Have been around awhile, under a different name previously. Was the original guy posed for the red/white avatar and a bit miffed about all the copycats. LOL. Was requested that I fill this out - done, ok? Have made some good friends here, most whose lives have gotten busy, so I have a "vacancy" sign lit. I come and go depending on busy work, but enjoy meeting new people. Am foremost inclined to gentlemanly behavior, and looking forward to exploring mutually interesting topics. Respecting your wishes and discretion, but eager too to raise a smile. Rogue available upon request. Have posted many stories, but a spate of conscience wiped them out - need to re-create, if inspired.

Interests
Good conversation. Books, travel, culture, personal histories....bits of yours and what makes you tick for free sharing of my own, as interested. Please, show respect for me and yourself by attempting proper use of our language and we can get along just fine. If you like to chat live, direct, I am up on , and would enjoy more free flowing, hands-free chatting!

Favorite Books
History, biography, travel, historical fiction, sports, philosophy, current events.

Favorite Authors
Nelson DeMille, Victor Hugo, Jonathan and Faye Kellerman, Elizabeth George, Daniel Silva, John Lescroart, William Kent Krueger, Winston Graham, Patricia Cornwell, Edward Rutherferd, Michener, Harper Lee, James Clavell, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ellis Peters, Tony Hillerman, Michael Crichton, Khalid Hosseini, Caleb Carr, Chaim Potok, David Halberstam, William Manchester, David McCullough, Bill Bryson, Hedrick Smith, Alf Whyte, George Will, John Prebble, Daniel J. Boorstein, Irving Stone, Robert K. Massie, Theodore White, David Hackett Fischer, Stephen Ambrose, George Orwell, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Steinbeck, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Ian Rankin, to name a few....

Favorite Movies
Shawshank Redemption, The Blind Side, Waking Ned Devine, Shall We Dance, The Longest Day....will add more as they come to mind.

Favorite Music
Most anything, but RAP and screaming heavy metal.