I've been tagged

Maureen Taylor of The Photo Detective blog tagged me yesterday.

So now I'm supposed to tell you five things you might not know about me.

1. I have a Ph.D. in Japanese history from Harvard, which took me to Tokyo for three years.
2. I was very into my family genealogy for about five years. I trace my roots mostly into eastern Europe. I mention this for Maureen, who's a widely-known speaker and author on genealogy.
   
3. I took my CFA exams in the 1980s.
   
4. I took my first poetry class in the spring of 2006. Now writing poetry is a regular part of my life.
5. I enjoy watching and feeding squirrels.

I'm tagging Steven Miyao of kasina BLOG, one of the rare blogs discussing the investment management business, and Jeff Sinatra of Actium's Managed 401(k)/403(b) blog.