Welcome, you who bring good will, an active mind and a smile. (Can't keep the others away, but when can you...)

I used to have a half-ton of dos and don'ts, some at this blog, some elsewhere. Deciding to rely on "common sense" has only produced more anger and general ill-feeling, however, with at least two people "un-listing" me recently because, I assume, they thought I was applying unfair rules to them or fair rules unfairly, or whathave. (In one case, actually - a broad interpretation of _site_ rules, not mine. In another... eh. It doesn't even seem to merit explaining, really. After all, if I've been acquainted with someone for several years and they break it over slight things... I've probably done the same, more fool me is all I say :( )

So. On to the more important stuff, what you should consider - because if you didn't know it you may think you were given a pig in a poke, friendwise.

First - happy (as much as your average bear!) atheist and rationalist (I'd write that I'm an "unashamed atheist" but why should I _be_ ashamed?), strong believer in tolerance, in the separation between the roles of church and state. Know that about me if you are the profile-reading type (and kudos then) and know that first. Seems that there are a few people on fubar and elsewhere (or at least, they post bulletins - and if you post a bulletin, take responsibility for it, even though you may not have written it. Common. Sense.) who want us unbelievers to "shut up", I quote. Not going to happen. Anyhow, on to the other stuff.

Some of the material in there is as good as anything else to know about me anyway ("and better than most things!") - I'm a 39-year-old New York resident (born in Queensboro, living in Ithaca), working several part-time jobs, obsessed with music. I have Asperger Syndrome. In my free time I'm an editor/admin on Wikipedia (edit: replaced links removed during a double bouncer check), I spend a lot of time here, I work on music-related projects (I used to compose, I don't just right now). I graduated with a bachelor's in math and an MS also.

(I am single but am looking only for acquaintance and possible friendship.)

Since this tends to come up, if my images or profile don't seem worth a 10 to you, either don't rate them - or rate them lower than a 10. Rate them as seems fit. That's how it stands with me (not with a lot of people, I gather.) A rating is a gift if it's a 1 or a 5 or a 7 (7s are interesting) or a 10- you've looked at the dratted thing, you've given me your opinion, you've given me (and yourself) some points even. Anyway, while you're here, you don't have to, but if you could rate what you see and not peer pressure, my gratitude follows as the day the night.

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Highlighted friend profile (aka person who's purchased me in "fu-own" :) )

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