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Rick

Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.

About Me

I am just an average guy, retired from the Army, married, three great kids, half a dozen grandkids. Work, maybe too much, spend way too much time on the computer. I work with them all day, and then spend a great deal of time on them in the evening. If I am not .., chances are I will be reading a book or watching a movie on the TV.

My Interests

Computers, Reading, Movies.. did I mention Computers?...
Your Geek Profile:
Geekiness in Love: Highest
Internet Geekiness: Highest
Fashion Geekiness: High
Academic Geekiness: Moderate
Gamer Geekiness: Moderate
Movie Geekiness: Moderate
Music Geekiness: Low
SciFi Geekiness: Low
General Geekiness: None How Geeky Are You?

I'd like to meet:

There is no long list of people I would like to meet, but it would be nice to have friends .. who don't mind a long winded old guy....

You are The Hierophant

Divine Wisdom. Manifestation. Explanation. Teaching.

All things relating to education, patience, help from superiors.The Hierophant is often considered to be a Guardian Angel.

The Hierophant's purpose is to bring the spiritual down to Earth. Where the High Priestess between her two pillars deals with realms beyond this Earth, the Hierophant (or High Priest) deals with worldly problems. He is well suited to do this because he strives to create harmony and peace in the midst of a crisis. The Hierophant's only problem is that he can be stubborn and hidebound. At his best, he is wise and soothing, at his worst, he is an unbending traditionalist.

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Music:

I like most kinds, my car radio presets are either oldies or country, but there are times I scan for jazz, classical, even some contemporary. Never big on hard rock or urban though....

Movies:

Second Hand Lions, Serenity, Star Wars, Star Trek (most of them), all of the clancey movies....

Television:

Mostly TLC, Discovery, National Geographic, or The Military Channel, unless it's one of the movie networks....

Books:

Sci-Fi and Fantasy ... Heinlein (who doesn't like him?), Robinson (Thanks for Callahans and feeding the pun addiction), Anne McAffery (Thanks for Pern and The Crystal Singers)

Heroes:

Anyone who puts others first

My Blog

Perhaps in time

Pehaps in time my children will understand, Perhaps in time they will see, I am not evil for what I am doing, I am just doing what I think is right. If neither of us is happy, Why should we go on, Sta...
Posted by Rick on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:17:00 PST

Empty Weekend

The house seemed so empty. Even when I wasn't alone, I felt that way. Invisible to those around me, my thoughts seem filled with loss. If I go out to do something to pass the time alone, I am left alo...
Posted by Rick on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:37:00 PST

Bambi 1 - Mustang 0

Or should that be the other way around? At approximately 11:15 PM last night Bambi lost the will to live, it's the only reason I can think of he picked my Mustang to jump in front of. After the insura...
Posted by Rick on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:03:00 PST

Starting New Things

Here I am, 51, and tired of not having the paper, so I am heading back to school, filling out FASFA forms, Registration, etc. I am going to do it online. It's something I have been wanting for a while...
Posted by Rick on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:32:00 PST

Confusion

After a weekend of talking, facing issues, looking hard at our relationship, I thought we had reached some sort of place where we agreed what the next steps would be. Last night I went out, coffee, re...
Posted by Rick on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:53:00 PST

Seperate Rooms

Is it a step apart, or just seeing what would happen? So many mixed emotions. Time will tell I guess.
Posted by Rick on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:22:00 PST

Is it over?

When her reasons for staying are not wanting to be divorced twice and what would we tell the family? When she says she doesn't care one way or the other if we split? Or is it that she is trying to giv...
Posted by Rick on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 05:40:00 PST

Work - A Rant

The past couple of days have been most interesting, and it would appear today is going to be no better. Between stresses at home and lack of sleep I have been pretty on edge, not quite my usual easy g...
Posted by Rick on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:09:00 PST

The Tree

The tree stands solitary on the hill Early spring Leaves budding Life returns to the land The tree stands solitary on the hill Branches home to many Shade given from the sun Protection from the rain T...
Posted by Rick on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:23:00 PST

Rainy Days

As I sit in my office, watching the rain fall, I find myself strangely thoughtful. After the events at work yesterday I am very attuned to the weather. My spirits sagging a bit. Perhaps it is just a c...
Posted by Rick on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:58:00 PST