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I live in Florida and am retired.

I think I can give some idea of who I am by listing famous people that I admire, and that I think I would have liked to have been friends with: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Samuel Clemens, Harry Truman, Steve Allen, Jimmy Carter, Richard Feynman, Steven Jay Gould, and James Randi, among others. (I've never met any of these people, but I would have loved the opportunity to talk with them. I do realize that they are all white American males, and most of them are dead, so make of that what you will.)

I have a Ph.D. in Linguistics, but have never worked in the field. I also have a B.S. in Computer Systems, and have worked with computers for more than 20 years, including ten years administering Novell NetWare networks. I served for five years as a volunteer SysOp on the Novell Product Support Forums. At various points in my life I have also earned a living (not counting student and summer jobs) as a bus station ticket agent, a cabinet maker, a campus cop, a soldier, a planner, an "internal compliance officer", a middle-manager, a computer programmer, a teacher, a school crossing guard, and a library page and assistant.


Countries lived in
United States South Vietnam


Countries visited (at least 2 consecutive nights)
Argentina Bahamas Canada Chile Costa Rica France Iceland Italy
Netherlands Norway Portugal Puerto Rico Spain Sweden United Kingdom


Countries / autonomous regions visited (day trips)
Åland Islands Belize Canary Islands Cayman Islands Croatia Denmark Falkland Islands Germany
Greece Greenland Jamaica Madeira Malta Mexico Monaco Morocco
Poland Uruguay Vatican City


U.S. States lived in

U.S. States visited


According to Political Compass, I am

Left/Libertarian

As of 12 November 2005:

  • Economic Left/Right: -4.38
  • Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.00

As of 28 March 2010:

  • Economic Left/Right: -5.38
  • Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.10

As of 23 March 2015:

  • Economic Left/Right: -5.13
  • Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.9

As of 13 April 2020

  • Economic Left/Right: -6.88
  • Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.54


World's Smallest Political Test

Left (Liberal)

As of 12 November 2005:

  • Your PERSONAL issues Score is 80%.
  • Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 40%.

As of 28 March 2010:

  • Your PERSONAL issues Score is 90%.
  • Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 30%.

As of 23 March 2015:

  • Your PERSONAL issues Score is 80%.
  • Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 30%.

As of 13 April 2020:

  • Your PERSONAL issues Score is 80%.
  • Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 40%.


States lived in


States visited/travelled through


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Notable people I have known

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