Who Am I

Detractors might say: "a worn-out professor type," or a "quietly aging grandfather type," or "an egotistical know-it-all type." Parts of all of those descriptive epithets are probably true. Yet none of them is truly accurate.

Because of age -- I am 65 as of this writing; I have become nearly "invisible" in this world -- no longer dating, no longer thinking of dating, doing my jobs relentlessly until the end. I am not connected to a lot of families or even friends, though I am a Rotarian, an active faculty member on the college level, an involved teacher and community person, and in no way a shrinking violet. But time has its own way of showing each of us its common sense. I am conscious of and responsive to my body, its limitations, its strengths. I have no hidden motives in my friendships or acquaintances.  I am just a guy.

As my family used to say -- "he got smarts." And I guess I do -- and I do love to learn and know new things. For most people not a flaw. For me though -- an addiction for sure. In sum -- the answer to the question of "who am I" is complex and sometimes word-elusive.  That is what a blog is for.