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Dear ali,

On 14 Oct 1994 acs-34697@chop.ucsd.edu wrote:

> Dear Rex,
 
> Sorry it's taken me so long to reply to your reply to my post.  Things have
> been a bit hectic at work this week.

I think that's the best reason for using internet personals.  It's easier
to get information back and forth in reasonable time frames.  You don't
have to play phone tag on 1-900 numbers, you don't have to wait for the
weekend "event", and you can actually get to know something about a person
before you meet them.  The only thing better is being introduced by a
trusted friend. 

> I'm a librarian (don't look like the
> stereotype) for The New York Public Library.
I'm a computer engineer (don't look the type :-).
Does anybody actually look like the stereotype librarian.

> I live and work on Staten Island
You mean that little town the size of New Jersey :-).
I've been their a couple of times.  I got lost once, late at night.  I 
ended up going all the way around the island, the LONG WAY.  My first 
time in Manhatten, I got of the George Washington bridge and turned 
left.  This happened to be the week of the Rodney King riots, not the 
best place to be in an RX-7.  I stopped at one of the SWAT trucks and 
asked an officer for directions.  He figured I was either lost or too 
stupid to live :-).  What I have seen, especially in the daytime is quite 
beautiful.

> My daughter is 7 and very cute, and my dog, Jessie, is a 9 year old
> miniature dachshund who thinks she's a puppy.

It sounds like you're very proud of your daughter.  I assume she takes 
after her mother (being cute :-).  At least you don't have a saint 
bernard who thinks she's a puppy (bad news when they try to sit in your 
lap).  I don't have any pets of my own.

> You sound very interesting.
> I'd like to get to know you further.  Please
> e-mail back and tell me more about yourself and perhaps we can discuss
> meeting sometime.

I've told you all the easy stuff.  What would you like to know?  I have 
many facets.  Is there something you were curious about.  Is there 
something you would like me to know about you?

Most of the week, I am a project manager in a three piece suit.  Strange 
as it may sound, I actually am comfortable in the coat and tie.

I like to go dancing, usually at a 12 step club (no alcohol or drugs), 
and get a work-out.  It's more fun than aerobics, and I have more 
latitude in dress.

I volunteer 2 nights a week for Landmark Education, one night I'm in a 
seminar, I'm finishing a course called Excellence.  The other night I 
keep records for a course called Commitment, the Power of your word.
That was almost as much fun as the course on Integrety.

About 3 nights a week, I work with drug addicts and young alcoholics to 
help them recover from their disease.  I've been sober 14 years.  
Sometimes I speak at meetings, other times I just share one on one after 
the meetings.  For some reason, they listen when they find out that I was 
where they were and quit when I was only 21.

Once a month, I give platelets at the blood center in New Brunswick.  I 
just gave this weekend.  It's one of the fringe benefits of clean living.

On the other hand, I'm not TOO nice either.  I used to have a KZ-1300 
bike until I got a dose of sanity.  I did keep the leather jacket.  I'm 
the kind of guy who drives fast cars slow.  I traded in my RX-7 for a 
something more practical.  I always needed more than two seats, or I 
drove alone.

I'm not your typical man either.  Many people think I'm gay because I am 
so even tempered, patient, and gentle.  It might also have something to 
do with my wardrobe too.

Let me know more about what you want to know.

> ali

	Rex


From rballard@cnj.digex.net Tue Oct 18 02:27:11 1994