Three Things

I have a lot to do today and I need to get an early start, so I was looking for a simple topic for today's post. Enter my friend Marilyn (aka Wabbit), who put up this meme on her Facebook page - "Three Things." It's easy, it's simple, and here we go ...

Three Names I Go By:
1. Opa / Grandpa
2. Bilbo
3. Bill

Three Places I've Lived:
1. Pittsburgh, PA (my hometown)
2. Berlin, Germany (one of the most amazing places on earth)
3. Shreveport, LA

Three Places I've Worked:
1. The main language laboratory at the Penn State University Park campus
2. The US Air Force (23 years)
3. Jacobs Technology

Three Things I Love to Watch:
1. Ballroom dance competitions
2. Falling snow
3. NCIS

Three Places I Have Been:
1. Panama
2. London, England
3. Oslo, Norway

Three Things I Love to Eat:
1. Corned Beef and Cabbage (the corned beef baked and the cabbage made according to Agnes's Bavarian-style recipe)
2. Sushi
3. Kassler (German smoked pork chops) and sauerkraut

Three Things I'm Looking Forward To:
1. Retirement
2. Christmas
3. Season 6 of "Game of Thrones"

Well, there it is: simple, easy, and quick, and you've learned a bit more about ol' Bilbo. If you want to copy this for your own blog, feel free; if you want to leave a comment using any of the Three Things, have at it.

Have a good day. Come back tomorrow, when we'll name our Left Cheek Ass Clown for December, and don't forget to cast your votes for the 2015 Ass Clown of the Year - balloting ends at 11:59 PM on December 31st, and we'll name the winner on January 1st, 2016.

Bilbo