Matthew

Show me respect and I will do my best to return the favor. If I fail to do so, I would like to know what I left out. I do not strike first with harshness, and I can strike back hard with kindness too.

I met a lady named Dawn who shows me a degree of kindness and respect that no one ever has, and I asked her if she would like to spend her life with me, and fortunately she agreed. She is on my list of friends below, but she is much more than a friend, of course, as you can see in this beautiful picture:

Don't think that just because I put down "no/no" for "drink/smoke" I am opposed to having people do as they choose as to what they put into their own bodies. I used to do both, and I usually resent being complimented on decisions that only affect me. I have never tried any illegal drug, but I think the drug prohibition is foolish and irresponsible. I think public smoking bans are idiotic and Draconian, but I believe the issue will come to a head soon as they become self-defeating. The bottom line is that I think all people should be allowed to do whatever they wish as long as it hurts no one else--including hurting themselves if they choose.

There is no blank for political affiliation on the user details, but I am a libertarian (with a lowercase 'l', since I am not registered with any such party). As for religion, I have found that the designation "pantheist" describes me best. Just because I do not believe that there is anything humanlike above the Earth, it doesn't mean that I am not deep and spiritual. I believe that the Cosmos itself is an awesome and living being deserving of the reverence reserved for deity.

I have pages at http://users.dedac.com/mal2006 and http://www.geocities.com/mal7798