Ron has shared this blog with his friends so that they’ll get a better idea of the person he married, so here’s a little about how we differ and how we are the same.
He’s friendly and outgoing. I’m reserved and taciturn with people I don’t know.
We are about the same age; I am 2 months older.
We are almost the same size, although he’s a bit taller. We both had fair hair when we were little kids. We both have blue eyes.
We both have arthritis, his is worse. I have carpal tunnel, not bad enough yet for surgery.
He made his living through physical work as a stagehand. I made my living first as a pension consultant, then as a compensation and benefits professional, and for the last 13 years as a computer programmer.
He does rough carpentry; I’m a gardener, happiest when I’m outside doing yard work of some kind or another: http://www.twitpic.com/j3nx5
He is left wing/progressive. I’m libertarian, although the Libertarian Party has nominated some dismal Presidential candidates recently so I haven’t supported it for a while.
You know how much Ron loves music. I like a lot of the same.
He has a pretty high “A” factor, having done things like diving into a quarry and water skiing at 60 miles per hour. I don’t.
We are both of Scottish/English descent, although he has a bit of Irish background, too. I don’t know who my father is and only met some of my mother’s family about eight years ago. I hate adoption and would like to see it eradicated: guardianship, yes. Adoption, no.
He grew up in New Hampshire. I grew up in the Boston area and spent many hours commuting on public transportation and walking to school or to work. After a couple of false starts, I graduated from the University of Massachusetts/Boston with a degree in mathematics. I liked the gritty, no BS attitude of an urban school with a sense of social mission.
I have a 16 year old cat, Mr. Fluffles, whom I inherited from a friend. Mr. Fluffles is grey and we think part Siberian, part Maine Coon. http://www.twitpic.com/7r4tp
I like to cook. http://www.twitpic.com/yrdb
Pix for your viewing pleasure of where your friend will live when he moves to the Cape: http://www.twitpic.com/e/t6n Pix of our Reno elopement: http://www.twitpic.com/e/rwe