re: What things in your life that you've done that probably not many others have done?

Took a shite in the locker room (not Champions) at Augusta National Golf Club during the 3rd round of the Masters.

I used to work for a connector company. Wetmate electrical and fiber optical connectors. Went to NASA in Florida to look at launch pad cameras.

Shuttle used to be held down by explosive bolts. Main engine would start, then the solid rocket boosters. Once everything was verified as burning the bolts were blown and the shuttle would almost jump off the pad.

At any rate it took a month to get security clearance, met with head of engineering at NASA, then went by small shuttle bus out to launch pad. Atlantis was on the pad. 2 cameras on each explosive bolt used on solid boosters. Literally walked the pad less that 2 feet from shuttle and boosters. Went up in elevator astronauts use, etc. the pad itself is made up and covered with 1 inch steel plates. Vibration is so bad that they often get huge splits in plates. They just throw another down and weld into place. Super random and uneven. Imagine throwing 52 playing cards down 1 “ thick.

We did the inner perimeter tour that surrounds pad including the bunker where astronauts would have to wire line down if they had a few seconds to escape. Was an unforgettable day at NASA.

Why were we there? They were looking to switch camera feeds to fiber optic through our connectors. Vibration caused severe issues with camera feeds back then. Fiber optics don’t care about vibration.

Unfortunately no photos were allowed and all cameras and devices had to be checked. Had a chance to pick up a shuttle tile. Weighed almost nothing, like a piece of styrofoam. They did give us a few things as a token of the visit. One thing is a piece of heavy wire about 4 inches long. It is used in space for some specific applications. You can twist, bend , and contort the wire. Drop it in a cup of hot water and it immediately goes back to original straight wire. Bizzare. Think it is used when they want to open things up like a big sail or canopy and they use the sun as the source of heat in space.

Might sound small but I run 5 miles about 3-4 times a week. Not many people in the world can run 5+ miles.
Have also done a half marathon

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What things in your life that you've done that probably not many others have done?

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Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
Lived in Europe
Lived in SE Asia
Performed at the opening of a Presidential Library
Helped save a company from being de-listed from the stock market after a cyber attack

to name a few

Got my emerald shellback.

Shook hands with bear Bryant at the age of 3. He told me I would grow up to be a heck of a ball player. I’m sorry I let you down, bear.

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Humble "I pay for my kids" brag

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You ever deal with a count ex wife then you'd know that's more than a brag. It's a badge of honor.

I have slept hundreds of feet underwater.

Was a contestant on Jeopardy! 11 years ago.

Saw two different NFL games in person in one day.

By Father's Day weekend I will have been in all 50 states.