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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I have been reading your blog for a while now, and had just read your About for the first time. So I thought I would come by and de-lurk a little bit. OH and I love the new look.
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Thanks, Sabrina! Appreciate you dropping out of lurk mode.
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Karl, am I stalking you if I watch you sleep in the hotel?
Jan’s last blog post..Adventures in doggysitting
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Love the posts, Love the shoes, Love the hair, Love it all. Bravissimo to your blogworthy endeavors.
Your ‘Alligators in your pantry’ statement cracked me up enough to have the woman in the other room ask, “what’s-so-funny-with-you-woman?”
You’ve got blogdevotion in me.
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Jan - No, that’s not stalking. That’s welcome.
N. Francesca - Thanks! Glad to have you on board.
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Karl, just wanted to tell you that you’ve got a great blog here. It’s in the top tier of my bookmarks and I check it often. Thanks for being super rad!
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MaryLeigh - Wow, thanks very much. Love your site, too. Just took a look at it.
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Love your blog & the site layout. Just started my own blog & plan to write more often…perhaps a book someday? We’ll see…
<3 Ashley
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Ashley - holy smokes! A blog? Well, welcome to Blogistan!
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Karl you sound pathectic! You’re 41?
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Justin - Thanks for dropping by. Yep, I’m 41. AND I can spell pathetic, too.
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Chronic lurker (I feel so dirty, popping my comment cherry out here in public… is that normal? hehe) … can’t claim to be one of the cool kids … can however claim to be a fan (except of the roaches, could have done without the roaches eek oh yeah and the ass art, not a fan of ass art, booger art maybe but not ass)You make me LOL at least once a year :)~
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Solanaceae - (I am not typing that again!) Thanks for coming by and popping your cherry.
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I enjoyed your blog about Panera. Those bastards! You’re totally right about them. At least Starbucks is upfront about being greedy fucks. I sort of stumbled on this website but I do think I’ll subscribe. Have a nice day!
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Ali - Ugh, Panera. Love their food, hate their business practices with the Internet. Thanks for popping by!
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