It has been going through the blogosphere recently where a blogger posts 5 things about him or her that people might not of known off and then sends an email to 5 other people asking them to do the same. I think it is a great representation of how the web and technology in general has the great ability to bring people from all across the globe together. Anyhow, I was tagged today by Ben Wills so below are the 5 things you may not know about Cord Silverstein.

1. In my younger days, I use to travel around the country following the Grateful Dead. Yes, I was a DeadHead and will be on till I die, so back off.
2. My first job at 13 or 14 was cold calling through the phone book asking people to donate money to the local police athletic league so they can sponsor a carnival for kids with serious medical problems. What I did not know was the place was a total scam until the police busted into the place one day and took the owner away in handcuffs.

3. My first two years in school I majored in Philosophy, I loved it, but grew concerned that I would not be qualified to do anything once I got out of school. So I switched to English, lol, another really marketable skill.

4. I have lived in something like 8 states over the last 15 years. At the present time, I am a yankee living down here in North Carolina and loving it!

5. One of my most embarrassing moments happened when I was on vacation with my folks in Florida when I was like 8. We were on this tour bus with a driver who was half tour guide / half comedian. I happen to of gotten off the bus when I shouldn’t have and was stuck on the side of the road by myself for like a half an hour until my parents realized I was gone and had to get the bus to go back and get me. After the bus picked me back up, the entire ride back, the bus driver was making fun of me non-stop. Damn that bus driver.

I am going to try a little different tact and send the blog tag to people I really do not know other than from reading their blogs or haven’t spoken with in a long time. They are as follows: Jonathan Trenn, Ron McDaniel, Charlie Nichols, Jeremiah Owyang, Jeremy Pepper.

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