Paul Finkel:  

What have I done with the last 40 years of my life? HA! Wouldn't you like to know! Went to college, traveled, read a lot of books, goofed off, then met a wonderful gal, had three beautiful kids who are now very successful adult professionals with very busy lives. I am gainfully employed (I'll bet that came as a shock) in a very high tech field. My colleagues are extremely well educated and trained, many having PhDs. They write papers read in dense technical journals, hold patents on processes that no one understands, and frequently need my help :- ) My interests? As varied as there are days in the week beginning with "W". I work out at a gym, listen to all kinds of music, go to concerts, bike, read the Sunday New York Times, and cook. I pretend to work on my yard and home, but it's obvious I don't. I should have bought a yurt, but few have 2 car garages. My latest project is learning how to avoid having people see my ever increasing bald spot on the back of my head. All the turning and twisting does have its advantages: I frequently become dizzy enough to emulate the trance like states of the Whirling Dervishes (Google dervishes) Gotta go - that 2 hour Lavern and Shirley Special is on! My version of Classmate dot com's fill-in-the-blank "interesting comments" I always wanted to be a male hand model when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a daft idea. As it turns out, they were right. If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have a mug with the likeness of Bridgette Bardot on it, a wide screen TV, and a view of the Mt McKinley to be able to deal with the day-to-day. If I could improve my home, I'd remodel the garage and add on a go kart track. My dream home would be an apartment in paris. If I won $100 million, I'd give virtually all of it to my family, then spend the rest on cheap burgers, Grateful Dead CDs and a laundromat. My current age is 60. When I was 12, I thought that people my age now would be 60?. I was so completely nonplussed. My best friend would tell you I'm irascible, but people who don't know me very well would probably describe me as ornery. In 10 years, I hope to be 70. I'm going to get there by not dying. My first job was at Millers on the mall, where I got paid peanuts to sell ill fitting clothing. What I remember most about it is having my boss NOT pick up the check at IHOP!!. My hero? I'd like to say the Dalai Lam or Mother Theresa, but that would be completely insincere, so I'm going with Hulk Hogan! share...Expand for more