Occupation: Retired Postmaster of Christmas City, Noel, Missouri
MORE ABOUT ME...
My guilty pleasure(s): history on the renasiisance, World War II, and movies of all kinds.
The best word to describe me is: loyal
My hero(es): Queen Elizabeth I, Harry Truman, Franklin D Roosevelt
Words or phrases I overuse: I know. Singing (poorly) the Free Credit Report.com commercial with the guy in the seafood restaurant
My superpower is: technical writing
What else you should know about me:
Computer nerd, although I have a lot to learn. President of a Democratic club in Missouri. Taught English and Spanish for 7 years on a volunteer basis. Retired from the postal service after 37 years of service.
IN MY DREAMS...
In the movie version of my life, I would be played by: a nerd
My childhood ambition/career goal: to teach, but the money with the USPS was too good.
If I were a breakfast cereal, I would be: Captain Crunch
If I could tame and ride any animal, it would bea: tiger
If I could live anywhere, it would be: London, England
My dream job(s): teaching English Composition and Research at the college level
My dream vacation(s): Europe, with increased time in England and Germany. Two weeks in Washington, DC
TO-THE-MOMENT ME
Last movie I saw: The Other Boleyn Girl
Last book I read: The War Against the Jews: The Extermination Years, 1942-45
Last album I listened to: Best of the Ventures
Last big splurge: 51" Sony HD television
Last vacation: Phoenix, AZ
MY ALL-TIME FAVES
Website(s): Daily Kos, Crooks and Liars, Huffington Post, David Corn, Nation.com, MissouriDemos.org, The Bill Press Show.com, Paltalk
Hobbies: reading, writing, Scrabble, chatting about politics, surfing the net, blogging, yard work and gardening, YMCA
Food(s): Blackened fish or chicken, Denny's ultimate omelet, steak, vegetables, pasta with meatballs
Gadget(s): my laptop computer
Vacation spot(s): Washington, DC, dreaming of Europe
I like my eggs... over medium
Game(s): Scrabble, word games, free cell
Sport(s): spectator of football, hockey, soccer, extreme fighting
World leader(s): Barack Obama, FDR, Russell Feingold, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, John Edwards, Al Gore, Plato
TV show(s): Real Time with Bill Maher, Brothers & Sisters, Boston Legal, Weeds, The Tudors (of course), Countdown with Keith Olberman, Verdict with Dan Abrams, Law and Order, Robin Hood on BBC, Graham Norton, all the Law & Order and CSI shows--crime dramas, the History Channel, Democracy Now, Link, The Daily Show
Celebrities: Jonathon Schaech, Elizabeth Taylor, Chris Meloni, Brad Pitt, Colin Farrell, Sally Fields, anyone who plays Queen Elizabeth, James Spader, Candace Bergin, Reese Witherspoon, Dane Cook, Lewis Black, Jon Stewart
Charities/Causes: American Red Cross, Democratic Party, Literacy Council, English as a Second Language, Adult Learning and Education, American Progressive Council, Brave New Films, YMCA
Movies: Holocaust, Schindler's List, The Grey Zone, Cleopatra, any Queen Elizabeth movie, The SS: Instrument of Evil, American Pie, Animal House, Phone Booth, Cellular, A Fish Named Wanda, Troy, Alexander, WW II movies, the Newton Boys, Scarface, The Untouchables, all the Godfather movies, The Longest Day, Good Luck Chuck
Musician(s): 60s-80s music. The Grass Roots, Guess Who, Donna Summer, The Ventures, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Sonicflood, Petra, Big Tent Revival, Third Day
Song(s): Maggie May, Hot Stuff, Lady in Red, Last Dance, Midnight Confessions, Beautiful One, anything by Third Day, Mend Me, You're so Vain, Heaven Knows, Mother and Child Reunion
Quote(s): "Damn it, Jim" "This, and no other, is a root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector" Plato "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws" Tacitus, Roman Senator, 56-115
Cartoon character(s): Charlie Brown,Whacky Races, Beetle Bailey
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