10 Things About Yourself

[ibm]

I like teenagers, including my own
I like gardening
I like cars
I can fix almost anything.  Its a curse.  Sometimes I get mad and say bad words while I do it.
I almost never get bored.
I'm totally comfortable with being an atheist.  Just seems so right.
I'm really glad I found the Happy Atheist Forum, but it is a little scary.  
I was born without the sports chromosome
My wife keeps me sane.
Everyone in my family, including Laszlo the dog, is smarter then me.  But I try harder

love it. i'm the simple one in the family, everyone else is academic (ish) and i'm the arty one (which is a nice way of saying, yr simple but you can do stuff with yr hands) lol.
i'm never bored coz i always have a bundle of projects going on, so i can pick and choose which one to work on at any time (does mean my house is a frickin mess lol).
and i too fix everything at least 3 times before it eventually goes in the bin (i have two boys that break stuff constantly grrrr).
nice to meet you sir, it that yr dog laszlo?

That's great!

"Jack of all trade, master at none", that's me. But I don't know if my wife will withstand another "Honey, I fixed the vacuum cleaner ... again!" from me. Yep, there's nothing like a pocket knife in the kitchen.

But I must admit that ever since the miniaturization of everything, it gets harder to fix stuff i.e. cameras, radios, electronic toys, toasters with electronic circuitry, cheap plastic, the disappearance of wood and metal etc.

[technolud]

So true.  32 gigabytes on a micro-SD card.  Might as well be magic.

[kitty]

So true.  32 gigabytes on a micro-SD card.  Might as well be magic.

lmao
so true, my husband used to take stuff apart all the time, but its just toooo small now.
have to admit, i dont mess about with electrics anyway, i'd blow myself up. i can fix a plug, thats it.

[Firebird]

Miniaturization is definitely the most amazing advance of the past 10-15 years, IMHO. I remember getting a 1 GB hard drive when I was in junior high and thinking how magical it was. That and the internet, of course.

[kitty]

this is some serious thread diversion!

but anyhoo,
i was 21 when i got my first email address (i wasnt behind the times, that was when i had moved away for uni and we had barely done computers at college), and yet my son's 4 yr old bestf can use youtube to watch vids of trains and stuff. craziness.

[markmcdaniel]

1. I am an Air force brat.
2. I was a veteran world traveler by age 3.
3. Studied Anthropology in collage Where I didn't graduate.
4. I am one of the worst spellers in the known universe. If I wasn't an atheist I would probably thank God for spell check.
5. I like cats better then dogs and aquarium fish better than either.
6. I am a double amputee. I currently live in a nursing facility, but, hope to leave when I learn to walk again.
7. I have fallen in love with my E-Book reader.
8. The only types of literature that I categorically refuse to read are kiss and tell biographies, celebrity biographies, and stab in the back non fiction.
9. My favorite types of music are currently folk and filk and my favorite music artists are Stan Rogers, Heater Dale, Heather Alexander, and Julia Ecklar
10. My favorite artist (painting) is Steve Hanks.

[Tank]

6. I am a double amputee. I currently live in a nursing facility, but, hope to leave when I learn to walk again.

Obviously this is the unusual one. I'm curious to know what happened so I don't guess and fill in inappropriate details. An answer of 'Mind your own business' is of course 100% acceptable.

[Amicale]

1. I am an Air force brat.
2. I was a veteran world traveler by age 3.
3. Studied Anthropology in collage Where I didn't graduate.
4. I am one of the worst spellers in the known universe. If I wasn't an atheist I would probably thank God for spell check.
5. I like cats better then dogs and aquarium fish better than either.
6. I am a double amputee. I currently live in a nursing facility, but, hope to leave when I learn to walk again.
7. I have fallen in love with my E-Book reader.
8. The only types of literature that I categorically refuse to read are kiss and tell biographies, celebrity biographies, and stab in the back non fiction.
9. My favorite types of music are currently folk and filk and my favorite music artists are Stan Rogers, Heater Dale, Heather Alexander, and Julia Ecklar
10. My favorite artist (painting) is Steve Hanks.

2. By age 3? Wow! What's your earliest memory of traveling? Many people don't recall too much from when they were 3.

5. Where you're currently living, are there aquarium fish tanks there? Some facilities have absolutely gorgeous tanks of beautiful fish in them. Whenever I visit the nursing facility a family member works at, I love to go and watch the fish. I could do so for a long, long time.  I do love cats though, too. VERY much.

7. What kind of e-book reader do you have? I have a Kindle, and I love it.

9. I'd never heard of Filk music, so I looked it up -- apparently folk music with a nerdy sci-fi bent! Cool! I didn't even know that existed, so thanks for that, Mark. I'll be sure to check it out. Sounds like it's right up my alley!

[OldGit]

7. I have fallen in love with my E-Book reader.

Not you as well. 

[DeterminedJuliet]

5. I like cats better then dogs and aquarium fish better than either.

Yay! Another cat lover! We're slowly taking over! *muahahaha*

[markmcdaniel]

In answer to the various questions in my original post:

Tank I do not mind talking about my amputations at all' If i did i would not have mentioned them. The relatively short version is that about 3 years ago I went to my doctor to have a never healing blister looked at ,on my left foot, and it was discovered that that I was an undiagnosed diabetic. I was supposed to get the wound worked on the next day. However, the wound went septic between getting up and arriving at the clinic. I had the first operation on my foot that night. Three operations later I wound up a foot shorter. I made the adjustment to my first peg leg easily and went back to work on a near full time basis. Unfortunately, about18 months ago, I made the mistake they warn all diabetics about. I bought a new pair of shoes. This of course resulted in a second blister. Just to prove that I do learn from past experience I went in to the doctor before the wound went septic. Unfortunately, just to prove that I am stubborn and that sometimes it takes more than one lesson to learn a point I went in afraid I would lose a toe and ended up losing another foot. 

Amicale, My father was transfered to Spain when I was 3, but, I have no reliable memories of this time. As for my current residence it does not allow pets. MY last home had Four tanks two Dogs Nine cats and an aviary. We do have an aviary here but birds are much more interesting outdoors. My book reader is a Sony that I hope to replace soon with a Nook color. If the prices keep dropping maybe I will get one in my next box of Cracker Jacks. Filk artists that I can recommend are Three Weird Sisters, Heather Alexander, Heather Dale. SJ Tucker and Julia Ecklar. All can be found on You Tube.

[OldGit]

Ooh, blimey - a lesson for all us diabetics to take care of our feet!  That's really tough luck, Mark, since you didn't know you were diabetic.

[technolud]

I'm willing to overlook the dog-cat thing (ever notice, lots of jokes about no dogs in heaven but none about no cats in heaven), but I'll take you up on the "one of the worst spellers in the known universe" statement.  I'm willing to enter into a "who can misspell the most words" contest any place, any time.

Technolud.

[Tank]

Ooh, blimey - a lesson for all us diabetics to take care of our feet!  That's really tough luck, Mark, since you didn't know you were diabetic.

Agreed! Being a fellow diabetic I'll be paying even more attention to my feet now 

[The Magic Pudding]

There should be a spoiler button for this sort thing to spare us hypochondriacs more panic.
Already any chest twinge presages a heart attack, forgotten keys is early onset Alzheimers, any skin spot is a melanoma, a mosquito bite could lead to various horrors, now I have to worry about losing my extremities.  Aaach, it's almost enough to drive someone into a healthy lifestyle.