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My self-summary Propose an edit

I actually suck at math, polymath has nothing much to do with mathematics. It is just a fancy way to say I am a sort of Renaissance Man or general know it all who refrains from boasting.

Born young, I have been trying to stay that way ever since. There have been a steady series of setbacks along the way, each marred by a candle burning singing ceremony. Good thing I take things in stride (although I at first took them with a sort of squirming crawl.)

I like candles without hearing off key singing in the background. I can even see the wisdom of candles near the bath tub. Helps keep the water warm and easy at the same time to put them out if they flare up.

I am not too sure I like hot wax though.

Aside from this brief peep in to my cranium, I confess to once having taken a course in writing short fiction. That was invaluable to my career in a multitude of ways.

Right now after a few life altering events, I am embarking on a new career as a full time writer, part time sustinence earner. Sort of like Stephen King started, but different.

Over to you, dear reader . . .

What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

Hmmm.

In my fantasy of success, I am back in France where:

I write a bit.
I sip wine.
I go out in to the sunshine.
I come back in and write a bit more.
Sip more wine.

I try to be moderate in wine intake - a glass or two a day.

I try to put out more words. No need to be a millionaire.

If I were, I would hire someone to handle the phone, fame, and mail. And keep doing the rest until the money ran out.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

woodworking
reading
bridge
swimming
chess
writing
driving just a little too fast
kissing
cooking
taking things apart and reassembling without extra pieces
repairs to anything
veneer repairs
theorizing
discussing
sitting around doing nothing much
playing "BOO" with little kids in supermarkets.

The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

I am not as tall as they thought, they hoped, or I wish?

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

a, 20 or so by Patrick O'Brian, 20 or so by Robert A Heinline, Another couple dozen by CJ Cherryh and Cecelia Holland, not to mention George Shipway, Barbara Tuchman, Leonard Cohen, Pierre Burton.
b, Cassablanca, True Lies, Cyrano de Bergerac, Dangerous Liasions, Pale Rider, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Eat Drink Man Woman, Princess Bride, Terminator II, After the Rain, Save Pvt Ryan, Schindler's List.
c, Eric Clapyon, Stevie Ray Vauhan, Santana, Buena Vista Social Club, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Elton John, Cheryl Crowe, KD Lang, Paul Butterfield,

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

beyond the obvious food shelter air
1 the Internet, and another rub of the lantern please, Genie.
2 books coming from a chute on demand, mixed with random titles.
3 human association
4 beauty (this is a tough one to define, but I know it when I see it.)
5 A large supply of fine wine, not necessarily French, I like Californian, Australian, Chilean, Spanish, Italian, but not all that much Bulgarian wines. And cheese? Bring it on!
6 My Leatherman Wave because I am a serious type o guy about tools, and all imitations suck. Although the McGuyver version of the Swiss Army knife is useful in many other ways.

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

beautiful women, and the universe.
I know why women are beautiful, and think about them anyway.
I wonder about such questions as what was there before the big bang, and where was it since the universe didn't exist yet, and also since time is a function of energy within the universe, was the amount of 'time' before the Big Bang very short? And since most physics equations balance at zero sum, perhaps the original energy needed for the big bang was actually zero, but there needed to be a divide between 'possible' and 'actual'
But I don't have the math to express it, so I am writing science fiction about the infinite numbers of parallel universes knowing my theories are correct, and that eventually I will be renowned as a predictor of quantum unified theory of the universe.

Maybe if I arrive with the wrong question, all the stars will start to go quietly out - one by one.

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

Reading the free Mirror magazine about what cultural stuff is going on in Montreal, and what movies are opening.

Then I sigh, and wonder who I can go with. (Here is where you apply for the 'position' dear reader.)

After a moment of introspective self pity, I then decide to buck up and take a walk, or do some other boring but potentially interesting thing. Planning a Saturday window shopping is fun, so is cruising yard sales and fighting temptations to add ballast to my worldly goods account.

The most private thing I'm willing to admit here Propose an edit

I am willing to discuss private things by email.

And although crazy, I am also ambitious.

You should message me if Propose an edit

You are really smart, or curious, and not impressed by money or the things it buys. It helps if you are actually interested in living on a barge in some safe harbor in a warmish climate. A nice barge, maybe seventy eet long, 14 feet wide, with two decks. Or a similar size yacht?

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