My first meme tag

Ginny tagged me, so I'm going to join the fun. The rules are to post 8 random, interesting things about myself and tag 8 other people. I'm not sure that I know 8 people who read my blog who actually are bloggers, but I'll do my best...
1. My middle name, Aviva, is a palindrome. It means spring in Hebrew (interesting, because I was born in February).
2. I've lived in 4 different states - NY, NJ, NC and TX - and 3 different countries - US, Japan & France. And now we're moving to PA...
3. Our cats, Max and Frances, are named for my favorite children's book characters.
4. Scott and I met at a bar but it wasn't really like we met at a bar because it was a it was a cheese tasting at a wine & art bar. This is only interesting if you know me and Scott, because we're probably the last people who you would expect to meet each other in a bar...
5. I was proclaimed a "Duchess of Hazard" by the mayor of Hazard, KY. The proclamation was accompanied by a key to the city that doubles as a paperweight and a bottle opener. I'm not really sure why I was made a duchess, but I used to travel to Hazard once a month because I was the HR manager for a coal mining business that was a subsidiary of my former employer.
6. On the subject of work, I worked for Enron and am currently employed by Tyco. I was there until the bitter end, and got laid off while I was an expat in Japan. I've heard every possible joke on this subject(s). And no, I'm not going to go work for any of the following as my next employer: Adelphia, World-Com, HealthSouth, WasteManagement or any other scandal-plagued company.
7. I played the violin for 13 years, and was actually pretty good. But I quit in college because I never found the time to practice. I would love to take it up again.
8. I learned to knit when I was pretty young. My mom taught me when I was about 7 or so, it didn't take, and then we learned to knit in the fourth grade. I knit a purple hat and white striped hat that my mom still has.

So there it is...
I'm tagging my mom and the first seven people who read this post. Ok, I actually have no idea how to make that work, so any of you regular visitors, consider yourself tagged! Leave me a comment if you're going to do it!