OK- you asked for it: I was born in 1949 in London Ontario, where I now live. I am an only child as my mother was born with a quarter sized hole between the two atria of her heart and had 6 miscarriages before she had me, after spending her entire pregnancy bed-ridden. She was very artistic, and painted and did ceramics, as much as she could. My father was a mechanical engineer, who at one time had the largest (hanger) doors in the world on his resume. His father was a commercial artist. The only surviving art of his still in use is the Schneider's girl, which the meat packing co. still uses. My parents were so worried about spoiling an only child that they went too far to the other side of the spectrum, and I had to earn, one way or another, everything I got.
I have had so many jobs that I can't remember them all, but my faves were: draughtsman,, Professional commercial photographer, and teaching, which I still do. I was a cub leader for 4 years.
We live in a small condo (paid for) in a middle class neighbourhood. I have two sons, 34 and 40. The 40 year old has 2 sons, 7 and 5. They are the light of my life. The older son lives in London, the younger in Whitehorse YT.
My wife and I met at the wedding of our first cousins, and were married 3 years later, in 1973. Since 1982 she has been stricken with Multiple Sclerosis, and is now in a wheelchair most of the time. I do all the cooking and cleaning. I am hesitant to leave her alone overnight, so my riding is day trips only.
My health is not so hot- I am diabetic (poorly controlled at the present, but working on it) and have congestive heart failure, recently diagnosed.
My wife and I like to watch movies, and I have a decent home theater, and a really good stereo, some nice camera equipment which I don't use as often as I would like, and a 2008 Scion xB souped up some.
I make wine too.
That's me, in a nutshell.
EDIT, 2/23/2013: I forgot about my bikes! In 1965 I bought a '37 Royal Enfield 500 from a neighbour , fixed it up and drove it 'till I needed money for college in '69. Met and married my wife, who had a Suzuki step-through, which we ran into the ground in about 5 years. Next was a Honda 750 four '80 vintage, which I kept for 5 years till I went back to school. Then the S40, reprising my big single roots.
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