It appears that my long-time moniker RTod is going the way of the buggy whip, “Trumwill,” and the edginess once associated with the Simpsons as I join the League’s regular posting… um… stable? Team? Open Source Staff? People With Way Too Much Time On Their Hands? I want to thank Erik, Mark and everyone else for foolishly allowing me to do this.
I’ve noticed that others in the past have always given an intro of themselves so that everyone might better know where they were coming from. I always appreciated that from the people before me, so I will do the same:
I am an associate partner in a risk management company living in the Pacific Northwest; I have a pretty kick-ass family that consists of my wife, a 14-year-old eldest son, a 12-year-old auxiliary back-up son, and two very bad kittens*.
Both politically and spiritually, I am a bit of an agnostic. I enjoy politics and am drawn toward the study of religion, but I lack faith in any particular strand of either. This makes me neither a True Believer nor a nihilist; instead, I’m more of a principled pragmatic.
It’s entirely possible that in any given period of time, you might find me posting about politics, science, music, books, poetry, food, anything alcoholic, sports, pop and sub-cultures, or even my own personal experiences. More often than not you should assume that I am in no way an expert on any given subject. (I’ll try to note if I have special knowledge of a topic, otherwise assume I’m just this guy.)
I know that many people that blog on political/social-issue sites do so because they know in their heart of hearts they have the answers; I am here primarily because I am so very aware that I don’t.
Thanks in advance to everyone for their patience as I find my way.
*They know what they did.
UPDATE: It figures that minutes after posting who I am as a person – as a unique human being – I should get a request for a picture of… my kittens. And why not? They are adorable.
Congrats… uh, welcome. I’m utterly mortified that I didn’t realize that Rtod and Trumwill were the same person. I’d been pondering just the other day how Trum didn’t comment much. Names… *sigh*Report
Boy, I screwed that up quick enough.
No, I mean that I was going from RTod to Tod Kelly in the same way Trumwill became Will Truman. (Though come to think of it I am pretty sure he was actually Will Truman first.)Report
God, I never actually figured out they were the same person.Report
I was Matoko_Chan for a few years without anybody figuring it out. All you have to to is adopt a voice and stick to it.Report
I was Matoko_Chan
So you’re finally taking your Meds now?Report
It probably didn’t help that I changed my gravatar at about the same time I was given an account and took on the full name more formally.Report
Yeah the old one was much more anime and chipper.Report
You people and your googlability.Report
I sort of think I’m straddling the line of in and out of the closet here. Rufus is not my birth name, but everyone I know calls me that and most of them don’t know it’s not my name. When I had the gravatar photo it was a lot easier to say, “Oh yeah, Rufus! I know him”.Report
I’m in a similar boat, James is my name, but good luck finding me by googling for “James K”. Not that you’ll find my by googling on my full name either.Report
My wife was visiting with our friends one evening recently and told them about the site and they apparently thought it was absolutely the funniest thing imaginable that I write for a site called League of Ordinary Gentlemen. Admittedly, they might not have been sober.Report
The grownup table and everything. Mazel tov, Mr. Kelly.Report
And back atcha, Mr. Sub Blog!Report
Welcome to the blog.Report
Yes! Welcome! I forgot to add that part!Report
Welcome aboard!Report
The tabby on the left. You gotta watch that one. They’re devils.Report
Welcome, sir!Report
This kittens are brain-meltingly adorable.Report