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About Me

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Time for an update.I was born and raised in New York City. My dad was Blue Collar, cheap, and stupid. My mom was born in Berlin, Germany, leaving (quickly!) when she was 10. She retained some sort of European style which gave me an odd sort of international lifestyle as a child. It has long since disappeared. She also had low self-esteem which I, unfortunately, inherited. She died in 1981. Dad, who lived until 1995, without Mom's influence, was revealed to be tedious and boring, in addition to the "qualities" listed.I attended a Yeshiva (a school that provides secular and religious education), which, when I graduated, confirmed my agnosticism.Attending high school and college in the late 60s and early 70s, I neglected to learn the most important life lesson, which is to look for what you enjoy and strive for it. I coasted through these key years with a laissez-faire attitude. Combined with low self-esteem and overprotective parenting, I hadn't learned or experienced any aspect of life first-handed. The next thirty years have been a slow, downward spiral.I've made few friends over the years, retaining less. I've been in love four times, each experience ultimately heartbreaking, although due to my unusual philosophy, I maintain a friendship with three of the four. If it weren't for these people, I'd probably be as bland and stupid as my dad. I owe them big time.Nearly twenty-six years of driving a city bus has made me older, but not much wiser. Somehow, I've managed to make a handful of friends out of the thousands of people I've encountered.I've become fat, nearly bald, and fairly depressed. Sometimes lonely, but overall hermitlike. I've also acquired mild forms of diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol.Of course, with this lifestyle, I've entertained thoughts of ending it, but the same dismal attitude keeps me from following through.My only two admirable qualities are a sense of humor and a curious mind. I'm also an insatiable reader and researcher and have a love of travel, although I don't do that much of either.My life is, in one word, mediocre, and my attitude tends to make this permanent.(Of course, if you listen to the music on this page or read my blogs, you might think I'm being overdramatic, but, trust me, I am what I am. Sometimes, out of the blue, a little vitality pops up, but it's short lived.)

My Interests

I'm interested in pretty much the same stuff as everyone else. But, we're all special, right?Oh, alright! I like new beetles and wristwatches. So there!newbeetle.org, equationoftime.com, timezone.com, newturfers.com.

I'd like to meet:

...the people I care about a few more times... ..
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Music:

Oh, look! Here's some now!

Movies:

Lots of movies. Listing soon.

Television:

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Books:

Russell Andrews' "Hades."

Heroes:

I don't really have any personal heroes so I'm sticking this countdown here.I don't know if I will actually retire when "time runs out."
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My Blog

New Camera

So I got a new camera, a Panasonic Lumix TZ5. Many new photos just added to My Albums.The latest addition, "Flowers," are being shown for the first time. I love taking pictures of flowers, sometimes...
Posted by Alan Griff on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:04:00 PST

Star Trek & Bohemian Rhapsody

This video was bulletined by MySpace Friend Terri. And because I enjoy Star Trek and the song, Bohemian Rhapsody so much, I’m passing it along here. ...
Posted by Alan Griff on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:30:00 PST

iPhone Musings

After about a month's ownership, its time to add my thoughts on the iPhone. In brief, its great. Here's why.THE PHONEEven with all the snazzy apps, it's still a phone, right? And its...
Posted by Alan Griff on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:46:00 PST

Lets Get Sirius

When I had my beloved New Beetle and a bit of extra coin, I went and got a Sirius tuner and a "Lifetime" contract. (Apparently, Sirius thinks I'll be around for only another twenty-something yea...
Posted by Alan Griff on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:51:00 PST

I Got The Music In Me!

I've never listened to so much music so often as I have here on the 'Space. A lot of new stuff, a lot of old stuff. So I began posting pieces, sometimes aimed at a certain someone, sometim...
Posted by Alan Griff on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:07:00 PST

Snowballing Redefined

So there was this survey I took a couple of weeks ago, and one of the questions was, "Do you know what the following three things are?" One was "snowballing." The other two I won't swear t...
Posted by Alan Griff on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:05:00 PST

A Wedding

So I went to wedding today. My friend's eldest son, Richard, married Jenna. The ceremony and reception were held at the lovely Brooklyn Botanical Garden.Here's a link if you wanna see the ...
Posted by Alan Griff on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:49:00 PST

My Doctor Is "Concerned"

So I saw my doctor on Thursday. Good news and bad news.The diabetes testing: doctor said, "It's like you don't have diabetes."White blood count: doctor said, "It keeps rising. I'm concerne...
Posted by Alan Griff on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:21:00 PST

Forecast: Cloudy

I made a friend uncomfortable about me today. I've done that before and no doubt, I'll do it again, but of all the things that make me feel bad, this is one of the very few.I disappoint fr...
Posted by Alan Griff on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:45:00 PST

When All Else Fails, Give Up

Mondays have a bad reputation, but I like 'em. It's Tuesdays that bite. Because, on the treadmill that is life (I'd capitalize the 'l,' but I'm writing about my life), I wake up Tuesday mo...
Posted by Alan Griff on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:21:00 PST