This is not me, but it’s probably a good likeness…at least these days. Actually, at least these past several years. I’m always just at the edge of the cliff. Now, not willingly, mind you. I’m always being pushed to the edge of the cliff by one life event or another.

Be that as it may, here I am. As one of my closest friends once said, “Hey,  you play the hand you’re dealt.” I guess that’s what I’m doing. But I’d rather not be. I’m just here for the ride.

Anyway, I’m now in my fifties (56, to be precise), and am in the middle of a rather nasty same-sex divorce. Be that as it may, I am a supporter of same-sex marriage (just not with the woman I’m presently married to), and am proud to live in the great state of Massachsuetts — a pioneering state in this endeavor.

I spent many years towing the corporate line. I worked for 23 years at Millipore Corporation before I was let go. There’s a loooooong story behind that event that not very many people really know. I’ve been dying to get that one off my chest. Right now, I’m working at Starbucks where I serve the overly entitled expensive coffee. Some are nice; some really suck. That’s pretty much the nature of life itself.

However, my real love is writing. I’m restarting my freelance writing business, and I’m building blogs. Lots of them. This is but one.

Anyway, I’m not going to go into detail here. I’m saving that for the heart of the blog.