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Grasping at Grace

Adventures of a Reversed Polarity Redhead

Created on 2006-12-03 20:43:48 (#11748964), last updated 2009-07-06

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Name:kaffyr

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kaffyr@operamail.com
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The story of Kaffyr (also known as Rutsky in some places)? Simple enough: I'm Canadian by birth, Chicagoan by inclination. I've lived in the city since 1981, after stopping by for a three day visit. I'm a reporter by trade, a fiction writer by avocation, a (possibly bad) poet by turns. I've been a science fiction fan since the age of 6 or so, a fantasy fan since the age of 10 or so. I have read both omnivorously for decades, and like to think I know the dross from the gold. I haven't read as much of either as I'd like, lately. I am married and have a grown son. Both my Best Beloved and my First Born are brilliant, and I love them dearly. I believe in Democracy. I used to be a chick singer in an unsuccessful rock and roll band. I once studied to be an actor in a Canadian acting school. I flunked out. God and I have an ambiguous relationship, when I believe they exist. I love to drive. I'm afraid of things. I'm a union maid until the day I die. Did I mention that I believe in Democracy? I believe in hard-headed socialism with good healthy small-c capitalism. On my good days, I'm probably a thinking Democrat. On my bad days, I'm a yaller-dog Democrat. I can't vote for anyone in this country, because I retained Canadian citizenship, but that's changing. (Used to be I couldn't bring myself to take the oath, but that, too, is changing.)I love this country as much as I love Canada, and I think America holds some of the greatest promise for global good that I can think of, except when its leaders are being, you know, stoo-pid. I have little use for rugged individualists who live in their parents' basements and rail on about intrusive government whilst making use of federal roads and public hospitals. I believe that my life may have been saved by rock and roll on many occasions. I've learned to love jazz. I love music in a minor key. My hair is red, my eyesight bad, my bravery at a premium, my organizational skills next to nil. I'd probably like you if I met you.
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