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UCSD LibraryI ain't much, but I'm all I got--except for my family: Caitlin, Callum, and their solicitous mother, Lori. Born and raised in San Diego, 7 years in Europe, Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of California, San Diego, I basically just sweat over money and try to hold down the family fort.

What do I do? Geez, I guess I'm a wannabe poet who landed into working for software companies. I'm proud of my kids, life experiences, and maybe 20 of my hundreds of poems. What do I love? My kids, their mother, my mom and dad, my sisters Julie and Anne, and my buddies. Their love toward me probably vacillates, but is generally reciprocated.I was trained to drive an Armored Personnel Carrier

Since my time in the Army with the 14th ACR and 11th ACR in Fulda, Germany, I've counted my blessings. I've been a teacher, a laborer in a felt factory and ball-bearing factory in Germany, a poet, writer, translator, and software dude. 

Trinity College - Dublin, IrelandI've traveled a lot, mainly in Europe, and someday I'll live in Scotland or Ireland. Those countries are my Celtic roots, a good complement to my German ancestry, which hails from the Rhine region.

If I could start all over again, I'd be a musician. I play a mean blues harp, someRolling Stones - 1st rock concert in 1965 guitar, and lousy piano. My first rock concert was the Rolling Stones in 1965. Other groups I like are too numerous to mention, but they include Kate Bush, Eurythmics, Beethoven, Handel, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, Waylon Jennings, Bruckner, and many others. 

On my deathbed, I'll be sure to ask forgiveness for all my selfish ways, like extravagant traveling and profligate spending. I have a serious disdain for self-help books and New Age crap, the Religious Right, those who think power should devolve to the states, single-issue voters, and people telling me what to do. I am afflicted by a woeful misunderstanding of women, despite my best efforts.

You're welcome to check out some favorite older photos, which may or may not be representative of me or my life.

 

 

 

        

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