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About Me

Making unlikely friends is one of the special pleasures of MySpace. That's a good reason for having a public profile. Sure, straight-laced folks may wander in here, recognize someone they know, read a few groups, and draw the conclusion that we're all going straight to hell. If that's the case, heaven will be pretty BORING. Too much of our society today is segregating itself into ghettos of like-mindedness. People listen only to talk radio that validates what they already believe, congregate in communities where most people think the way they think, and get creeped out at the idea of having caring relationships with anyone more than a few years apart in age.I think I am (or I try to be) accepting of people who are different from me and life choices I might not make myself. (Drugs excepted.) (OK, drugs and personal violence. If those are your thing, I'm not your guy.) I like multi-generation families and extended families. I'm particularly interested in what you think if you're not my age. We all get too much input from the people we hang with. I'm as shy as you are (I think lots of us here are shy), but at heart I'm a people slut.I spent a good many years in cubicles and offices in the land title insurance business. I've been a business economist, a marketing services manager and a manager of computer systems and networks. In May, 2006, I stopped getting a paycheck because the company moved the data center where I worked, to save money. It is called retirement or poverty, depending upon one's viewpoint.I live in a multi-ethnic, lower income section of the northeast San Fernando Valley, a suburb of Los Angeles. I'm involved in a community effort to improve services and promote economic development in our neighborhood. I also participate in several counter-culture social groups that provide relaxation and good friendships.My wife resigned about 12 years ago, after 16 years of marriage. She bought a house around the corner. (Yes, this is the Left Coast.) So for those who insist on categories, I am a "divorced male". Yes. Really.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People I would never have known otherwise. Guys doing interesting things. Any girls willing to talk to a guy with gray hair.

My Blog

Graphing Boys

Graphs help us understand the real world. My granddaughter Anna was doing her seventh grade science homework. At the same time she was fielding calls and texts about her 13th birthday part...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:01:00 GMT

Rugby Then and Now

Old age is amazing. Out of sadness can come joy and magic memories. I'm sitting at facebook, wondering who might be out there that I know. "Ah ha! Dennis Storer is the sort of ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:07:00 GMT

The Pantry Cafe

Last Saturday I attended a meeting in downtown Los Angeles at the headquarters of the city Department of Water and Power. Often when I am downtown, or passing though, I take the opportunity to e...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 18:45:00 GMT

Kulak's Woodshed: It's 1959 Again

A woman whom I know from the HAI (Human Awareness Institute) community called me up Monday evening because her father was very ill and she needed some emotional support. Bo took me to a wonderfu...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:46:00 GMT

Christmas In Our Minds

A blogger over at the old folks home (Senior FriendFinder) wrote an article called "Dad's Christmas". She encouraged men to share their Christmas memories. The comments I made follow. ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:20:00 GMT

Nudist Thanksgiving

Well, why not? Among the many blessings we have in this wonderful country is the right to run around without clothes, as long as it doesn't offend anyone. (OK, if you're offended by the TH...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:18:00 GMT

Cultural Differences

There's a dating site called FriendFinder that charges money to view profilesand send mail. Some of us have used its FREE blogging and comments system to form a small community. FF user 'J...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:54:00 GMT

Flash! California Nudist News

OK, sorry 'bout the title... But if you *do* want to keep up with California nudist news, you need to be at a pizza parlor in the San Fernando Valley on the second Tuesday of each month. ...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:54:00 GMT

Men, the Weaker Sex

Myspace is more casual than other places I've been. So I'm going to try being random in my blog, to match. Like maybe I need a contrast with the blog I stole from somewhere else and posted...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 17:46:00 GMT

Long Chapters Close; Turn the Page

Believe it or not, there is actually a rest home for bloggers. It's called "Senior FriendFinder". This home is a charitable operation supported by millions of unknowing contributors who us...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 17:07:00 GMT