1. Where were you born? Abington, PA, but I never lived there. I grew up in Warminster, PA. Both townships are suburbs of Philadelphia.
2. If you still live there, where would you rather move to? If you don't live there, do you want to move back? Why or why not? I on longer live near Warminster. I would think about moving back to Philadelphia, but I do not think I am ready yet. I would love to be closer to my family. There are things about Philadelphia that I still love. I am not sure I am ready to move back yet.
3. Where in the world do you feel the safest? I think I provide most of my own treats to my safety. I think I feel safe most places I go.
4. Do you feel you are well-traveled? I feel well traveled inside the US and poorly traveled outside. I have done all my traveling here. I keep on telling myself that I have to go overseas.
5. Where is the most interesting place you've been? Mt. St. Helens, Washington. It is unlike any other place in the world. It is a place of such beauty. You know that it was created by such force. I like that feeling.
1.) What do you find most troubling about your way of life? The lack of effort I put into many day to day things like cooking and cleaning. I am also worried about how well I can waste time.
2.) What is your prescription (non psychotropic), or outlet for dealing with stress and anxiety? Alone time, asking people for advice, and laughing at myself. A combination of these three help with most stressful situations. If you add in this a tad of apathy, you can handle anything.
3.) What's the real reason you get up every morning? Because the world will not come to me. I am not sure staying in bed will make it any better.
1. ...sent a handwritten letter? From time to time I will handwrite a letter to my father. It has been a while since I have done that.
2. ...baked something from scratch or made something by hand? I am not the baking type and I am not a crafty person. In college I made an electronics kit by hand. It did not work very well. I have to go back that far.
3. ...camped in a tent? Fall 1991...We went camping because we could underage drink there.
4. ...volunteered your time to church, school, or community? I cannot remember.
5. ...helped a stranger? I bought a woman I did not know Easter dinner. The same week I bought lunch for a woman who had lost her wallet.
1. Do you live in a house, an apartment or a condo? Studio Apartment
2. Do you rent or own? Rent.
3. Does anyone else live with you? No. I live all by myself. I wonder if I could go back to having a roommate.
4. How many times have you moved in your life? Four time not including college. Four more times with College
5. What are your plans for this weekend? Friday, Drink some beer outside on the longest day of the year. Saturday, first birthday party for a friend's son. Sunday, Maybe see a movie.
As usual I am taking part of the fun provided by smattering.org.
1. What do you have your browser start page set to? I use five different browsers in my life. Each are set to something different, They are set to www.att.net, http://www.sadsalvation.com/, http://home.att.net/~earthdog7900/sadsalvation.html, My companies internal web site, and www.tivo.com.
2. What are your favorite news sites? I really do not like any of them. I use the radio for news. I use CNN, Yahoo, and Cnet.
3. Favorite search engine? google.
4. When did you first get online? 1995. I sold a collection of Magic the Gathering cards to buy a computer. Before that I had to beg my friends to let me online.
5. How do you plan to spend your weekend? Watch the Eagles v. Bears, see a movie, ride my bike, maybe watch the Rams v. Packers, maybe clean my apartment. It sounds like a great plan