"I'm just a regular Joe, with a regular job, an....", Know where that lyric comes from? Great riff, but the song not so PC these days...
I work hard and play hard. I went to college for way too long but have a commensurate job so that part worked out ok. Eventually I'll stop punching a card and hang out my own shingle, but for now garnering important 'experience and wisdom'. I am a master-tinkerer and armchair machinist (garage full of tools I need a crane to move) and training myself as an arborist, among other hobbies. My neighbors enjoy watching me swing wildly around in my trees waving a chainsaw...or are they holding their phones getting ready to hold down the 9 button... I can fix anything with moving parts, and have three younger sisters who are always giving me 'advice'. I lost the video-game bug in college (thankfully).
I would say I am traditional. No, that does not mean I want someone barefoot in the kitchen. But, if you have ever become upset because someone held the door for you, we will not get along. I enjoy traditional and customary 'man' roles such as chivalry, provision of means and security, etc. I can spot a Cluster-B (a psych term) a mile away, you have been warned.
I am loathe to expound upon strictly-personal matters here, but I get asked this a lot, so here goes: I have given it four honest shots in the past ~13 years and it just hasn't worked out. Twice I was ready to roll and the other person 'wasn't ready'. So, if you are wondering ZOMG, damaged goods, serial-monogamist, or however some washout categorizes me in a recent my-daily-moment article, just keep in mind not everybody fits a mold :)
My handle implies two things: mega-giga-tera-peta-EXA. So, awesome (haha). And Engineer. Duh. Not Ex-engineer. My headline is a literary reference, not implying blind adherence to any particular set of ideas. Some good ones though. "Listen to All, but Follow None" Geez I am really spilling my guts now! Handle is also useful for communication as my membership will soon lapse. The guys with awesome vans that take streetview pictures...
