really liked going on cruises for vacation. I've been on two. Are you married? Not married! Maybe someday. Do you have children? No children. I raised my Niece. What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? I have a good dog and a very independent cat. Bernie the doggo and KitKat the cat! Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Sports? No, not this guy! What causes are you passionate about? Causes? I do follow politics, mostly follow the news. Do you volunteer? If so, where? I do not volunteer. I am very self centered and anti social! What is an interesting fact about you? I served in the USMC and enjoyed it! I did 4 years, but did not want to make a career out of it. I was very fit at that time in my life! Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? 4 years of college and have a degree. I just keep up my certifications, but no plans to continue education except on the job training. I do like to read though! Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? I started and got a 2 year degree in Business Administration. I hated the job that I was trying to get so I got my degree and ended going back to school later for a 4 year degree in Computer stuffs! Did you belong to any professional organizations? Not really, I joined the American Legion here in Kansas cause I am now old enough to hang out with other old timers. What is your current job title? My current job title is Access Manager. It is an unimportant job and pretty much boring. Lots of overtime though! Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? I did well in college, but nothing that great. I got lots of awards in MOS school in the military though. Where do you work? I work for an insurance claims company. A big one, but I do IT stuffs and know nothing about insurance. What other job titles have you had in your career? Sheesh I was in construction, then military, security guard, HR department, bookstore manager, IT Support, and now Access Management. Where else have you worked? I worked at a University for many years and would never go back! I hated it. Why did you choose to work in your industry? I learned computers working at that University and just started picking stuff up. I enjoyed it and learned more and more. Finally went to College to get the degree. Why do you like your job? My current job is great! I get to work from home and mostly am left alone. My boss is great and pay is good. How would you describe your career? Boring, it is technical and people start to snooze when I describe it. What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Accomplishments? I do like to train others and be helpful? Describe a time that your career was rewarding. I mostly like to help others and solving problems, but not on the phone. I hate taking calls or being in teams meetings. That is the least rewarding. If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Go to college and get as many scholarships as you can. I always lecture youngsters about learning how to craft a 5 paragraph essay! When I learned how to write every class was a breeze! What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? I mostly like working from home and working alone. My career and industry has taken a turn after the pandemic and I am never going back to the office. What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? Mostly to be kind and helpful. Never email nasty responses as that will always be used against you at work. What do you hope to accomplish in your career? I am just happy to be working at a good paying job and have some stability so I don't have to worry about not paying bills. Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? No, but I am an Admin on discord so I am kinda a big deal! What is your favorite sport? I will watch American football or baseball if I have to! Do you play any sports? I played both football and baseball in highschool, but not again. If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? A big one! World peace! If you won a very large amount of money what would you do? Cocaine and hookers! I would give money to my family so they could get even more cocaine and hookers! Just kidding about the drugs, but not the hookers! ----------------------------------------------------

Yes I clicked link you posted and was ok

the new crossword one just sits at loading.....

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nothing yet,,feels funny something not right,,,I contacted a guy I thought may be his son on FB,,,he said he did not know anyone by that name,,the guy has same name and is in a band,,which dragon has said his son is in a band,,I know his wife is Kathy,,,

I did not text because it says its a land line,,,there are cell numbers and email listed but it does not show all the numbers or letters. But I have 4 different numbers so I texted them all!!!lolol

im pretty sure,,but still need to call,,it goes straight to voice mail,,so not sure if they are doing that because im calling from canada and think im a spammer,,lol

you all look like brothers!!hahaha Take care of yourself

Let start with your clan name? E-raser Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? 'E' When and where were you born? Northern Michigan Jan 1954 When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? No idea, living day-to-day Where have you lived? Northern Michigan / South East Michigan What got you into gaming? Video Arcades Your first game you played? On the PC, Duke Nukem And what do you play now? Mostly COD5 WAW FT (XI servers) / Oculus VR WW1 air combat Why did you join XI? Met some great people while playing COD, so wanted to be a part of the community What do you get from being in this clan? Meeting some great people from around the world , daily socializing What is your favorite hobby? I have many off and on.. just now getting in photography What is your favorite travel destination? Grand Cayman, but haven't been back there in a long time Are you married? Yes Do you have children? Yes, a son and daughter - both of them married and moved out. What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? Used to have a cat (since passed) but now only some fish(guppies). Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? No not really into sports. What causes are you passionate about? People taking responsibility for their actions. Do you volunteer? If so, where? No What is an interesting fact about you? None that I'm aware of. Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? I'm a lot into self learning. While many people took up golf and hitting the bars , I actually enjoy reading tech books and 'how to books' (not much of a social life ?? Having an electrical background in vocational high school, I taught myself computer programming starting with machine language. Then 'C' ... this progressed later into my work career. Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? No idea, Was getting married and only knew I needed a job. Only had about 4-months of college(dropped out for job) then found a job in the Airline Ground handling sector, which turned into a career 43-years Did you belong to any professional organizations? A couple unions through work. What is your current job title? Retired Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? Runner up in Michigans 1972 State Electronics Design competition (4th place). Where do you work? Retired now since 31DEC2016 - before that North Central Airlines / Republic Airlines / Northwest Airlines and finally Delta Airlines.. Actually 'same-airline' just through multiple mergers. What other job titles have you had in your career? Grocery Store bagger / shelf stocking / resort dish washer Where else have you worked? Local small grocery store / Local resort Why did you choose to work in your industry? Airlines, just needed a job - ended up loving it. Why do you like your job? My job 'retired' .. love not having daily must do work routines / no time management How would you describe your career? 'my life' , good parts and bad. What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Started with the airline basics.. loading unloading planes/jets - working weight and balance - worked air freight handling / tariffs , billing. Worked in employee scheduling and administration. Used my computer programming skills to stream line some of our work processes.. this let to a position working with I.T. and mainframe programming. Describe a time that your career was rewarding. Others that recognized my value and appreciated my input / work. If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Unknown to me at the time, in high school we had to take a semester of typing. I was pretty good at it because my penmanship is horrendous. My typing skills then came to play at work when our weight and balance computerized. Other employees struggled with the 'hunt-n-pick' typing method. What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? Discounted travel , however others don't realize that it has challenges as well. Your not guaranteed getting a seat. This can be a process when trying to book hotels and car rentals - especially those with no refunds. Many times your left behind at the airport. What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? This may sound racist, however growing up in Northern Michigan, I think there was only one black family. All my folks knew was what they read in the newspapers about the Detroit Riots in the 60's, so I feel their understanding was tainted. When they knew I was moving to the Detroit area for work they instilled in me a fear about the area and people. Actually when I started working at the Airport I learned really quick there are good and bad in all of our different groups. I worked with the Black, Asian, Arab, Latino people. I made some great friends in all of the groups. I also became more sensitive to their particular backgrounds and history. We all have the same fears and wants out of life and family. What do you hope to accomplish in your career? I'm retired... I hope I left the place in better shape than when I started. Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? none What is your favorite sport? none Do you play any sports? no If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? To start life over again, knowing the lessons I've now already learned along the way. If you won a very large amount of money what would you do? Probably do more traveling and give a bunch away. Quote: Listen to the quiet people, they are the ones with something to say....

I called that number..buzy signal...try again in a bit

I think that is him,,he would be 71

I did

bann @Deckard he haxxing game!!lololol

awe no need to apoligise,,take care of yourself and your wife!!

I get an adress and phone number,,,maybe @SGTSmeg if your that close you could call??

Let start with your clan name? BDS1961 Every name I tried came up as being taken already when I first started this is what I came up with so I could play and never changed it Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? In games it’s either Beads or some cuss word after I shoot someone When and where were you born? Aurora Illinoise atleast that’s what the sales slip says that I came with When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Loved working with my hands and wood wanted to do cabinet making Where have you lived? Pretty much my entire life in Concord Ca What got you into gaming? Sadly I have had to do a lot of sitting around recovering from multiple knee surgeries and treatments It gave me something to do instead of going crazy I hate sitting around with a passion Your first game you played? Lol Does Load runner count And what do you play now? I mostly play COD 2 The group of people I play with here on XI are a great group of people sadly over the last few years I have lost what I consider some good online friends I have played with for years Why did you join XI? I use to lay on the FBI server a long time ago they started getting more and more hackers 0laying to where it was no fun at all Found XI and have never left great people and players and the admins do a great job keeping it clean of cheats What do you get from being in this clan? A sense of on line family and friends to play with on a daily bases Such a broad range of personalities it’s always fun to play and talk with What is your favorite hobby? Have way to many Wood working and metal work , radio control planes and boats, electronics and I use to shoot competition years ago Trying to get back into all of them now What is your favorite travel destination? I am happy on the go, we just purchased a cabin up in the mountains and have been enjoying that a lot lately but a lot of work getting it ready so we can go up any time and have friends come up and enjoy it with us. We also have a house in Greece we are hoping to be able to get over to this summer, we use it as a home base to go to the islands and play Are you married? Yes coming up on 29 years Do you have children? Yes a son who is 26 and a Daughter that is 21 What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? we have a Bichon frise that absolutely hates me, even though she comes to me for anything she needs and then three cats Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Not a real big sports fan What causes are you passionate about? Don't really have any causes I’d say I’m passionate about spent to many years taking care of and dealing with the public Do you volunteer? If so, where? No unless having to cook for everyone in my house What is an interesting fact about you? It’s a strange thing but for some reason I deal with emergencies and bad things really easily and efficiently. In my career In the facilities I over saw I have had to deal with everything from earthquakes to murders suicides and drunks. Can handle it all at the time and make clear decisions for needs to be done, but then I pay the huge price when it’s done the next day and what all I had to deal with and see hits me Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? I never went to college, but I have a ton of specialized training that covers a wide variety From just about everything related to HVAC and the equipment for operating it, trained in lighting and control systems and then some really specialized training I had to go through for some of the areas I did work in that I cannot fully mention Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? i was heading into law enforcement and had just been accepted into the CHP academy. Sadly shortly after being accepted I blew my new out and never made it. I had planned on going to college and getting a degree in aeronautical engineering, after that Signed up for the class’s and that’s when I had my first knee surgery stopping me from attending, registered again for the next year and had my second knee surgery stopping me once again, this happened the following year again. At that point I took another path Did you belong to any professional organizations? only one I was a member of was a group for engineers in the SF Bay Area What is your current job title? Retired now Had to have a knee replaced that ended my career at 52 years old Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? In high school I did get a lot of awards for things I had built and designed Where do you work? At home What other job titles have you had in your career? I have always been around facilities, I was a maintenance manager at a bullocks store, the building was sold and I was sold along with it (lol) Nordstroms had bought it and put me into management with them in a engineering capacity, I prepped and opened the original 5 stores in the SF Bay Area , from there I opened a luxury hotel as a chief engineer. From there it was just a full run Where else have you worked? I had my own construction business for about 16 years after I was done with the hotel work, my clients where hospitals, PG&E, UC Berkeley a Few cities and a little bit of residential work along with working with attorneys and specialist on construction lawsuits. Having kids I needed something more stable and not as many hours as I was putting in. I went into the apartment industry and was a regional engineering manager covering facilities from Monterey CA to Seattle Washington 10,000 units of apartments, I did all inspections and over saw the quality of the on site work done by the staff and there training along with that I put together yearly capital project and ran them in the range from 15 million to 35 million every year . Also I was head of disaster for the northwest region in case any thing happened ( no stress in my life ) Why did you choose to work in your industry? it was strange but it seemed to choose me Why do you like your job? I liked all the areas I have worked Always something new everyday. Things that I was able to see and be around when contracting was amazing How would you describe your career? Fun but stressful Now that I have been out of it for a while I can not figure out how I was able to carry such a huge load and get it all done I don’t think I could do that now What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? I think the one thing that I am most proud of is how many people I was able to advance in there career, At one of the hotels I was hired to clean up and get running again I was given the option to completely replace the maintenance staff, I kept them, worked with them and created a highly effective team there. Getting people to grow is a great feeling Describe a time that your career was rewarding. I always found it extremely rewarding when called in for problems and being able to resolve them. As simple as figuring out why when someone flushed there toilet in a high rise it would affect 3 floors of showers. The company had specialist looking at it for months and couldn’t figure it out, I fixed it in one day of going through the systems. In my career I had a few times I cured issues with newly built buildings If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? don’t go in thinking you know it all Listen to everyone around you and even the old crazy guy, the amount that you can learn is amazing, even today if I was working I would not ever claim how much I know and still listen to all involved in a project What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? something new every day What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? how to deal with people What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Its a wrap I do get called once in awhile to help cover some projects when there are problems are something special is needed. Just do it once in a great while Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? nope What is your favorite sport? Not a big sports fan, from the damage I did to my knee I have over a 40 history of physical therapy Have seen to many sport injuries in young people pushing it to hard. Just turned me off to the give all cloture of sports Do you play any sports? nope If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? that people would mellow out and learn how to enjoy each other instead of stepping on each other for gain If you won a very large amount of money what would you do? ohh how do you know I don’t have it already lol I don’t think I’d change a thing in what I do or how I live. I’m the type of guy that can be super happy with a beer and a fishing pole sitting by the lake, don’t really need any th8ng fancy

I did contact a guy by same name thought might be his son but he said no he did not know him.

nice

thats funny!!!!!

maybe

I dont think its same guy

i have the arma one,,

Daniel L Kelley Winchester Virginia US anyone live near here??? I sent a friend request see if its him He is not on fb,,he never did any of those social things. There is a guy on fb with same name and location but its not him, Dragan is over 60 yrs of age