More about me

This tells what the other one didn't.

When I returned to California in 1984, I began civilian life as a word processor for an insurance company. When the office closed, I started my transition to becoming a legal secretary. After going through 5 law firms out in the Los Angeles area, and after the January 17, 1994 Northridge earthquake, I realized that staying in California was not good for me. Neither were the 14000+ earthquakes I went through after the January, 1994 double quake. Neither was the treatment I received at the hands (or in this case, mouth) of my last employer in California (who said that if she didn't yell at you, she didn't "love you"). So I left Los Angeles for Georgia.

I now live in the Atlanta area in an apartment near a whole lot of risque places, but it's inexpensive, it's BIG, and I like where I am. Why do I say risque? It's because there are several "nude dancing" businesses near me. All with women doing that sort of stuff. There are some gay bars, as well. I frequent none of these places.

I have been working for a small law firm in Atlanta since 2002, after having problems finding a job until then. Matter of fact, I temped at the firm for 14 months, then found something that lasted considerably less time, and suddenly found myself being called back for permanency.

What do I do with the rest of my life?

Let's start with hobbies:

Until I was diagnosed as being a diabetic, I was (I guess I still am) a licensed pilot, with only a VFR rating. I've flown Tomahawks, Sundowners, Cessnas up to the 182, plus have some hours of co-pilot time in a Navy Huey, only because I asked nicely.

I don't have much free time, but I do spend some of it on the computer, surfing the web, writing these danged HTML things (and then completely rewriting them on-line), and am a filksinger as well. (a filksinger??? Whazzat???)

I've been a fan of the musical group The Carpenters now for nearly 30 years, having started with buying the album "A Song For You" back in 1972. Their harmonies are wonderful. Karen's voice was that of an angel. It's still hard to believe it was February 1982 when she died, and I still miss her. When she died, a major part of the world's choir died with her, and the spot vacated has still not been filled.

I've enjoyed listening to the Fifth Dimension over the years. The first song of theirs I remember hearing was Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In (Flesh Failures). I finally got to see them in concert in the mid-1990's when they did a reunion tour. It was at that concert (at Los Angeles's Greek Theater) where they received several platinum albums for some of their earlier work, songs that Laura Nyro had written (like Stoned Soul Picnic). Am I glad I went to see/hear/experience them.

I'm also a fan of Neil Diamond, thanks to a cousin of mine (Linda). I picked up my first Neil Diamond album, "Jonathon Livingston Seagull," and never looked back. I have nearly every one of his albums, save a LOT of the earlier stuff and his holiday stuff. When he had concerts at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California in the 1980's-1990's, I was able to get great seats at both since I was going as a single person. He makes quite a presence on stage, let me tell ya.

I also am a science-fiction aficionado, having first followed Star Trek from the second season on, causing my dad some chagrin (since he had become the scoutmaster of the Boy Scout troop where I was a member). The first science fiction film I remember seeing was 2001: A Space Odyssey. From there, I became a Trekkie, then a Trekker, then a Trekkist, which is what I am now. I'll put up a page about my science fiction fandom soon (hopefully).

I started a little "cottage" business at home, called Southern Fried Filk, LLC in January 1999. I'm not only selling filk stuff, but Celtic albums as well. There's a nice-sized Celtic-loving community here in Atlanta, and I'm going to try to tap into it.

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