About

I’m a writer. A lover, not a fighter. An amateur philosopher who enjoys shaving giraffes and dancing around my living room in my boxers.

I live in central Florida - a small town in the middle of nowhere - where lizards can be spotted everywhere, and alligators can be found in the most unlikely places, such as your pantry. In small towns, you can see criminals’ pictures and addresses in the newspaper. Fortunately, the cops haven’t caught me. Yet. The whole town also celebrates every new store and restaurant opening like it’s a Hollywood premier or something. We just got a new Olive Garden restaurant a couple of weeks ago…haven’t been yet because the place is always packed. By summer, I figure I’ll get in.

You can find me all over the place, if you’re really bored. My e-mail is karl@secondhandkarl.com and I have Twitter feeds, Myspace, Facebook, Flickr, and loads of other useless accounts.

I’ve been blogging, actually, since the mid 90s, though never called it a “blog” at the time. It was an online journal on my website. Been using blogging sites for a while now…started over at Blurty, then Livejournal, then Typepad, and now Wordpress on a self-hosted site. At this writing, I’m facing a big learning curve with WP, but I’m sure I’ll get comfortable with it soon enough.

Most of the time, you’ll find my posts shows my inner geekiness and smartass nature. Even when it comes to my major depression, or the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or the bipolar disorder, I try to keep things light. Doesn’t always happen, of course. But hey, this is my blog and I’ll cry if I want to, cry if I want to, cry if I want to.

One thing you can be assured of: I don’t pull posts. Once I’ve written them and published them, that’s it. They’re there to stay.

Oh, and I swear a lot. If this offends you, please click on the “X” in the upper-right of your browser.

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