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Hometown

Buffalo, NY

Places I've been

Arizona, Utah & New Mexico, Florida, all over New York State, southern Ontario in Canada

More about me

I've been divorced for 40 years. I found out early in life that getting married doesn't solve problems ~ very often, it creates more. I learned to like myself & accept myself. Now I'm dealing with life much better. 

I'm always doing something. The word "bored" isn't part of my personal vocabulary. There's a whole world out there, how could you be bored? There's always something out there to learn about, to try out, to do. You don't have to do everything, but it's a waste to do nothing. I do daydream, but that's just my mind planning & exploring while I rest up for the next venture or activity. I guess I can be kind of unconventional sometimes.

I'm a Christian, but my faith is always being tested, formed, tested again & reformed. Faith is a process & cannot be cast in stone. It has to grow & develop. To me faith is about relationship with God & people, & about character.

A few people have asked me what I'd do if money were no object. My mind always goes blank. Maybe sail around the world, although I might keep doing what I'm doing now. Maybe I'd hire a housekeeper. Someday I wanna have a clean house ... :-D

Make yourself at home here. Play a song on my piano, pet the kitty ... there are a few things to do here in my studio!

Activities

Sailing, cross-country skiing, sewing & crafts, working out & exercising, volunteering at the local Maritime Center, visiting our Botanical Gardens, reading, a bunch of other stuff. I like to stay busy.

Favorite Charities

I used to have favorites but got sick of them inundating my mailbox with their favorites, who sold my name to their favorites to the point that the mailbox exploded with demands for cash. It got asinine. Now I give locally. It's easier.

Favorite Music

Mostly instrumentals: jazz, some blues, light rock, classical, Asian, American Plains Indian, light New Age, Central & South American indigenous music ... probably others

Favorite Movies

Mel Brooks work for me.

Favorite Books

The last one I read, the one I'm reading now & the one I just got.

Favorite Quotes

"Everything's out of control! Nothing's gonna be all right!"

"Binge Responsibly!"

"I'd rather be despised for my character than liked for my lack of it."

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."

"The difference between this place and the Titanic is that the Titanic had a band."

"If great minds think alike then by default so do the stupid ones."

Favorite People

My friends. That's why I picked them. And Grover. You know, the fuzzy blue guy with the pink nose.

Favorite Places

Sailing on the lake, cross-country skiing or snow-shoeing someplace, hiking local trails, especially along the Niagara River, exploring the Southwest & Western US

Favorite Animals

Any animal that will let me touch it.

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