· Born: 1963
· Gender: Male
· Marital Status: Married
· Astrological Sign: Leo
· Zodiac Year: Rabbit
· Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Welcome! I found myself using the blog feature quite a bit on a relatively closed social networking site, and one person who seemed to like my writings suggested I take them to a larger audience. So, here it is!
For various reasons too long to explain here, I eventually became an atheist, a believer in responsible sexual freedom in all forms, left-of-centre in terms of economic policy, all over the map in terms of social policy, a lover of words and their nuances. I’m also a rocker who has come to appreciate funk, disco and, to a limited degree, rap when it’s devoid of the more sexist and violent bent and tackles social issues. I can also listen to Mozart and Vivaldi. I still don’t understand hip hop.
I am not too sure what the definition of feminist is, so I’ll just say that I agree there should be equal pay for work of equal value, and that this should be legislated, and that all people everywhere should be judged on their character and competence, not their gender. Although I don’t like the idea of abortion, I must be pro-choice until such a time as there is proper access to birth control and sex education necessary for its proper use.
I’m also a nudist, in body whenever possible, and in mind all the time. While I’m wary of staying in the sun for too long, I find there is simply nothing like feeling the wind where you’ve never felt it before and not having to struggle with a bathing suit when it’s time to leave the beach.
I have often seen blogs here and there on the Net. Some I’ve visited regularly, others I’ve just looked at and moved on, depending on whether the subject interested me or not. I always toyed with the idea of publishing one of my own, but never really got around to it.
I began posting on a social network and my postings actually drew some attention. One person suggested I take the blog to a more general audience. I’ve decided to do so, but also for another reason: I find myself wanting to write about issues and present points of view that may not be compliant with the Terms of Service of the social network. Rather than risk ejection, and the accompanying loss of all my friends there, this blog will contain views that may be a trifle more controversial. Or at least they would be if they were published there instead of here.
My feeling is I’ll probably be writing solely for an audience of one, myself. You, of course, can always prove me wrong.
Gerry
Main interests
• Radio
• Speculative fiction
• Politics and history
• Languages
• Human rights
• Naturism /nudism /nudity
• Sexual rights
Favorite English-language Movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark; The Last Crusade; all even-numbered Star Trek movies; most Mel Brooks films; Airplane!; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; All You Need is Cash; Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Favorite French-language Movies: C.R.A.Z.Y.!; Ma tante Aline; Camping sauvage; Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis; Le placard; Manon des sources; Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Favorite Musical Artists and Groups: BTO; April Wine; Guess Who; The Who plain and simple; Alan Parsons; Beatles; Rolling Stones; Johnny Cash; Francis Cabrel; Offenbach; Corbeau; Beau Dommage; Laurence Jalbert; Laurent Voulzy
Heroes: Isaac Asimov; Dan Barker
