Ask me what I know about the Three Stooges and I can launch into some stories, including the fact that when I was nine, my parents didn't allow us to watch them-too violent!

I am a semi-retired teacher in Northern California who has begun writing for a number of sites besides Helium. I like writing for Helium and generally write at least one article per day, but I have been known to write as many as four in one day.

I taught history and other social sciences. I read mostly non-fiction, once in a while throwing in a Louis L'Amour just for light reading. I also read a number of magazines on a regular basis.

Since I was really young, I have followed Presidential elections, and this year is know different. If I had better teeth and better hair, I might qualify as a pundit.

I went to college in San Francisco, perhaps to pursue a career as a mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper. However, I found out that the job was already taken, so I moved on.

In about six weeks, I will be married, yes, late in life. Some of my high school friends have grandkids now. That's all folks. Good reading and writing.

My passion is ...

baseball and my new wife

I know too much about ...

The Three Stooges

My parents always told me ...

Walk on the correct side of the road (We lived in the country, no sidewalks)

My childhood ambition ...

To be a fireman

My favorite memory ...

My first baseball game

Why I write ...

It's fun and I get to express my thoughts

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

left wing political stuff/baseball playoffs-CAL football/60's & 70's rock

My first job ...

Camp Counselor

My best moment ...

Only a few will ever know that one

My inspiration ...

Harry Truman

Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Will the vice-presidential nominees influence your vote in November?

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Quick: Name the two candidates for vice president that have both been announced within the past 7 days! No fair looking at the newspaper, or checking it out on Google.

With the possible exception of Lyndon Johnson delivering Texas to John F. Kennedy in 1960, the candidate for vice president makes absolutley no difference in how I, or most people will vote in nine weeks. McCain may pick up the hard core feminists just because he has a woman running at his side, but it is a woman that few outside of the National Governor's Association that anyone has ever heard of. I'm pretty hardcore w...

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