Name: Peter. I don't have a dog, either. Two cats, tho. I adopted the name from the Firesign Theater. Anyone remember them?
Place: I live in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In fact, though, we are part of Wisconsin in every way except politically. (Unfortunately, I might add.) Small town (about 3,000 peoples) in a rural, mostly wooded with a very low population density. But, yes, I do like to visit cities, too. It just takes time and money, both of which I have in short supply.
Age: Soon to be 56. Three more weeks.
Occupation: I work at a weekly paper. I write sports, news, features, editorials, and I take a lot of pictures. I enjoy the sports and pictures the most. I think I'm pretty good at it, too. Low-paying job, though.
Hobbies: With my job, I don't have a lot of time for my own pursuits. I enjoy computers and the internet. My first real blog was at ModBlog, but their shaky status lately led me to start this blog. For now, I'll keep both.
Let's see. I also enjoy sports (baseball and hockey, especially, and even cricket!), reading (when I get the time, which isn't often) and movies. My favorite directors are Kurosawa and Fritz Lang. Love many kinds of music: Jimi Hendrix leads the list.
Family: I had a brother, but he died in 1985. My dad died in 1994. My mom is 83 and had been in good health until falling this fall, and that has led to a number of medical issues. She is at an advance care center, about 50 miles away, and I'm in charge of her, also. There is nobody else.
I'm on my first marriage, which is, let's see, 34 years old now. My wife is my best friend. I also have two polyamorous relationships. I've known K for about three or four years--she lives 90 miles away but soon will be moving 250 miles away. I met S at a neopagan gathering this summer, and we have become very close. In October, she moved from Wisconsin to Ontario. I'm driving over to visit her for a few days this week. The relationship with K is not sexual. The one with S is both sexual and spiritual.
Two sons. Both out of the home. The older son (nearly 28) lives in the north Detroit suburbs and works at a bank corporation down there. The younger one (23) lives in town, about five blocks away. He's autistic--works at a couple jobs in the area.
Belief system: I've fallen far away from organized religion. Don't believe in guilt as a basis for a belief system. I believe in love and in caring for one another and our planet. God lives in each of us--it depends on whether you want to look for it. Best spiritual experiences from this year were: that neopagan camp, the movie "What the Bleep Do We Know" and reading Robert Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land." Anyway, I feel life is moving in a positive direction for me, despite the problems with my mom for the last few months, and that I'm happier than I have been for a long time.
That's the basics. It sure wasn't brief, was it?
Anyway, this is the last you'll hear from me for a while, what with my long, long drive (to visit S) this week. Take care, all, and we'll see you next weekend.
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