#introduction 3 One more thing -- and I know this might be a deal-breaker with some of you. I'm not a pet person. I'm not responsible enough. I had a house plant once named Stick who tried to run away from home, so...
#introduction 2 More about me: 1. US citizen and resident 2. Reluctant Texas resident - #austinite 3. Sheepish white person 4. Aspiring ally & introverted #antiracist 5. Lover of #bullet_lists
Something twitter taught me over twelve years that as a late middle-aged straight white guy I attract way way way less online abuse than most anyone else. I appreciate peoples' desire to find a safe, respectful space when most spaces are already pretty safe and respectful for me.
#introduction Another refugee from the birdsite; I'm introverted by nature, so I suppose I won't fit in here any better than I did there. I love wordplay. I generally identify as a cis male #boomer, a moderate #democrat, a naive #skeptic, a non-confrontational #atheist, an English major who spent 35 years as a software developer, a believer in #truth, #science and #reality.