Tagline: If the answer isn't shoot it with a rocket, you have asked the wrong question.
Five words or fewer worldview: Wow, this is a difficult--
Favorite website other than Hatrack: 538
Describe yourself: A once inspired, motivated man--Vadon currently spends his time procrastinating work by answering surveys in the wee hours of the morning.
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Age: 69--will be "Threescore and Ten" in about two weeks.
Place of origin: Northern Suburbs of Detroit, MI
Current location: Troy, MI
Age first read OSC: 32 (in Analog)
Occupation: Retired; have worked professionally as national trade magazine assistant editor, free lance writer (published four times in Analog, also four times in Compute! Magazine), and many years as a computer programmer for a local reprographics software firm. My last job was picking up litter at a shopping center; so you might say I have professional experience in both literature and litter.
Relationship status: Divorced.
Gender: Male
Number of offspring (if any): None.
Ages of offspring (if any): ---
Gender of offspring (if any): ---
Political affiliation: None officially, but usually vote Republican, leaning Tea Party.
Tagline: One Truth does truly exist, and it is knowable.
Five word or less worldview: Biblical Christian Scientific-Creationist scholar.
Favorite website other than Hatrack: AI-Jane.org
Describe yourself: 5'11, 236 lbs, spiritual gifts for teaching and understanding the Bible--especially Bible prophecy.
Pet info (if any): I still miss my recently departed cat friends, Sherlock and Watson (brothers from the same litter who died at the age of 20 within the past 1½ years).
Eye color: Brown
Favorite word: Word (the divine Word/Creator as in John 1:1-3, 14)
Hobby: Contributing to on-line forums and Facebook.
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Ron I keep forgetting just how close you live to me. You're literally 15 minutes away from me.
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Place of origin: Tennessee (hardly counts, don't remember it)--PA is more accurate
Current location: VA (northern, AKA not really the south)
Age first read OSC: 13ish. Hart's Hope. My goodness! I was obviously barely supervised
Occupation: English teacher, staff developer
Relationship status: married, 20 years v v soon
Gender: F
Number of offspring (if any): 1, thank you very much
Ages of offspring (if any): 9
Gender of offspring (if any): M
Political affiliation: So liberal. I can't even.
Tagline: It's always all about me.
Five word or less worldview: You never regret showing up.
Favorite website other than Hatrack: Basenotes
Describe yourself: Short, curly hair (my hair is awesome now that I am willing to (and can afford to) pay for great products), great smile, friendly. I get asked for directions A LOT. Like seriously. I was in NYC for a conference for 4 days and got asked for directions/ support/ local info 5 times.
Pet info (if any): lots of allergies here, so none.
Eye color: blue. But I have glaucoma in my right eye, so that one is always reddish b/c of medication. That's fun!!
Favorite word: pulchritudinous
Hobby: reading, writing, fragrances
I miss it here--it seems slow now, but I love seeing all the familiar names. Come find me on Goodreads or Basenotes...I use the same pseudonym there.
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Place of origin: Born in Whiston, a suburb of Liverpool. Moved to Phoenix at age 8 and lived roughly twenty years there.
Current location: Rochdale. Town a few miles north of Manchester, UK.
Age first read OSC: 13.
Occupation: Support worker for mentally ill and learning disabled.
Relationship status: Single
Gender: Male
Number of offspring (if any): 0
Ages of offspring (if any): N/a
Gender of offspring (if any): N/a
Political affiliation: Liberal
Tagline: Half full or half empty? Screw you. I wish I had a glass.
Five word or less worldview: Live cry laugh die.
Favorite website other than Hatrack: Ornery forums
Describe yourself: Depressive but decent guy who would literally kill someone for his family, and do most other things for friends, because there isn't much to lose.
Pet info (if any): Would kill for a dog but I'm put of the house for work sometimes for 8-18 hours at a time. Wouldn't be fair on the dog psychologically. Considering getting a pair of kittens.
Eye color: brown
Favorite word: English is a great language with many avenues to express yourself. I ain't picking one.
Hobby: Gardening, hiking, reading, gaming, pretending like my political opinion means a damn.
Feel free - Decent thread Stone Wolf.
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