: About Me

I'm a 44 year-old male that resides with my wife and two kids in Spring Hill, Florida. I work as a RN at a Cancer Hospital. I grew up in Brooklyn, New York and am immensely proud of my Brooklyn roots.

I enjoy classic rock and roll; the fantasy genre; and am a soccer coach on my son's team. Growing up, I always wanted to be a writer-but never wrote. I maintained that if I tried to write for a living and failed, my dream would be gone. As I've grown older, and wider, I realize that I was wrong about the writing thing. We'll see where this Helium endeavor goes. Peace.

My passion is ...

my family.

I know too much about ...

Fantasy novels and bedpans.

My parents always told me ...

to put the seat down.

My childhood ambition ...

to be the next Steinbeck.

My favorite memory ...

hmmmm... too many...

Why I write ...

Because the Muse says to.

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

GRRM/Big Bang Theory/Pink Floyd

My first job ...

at twelve I was hired to walk a kid, Osamo, to school. I was his bodyguard.

My best moment ...

becoming a Dad.

My inspiration ...

I have to say my wife (else I'll get beaten.)

Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) A buying guide to electric and gel fuel fireplaces

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When I bought my house  I was pleased to know that it had a fireplace.  I envisioned romantic evenings spent next to a crackling fire with my wife,  a bottle of Thunderbird-wine and the kids in bed, deeply in  sleep's coma upstairs.  Barry White's voice added to the ambiance.  Then I examined my fireplace - the firebox ( the part of the fireplace that actually holds the fire)  was rusted, the damper (an air-flow control device) was frozen open.  I realized that without a serious injection of cash- my dreams of fireplace romance were dashed.  Rec...

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