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About Me

Recovering vietnam vet and alcoholic. Don't like war. Somewhere along the line it sickened me seeing death and destruction and has influenced how I see the world. So can't help having an opinion.

I'd like to meet

If they like coming to my house, most anybody, I never leave mine. PS Now I know the reason I wrote that sentence, SH has convinced me that there is a Reason to start building a bunker now.

Activities

Swim

Interests

Gardening, swimming, Music of all kinds and nice people of all favors. And most my bestess friend, puter, ever changing.

Favorite Music

Right now, seriously, just anything. Let me see, Russian Folk music.

Favorite TV Shows

C-span and anything SyFi that's good.

Favorite Movies

Again, SyFi, and sometime something that is really heart warming. Real Sap. Doctor Zhivago.

Favorite Books

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Middle earth stuff and sorry, lots of audibles.

Favorite Quotes

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.
~Abraham Lincoln

Our enemies...never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.
~George W. Bush

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.
~George W. Bush

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
~Lao Tzu

Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.
~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
~Voltaire

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. ~Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk

Favorite Heroes

Combat vets of all wars.

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  • charles nelson
  • Male
  • FL, US
  • 2011/09/12 04:10:33
  • 3 hours ago
  • 65
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  • Gemini
  • Some College
  • Retired
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  • Proud Parent
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  • 5 feet 11 inches