I joined this group maybe for two reasons. my wife left me in 2009 for a lot of reasons that probably could have been fixed. but anyway I have a young son of 12 1/2 at home and live in friends who amuse me and annoy me. they pay me rent. anyway.

I am a member of numerous meetup groups around here and that has helped replaced what I had a bit. but frankly I miss having a special person around who is up to the challenge of talking on my level and doing things like playing Dr. Mario with me (like we did). I have a few friends who certainly help and are there for me. but I do still feel a bit lonely from time to time.

and I figure there are people on here who would enjoy another person to trade stories with.

as far as personality, I'm into a lot. I enjoy Sci Fi (just saw Prometheus), am a political junkie, used to program a computer for a hobbie but now i write, etc. I work hard at grabbing life by the balls even though that's not easy. I look at problems in the way a running back in football keeps his legs moving and eventually breaks free of tackles and scores.

and that's it for now.