Self Description

“"he" being ???”

“Birch, Towndawg-
The band was Quiet Riot and the album (remember those?) was Metal Health.

That is of course unless it was a remake.

Married (wife hikes-YAY!)
No kids (yet)
6' 6"
200lbs (+/-5)
brown curly hair
Blue eyes
glasses
bearded when I get lazy or am hiking (don't like shaving or beards, what's a fella to do?)
Hold a fine Art degree
Internet UI designer
Spent 11 years in the print industry and glad to be out of it.
Eagle Scout
Scoutmaster
Music: everything from Mozart to The Dead Kennedys and almost everthing in between. Used to be in a punk band that sucked.
Dig cooking from quick and easy to gourmet, love Thai and Indian food, camping, canoeing, hiking, backpacking, painting, drawing, Building hot rods (currently building a '48 Ford F1 panel truck with a fully dressed full race Flathead V8), photography, used to be pro/am skateboarder, published a skate zine out of high school, personally built a
mile and a half nature trail when I was 16 (Eagle Scout Project)

I have many many more interests. I just like to DO and THINK.
Turning your mind off and vegging sucks to me.”

“Slade http://members.aol.com/brianr7651/Slade/SladeDiscography.html "> cum on feel the noize”

“No wonder I didn't know Slade did that song and Quiet Riot covered it, I was 2 years old.

Learn sumpin new everyday.”

“I think it could be fun if we describe people here that we have backpacked with . . .”

“heh.. I win the music triva contest.

:)”

“reformed lurker

English teacher
Hard working
Likes strong community
Smarter than the average bear
Michigan
Enthusiastic
Twentysomething
Likes to hike”

“Aunt Bea in leather and heels.”

“m&m you go first! I'll work on thinking up descriptions for all the folks I've met.”

“This could get really interesting really quickly.

Aint Bea? Is that You?”

“Self-description-----Harrison Ford
Self Described by others-----Opie
Self at work----Wally (Dilbert co-worker)”

“Single white male
6'4 150lbs”

“Geez arc, don't stand sideways or we can't see you!”

“Good golly miss molly! I just clicked on Biz's home page.

Gee and I forgot what I looked like too.

Single white male
6'6" 130lbs”

“Don't tell me....you lost your butt in a poker game!”

“LOL aero!
my 'self"? hmm
an eternal conscious wave in the cosmic ocean......

but you prolly mean describe the impermanent me at this point in time....hmm
an old laughing lady dancing around lovin life, experience after experience on a beautiful and facinating little ( and i mean TINY SPECK) planet that is spinning around out in the middle of nowhere! wow...

heh...(one too many blows to the head...) @%)~~~~~~~.”

“6'2"/200 lbs.
39 and staying there
Career Army 14 months to go
Great Dad
Republican that believes in God
Atheletic
Musically inclined
Likes time alone
Likes time with others too.
Carnivor
Love to read but can never remember Authors names
Love to cook but loves to eat more.
Admits that I like Survivor”

“Don't forget to tell 'em what your favorite food is Spam.”

“Poker, Aero? Now you're talkin' my language! Nope I lost my butt to Uncle Sam.”

“arclite, are you the lead singer to The Black Crows?”

“Not likely Buddah, I'm a baritone with very little experience since junior high school.”

“Biz + arclite = Experience??”

“Clarification please, lizs.

Biz + arclite = Wonderful Experience?

Biz + arclite = Meaningful Experience?

Biz + arclite = Bizarre Experience?...”

“I've got it!

Biz + arclite = Wilderness Experience

I'll go there.”

“LOL, arclite. Always be prepared for new experiences.”

“Biz + arclite = light my fire!!!

Ü”

“Geez, you two. Get a room! LOL!!!

Self description huh?

Let's see... I'm a smart ass.
5'6
I refuse to talk about weight unless it's related to gear.
Brown hair (well, mostly)
Brown eyes
I'm older than most of you here.
Married to my best friend and the best hiking partner ever for twentysome odd years.
Two adult children, one still lives at home.
Two dogs, one cat.
Run a clinical and research lab for the psychiatry department at a major medical center.
Love to get out backpacking but never seem to do it enough.
Major remodeler of houses (which explains why I don't get out enough).
Did I mention being a smart ass?
I'm a flirt, yes, even at my advanced age;-)

Hey raddy, did I miss anything?”

“Big time flirt
Really nice person, really
liberal
intellectual, really
outdoor type
occasionally a smart-a$$ (kicking the beer habit should help)
Ü”

“pammy gave me my first white jacket!!! whoo-hoodle-hoo!!!!!”

“how do you define "intellectual"?”

“while small minded people sit at the coffee pot and gossip... I am pondering the meaning of life and the great quest to backpack the world...”

“Who, me?”

“Aaahhhh, ya beat me to the post!

I like your style girly woman!”

“hmmm... nope.”

“Description:

Frequently confused
Often lost
Generally happy
5' 5"
100 and too many lbs.
autumn colored hair (and a few white)
green eyes
pale skin, a few freckles
smart a$$ wannabe
irish blood and personality
always looking for scenery”

“Just stay away from the OB-scenery!

How's that for smart A$$?”

“"Light my fire"? I can go there too.

But wait, Biz, isn't liberal intellectual an oxymoron?

Self description:
Smart-ass, big time smart-ass, intellectual smart-ass.”

“Tom Terrific

Smart A$$
Provides lots of OB-scenery
6' 8" or so tall (stole all the height in his family)
Would rather backpack than golf”

“Ohh LyndyS, I know all about that Irish blood and personality buisness. Poor ol Birch does too. :o)”

“Hee,hee, yeah, so does my hubby, poor fella. It does mellow a little, in time. My brother and I can actually visit for a half hour without murdering each other.”

“Would rather do ANYTHING than golf.......”

“Oh, I forgot scientist

once you get a degree in Chemistry it's hard not to think in molecular terms”

“arclite, you beat me to the punch re: the liberal intellectual oxymoron...

Who was it that said, "Anyone under 30 who isn't a liberal doesn't have a heart. Anyone over 30 who isn't a conservative doesn't have a brain."

By that standard, I think Biz is still OK. ;-)”

“So Biz is a cross between the Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion?”

“Ooops, Scarecrow and Tinman, grrrr.”

“No, Lindy...being under 30 she can be assumed to have both heart and brain despite being a liberal.”

“Smart ass
Smart ass
Smart ass
5'4"
Brown hair (pulling grays)
Weight? What LyndyS and Pamster said!
Love the outdoors; don't get out enough
Like hiking, backpacking, mountain biking... Even had a horse at one time!!
I seek "Peace on dirt" to quote my Specialized bike cap
Am an almost diehard environmentalist, but can see the "other side"
Spend too much time on the net
Take tons of photos -- landscapes are favorite
Can envision photos and try to make them look like my mental picture (AHA!! If only I could do that with my life?? LOL)
Admire people who not only "talk the talk," but also "walk the walk" - Be true to yourself, in other words
Am outspoken
Was never Aunt Bea in any way shape or form (well, I could never make pickles either, but probably not a surprise since I don't cook)
Degree in Communications and Theatre Arts; LOL, NO I DON'T ACT!!
Newspaper/freelance reporter/photographer; also designing and selling student motorcoach tours (NEED ONE???!!)
Did I mention I'm a smart ass??”

“LOL! Liz, I knew it was you the minute I started reading your post!

Raddy I didn't give you your first white jacket. But I appreciate you trying to make me feel young. LOL!!!”

“Liberals over thirty are just people who have kept their minds open and refuse to "circle the wagons" of paranoia.”

“I'm not sure if they "refuse to" Tom. I'm guessing they can't figure out how they can get everyone to understand the "correct" geometry for a circle.”