| Hey y'all, What do I have to say about myself? Jeez, I don't know. I'm 57; divorced but happily involved with a damn fine woman since Halloween 2003; father of a 19 year old son, who I adore, who isattending the University of Connecticut hoping to become a pharmacist. I'm rakishly handsome with white facial hair, great legs, blue eyes, thinning, formerly red, hair, a rapier wit, a dry sense of humor, and a slightly sarcastic streak. I'm 5'10", about (blush) 200 pounds. What do I like? Let me see... TEXAS, bicycles, kayaks, skiing, science fiction, red, woodworking, cats (and dogs), the blues, r&b (and certain types of country music), boogie boarding, pickup trucks, fast cars, motorcycles, the Dallas Cowboys, anyone who's playing against the New York Yankees, driving, cold beer, rose, chablis and zinfandel; chicken fried steak with Worchestershire sauce instead of the gravy (which I like on the side, for biscuits); Tex-Mex cooking; hot Chinese food; money (although I've never had any); getting to write instead of being a copy editor; cowboy hats, boots, jeans, courduroy or leather jackets, thick athletic socks, knit shirts, sunglasses; watching politics; watching girls. What do I despise? Yard work, house cleaning, Republican presidents, the New York Yankees, rednecks, Abilene, Pecos, seafood except for fried shrimp, vegetables... What am I good at? I'm a hell of a fine writer, if nothing else. I'm a good boyfriend, probably not too good a husband, I'm trying to be a good father. I'm a passable artist. I believe in being civil with people, being kind to animals but correcting their behavior, left of center politics (but not way left); making things up as I go along instead of planning; that most journalists are anonymous; that nothing lasts forever; that the wheel of karma rolls slowly sometimes, but it does roll; ESP; other things T.B.A. ... What's my sign? "Help Wanted: Hotshot writers please apply." No, semi-seriously, I'm an Aries born on the very cusp of Taurus. In Chinese astrology I'm year of the Tiger, month of the Dragon (or the other way around, I can never quite remember, although I think it's a hell of a title for an autobiography.) I don't believe in these things too much, although if you read mine, and look at numerology I should be Superman. That's probably why I don't believe that strongly. > |
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| Hal Brown: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics |