About Kurt

The Shores of Lake Erie

Kurt was born on the shores of Lake Erie.

He has touched waves frozen in their curl.

He is tall, but he hopes to accomplish more in life than just that.

He will always be a Buckeye but he now calls Pennsylvania his home.

He loves his family.

He is a husband who owes his life to his wife.

He is the father of three. When his first child was born, he nearly passed out from fright. When his second child was born, he was stuck in Alaska desperately trying to get a flight out. When his third child was born, he was the one to deliver him.

He is certain that his children are the most creative and talented living beings on Earth, and, since he’s pretty sure life anywhere else is not quite as advanced as on Earth, that means his children are probably the most creative and talented living beings in all of the universe(s).

He couldn’t wait to graduate from high school so he could conquer the world.

He joined the Navy at eighteen and “retired” twenty years and four days later.

He learned much. He worked hard. He played hard…maybe he played too hard sometimes.

He was cooped up on Hawaii for a three-year Pearl Harbor tour of duty once, so afterward he drove cross country to his next duty station with his wife and two oldest children in a completely packed Ford Tracer. The daughter sat on the floor and drew pictures. The son sat in his car seat and pointed out the cows and the moon.

He stared down in awe at the beauty of the Grand Canyon. It was one of those times in his life when he wished he could fly.

He still remembers how he felt when driving through the understated beauty of the Smokey Mountains.

He believes each American and each person aspiring to become an American should be required to drive across the United States to witness firsthand its beauty and grandeur.

He loves his country.

He also loves Japan.

He regrets that, even though he feels almost Japanese himself, he has never really learned the language. Some day, perhaps.

He sometimes feels like Godzilla when walking within a crowd of Japanese in downtown Tokyo.

He has stared up in awe at the beauty of Mount Fuji. It was another one of those times in his life when he wished he could fly.  Someday he’ll climb that mountain.

He has soaked in an outdoor natural hot spring and drank cold beer with naked Japanese men and women while it snowed.

He has happily napped under a warm and cozy kotatsu.

He loves to travel.

He has sailed to many ports of call throughout the world and wishes he had taken more pictures and written more letters home.

He is a Trusty Shellback.

He has sailed through a Nor’easter on the North Sea and has taken refuge in the spectacular fjords of Norway.

He has sailed the choppy and chilly emerald waters of the English Channel and has seen the spectacular White Cliffs of Dover.

He has sailed the San Bernardino Strait while steaming to the Philippines and may have witnessed the most beautiful scenery he has ever seen.

He has seen a severed foot floating in a Sri Lankan harbor. [Which has since become the inspiration for this.)

He once walked on what he thought was the moon but soon realized it was actually somewhere in Oman.

He has seen Tomcats take off at night from the deck of aircraft carriers and then he has seen them land with a full moon rising on the ocean’s distant horizon.

He loves to eat.

He loves to eat with chop sticks.

He has eaten fish and chips in a hazy London pub.

He has eaten grass soup (at least that’s what it tasted like) on the floor in the small, bare home of a wonderful Thai family. An ornate picture of the king hung proudly on the wall.

He has eaten something in Hong Kong that may have been the best meal he has ever eaten but he has no idea what it was.

He has eaten spicy, very spicy, shark and sting ray in an outdoor cafe underneath an overpass during a muggy night in Singapore.

He has eaten beefsteak in a quaint Norwegian pub while serious looking Norwegians rolled their own cigarettes and drank strong beer.

He loves the Arts.

He loves good poetry but he has a hard time defining the characteristics of what good poetry is.

He knows it when he feels it.

He loves music like it’s nobody’s business. He loves Tom Waits, Beck, The Smiths, Jose Gonzalez, Sun Kil Moon, Tindersticks, Yo La Tengo, The Avett Brothers, The Doors, Nirvana, Modest Mouse, Vivaldi, Marilyn Manson, Chet Baker, Nine Inch Nails, Stan Getz, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Black Flag, Rollins Band, Eminem, Hole, Cake, Foo Fighters, Bob Seger, Blink 182, Rage Against the Machine, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Violent Femmes, and…you get the picture. He especially loves the Pandora app tunein app Apple Music Spotify app for his Blackberry Droid RAZR Droid RAZR MAXX GOOGLE PIXEL 2.

He loves language in all its forms.

He loves the English language; not because it is the only language he speaks, but because it is so expressive and quirky and confusing and, yes, he must admit since it is the only language he speaks, because it is so accessible.

He really doesn’t care if adverbs are supposed to be after verbs.

Well…maybe he does.

He loves books, even the boring ones. He thinks they look good on his bookshelves, both before and after they have been read.

He has just recently read his first e-book. It does not look quite as good on a bookshelf as does a p-book…which of course is, a physical book.

He tries to write but too often he just thinks about writing; though, he is getting close to finishing did eventually manage to finish his first novel.

He also published a collection of poetry entitled Poems from the River.

He loves the concept of Spirituality.

He believes in God but probably not in the way you would want him to.

He loves sports but he is a fan of Cleveland teams so he often seems bitter and disappointed and he is happy and oh so very relieved that the Cavs won the championship in 2016.

He loves politics…you know, acting for ugly people.

He is a disgruntled Independent.

He loves internetworking.

He spends much of his time online.

He spends used to spend way too much time on facebook.

He feels he is much friendlier and easier to be around online than he is in person.

He would rather write, type, tweet, or post how he feels than say it.

He loves Humor.

He loves to laugh, but you probably wouldn’t guess it about him.

He prefers to make a point through self-deprecating humor, especially those tougher points that deal with other people and may hurt feelings. He feels it is much safer to make fun of himself, and so easy to do since he’s such a bumbling dork, than to try to tap dance around other people’s emotions and feelings.

He enjoys communicating through sarcasm and satire. He really enjoys it, so please be wary and please be open minded (and thick-skinned).

He has found no other author who can make him laugh harder than David Sedaris can. Though, he does feel rather sorry for Sedaris’s family because he exploits and belittles them so much. When asked once if what he writes is really true, Sedaris’s response was, “true enough.”

He likes that response.

He recommends you keep that response, as well as this, in mind during your stay here.

He guarantees what he says on this About page is sincere and from the heart, but since he was born with his tongue permanently attached to his cheek, he cannot make that guarantee for any other page or post on this site.

He will leave it up to you to determine whether he is being serious, satirical, sarcastic, or all of the above, in regards to any of his writing anywhere else other than on this About page.

He fancies himself an EO and Human Relations guy, but he admits, after all his years of study and research, he still has a hard time figuring the damn human species out.

He believes that humans make it awfully hard for him to like them.

He still likes them, though; because, even while they’re driving him stupid crazy with all the stupid crazy stuff they do, they are also amazing him with their mind boggling genius and limitless compassion.

He is a firm believer that schadenfreude is inherent to human nature.

He feels that’s why he follows the news so closely…at least the bad news, anyway.

He feels that’s why the good news bores him.

He thinks he probably focuses on and worries about the negative side of life a bit too much.

He had leukemia once.

He is sure some might say that there’s a relationship between his affinity for the negative and his affliction with the cancer.

He is sure others might say there isn’t.

He is not sure who is right.

He is sure, though, that he overcame the disease by the grace of that infinite and inexplicable universal power supply we call God, with the help of lots of loving prayers and support by family and friends, and from the gift given by one truly amazing person—his bone marrow donor.

He still has a hard time believing that there is one person in this whole wide world who perfectly matches his bone marrow and who was willing to donate it to him to save his life.

He thinks his donor is a female from Germany. He now knows his donor is a female from New England.

He is looking forward to meeting her and thanking her some day.

He is looking forward to many things.

He is thankful to be able to continue to look forward.

He is as thankful to be able to have so much to look forward to as he is to have so much to look back on and be thankful for.

He is thankful to be a survivor.

He is thankful to have survived Nor’esterners, earthquakes, typhoons, Snowmaggedon, a Polar Vortex, an appendectomy, Lyme disease, leukemia, neuropathy, Cytomegalovirus, Graft Versus Host Disease, Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome, skin cancer, pulmonary effusion, pericardial effusion, heart failure, and having to watch hundreds thousands of chick flicks over the years with his lovely and loving wife.

He is thankful to you for stopping by and visiting with him here.

829 thoughts on “About Kurt”

  1. What an entertaining bio of you. Biographies tend to be dry and to the point. While reading this I smilled, laughed, my heart got warm and I realized that even though we’ve known each other since childhood, after reading this, I got to meet the man that you became.

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  2. I’m pretty sure I already like you, even as a p person! Do you have a post on your version of spirituality?

    Buckeye here, long-time Hawaii resident, world traveler as a child (does that count?), and a millennial spirit in the (unfortunate) age of the baby boomer (unfortunate, as in age, not necessarily baby boomer… but kinda)… I want stuff for free and I want to give stuff for free too. Thanks for checking out my blog.

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  3. I believe that I’ve just read the most interesting and entertaining about page that I’ve read thus far. Amazingly unique. Thanks for visiting and following The Vision of Poets, but mostly, thanks for introducing me to your most enlightening site.

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  4. What an Illuminating ‘about page’ you have! I love every part of it. Thank you for the follow as it showed me your creativity, and I’ll certainly be following you.

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  5. Kurt, thanks for taking a moment and checking out what I’ve done via; ichas8440. Once, I was asked how I was doing. When they found out I did well they said they knew me and wanted to know why I left their city. Taking what I said about “their” city not being “friendly”, they concluded it was maybe me who wasn’t friendly. Funny how people assume. That’s when I told them I am very approachable as they could attest by how easily it was for them to… Approach and engage in casual convo. Communications, real simple. Listen, pay attention, consider if what is said has merit and. Add to the dish making up life. Hummm, I like what you’ve said in the “About” section of your site. I will probably check in here and there, just to see what you’ve been… Dining on. Again, thank you.

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  6. Wow Kurt, you have been through alot! Thanks for being part of my blog! I agree about Bob Seger — yes! By the way my wife had a blood cancer too, and had a bone marrow transplant! She is doing well now, but it was a long tough road for years. I wrote a poem about some of it. It should be in the archives, and is called “Courage Under Fire”.

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  7. Just stopping by to thank you for your recent follow on Shift Key and peruse your excellent site. Much to read. Your life experience brings much to the table.

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  8. Wow! Thanks for the follow Kurt! Means a lot with your experience, writing skills and outlook on life that you would choose to follow my writing. Enjoyed your bio, will read more of your work and do hope you enjoy mine. Cheers!

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  9. Kurt, how can I be original, when everyone before me used up all the original words?
    All I can do is be repetitive: Great stuff; love your About page; amazed at all you’ve been through; love your writing style; humorous; etc. How’s that? 🙂 I guess I wasn’t silent.

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  10. Love this brilliant bio! Totally unique. Well, I suppose all individuals are unique, but this bio/About page is uniquer than most. Than all…that is, all that I’ve read. I have to admit I haven’t read thousands, but I’ve certainly read a whole bunch. Wish I’d had the idea of doing it like this!… I take it the sketches are yours? Talented guy.

    Thanks for following my blog. I’m just about to click ‘follow’ for yours.

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  11. Thanks so much for checking out my blog and following. This is by far the best About page I’ve read. I look forward to reading more on your site. And, because you love music so much check out my 9/21 post or just put Marty O’Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra into YouTube and check them out. All the best.

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  12. Hello Kurt, I always wondered if the things David Sedaris said about his family were true. I’m usually laughing so hard that I don’t think of it as being mean. Thanks for clearing that up and thanks for the follow. Best wishes in your writing career 🙂

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  13. Hi Kurt, thank you for stopping by and following my blog. I enjoyed reading your about us page, it so simple, and honest – feels like I have been listening to you talk while i was reading it. the illustrations alongside are neat too! Look forward to checking out your other posts.

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  14. Thanks so much for following my blog. I agree with many others that your autobiography (a.k.a. “about”) is very interesting–from a doubtlessly interesting person. Blessings!

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  15. Great bio, but have to put you straight….my kids are the most talented and beautiful in the Universe… I’m sure yours come a close second though 😉 Thanks for following me and leading me to this great site. I’m sure I’m going to be a regular visitor and will spread the word!!

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  16. Thanks so much for finding my blog and deciding to follow it. And much good luck with getting your writing out there. I see you’re off to an excellent start! I’ll be back to read more! 🙂

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    • Oh my. Please offer my most sincerest apologies to Hubby. If he has to endure sappy About page readings, I can only imagine how many chick flicks he’s sat through.

      Thanks for stopping by and for taking the time to leave such a nice comment.

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      • Oh, I sit through many more (we’re talking exponential multiplication…) RangerRick flicks (there’s another name for it but it’s not my favorite word…). 🙂 After watching about 10 violentexplosivebloody movies with him, he watched Divergent with me (which, I’ll admit, is extremely sappy). Afterwards, he said, “I guess I deserved that.” 🙂 Next up, The Fault in Our Stars. Bwah ha ha ha

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  17. Hi, Ditto most of the above comments about your bio. And thank you for serving your country. My son spent three years in Okinawa (USMC) and loves Japan, too. And thanks for following my blog. So glad to meet you here, and I’m looking forward to reading more!

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  18. Well, you went and done it. You went and followed Uncle Bardie’s Stories & Such. You are now one of Uncle Bardie’s Band of Merry Followers. Just so you know, Uncle Bardie’s a hoot, and he’s got quite a few whoppers in his bag of stories. Some funny, some not so funny. But all told for your entertainment. Thank you for following his blog.

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  19. Hello Kurt, after reading and viewing site i realize just how far you continue to climb. Great works, you can send me a tip any time. Good Luck for all time. David

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  20. Hi Kurt, you have a great bio and you have lived your life to the fullest, and its inspiring. Thank you for the follow and stopping by my blog :). I am not as great a writer as you, but its great to meet people like you and getting the privilege of reading their blog and thereby being a part of their journey and that is one good thing about being a blogger. 🙂

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    • That’s why I love WordPress so much and think ma.tt is a giant of a genius (even though he still only looks like he’s barely 15) — it is such a fantastic global forum for meeting other like-minded individuals.

      Here I am in Southern PA and you are all the way across the globe in Pune, India!

      How awesome is that?!

      Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to write such a nice greeting, Shibu.

      Or shall I say…Neo?

      🙂

      Peace

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      • Yes true Matt, I always wanted to meet people from all around the world, and I never thought it could happen. I am glad I am blogging. And it made me realize that we are all same – one – and its a nice feeling. Thanks for calling me Neo..that made my day..I love to be Neo..I love that movie..:) Have a great day and weekend Matt. Peace to you too. 🙂

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    • Hi Lorna’s Voice.

      Well, I don’t know about the others, but the chances are that I found your blog the same way I typically find all the others – through the WordPress Reader. After I publish a new post, I always read the posts in the WP Reader with the same tags in the post I just published (I’m sure there is a clearer way that I could have written that but hopefully you follow). And when I read a post, I tend to “Like” it and to follow the author who wrote it.

      And there you have it…I hope your curiosity has been sated.

      🙂

      Thank you for stopping by and for taking the time to offer such kind comments.

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  21. First, I wish you good health.
    I do appreciate you stopping by my blog and following it. I may be wrong, but I think you would like a book I reviewed in early September, 2014. Ruth Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being. It was short listed for the Booker, but that is not why. It is partially based in Japan and you will learn some Japanese vocabulary along the way (if you don’t already know some).
    Second, your writing is clean and I like that. I don’t do the searching for Likes, but I am glad you did you read the tags and found my blog, so I can now follow yours. Good luck finishing your novel.

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    • Hello, bwhite21. I’m sorry for the delay in response. Somehow I missed your kind and informative comment. I have been meaning to read Ozeki’s work for a long while now. Hopefully I’ll get to it soon. Thanks for the referral. Again, thank you for taking the time to leave such a kind comment. I’m glad I found and followed you, as well.

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  22. Enjoyed the bio, lot of info in just a few words. Very interesting life. Your humor and mine will get along pretty good. Appreciate you checking out my blog and may I suggest reading almost any book of short stories by Patrick McManus.

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    • Hi repeoples. Thank you for stopping by and checking things out. I really appreciate your kind comments and the book recommendation. Although, I must say you are the first to say my bio consisted of “just a few words.” Seems most remark on its length. Yeah, I think you’re right…we will get along pretty good, indeed. 🙂

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  23. The fact that dutch is your native language has been borne deeply into his mind, as has been your dutch people saying and he has taken it all under consideration.

    He thanks you from the bottom of his pretentious heart for stopping by.

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  24. This bio is heads and shoulders above the best description of a human being I have ever read. Because of this fact, you got me interested in your books. Thank you so much for visiting my humble blog. I’m impressed that you even noticed it. Thank you again.

    Bye,

    Omar.-

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  25. HI there Kurt, a very interesting about page. As a very novice writer myself is great that you stumbled upon my little crazy blog, now I have another person who I can read and learn from. And you being a published author you might know a thing or two about writing.

    I´m also thankful you´re a survivor, you do have a gift to share seems to me, so you thought Oman was the moon…….man what did the navy gave you to eat? plus 20 years in service. Long time away from home, I survived 4 and a half years in the army and that was more than enough for me. Looking back I should have gotten in the Navy instead, you did travel world at the expense of not seeing the family I´m sure and I know a bit about that,but you did have quite some adventures , will read more in your blog and see about your book, but I´m sure you have a bunch of adventures to tell. Just only reading the strange food you ate………go figure the rest.

    Anyways, I´m very glad you took your time to visit my blog.

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    • Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave such a nice comment, charlypriest.

      Yeah, I’ve had some interesting experiences…but haven’t we all. We all have some stories to tell.

      I like your vibe. It feels like you have so much you want to say and write that it’s almost impossible for you to contain them.

      Write on, Army…write on.

      Hooah!

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  26. Thanks for the follow of my blog. Great bio! I look forward to reading your posts. Cheers.

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  27. Thank you so much for stopping by and following my blog. I am SO impressed by how you play with words and happy to know you. I can’t wait to read many more. Cheers from Tokyo, Maiko

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  28. Kurt, love your syntax, brother. Things we have in common: 1) I write (duh); 2) I’m a buckeye (honorary–moved to Ohio 10 years ago); 3) Godzilla–not because I’m tall, but because I’ve written a spoof entitled Notzilla (more on that later). Pleasure to Follow you back!

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  29. Hi great to meet you! you sound like a sound guy who knows what he is doing and where he is going in life! Thanks for liking my blog enough to follow . I am always happy and grateful to get a new follower! I look forward to stepping into your blog! Be well and happy! xx

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  30. Hi Kurt, pleased to meet you and thank you for following my blog. I’ve had a read through yours, it’s a wonderful collection of work, very ecclectic.

    Your ‘about’ page is superb!

    I can relate to many of the experiences you describe as I spent 16 years in the Royal Navy and I too travelled widely in that time.

    I’m following your blog now; I’d like to maker sure I don’t miss anything!

    Namaste
    Robert

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    • Ahoy, Shipmate! Well I guess in the Queen’s Navy you all say, Shipper? Is that right? Anyway, welcome my salty friend. Thanks so much for taking the time to check a bit out and for leaving such nice feedback. It really means a lot to me. Let’s stay in touch as we become more familiar with each others work. Peace.

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  31. Kurt, that has to be the most interesting’About’ I have ever read. Certainly highlights the terrible one I wrote over on Learning from Dogs! Must improve it! A result of coming here because you recently subscribed to LfD, for which I offer my warm thanks.

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        • Well, we have a cat, Jack Kerouac, but he’s the wife’s cat. Won’t have anything to do with me.

          Hopefully I won’t get hate mail for saying this since the internet is overly rife with cats, but I am a tried and true Dog Man.

          And I did have a very special dog who passed a couple of years ago, and to be honest, I’m still not over her passing.

          She was a little snowball of a Maltese. Her name was Shikibu Murasaki and she never left my side not once during all my cancer bs. Getting a little misty-eyed just thinking about it.

          Just recently we’ve finally been able to consider getting another dog.

          I’m thinking…bulldog, maybe.

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          • Well we have 9 dogs here in Oregon of whom 7 are rescues. Jeannie said for you guys to try the shelters first, so many needy dogs in the world. Very happy to help with regard to homing a rescue dog of your dreams. There’s a contact email address on my home page, or use paulhandover over on gmail.

  32. This is a fun bio… it’s full of contradictions – we all have those, which is what makes people fun to watch, converse with and eventually know (or at least THINK we know 🙂 )

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  33. Hello Kurt, this is the best About page I’ve read! You have seen, and done a lot in your life. May you accomplish all your dreams. So happy that you are a survivor! I love reading good news. 🙂 The love for family, friends, and nature is the essence of life. Thank you for following my blog! Blessings to you, and your family. 🙂

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  34. Thanks for the follow Kurt, mightily appreciated. Gee in your trips you must have and some amazing and wonderful cultural experiences. Meeting different cultures to me is just magic. I love it and cone myself lucky to be in Europe to have so many cultures just a stone’s throw away. let me carry on my meanderings on your blog, MM 🍀

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  35. Thank you so much for following my blog! I think your site is a great support for indie authors, able to come here and have their works authentically reviewed. I might hit you up for a review some day! 😉

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  36. I enjoyed your bio – it was a rather long read, but I did actually read it all because it was so informative and entertaining. Sounds like you have lived a very full adventurous life. Thanks for the follow on my blog, I’m thinking it is only fair to return the favor, especially since I’m pretty sure I like your style of writing.

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  37. Fantastic page – and I mean that 🙂 Thanks by the by, for checking out my blog and following. Looking forward to exploring your blog a bit!

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  38. thanks for the follow on my blog. I grew up in western PA and still miss the beautiful woods. My son also had leukemia; unfortunately his match didn’t take so while he is finally at peace there is still a pain in my heart. best wishes with your writing. Marie 🙂

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  39. Kurt, Thanks for following FIGHTER FAITH. If you would like to receive regular updates by email and receive my e-book Far Better Men, come on back and join my email subscriber list.

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  40. I think that’s the best bio I’ve read on WordPress. And I usually can’t process more than a nugget of information, but I felt like I just ate a whole chicken, feet and all, minus the toenails. Clearly, you’ve accomplished more than being tall. In fact for those of us who are average height and haven’t been anywhere or done anything, this bio makes us feel like we may just have wasted a few decades. Japan is very far away, too far away to even dream of. It’s like Sedaris says: “I have to go to China.” I told people this in the way I might say, “I need to insulate my crawl space” or, “I’ve got to get these moles looked at.”
    Yes, that’s how I feel about the other side of the world. But perhaps you may have planted a little Smokey Mountain seed in me. And I’ll point out cows and the moon.

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    • Oh my, kerbey. Your comments have left me near speechless. And, judging by the length of my About page, I’m sure you can imagine that is quite a rare thing, indeed.

      Seriously, I don’t know how to respond because words are all I have to respond with, and they just aren’t up to the task of describing how pleased I am right now…

      Not just because of the nice things you said, and it is that, but it is also, mostly, because of the moving way you described how moved you were by the words.

      And, I really enjoy how you drew in to the wonderful sentiment of Sedaris’ China piece.If it isn’t the funniest, it comes in a close second to anything whatever else is. So much hilarity to choose from.

      Travel if you can, but take assurance that with your lucid and poetic prose, your words can take you wherever you wish to go.

      Thank you, kerbey, truly.
      ~ Kurt

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  41. Thanks for looking at my site. I just roamed around yours and wanted to say that I signed up for the registry the same day my college roommate was supposed to be getting her transplant. (It ended up being put off a week or so.) She also has GVHD but luckily that as severe. She can’t smell, which means she can’t really taste, and she has some problems with her feet, but she’s still a great sport about going out to eat and she hikes as often as time allows. I really admire her attitude.

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    • Sorry to hear about your friend. Glad to hear she is facing it well. Please offer my best wishes. Yeah, I went through a long period when I couldn’t smell or taste anything. To be honest, though, in some ways it was kind of refreshing. No hassles. 🙂

      Thanks for stopping by, c2london.

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  42. Wow, that has to be the best “about” page I’ve ever seen on any blog. Makes me want to go and improve mine. Almost. If I didn’t have this compulsion to keep writing my book, I would. 😉 But seriously, many truths and tons of humour on this page, love it.

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      • To be honest, I was just going to… skim it. See who was following me. I don’t believe in just blindly exchanging “follows” with people only to completely ignore their posts later (though I’ve been guilty of ignoring way too many good bloggers because of my lack of time, dangit!), but both your style and content drew me in, so well done. 🙂

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  43. Hi Kurt, thanks for visiting and following my blog. Great bio – very entertaining. You’ve experienced and survived so much (chick flicks included). It must have all been incredibly challenging at the time but now provide such raw and rich inspiration for your writing now.

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  44. In an attempt to coin a new phrase I have only reiterated what so many have said before. But it is what it is. A great bio. Sometimes a short, to the point sentence is the best answer, not a verbose one, (which I am often guilty of ).

    Thank you for visiting my site and someday, I’ll have a novel posted somewhere in this new world of publishing.

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  45. Oh, and I have been to the top of Mt Fuji, but it was so fogged in I couldn’t see anything. And to the Grand Canyon, Not that I’ve been following you or anything, really I wasn’t.

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    • I don’t know, friend, if you’ve already climbed Fuji san, then it seems that I’m the follower of you. And, in fact, I am, And I’m glad of it. 🙂

      Thanks for taking the time to leave such a kind comment. I really appreciate it, jrschenck.

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  46. Your bio is beautifully transparent, even if you aren’t. I loved this: “He is tall, but he hopes to accomplish more in life than just that,” because my vertical deficiency occasionally brings out the patronizer in some tall guys. Perhaps, by the time I kick this life’s bucket, I will truly believe that stature is not a physical attribute. And thanks again for following The Well-Dressed Branch.

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    • Hey, James, thank you so much for the wonderful comment. I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know.

      And, as you already know, I also really appreciate you helping with my gaff of a gaffe. It is so kind of you to help other authors out like that. Our community need more givers like you, brother.

      Thanks again, James.
      ~Kurt

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  47. Just wanted to say thanks for the follow/love on my blog! Super cool of you, also your music taste is flawless. Yes to Beck, yes to Jose Gonzalez!

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  48. Wow! An interesting and intriguing blog! Thank you so much for visiting and following my blog. I am now following you also and look forward to checking out your blog more closely. Have a great evening! 🙂

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  49. Konichiwa, Wow! That is a lot of ‘about’ words. I admit I would usually skim that many words from an unknown screen friend, but surprisingly I read every one. Love the humorous and interesting writing. Thanks for following my blog. Sayonara.

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  50. Wow! Very creative, warm, and with so much to share! BTW, I’m going to Singapore next spring. Got any advice on what to see or where to eat?

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  51. I stopped by to thank you for following my blog and hope you continue to find something of interest there. I’m always curious as to what brings people to it. I have found yours very entertaining, especially your about page. I like your humor. I’ll stop back by shortly when I have more time to read. Thank you again.

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    • Thank you for stopping by to check things out, insearchofitall. I’m happy to hear you find things humorous and entertaining. As for how I found your blog…more than likely I saw something you posted in the WP Reader, liked it, and felt compelled by it to follow you in anticipation of more good stuff. 🙂

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  52. Hello Kurt,

    Thank you so much for the follow.
    What a site. I really like the way your site is presented and the formatting of the bio my oh my.
    cannot wait to explore the site more!

    Tijani

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    • Hey, thank you, Prof. Nisslbody. I appreciate you checking things out and taking the time to leave me with your kind comments and to let me know about the layout. I have a tendency to change my themes often…to often probably. But I like this one and it makes me happy to know it provides a decent experience for visitors. Thanks again.

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  53. What an honor to have you following Shadows of Love. Thank you! Just in reading this page of yours, I am sure there is much about you I will enjoy and from which I have a lot to learn.

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  54. This has to be the best ‘About’ page, I’ve ever read. You sound rather intriguing. 🙂 I have a friend in South Africa who has recently had a bone marrow transplant. It’s been a long struggle, but he’s winning through, just as you did, 🙂

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  55. Interesting and revealing bio, Kurt. But you left out a couple of things that perhaps only someone from the outside could see. I won’t include what I think you forgot or simply omitted out of respect for your privacy, but I will say the “warmth, caring and loyalty” I knew so well didn’t make the cut. And I bet you did feel like Godzilla in Japan. Hell, I felt tall in Japan and you tower over me.

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    • Ha ha…wow, you scrolled all the way down there to see that?! Awesome! But did you see the typo in the ‘no typos’ bit? 🙂 I really appreciate you stopping by and checking things out. It means a lot to me, julielivingstone. Thank you.

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  56. I read every word with appreciation and delight…especially, ” He has touched waves frozen in their curl.” Thank you, Kurt.

    It will be good to meet you in the spaces between the words at Spirituality Without Borders. Thanks for the follow.

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    • It makes me happy to know my words are both appreciated and stirring delight, rita kowats. Thank you for taking the time to read them and then for leaving me with such wonderful and pleasing words of your own. It means a lot to me.

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    • Awesome. I don’t know if you’ve visited my Frequently Angry Questions page but this is now the gold standard for how one should leave a proper “thanks for following” comment. 🙂

      Thanks for stopping by, checking things out a bit, and for leaving such a killer comment, Sophie. You can bet I will vote for you in the UK Blog Awards thingy.

      Originality is so…awesome

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  57. Well, obviously I haven’t visited your FAQ page, or I would have put this response to your visit in the right orifice. Sorry! Actually, I’m not sorry, I’m a curmudgeon. So, I appreciate you took the time to visit my writing studio, and that — for some reason — you felt inclined to follow my work.

    My dad served in the South Pacific in the Navy during WWII on an attack transport. He wrote about his experience in “Attack Transport,” which he updated in “Gemini Ship.” So, we’re 2 degree linked there — plus I LOVED Roger Staubach when he played for Navy (and Dallas, too — but then they became America’s team and I didn’t have a vote).

    So thank you, Kurt. I’ll mark your site to come back and read when I’m not writing.

    — Skip

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    • This is great. I’m not exactly sure about all that’s going on but that’s okay because I liked to be left a bit unwary from what I read. Tell your hero father that I am so grateful for his service. And I too loved Roger the Doger, though, to be honest, I don’t remember his Academy playing days…a bit before my time. But he was the greatest with the ‘Boys.

      I”m so happy you had a brief moment to visit with me here, Skip. Thank you for that. I look forward to your next visit. ~ Kurt

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  58. Thanks so much for following my blog!!! I will definitely begin reading your posts when I myself slow down in order to take time to smell the roses! I am grateful we have discovered each others blog!! Wishing you all the inspiration from the ‘writers gods’!

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  59. An amazing About page, Kurt. Fascinating stuff. I note that, like many writers, you prefer to write things down than say them. I’m with you on that one. Thank you for the follow, and I’m sure I’ll enjoy following yours. Happy writing.

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    • Hello, milliethorn. Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look around. And I really appreciate your kind comment. It sounds like we have some commonalities as writers. Looking forward to visiting with you often. Happy writing to you, as well, my new friend.

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  60. Hi Kurt – that is quite an “About” page – you have experienced life to the fullest and continue to do so; you know what you like and don’t like, and you know how to verbalize it all. What’s not to like about a guy liky you? 🙂 Thanks so much for following Beauty Along the Road.

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  61. Hello Kurt, thank you very much for following my blog. I’m kind of new to the blogging world and I greatly appreciate followers. This was such a poetic bio. The line that stands out the most in my mind is that every american or immigrant who wishes to become one should be required to travel across the US. I wish that were true because I would love to do that. One of my favorite places I traveled to and love the natural beauty was Lake Superior’s coast in Wisconsin, my home state. I could go on about that camping trip. I have just seen your bio and cannot wait to sift through your other content and read what you have to say.

    -Emily

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    • Ah, Emily, thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me such a nice comment with the lovely reflection on your home state. From one Lake State homie to another,…Welcome, my friend. I look forward to your many returns just as I look forward to visiting with you often at your site.

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  62. Wow. So many things remind me of me. I feel like I could have written some of the stuff here.
    It is good to hear from others who share my outlook. I will take issue with the idea that it is abnormal or unreasonable to focus on the negative in life.
    Someone once said that “Life is pain. Happiness is just those brief moments when the pain is suppressed”. If you think about it; most of our life is spent longing for; planning for; wishing for things; people; places we want. The time we get to actually enjoy those things is relatively brief. Then, once we have the longed for thing; something else takes our fancy and there we are again; longing for another difficult to obtain goal; convinced that satisfaction is sure to await our acquisition of this latest thing.
    It is the human condition.
    It seems that humans fail to accept the idea that there is anything that they should not have if they want it.
    Some would say that this is because we were originally perfect and there was no limit to our reach and that we are forever frustrated by our current imperfection and the limitations it places upon us.
    Others would certainly disagree and put it down to a scientific anomaly.
    Take your choice. I’m easy.
    Welcome to AMS.

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  63. Thanks. I love it too. I just wanted to stop back because….well….you mentioned that you are a….(GULP)…Cleveland fan.

    I don’t really know what to say. I feel you. They say they can cure that now you know.
    I have never suffered such an affliction although I do carry a second team affinity for the Steelers. Not so bad except that my First Team is the Baltimore Ravens.

    I’ve tried to give up the Steelers but I was living in PA when the Steelers were winning four out of five Super-bowls and three in a row back in the seventies.

    Ok, so now I have calmed you with assurances that I understand and I have exposed my own vulnerability along the same lines soooo.. you should be feeling quite warm and fuzzy about now. I think we can now discuss this problem of yours. Cleveland huh? CLEVELAND? Hmh! Cleveland…..Browns huh?
    Look man. There is no easy way to say this. Come on over to the Black and Purple. Right down the road. Winning team. Attractive uniforms. Cool numbers. And…..AND… they’ve actually been within sniffing distance of a Superbowl…………………actually they have won two.

    No?
    Ok. Picture this. Still Buckeye. Not far from “that” city. Tiger motif. Again. Winning team. Attractive uniforms and helmets. Huh?
    Come on. Tiger; you know. Rooaaaar!!! Fierce; cunning.

    Well; I’m all out of ideas. How did you ever manage to wind up a “B–B–Bro–; I just can’t say it; a fan of theirs? Did dey’ drug you, Kid? Did dey’ beat you wid’ a rubbah’ hose? Did they threaten your Muthah’? Oh Man. I just can’t think about it…………

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    • Brain-washed from birth, I guess. Born and raised Brown and it will not wash off. You know, if it were any other team except the baltimorons raisins, I probably could get behind them comfortably as a #2. But I just cannot do it with them…with the Modells. Ugh. But it is nice to be saying all this as my Brownies sit precariously at the #1 spot in their division. Odd feeling.

      Back in the day, the squealers were always the devil’s team. But these days I have a begrudging respect for them and reserve all my vile for the raisins. And purple has always been my least favorite color. 🙂

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  64. Hi there! Thanks for stopping by my new blog and deciding to follow me! As you may have surmised, I am pretty blog-illiterate, but as a writer, I figured I ought to do what people in the 21st century are doing and acquire some new skills. It is a bonus that I am encountering cool (possibly even like-minded — do I dare fathom it?) people like you who seem to know the ropes! I look forward to navigating your site some more and reading more of your writing.

    Cheers!

    Steph

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    • Welcome, Steph. And as I am an old salt of a sailor who has come to know his ropes through both task and tale, please let me know if I can be of any assistance as you navigate your way around my site.

      And I do dare fathom that the depths or your nautical references in your wonderful intro could put wind in the most slack of a suffering sail.

      Welcome aboard, mate. 🙂

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  65. Wow…what a fascinating blog!! I have been reading through different topics and enjoy the diversity of it! I am a little behind on my thank yous but thank you for the follow on my blog and I am really looking forward to reading through more of yours!! Tina

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  66. Excellent About page. If only other bloggers would see the value of a great About page and this is right up there with the best of the best.

    Thanks for the follow, btw. Enjoyed the visit, will be following you in about 15 seconds.

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    • Thank you, kind sir. This About page didn’t come easy but it is very special to me, that’s for sure. I really appreciate your kind words, Slo-man. Thanks for stopping by. I’m looking forward to our future visits, both here and at your domain.

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  67. So many thoughts came to mind while reading this, but the last thought that came when I was done reading was: wow. It sums it up. What an interesting life you have led. I find I am like you in many ways that you describe here. My husband was in the Navy too, so I was automatically interested. Anyway, thanks for the follow. Looking forward to reading more.

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  68. Hey Kurt, thanks for deciding to follow my blog. After reading some of yours, I’m going to follows yours too. I look forward to reading more of your posts and hope you enjoy reading mine.

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    • Oh my. I’m so sorry to hear that you have cancer, Imarieallen. A prayer has been sent your way. The good thing is that I can really feel strength and positivity in your voice, which will go a long way in overcoming just about anything…as I suspect you may already know. Thanks for stopping by, checking things out a bit, and for taking the time to leave such an awesome comment. 🙂

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  69. You have travelled, you have seen, you have learned, you have lived. Keep going forward and sharing. You still have to see my neck of the woods. Until then, thanks for joining my band of followers as I explore my corner of our world.

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    • Awesome. Thanks for stopping by, checking things out a bit, and leaving such a poetic “Hello.” I really appreciate it, Catherine. And heading to your neck of the woods pronto to hang out with all your other band of followers for a bit. 🙂

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  70. Hi Kurt. Loved your life story! Thanks so much for visiting my blog and for following. I don’t post as often as I intend to (once a week), but do what I can with my other commitments! Am looking forward to reading your blog too.

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  71. Wow, nice bio – there’s a book in all that… 😉
    Thanks for the follow over at my little corner, and I will now reciprocate in kind, once done typing into this little box.
    All the best!

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  72. Well, I will say it like I mean it, I mean, this is quite an “About” and I confess I did not read every single word. But I read a whole lot of them, and I liked them. Something about your description of your children’s births was moving. I suspect there’s much to see here, so I’m off!

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  73. Thank you Kurt Brindley. Your About section was delightful to read. I liked the third person style and humor. The sketches I’ve glimpsed on the site look awesome. I look forward to exploring the site and blog updates I receive in mail. Thank you for following my blog, LifeObservations.org. All the best to you.

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  74. Without a doubt, one of the best “About” pages It has been my pleasure to read. Kudos. I didn’t have to think twice about hitting the follow button, and I assure you I will be back this way once I take care of some other obligations, and finish up the e-mail I’m working my way through. See you later, and thanks for the visit.

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    • That’s awesome, dbp49. I’m so happy you like it. I’m especially happy that you took the time to leave me such a nice comment. I really appreciate it. I visited Vancouver many years ago and I must say, it was one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever seen…and I’ve seen quite a few. 🙂

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  75. Very touching “About.” I, too, owe my life to another–a woman who gave me a kidney (a former co-worker!) Congrats on your novel and thanks for following me. My writing blog is liv2write2day.wordpress.com

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  76. I pride myself on not falling for stuff/things/people. But I clicked on the 1. Of course. And then defiantly unclicked. On principle.

    (For tonight, anyhoo.)

    Thanks for the follow. I’ll backatcha when my pride allows. (Tomorrow.)

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  77. Great bio Kurt! You’ve had an adventure or two in your time I see 🙂
    Thanks so much for following our blog. I hope you enjoy the stories of our journey, both inner and outer.
    Cheers,
    Alison

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  78. Well Kurt, I’m not sure where to start. I got dizzy just trying to get to the comment form, LOL! You are one creative soul that’s for sure. I have enjoyed nosing around your space, love your haiku and that you stick to the format intended, 5-7-5. Drives me crazy that so many have altered it. I am a purest when it comes to haiku. (: Your photography and your treatments to some of it, is beautiful. Love the cosmos! Anywho, thanks for the follow of my blog. We definitely have similar interests. Have a joyful holiday season. Cheers, Margie

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    • Margie. I’m so appreciative of your determination in making that dizzying decent downward to the comment form; and I’m even more appreciative of the wonderful note you left for me once you arrived there. Thank you so much for stopping by to check things out a bit and for putting a smile on my face and some joy into my holiday season. I wish you and yours such joy and wonderment and a lot of Santa Claus lovin’ this season of the holy day. 🙂

      5/7/5 Forever…

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  79. You’re very interesting. For a bit, I was wondering if you were the guy in those Dos Equis commercials. You certainly have my attention.

    By the way, thanks for taking a look at the Hammer Home Street Photography Project.

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    • Ha ha…never been accused of that before but thanks, that dude is interestingly awesome. Love that campaign. I appreciate you stopping by to check things out a bit, themofman, and especially for leaving such a kind and cool comment. Stay thirsty, my friend.

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  80. Well sir, I am honored that you are now following my blog. Thank you! As an army wife of 20 years, I can identify with you on many issues. We’ve always enjoyed traveling and meeting new friends. My husband and I are both writers as well. I’m looking forward to discovering more about you and your interesting life in the future! Blessings,

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    • Hello Ellie and Hooah! Thank you to both you and your husband for keeping us safe and free and allowing me to be as ridiculous as I can be without having to worry about being executed for spreading “corruption upon Earth” as I just finished reading an Iranian facebooker is being executed for… What a silly little planet we have.

      Anyway…thank you for visiting and taking the time for leaving me such a friendly comment.

      Go Army!

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  81. Hello Kurt,

    Thank you so much for following my blog and really feels nice to find you here 🙂

    This is one of the most detailed and frank “about” page I had seen here and thank you so much for sharing…

    Hope to follow many more adventures …

    Have a great time 🙂

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  82. I think your bio wins, actually. 😉 I’m so happy I came across you! And I’m so happy you spawned the most creative kids in the universe. 😛 You must be one proud papa.

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  83. So glad you stumbled across one of my blogs. I wouldn’t have been able to follow you back to yours then! This is about the most entertaining and heartfelt About page I’ve read in a long time. 🙂

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    • I appreciate you stopping by and checking things out a bit, Chris. Yes, it’s been quite a ride…and I’m barely half-way there. Just think…the best is yet before me, before us all. 🙂

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  84. Hi Kurt, very cool & entertaining bio – I really enjoyed reading it and hearing about your life adventures 🙂 Thanks for following me. Looking forward to seeing more of your updates!

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  85. Thank you for such a delightful “about” page! Thank you also for choosing to follow Virtual Vitamins. May the words I write be refreshing and encouraging to you, as I’m sure yours are to many.

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  86. David Sedaris is one if my favorites, too. It’s been several years since I read any of his books, but I still crack up when I think of some of his stories. Switching topics, reading about your bone marrow donor choked me up. Thanks for stopping by my blog and for your service to our country!

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  87. Wow Kurt, what an about page. It’s the story of all stories; filled with fun, family adventure, wonder and more. Definitely entertaining and nice to find a very personal welcome to your life. Thanks for the follow. You have so much to explore here!
    Happy Holidays! Brad

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  88. Great bio. I envy the xenophiliac music list, mine is more hidebound. And I agree that it’s more efficient to write (draw) than to speak especially when beer is involved; not that stops any of us. I’ve never heard politics better described.
    Also that there is more than us and this. But who can know if that is better and does knowing really matter? As it sometimes feels like we just here to avoid assholes, help those who are not (assholes or good at avoiding them) and chronicle our adventures if we have the time, talent and inclination. But mostly that seems good enough to keep on going on. So…
    Keep up the good work and thanks for the following. May I ask why?

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    • I’ve received more than a few comments on this about page and this is definitely among the most interesting. Thank you for that. As for why did I follow you, probably because I hadn’t before (see my FAQ (Frequently Angry Questions)), but after just now checking out your blog, it would be one I would gladly follow regardless. Write/Draw on, my friend!

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  89. Hi Kurt, I’m happy that you are following my blog. There’s something there, especially if you have been to the East, experienced Buddhist culture and wondered what is going on ‘under the hood’. I use my writing to demystify the Buddha’s teaching. There’s lots of good stuff coming up, so stay tuned!

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  90. Hi Kurt! And nice to meet you.

    I love your “About”, but it’s really not long enough. Please expand.

    Regarding your height: me too.

    But hey:

    “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”

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  91. Hi Kurt, Thank you for reading and liking one of my poems today and then following my blog. It brought me here, and I must say that your ‘About’ page is one of the most amusing and captivating that I’ve read. I look forward to exploring your blog further. ~Best wishes to you and your family for the holidays~ Mary

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    • Thank you, Mary. I’m happy you enjoyed it and I really appreciate you saying so. And thank you for the kind wishes. I too wish the best to you and yours during this season of holidays.

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  92. I’m stating the obvious, but even so, let me join the crowd and say: best ‘about’ I have ever read. I can’t wait to read the rest of your writings. Thank you for the follow; I get especially excited when people of wide interests and opinions follow my blog. Hope it’s worth your while. I am most definitely returning the favour.

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  93. Dear Kurt, I’m happy that you are following the Sacred Self blog. I enjoyed reading your bio. Two things immediately struck me. You are living in my old home state – I was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburg – what a wonderfully beautiful area. And, you had leukemia. My older son did also but did not find the right donor in time. What a unique and precious blessing is this thing called life. Best wishes to you and your family. Marie 🙂

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  94. Kurt, great to meet you and get to know you through your blog. You appear to have a deep appreciation for your experiences and travels…it’s quite likely you were Japanese in a previous life and that explains your affinity for the Japanese culture. Happy New Year from Canada…may you continue to enjoy many of life’s blessings…and thank you for visiting and following my blog.

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  95. Hey Kurt,
    Thanks for the follow on my blog! I feel honoured 😉
    What a creative bio you wrote here!
    I will gladly read more of your stories and outlook on life.

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  96. Thank you for choosing to follow my blog. May The Lord Jesus Christ guide you and keep you in His will and ways. May God bless you richly through my blog.

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  97. Thank you for following our blog. Through our photography and words we hope to inspire others to get out and see the world. And perhaps through those travels the world will become a smaller and less threatening place as we discover the many kindred spirits who share our passions, hopes and aspirations. As Mark Twain said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”

    It’s never too early or late to discover and follow your heart. Make time for the people, work, and causes you truly care about. Cheers, Wooly and Raeski.

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  98. HAHAHA! I love your about page! So witty; THIS is talented writing. I thought my mountain views were spectacular, but I wouldn’t mind a trade. 😉 Glad to have found this “happy place” and will be by often I’m sure. Thanks for the follow.

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  99. What a clever bio! It was a nice read… and your love for your family and life just shines through. 🙂 Am grateful to you for following my site! 🙂

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  100. Hello there (: Thank you for dropping by blog and following me. It’s always good to hear from a fellow writer (Loved your “Pro” Tips). I’ll be sure to check out your books too! Keep in touch.

    P.S Happy holidays.

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  101. Hi, Kurt!

    First of all, thank you for following my own humble blog; I am flattered.

    Secondly, I am an instantaneous fan of yours, simply on the basis of your “About” page. I know you are a good writer because I immediately envy the way in which you express yourself with both sincerity and humor. That’s my yardstick: if I wish I had written it, you MUST be good! LOL

    All sincere best wishes for your continuing growth and success on this blog and in your life,

    Jay Pochapin

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  102. What a greatly amusing biography! =) Thank you so much for sharing all of this, as well as for following my movie-review blog, Projected Realities! I greatly appreciate you for it and wish you and yours God’s blessings in the year to come! =)

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  103. Wow- many “about” pages make me not want to read the site any further- this is quite the opposite. You’ve clearly been around the block my friend. I will definitely be stopping by here often.

    Happy New Year! (and thanks for following my site)

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  104. What an inspiring life you’ve had dear! Loved the part on your kids, and that you were able to deliver Nb 3 🙂 Thanks for following my little blog and hence driving me to yours. Happy New year to you and yours,looking forward to reading more from you! Cheers 🙂

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    • Thank you for your kind comments and well wishes, estelea. They are very much appreciated. Yeah, having delivered my youngest gives me bragging rights of which I am now proud and reflect upon with fondness; however, it was pretty scary at the time. Have a wonderfully happy and prosperous 2015.

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  105. Best bio on the web, without a doubt. Want to write mine for me? 😉 Thanks for following my blog. Now I’m following yours and want to read more of your work. Happy New Year, Kurt!

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  106. I loved Japan, eating with chopsticks, and going to various ports while stationed on the USS Curtis Wilbur and USS Lassen, Homeport Yokosuka. I was in Japan from 2002-2009. I want to go back so bad yet I don’t really miss the Navy. I also felt that god saved me from a horrible illness. Cool bio, and I feel like we have some things in common.

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    • Thank you very much for taking the time to leave me with such a nice comment, BHOBB (cool handle). I really do appreciate it. And as for that whining…life is all very much relative to the one living it. Besides, we all know it’s the squeaky wheel that gets the good stuff…

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  107. Kurt, thank you so much following my blog. I have not yet compiled my “about” – haren’t yet come up with a format that fits me, a “work in progress.” Your list of descriptors is the standard that I hope to reach at some point – kudos! Looking forward to reading more of your work.

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    • Thank you for your kind comment, cindygurmann. My about page has been a long, slow evolution…as have I. Good luck in choosing your format. I’m happy to hear you’re taking care in that process as the about page is typically the pathway to and first impression of your site.

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      • What could be more apropos than your posting of “The Poem of Me” yesterday? I have already gone through so much
        “evolution” and am hopeful to continue this process- but you are correct- I need to show prospective readers at least a hint of who I am at the moment- thanks for your encouragement.

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  108. Hi Kurt, thanks for following my blog. Yours is very interesting and it sounds like you’ve seen some very cool things. Good blogging in 2015!

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  109. Welcome aboard, Kurt, good to have you along.
    Wonderful reading here; you don’t look 186 years old … how did you fit it all in 😉
    All the best for 2015.
    Miles and Pippa

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    • Yeah, for a while there I sure did feel like I was 186. Thank you, Miles and Pippa, for stopping by and checking things out a bit. And I really appreciate your kind, humorous comment..

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  110. Wow, great bio, great blog! I am looking forward to spending some more time exploring your site. Thank you for the follow on my newbie blog. I have so much to learn about it all. I shall peruse every corner of your blog and learn what makes it all work.

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    • Thank you for you kind comment and very encouraging enthusiasm. If you discover anything at all about how things work around here, please let know because I don’t have a clue. 🙂

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  111. Hey, Kurt – Thanks for following JazzCookie and I really mean it. Loved reading about you and I can see that I’ll have a good time browsing your blog. I smiled at the page titled Art? I’ve just returned to visual art after many years away and find myself producing just that – Art? But question marks have never stopped me. Stay tuned…new post coming on JazzCookie later today. Molly aka JazzCookie

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  112. Thanks for stopping by and now following my blog.
    I love airplanes, so when it came time to enter the military my choice was Navy or Air Force and I remembered that no one ever sank an Air Force Base. After my tours (20 years and 10 days, retired TSgt) I went from job to job and am now retired. My youngest brother is a retired CWO2 in the USMC.
    I hope that I inspire some thoughts from my rants and I welcome discussion (not that I get that much). Your entries may not be intentionally designed to inspire thoughts but they do. Keep up the work and may God Bless.

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  113. I’m… staggered. Your Guardian angels have been working overtime – You survived some scary S—. You’ve done so much and a writer to boot!
    I’m an aging boomer -62- Re. Music – I could do without Marilyn Manson, but I can hang with most music except vulgar Rap. Try out an old LP “Lives in the Balance” by Jackson Browne sometime.
    CCR, the James Gang, Moody Blues, Def Leppard, Dan Fogelberg, [RIP] Jethro Tull, Eagles, ELO and Styx are among my artists of choice.
    My Yea’s are my Yea’s and my Nay’s are my Nays. Not negotiable. [check out partneringwitheagles http://partneringwitheagles.wordpress.com/posts/blog-profile/%5DThanks for the follow; I had to un-follow some of the many blogs I like because my inbox started to be a Tsunami. Take care, “X”

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    • I’ve never been able to grasp JB like you and so many others have; though he wouldn’t drive me out of a room if played. Of course his song from Fast Times At Ridgemont High is iconic and enduring. All your other favorites are also mine. Thank you for your very kind comments, PWE. I truly do appreciate it.

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  114. All I can say is wow. God has given you a tremendous amount of experience! It’s amazing that He somehow managed to fit it all into one life! Thank you for stopping by my blog and following!

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  115. Hi Kurt, your life is amazing, it is inspiring me a lot, to be stronger and to strive living forward. Thank you so much for sharing and giving us a piece about yours. By the way, thanks to stopping by at TSeiha.

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  116. Hi Kurt, I’m delighted by your creativity and something about all you’ve shared here in your about page has made me smile from a very deep place. Thank you for sharing what is authentic. I’m looking forward to exploring your posts, and to connecting out there on the path we call life, even if this is the e-version!

    Thanks for the follow as well.

    Best wishes!

    Amanda Iosa

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    • Well, if what you have read here has triggered a smile then mission accomplished. Thank you, Amanda, for stopping by, checking things out a bit, and taking the time to leave me such a kind comment. I really appreciate it very much. Here’s to e-connecting! And best wishes to you, as well, my friend.

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    • Hello, whisperingsbyjkl. The pleasure is all mine. Thank you for stopping by, checking things out a bit, and taking the time to leave me such a kind comment. I really appreciate it.

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  117. Hi Kurt,
    Thanks for the follow, I hope you enjoy our journey. I know I will enjoy following yours.
    From one Trusty Shellback to another, fair winds and following seas.

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  118. I feel like I know you from reading your biography here. Awesome and quirky and contradictory all rolled into one. Love it. Thanks for following me and my blog.

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  119. Kurt,
    Thanks for reading and following my blog about walking 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago route in Spain. I hope you enjoy reading it in the months to come.
    Looking forward to reading through your blog too…it sure looks like you’ve been busy putting it all together. Best of luck with it.

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    • I’m happy to hear you enjoy the page, Stacy. I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know, and I hope you find additional enjoyment throughout your further perusing.

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  120. Kurt,

    What an amazing blog you have! There’s lots of interesting content, and from this thoughtful and thought provoking “about” page, it looks like we have many different interests in common. So glad you thought to spend some time at my page.

    I appreciate the follow and hope to spend some more time here soon…John H.

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  121. Hi there

    I run a blog called Princezz Pinkz and I am setting out on a mission to collect bloggers stories to enable me to start up another blog about bloggers & there stories.

    Thank you for following my blog – yours is wonderful. I came across your blog and was wondering if you wanted to feature on a new blog that I will be starting once i get enough stories to create the blog. It will be a blog about real bloggers & their stories it’s a similar take on the “humans of” pages but this one will be specifically for bloggers with your permission of course. now you can tell me whatever it is about yourself that you want the world to know I will then edit the story and place it on the blog page with your choice of photo and you have the option of placing your blog on the story so others can follow you. for more details you can simply reply to this or email me at princezzpinkzteam@hotmail.com

    Thank You
    xox Princezz Pinkz

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  122. That was one amazing About page. It took forever to scroll past all the comments to make my own. Shows my determination. Since you write, “He has eaten beefsteak in a quaint Norwegian pub while serious looking Norwegians rolled their own cigarettes and drank strong beer,” I want to say I hope you are reading Karl Ove Knausgaard.

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    • Thank you for your kind comment, suzannesmom, and especially for your determination in making it. I really appreciate it. Haven’t read him yet, but he’s been on my mental to read list for a while now, ever since I saw a pretty big spread on him a while back.

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        • Seems “unusual” is a good thing then. It’s hard for me to read such contemporary writing when there’s so much writing from the past I feel accountable to first. But I saw a special about him somewhere – PBS, maybe? – that really presented him in a way that interested me greatly.

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  123. It’s really a honor for anybody to know you. Thanking you again. Can’t help it. You & your blog & all your work has inspired me so much. It keeps inspiring me everyday. Just like the morning sun. I look up to what’s coming next from you.
    As I’m reading Poems from The River. I wanted to write about it on my blog. I wanted to ask you can I do so?

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  124. Dear Kurt, my fellow poet 🙂
    Today I found out i had 100 crazy followers & you are one of my personal and interesting favourites. & that made me smile as I am not very important or clever person. It’s also Valentine’s Day in this part of the universe. SO I thought i’d write and say a huge thank you personally for your support and for finding some interest in my thoughts and what i write. And as its valentines day, i hope you find yourself surrounded by pleasure and fun and lots of crazy happy love! from one human to another! 🙂

    Thank you,
    Ed.

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  125. I love how you’ve got Stan Getz wedged in between NIN and Tupac. I get the whole self-deprecating thing and that that kind of humour can be such a powerful medium for people to hear what they just don’t want to hear. If nothing else, you’re bloody hard to kill that’s for sure! This is quite possibly the most entertaining About Page on WordPress, in fact, the internet! Bloody champion! Respect REDdog

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  126. Hi Kurt – Thanks for the follow…you kinda intimidate me with your blog and books, but it’s nice to meet you. When I have more time, I’ll stop back. Thanks again 🙂

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  127. Wonderful intro! You’ve certainly led an interesting life and seen some stuff.
    Brave of you to leave Facebook. I think of it from time to time but that’s as far as I get …
    Just one thing, MY offspring most definitely are the most creative and talented living beings in all of the universe(s). 😉
    Thanks for the follow – I’ll be doing likewise.

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  128. Thanks for following and visit my page, awesome to know someone like u guys, your page is just so fabulous, If you have time, visit mine for fun trinhmanhdo.com
    Trinh Manh Do – from Australia

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  129. What an interesting life you have led! Thank you for following me! I had to laugh when you wrote how you feel like Godzilla walking the streets of Japan. My 6’4″ brother visited China and felt the same way 🙂

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  130. I love that your about page tells me so much about you and your life. Relatively new to delving into wordpress I am already amazed that I now have the ability to find out about so many interesting and inspirational people around the world and have them dip into my life as I dip into theirs. I am looking forward to reading more of your blog (but it has taken me nearly half an hour to get to the bottom of these comments and I have to go and play tennis now – I will be back!) Thank you so much for the follow.
    Sophie

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    • Hello, sophie. Thank you for stopping by to check things out a bit. I really appreciate it. I look forward to your return and I hope your tennis foray had a favorable outcome.

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  131. A most marvelous About page, Kurt! thanks for the follow…I look forward to reading some of your writing…If it is anything like your About page, I will love it! 🙂

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  132. Wow…what can I say that hasn’t been said already? And yet I feel compelled to tell you how much I enjoyed not only learning a little (a lot?) about you but also the way in which you chose to share it all. Love what you’re doing here. So glad you followed me…gave me the opportunity to find your little piece of the internet…I’ll definitely be back. Thanks!

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  133. What an interesting and entertaining bio. I really enjoyed reading it. Thank you for following my blog and leading me back to your wonderful blog, Kurt.

    Kind Regards,
    -Naima

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  134. I’m glad you are a survivor. It makes the world take on an entirely different meaning when you are. Great bio. My brother was fortunate enough to take a trip across the U.S. It made him believe in God, probably the same way you do. I wish you the best Kurt Brindley!

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    • Thank you for your consideration, Anna at A Wondrous Bookshelf. The fact that folks are willing to stop by here and check things out a bit are more than rewarding enough for me. 🙂

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  135. Kurt, reading your blog reminded me of my grandfather, who passed away after 2002 from emphysema and a slew of cancers. He served in the Navy for years traveling all over the world. He retired to become a local bartender, then gave that up and became the caretaker of the local cemetery. He was the one who taught me everything I know about history. Being 1/2 Blackfoot Indian he knew how his mother lived on the reservation. He passed on their way of thinking to me. The world could learn a lot from the Indians of our country!

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  136. Wow! What an exciting read. It was like reading a movie clip of some great action/romance/hallmark (okay better than hallmark) movie clip. I’ll be looking forward to reading your posts and other writing.

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    • Ha ha…Hallmark. How awesome. 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by, checking things out a bit, and leaving me such a kind, encouraging comment, ashandanmccants. I truly appreciate it and I look forward to your future visits.

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    • Thanks for stopping by and checking things out a bit, choff77. I appreciate your kind comment and I also appreciate that you appreciate a pinch of sarcastic humor. Let’s keep in touch.

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  137. Kurt, thanks for your service, and thanks for following FIGHTER FAITH. I’m providing a free copy of my e-book Far Better Men to service members, veterans, and e-mail subcribers. Come on back if you’re interested in this free digital download and updates on my upcoming book One of the Few: A Marine Fighter Pilot’s Reconnaissance of the Christian Worldview

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  138. Thank you for following my photography blog: http://throughharoldslens.com. I hope you enjoy your journey.

    To launch your travels, find a Country or find a Genre, “click” and jump aboard. Or, here’s a few “Quick Links” to some of my favorites, from over 300 posts, on Through Harold’s Lens:

    “Shaken! Not Stirred”(Sweden)
    http://throughharoldslens.com/2013/09/13/shaken-not-stirred-european-tour/

    “Maiden Mild” (Poland)
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    “Where Spirits Soar” (Chile)
    http://throughharoldslens.com/2014/01/25/where-spirits-flow-musicians-of-our-world/

    On behalf of the entire Creative Team at Through Harold’s Lens, my trusty sidekicks, Mr. Mirrorless Sony, Mr. SLR Nikon, his brother Mr. Pen Pal and myself, we wish you fun and safe travels.

    Best,
    Harold

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  139. I read the beginning of “Sea Trials of an Unfortunate Sailor” and recalled my own experience. I’m putting together stories from when I’d served; that was from 1997 to 2001, on the USS Constellation in San Diego. Your insight into dynamics of Quitters and Winners is interesting. I’ll take a look around your site for more 🙂

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  140. One of the most unique bio. It read like story and not less amusing than any fictional story. Very inspiring. Will frequently visit your blog for all these reading stuff.

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  141. After reading your bio, I really think I need to change mine! This is so beautifully done! A lovely read but I think the blog is even better 🙂

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  142. Thank you for following my blog. It always gratifies me to see other writers follow my maiden voyage into the world of prose, although I am a lifelong and prolific reader. I also enjoyed your information pages, and look forward to reading more.

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  143. Some introduction, indeed! And the most massive row of comments I have ever seen!
    Do you know, – I had to give in and just press ctrl+end to get to where I could thank you for subscribing to my blog!
    Originally I made this blog in order to accomodate 5 million Americans with a Norwegian heritage, but so far I haven’t found any. I guess the ones that hasn’t died have become 100% Americans by now? 🙂
    But I do photograph all parts of Norway and present my pictures as ‘full-screens’ on the net. So far there are well over 4000 of them, and new ones posted more or less every week, so please enjoy!

    And if you happen to know anybody with an Norwegian heritage, please give them my URL? That way they might discover where they’re coming from! 🙂

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    • How cool. Not sure if you read the entire about, but I talk about Norway. I visited Trondheim and Stavanger back in the 90s. One of the best experiences of my life. I wrote a short story called Stavangr, 1994 that will be included in a forthcoming short story collection.

      I soon as I stepped foot onto Norwegian land I felt as if I had come home, as if it were my Mother Country. I had always been told that my heritage is English, Swiss, and German and that my English name Brindley evolved from “the Lee side of the Brink.”

      However, when I was researching Stavangr, 1994, I did some digging into my name and discover that Brindley actually came from “Burned Leigh,” land bequeathed to a son of a Norman noble who followed William the Conqueror. And, my mother’s maiden name Butcher also traces back to a William the Conqueror noble family Bouchier who ruled the castle of Shrewsbury. I was very excited when I discovered this because I live in a township called Shrewsbury in the county of York. Pretty cool, huh? 🙂

      Here is a partial quote of the email I sent my children when I discovered all this:

      We Are Vikings!

      So, I finally finished and submitted my short story about an old sailor’s port of call to Stavanger, Norway. With Will’s help, I’ve been working on it for a very long time so hopefully finishing it releases some of the fascination I’ve had with Norway since I visited back in 1990.

      As part of my research for the story, I started looking into our family name, which I always thought was a derivative of the Brinkley name, but found out that it comes from an area in Cheshire province of England and it actually is a derivative of burned leigh, meaning burnt field. The first person to use the name was the son of a noble family from Normandy, France in the early 1100s. (After William I of Normandy conquered England in 1066, he replaced all the English Anglo-Saxon Barons with his own loyal nobles from Normandy. Normandy, North Men, is an area of western France that was conquered by a Norse Viking called Rollo in 900) So, by my very broad estimation, we, by my paternal lineage, is of noble and Viking ancestry.

      There is a small village in Cheshire called Brindley.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brindley

      Butcher is also an Anglo-Norman name (Bouchier in French). The first Butchers came over from Normandy after the conquest, as opposed to the Norman Brindleys who took the name from the area they lived in Cheshire.

      What’s interesting about the Butchers is that they are originally from Shropshire province, which is directly south of Cheshire province, and which is a derivative of Shrewsburyshire. Shrewsbury is one of the main towns Shropshire and there is even a Shrewsbury castle.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrewsbury.

      I’m sure if I dig further into our heritage, I’ll find that I am heir to the Shrewsbury throne.

      Consequently, I hereby declare I am a Viking King!

      Apologies for the long reply but I really love Norway and I can’t wait to return some day. So, in conclusion, I would really love it if you would submit a guest post talking about Norway in general and your site in particular. How about it? 🙂

      Regardless, thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave me such a nice note, Seenorway. I really appreciate it.

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  144. Wow, Kurt I’m amazed by your Bio. I can relate to your belief system: “…believes in God, but probably not in the way you would want him to.” And concur with your take on human nature: …”a firm believer that schadenfreude is inherent to human nature.” And with your view of the Grand Canyon – one of God’s greatest wonders. I am a disgruntled American, that prays we wake up before we go the way of Rome. And, let me tell you, thank you for your service to our country. I appreciate the sacrifices you made for all of us. Your life, both the trials and wonders you have experienced leave me in awe. I believe the roads we travel, however rocky, are the roads we were supposed to travel. It sounds as if you are going in the right direction and I look forward to hearing what you have to share with all of us.
    Thank you for stopping by the Cow Pasture. I’m glad you liked it enough to jump the fence. Welcome and may God continue to bless you and your family.

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  145. You are a very complex and interesting man who is making the most of his time on Earth. May your adventures continue. Good health to you.

    Cheers!
    Judi

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  146. Kurt,
    It’s really great knowing that there are others writing up a storm and putting themselves out into the world in blog form. As a newcomer to the writing world, seeing your site gets pumped to crank out some stories!
    I really enjoyed reading your bio. It was like we were sitting in fire lit library, engulfed in large, comfy leather chairs, chatting as we sipped fine bourbon and blew bubbles from our our novelty pipes. Your story more than made up for the terrible taste of soapy alcohol.
    Keep up the good work,
    Character

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  147. Hey, thanks for the follow over on my little corner of the blog-o-sphere. It means a lot, and I’ll definitely have to check out some of the book you’ve written. They sound pretty interesting.

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  148. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first came here, but just this ‘About’ page is beyond impressive. You’ve probably seen more in any given year of life than I have in my entire existence. Consider yourself followed my good sir, and thank you for following my blog earlier. I didn’t know I could impress someone of your caliber.

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  149. Kurt, this is likely the most entertaining and informative bio I’ve read. As a writer, I need to get busy and do something to jazz mine up. Stopped by to thank you for visiting my book review blog the other day and choosing to follow along. I’d love to review something you’ve written if you’d like to send me something, your choice. Besides my blog, I post to Goodreads, Amazon and Barnes and Noble and anywhere else you’d like.

    As a fellow writer, I really like what you’re doing with your site. I came here to leave only this comment on your About page, and I’m stuck here like a ship afloat in frozen seas attached to a large iceberg. Good luck with your efforts, blessings on you and your family, and I’ll see you in writerland.

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    • My, Sherry, what a wonderful, inspiring comment. Thank you so much for sailing into my frozen sea of a site. 🙂 I’m honored that you would consider reviewing something of mine. I will email you promptly. Thanks again, Sherry – let’s keep in touch.

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  150. Hi Kurt! I am just taking some time to say a big thanks to all those kind people who have followed my blog since starting last November. I really appreciate that you took the time when I was just starting out to show an interest in me and this inspired me to persist with my writing and photography. Having a chance to engage with talented bloggers has helped me develop my own skills and I am very grateful. I hope you are still enjoying blogging and look forward to keeping connected. Very best wishes and thanks! TJ

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  151. Thank you for stopping by Mordy Writers blog Kurt – congratulations on your writing and creativity and delightful site. Your About page a wonderful read through your poet’s eye. My brother had leukaemia and I can relate to your feeling of awe – George got a stem cell transplant from a 19 year old Queenslander- and at 56 just scraped into a programme trialling new treatment! We are six siblings all with children and not one of us compatible yet this young man donated his bone marrow and gave my brother his life back. What a wonderful human being and what a wonderful world indeed! I’m very new to blogging, but love to write and have coordinated Mordialloc Writers’ Group for 20 years and teach creative writing in community houses. I’m very grateful to my large writing family and all the fascinating people writing away throughout the world – the pen is mightier than the sword and words can make a difference if people share their stories. Good luck with all your writing endeavours.

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  152. Fantastic bio Kurt! I like the fact that it’s written in third person. I use that sometimes just to piss my friends off! 😛 Thanks for the follow! I hope you enjoy reading my posts.

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  153. By far and away you have written the best “About” page I have ever read. It’s either honest and raw or complete fiction. Either way, I loved it. Thanks for following my blog.

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  154. wow…am still processing everything you said in there…but….i am thankful you stopped by my site…you gave me the chance to see and witness through words your life…

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  155. Awesome! Thank you. I almost feel momentarily inspired to write less and read more but I have four kids instead of three and I am a wee tired from going through a divorce. My writing is my therapy and I do it for me. Its possible I love the world as dramatically as it sounds as though you love the world. I am delighted tonight to read your About Page.

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  156. One of the best bios I’ve read and highly entertaining! I can relate to a few of your statements. Especially about humans making it hard to like them. Oh, and Facebook. I spend way too much time there too! I’m looking forward to your posts!

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  157. Wouldn’t have found this blog if you didn’t start following me. But what an interesting blog you have. I’m going to have to spend some time doing some exploring.

    I echo the comments here. What a lovely and thoughtful write-up on you biodata.

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  158. Hey Kurt,
    Thanks for the follow! Like the others before me, I just want to say great job on your about page…it definitely makes me think twice about actually sitting down and putting some time into my own.

    I also think your series on The Happily Disgruntled Writer is quite brilliant! Kudos on the great website, and I look forwards to looking further into your posts!

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  159. As someone not lately divorced and newly in love, your line “who saved his life” was meaningful to me. Thank you. I look forward to reading more.

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  160. Great post. I love the web site. You have done a marvelous job in arranging the items. Extremely well laid out. Very interesting subject matter. Many thanks for taking a look at my site. I will definitely follow your efforts.

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  161. Hello, Kurt, I see that you have started following my blog Challenging questions so this is to welcome you those writings as well as to my other ones which you may find useful in your chosen mission. Feel free to quote from my writings but it may help others if you add a reference, not to me, but to the source document. All the best 🙂

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  162. Kurt,
    First off, hat’s off to your service. America really appreciates it. Thanks also for checking out my blog. I have in turn been checking out yours and you seem like a very interesting person who has this blog stuff down pat. I use mine to whine about the woes of self-publishing but you present a very different, personal feel to yours. I commend you for it and I’ll be watching. Thanks again for the follow.

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  163. My inlaws are moving to Erie from Smethport. I was just in erie with my wife for thanksgiving. The Barnes and Noble there has two floors, and I’m still not sure that was a good experience for me. But I’m a small-town guy. Ain’t got out much to all the big city bookstores. Anyways, now that Thanksgiving is over and wife and i are back in Wyoming, may be a few years before we go back. But if when i do, let’s get coffee. i think we could be friends

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    • Would love to visit Wyoming so you never know, I just may show up some day. Seems rather arbitrary – but I’m sure it isn’t – moving from Wyoming to such a place as Erie, which is very close to my childhood hometown but actually about six hours from where I live now so if we’re going to get a coffee together the next time you visit, we need to plan in advance. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and leaving such friendly comments, tghuguenin. I really appreciate it.

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  164. Hi Kurt, Thanks for stopping by and following my blog. I just read some of your writing and “Life is” really resonated for me. The present moment holds a lot of treasures and your poem is a lovely reminder of that for me. I look forward to reading more.
    Namaste,
    Shobhna

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  165. Wow you must be like 100 years old or something !!! Geez, I raised 4 children, been married for 37 years to the same guy. I not live a conventional life either. I have kids (now adult kids who are professional ballet dancer’s) and have danced around the world, China this past June,2015. You have had quite an adventure, I’m going to follow to see if maybe I could learn a thing or two. Blessings <3

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  166. I don’t think that this is the most interesting and informative “about” page I’ve ever read, I absolutely KNOW it is. I love the original, and I love the updates. I do so wish that I had written it! I feel really honoured that you have followed my blog and shall attempt to add things worthy of your reading them. In a different world we would have been the best of friends and probably would have served together.

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    • Ah, Meritings, how very kind of you. Thank you very much for your wonderfully inspiring words. They mean so much to me. And in this world I am happy and honored to call you a new friend. Thanks again, my friend.

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  167. Thanks for the ‘follow’ on my blog. Enjoyed reading about you…several things in common (some of the best things, actually). I too have three children (all fully launched adults now) with my longtime spouse of 37 years. (Whoa. I married really young, clearly). And I too am a cancer survivor (to this point anyhow. After having thought I’d already been cured back in 2004, 2014 turned that notion into a falsehood. I’m still looking for that R word, REMISSION. But so far, I’m still here, so hey…life is good). A third thing in common, though not as awesome as those first two: I too am a (longtime) political independent. As I watch this current POTUS race unfold daily (yes, news junkie during election run-ups), I am rather astounded that this great country of ours could be at this bizarre tipping-point.
    So much to write about, so little time. Look forward to reading your posts as things unfold in this crazy run we call LIFE. Sending all good wishes.

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    • Wow, a return after 10 years. So sorry to hear about that, LAOT. What kind of cancer, if I may ask? Thanks for sharing your wonderful story along with such kind well wishes. It really means a lot to me. I wish you all the best as well, my friend.

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  168. Such an in depth, informative and truly enjoyable bio you have here, Kurt! I wanted to stop by to say thank you so much for following my blog, I can’t wait to read more of yours soon. Take care.

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  169. Hello! Your authenticity and humor make me smile! I, too, have many more questions than I do answers, but I have enough answers to know I don’t have to know all the answers to hope, to love to live. I know there are more blogs and things to read available to each of us that it staggers me that you chose to read and follow my blog. I am sincerely grateful for your time. Cheers!

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  170. It sounds like you have some important and interesting stories to tell. I pray your health will continue to improve and your life will be blessed.

    Thanks for following my blog! I hope if you can find the time that you will stop by my page called “Reasons to Smile” and leave a comment. It’s a list of things people are thankful for, just to encourage each other. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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  171. Hi Kurt! Thank you so much for following my blog! I love to connect with new people. I am originally from Monroeville, PA and I attended college at Edinboro University which is real close to Lake Erie (small world). I look forward to reading your work. Life is grand! ~dp

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  172. Brilliant, sad, witty, endearing, entertaining — this was truly the perfect About Me, Kurt. I am really glad I have found your blog, I thank you for following mine, and I genuinely look forward to reading more from you.

    Best, Charlotte x

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  173. Thanks so much for following The Write Edge Bookshelf, Kurt! I hope you find the reviews interesting and informative and that they inspire you to try a few new tomes outside the genres you normally read.

    Have a wonderful day!

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  174. Hi Kurt,
    I made a point of coming over and saying, not only hi, but thank you for the reblog and the introduction to your readers and friends here. Writing is a lonely business and it’s lovely when someone reaches out unbidden and finds kinship.
    Sam Keen, in his book, Fire In The Belly, points out that there are two questions a man must ask. Where am I going and who will come with me, and that it is important to get them in the right order. I felt relieved when I read that because I started walking the path of writing as my purpose and now there are people like yourselves and the followers who are reading my work who are coming along with me. It’s a humbling experience. Thank you, and I too, was a sailor, served in the royal navy for five years and miss it often.

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  175. A template for how profound bios can be. After reading this, my own bio feels like a sorry apology. 😀
    You survived so many things, you should be featured on the Guinness Book of World Records I guess (no sarcasm, its just pure respect).
    Thanks for following my blog. I look forward to enjoying your blog too.
    Have a good day.
    God bless. 🙂

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  176. What an interesting about page. Your sincerity speaks loudly through your many experiences. Amazing that one person could have done and experienced so many things. Are you sure you are not a compilation of about 10 people? 🙂 JK

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        • This exchange between us is very coincidental (and a little spooky)… I have an article in the works about the appreciation, motivation, and power I gained from writing down all the things I’ve accomplished and experienced when I first began drafting up this about page. Perhaps this is a sign that I should expedite that article and get it posted to the blog. 🙂

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  177. Hi Kurt. Thank you so much for connecting. You’re life is so rich, and you have triumphed over so many experiences and adventures. I look forward to reading your tales, and following your blog with interest. Take care.

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  178. Thanks for connecting. I am intrigued by you and your writing. I hope to get to know each other from one coast to the other through our writing & comments.
    Many blessings in the meantime.
    Lisa

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