Last of nine children; a tenth died in infancy.
Father died in 1993, aged 78, from emphysema and heart failure; heavy smoker most of his life. Mother widowed and still resides in Caledonia, MN.
Relatives scattered all over the country:
*Darrell (Fayetteville, NC)
*Leighton (Union Grove, WI)
*Doug (Eightmile, AL)
*Linda Rae (Austin, MN)
*Dennis (Caledonia, MN)
*Darlene (Bisbee, AZ)
*Sheldon and Donna (both Tucson, AZ)
Also have numerous nephews and nieces.
Sexual Preference:
Rarely
Astrological Sign:
Libra (Sept 23 - Oct 23)
Existing as:
Human
Smoking:
No Way
Liquor:
Non-alcoholic beverages only
Exercise:
Occasionally
Your Home:
Live alone
Biography/About:
Born 2 October 1961 in Caledonia, MN.
From age six until high-school graduation in 1980, was resident all too often in institutions and foster care, and was oft subjected to abuse and maltreatment.
Save for a period of psychiatric abuse and maltreatment thanks to an ill-advised referral to a Jobs Training Centre in Eau Claire, WI in 1980 (in turn leading me to Day Treatment from Hell, so to speak), have resided in Winona, MN.
Likes:
All-you-can-eat buffets
Ice cream
Walking
Trains
Wisconsin Dells (and the waterparks there)
Easy-listening music
Shopping online
Rooibos tea (especially iced)
Delicatessen
Meat-heavy pizzas
"Ed, Edd 'n Eddy"
Any of Klasky-Csupo's animations
Dislikes:
Conservative talk radio
Bigotry
Jingoism
Salad
Branson, MO
Pseudoreligiopolitical jingoism
Isolationism and xenophobia, especially if "patriotic"
Faux News Channel
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