25 Random Things About Me...

I was asked on my facebook profile; by a friend to put up 25 random things about me; so she could get to know me better. I thought about it some time and came up with the following random things. Hopefully this gets you to know me better; it's a few random "facts" about me....

So thinking it through; here are somethings people might not know about me...

1. I have only broken a bone once in my life (knock on wood); it happenned as a kid swinging from the mokey bars... The cast itch bad... hated it!
2. I have been married 3 times in my life.
3. I was first married at the age of 17 (my wife was 16); we were both still in High School. tsk tsk.. i know!
4. I have 6 children (3 natural) - (3 step children) all 6 are now my children. I love them all very much! (4 Girls, 2 Boys). (not sure about those I dont know about.. I was a wild child; what can I say).
5. I have 6 pets (naturally) one for each kid. (4 dogs and 2 cats).
6. I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina; but was raised in Miami Beach (South Beach) Florida; so I consider myself more American; then Argentinian.. Sorry Dad :)
7. I have been in a car crash once in my life... It happenned in Dallas and was pretty bad; but thankfully I didnt get hurt!
8. I love to sky dive (17 jumps under my belt).
9. I speak three "spoken" languages (English, Spanish, Italian) and understand (9 languages) just not fully to the point of a full blown conversation; but can undertand it enough to follow.
10. I speak multiple programming languages such as COBOL, BASIC, QBASIC, C++, C, .NET (C#/VB), ColdFusion, Java, JavaScript, ActionScript... and the list goes on.. I'm a geek I know! hehe
11. My career in the technology field began as a graphic design artist; not a programmer.
12. I am not shy in anyway; I am one of those people that will walk up to anyone at anytime and begin a conversation!
13. I am a cell phone junkie... I get a new cell phone usually monthly because I get bored with the old phones. (can I trade in my blackberry in now?)
14. I have lived in 2 states the majority of my life. Florida and Texas. (but also have lived in Washington DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Arizona and California)
15. I had a girlfriend in Kindergarden (in Argentina) and it was the first time I kissed a girl :) (told ya, wild child)
16. One of my passions in life is technology, the other is music (my father is a muscian/singer, my mother is a singer).
17. I look like an exact xerox copy of my father... it's true; and I am proud of it :)
18. I made my first million at the age of 21; I invested all my money into my kids future.
19. I have 5 Tattoos. (One on my leg, one on my right arm (upper) two on my left arm (upper and lower) and one on my back.)
20. I have traveled to 5 continents in my life. working on the other ones!
21. I love to cook and am pretty good at it... Since I was raised in a restaurant (my father always had restaurants growing up) I got my father to thank for that.
22. My best friend growing up was the son of a very famous actor. So I am not phased or in awe of celebrities.
23. I love music; but not artists or bands. By this I mean I love all kinds of music (from Country to Jazz to Rap) but could care less about the musicians life, troubles, relationships, or addictions...
24. I hate reality TV... I think it loses it's reality when a camera gets involved. No exceptions, ever!
25. I think MTV sucks.... it began to suck when the music stopped playing! And yes, I think it killed the radio star! hehe
26. (bonus) - I love what I do for a living (though it's stressfull and challenging to say the least) knowing that things I do enable people to get jobs and support their families is probably the greatest feeling you can get from you job.

So tell me about you... use the comment below... I'd love to get to know my visitors better... let's hear it!