I am a carbon-based life-form on the North American landmass. I do not argue with dragons, for I know that I am crunchy and taste good with ketchup. :)
Seriously, though, I live in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and work both as a freelance writer for the local paper every so often (the Palos Verdes Peninsula News) as well as as a computer tech at a dot-com firm in Los Angeles. In my off hours, I like nothing better than to curl up with a good book. I usually have at least three going at once, and juggle between them. (I try not to go too high in number though, or the different books get jumbled -- once, for three days, I was convinced that Athos, Porthos and Aramis had fought Hitler! :P )
As the boxes say below, I have an interest in Old Englishhistory, but in general, I'm interested in most historical areas. It's just the times of Caesar and Alfred the Great that I've gravitated to more than any other.
I've been hit by a vandal recently. This is all I have to say about it: "Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense." -- Winston Churchill
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"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." --attributed to Winston Churchill.
The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as a masterpiece of Western classical music. It is one of the best-known works in common practice music and one of the most frequently performed symphonies worldwide. Symphony No. 9 was the first example of a major composer scoring vocal parts in a symphony. In the 20th century, an instrumental arrangement of the chorus was adopted by the Council of Europe, and later the European Union, as the Anthem of Europe. This photograph displays page 12 of Beethoven's original manuscript and is currently held in the collection of the Berlin State Library.Manuscript credit: Ludwig van Beethoven
This user believes it is every citizen's duty to assess every candidate and abstain from voting if none is found fit for office, unless he or she wants to vote anyway.
This user does not wish to speak or hear dumbass, but is resigned to the necessity of at least understanding it in an environment of massive collaboration.
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