Greetings, Earthlings. I am your newest member and anticipate meeting each and every one of you.
Some background on me. I am almost sixty-four, born and raised in Iowa, have a PhD in astronomy and astrophysics, a recent widow, have five beautiful children and fifteen wonderful grandchildren and root for the Vikings, Twins, Celtics, Blackhawks and Hawkeyes. Music-wise, I love classical, jazz, blues and classic rock. I also am a lover of film, including film noirs. I also enjoy reading, politics and learning.
Pleased to be here. I have a regular forum, but wanted to post with a different genre of members. I tried DU, but was banned in less than ten posts. Last I remember I stated the one million dollar bond for Zimmerman was a tad too high, Susan Martinez was a good governor for New Mexico and Obama would be wise to become a more proficient leader if he would cease blaming Bush and others for the problems of today. Next thing I know, my posting privileges were revoked.
Politically, I was a Democrat for over forty years. In the last five, I grew tired of my party for numerous reasons and am now a registered Libertarian. I have voted in ten presidential elections. The breakdown goes four Democrats, four Libertarians/Independents and two Republicans. I hold mostly liberal views, but hold many Libertarian and conservative positions as well. I feel both sides have done their fair share to have us in this current hole we are in and both need to come together with logic, common sense, compromise and an open mind.
Take care and look forward to seeing you on the boards.
