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About Me

Ho hum. Not much to know about me. The most exciting thing about me is all the interesting people I know: my wife, my daughters, my friends.... But here is a tiny, tiny snapshot: --- I left home at 17 and never looked back except one time, and it didn't turn out well. I worked in military intelligence and did a few other things for the Army as a teenager. I went in as an E-1 and came out an O-2 by way of E-5. I have also been a: burger flipper, busboy, bartender, Disc Jockey (alt radio, before REM and the Chili Peppers sold out), insurance salesman, Dance Instructor for Arthur Murrays (Waltz, Cha-Cha and Swing), Psychiatric Child Care Worker, Computer Tutor, transcriptionist (only 60 words/minute), and Para-legalI'm easily bored, but never by people who are realAnd somewhere in there, I learnt computers, got married and had kids...To the world, I am in my forties. In my head, I'm still 23, unless my back hurts. It's not fair. I was just about to be cool, and then I got old. But I adore my wife and daughters, and I would rather be a good father and husband than a cool 23-year old. I would rather be real than cool. "Real" is the new "cool".
My Personality
Neuroticism 3
Extraversion 6
Openness To Experience 58
Agreeableness 87
Conscientiousness 62
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You are introverted, reserved, and quiet with a preference for solitude and solitary activities. Your socializing tends to be restricted to a few close friends. You are calm and composed, reacting well to situations that most people would describe as stressful. A desire for tradition does not prevent you from trying new things. Your thinking is neither simple nor complex. To others you appear to be a well-educated person but not an intellectual. You have a strong interest in others' needs and well-being. You are pleasant, sympathetic, and cooperative. You are reasonably reliable, organized, and self-controlled.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Mel Gibson. Margo Harshman. Joss Whedon. Any president. A sister who was adopted away as an infant. My Maker (no rush on that one, eh?)

My Blog

The odd hypocrisy of tolerance

I consider to be pretty accepting of others views, even to the point where I will make a special effort to reach out to those of opposing views, just so I can learn more about them, and be able to def...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:08:00 GMT

State of the Union

I don't get a chance to blog much, having not much time to extol the virtues of manhood, and barely the energy to attempt to live up to them. But it's been a while, and I have some time, so I figure: ...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:47:00 GMT

And now, at long last...an update!

Ah, I remember the days of yore, when I could leisurely cruse MySpace, looking for friends, reading clever things, and furiously posting the occasional comment ("Honey, I'll come to bed in a minute! S...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:25:00 GMT

10 ways to be reminded that you are a parent of small children

Well, I had to get onto MySpace to get some mail and send some mail, and I checked in on a few blogs. Man, a lot happens in a week! But I am committed to staying away until I get a few things straight...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:26:00 GMT

A Carly update before I go...

Just a song before I go...I've already said my goodbyes at AICN, and this blog is me checking out of MySpace for a bit (though I will check e-mail) because I've got a few things going on personally an...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Dads and Daughters...and MEN

With me and Carly just hanging out, and my other daughters away with Mom for a few days, it made me think about some of the things I have been reading about daughters and dads. I won't give a comprehe...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:11:00 GMT

Happy Birthday Carly: musings of a (temporarily single) dad

Yep, it was 30 days ago today...Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play...no, that's not right. 30 days ago that Carly was born. She's sleeping next to me as I type.Well, she was, but then she got hungry ...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:05:00 GMT

State of the Union - NOT a baby blog (but I do give a tiny update)

Life is busy, too busy to do much blogging. But not too busy to remember that 17 years ago yesterday, I stood up and told the world that I would stand by my woman for the rest of my life. And, you kno...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:19:00 GMT

An update: sorry, no pictures.... (kinda long, sorry) and now PUBLIC, oops!

Well.What a difference a few weeks makes!Steve RobertsonI went to a funeral today. No, not Carly's, ya pessimists! An author-y acquaintance of mine, Steven Robertson. He was in his early sixties, had ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:26:00 GMT

The adventure, part III: Were all home!

 Deborah was discharged yesterday, Saturday afternoon. She wasn't even down the full three days, though she still has to take it easy and not lift anything heavy. Carly has been doing so well tha...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:36:00 GMT