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name: charles

born: 1961

gender: male

city: raleigh, nc

golo member since: August 16, 2007

about charlesboyer

My Photos Website  (Flickr)

My NC State Sports Website 

My Personal Motto: "Life's short.  Work hard.  Play harder."

First things first: I hate writing online profiles -- they remind me far too much of those silly high school assignments where you had to write a two-page autobiography.  How can you encapsulate an ongoing life in just a few words?  

Where I Am From:  Originally, Cocoa Beach in Florida.  Yes, I have heard the "I Dream of Jeannie" jokes.  No, the town is not like that.  It is a mixed town of folks who work at Kennedy Space Center and is also a beach resort.  Cocoa Beach has some of the best surf on the Atlantic Coast of the US.  Good enough for a regular stop on the pro surfing tour.  Maybe you've seen the RonJon's stickers on people's cars?  That's my home town.

Anyway, I am from there because most of my family worked in the space industry at one time or another.  When you watch documentaries about Apollo, Gemini or Mercury, more than likely you will see one or more of my relatives.  I've seen my Mom, my Dad, my Grandfather and one of my Uncles.  Me, I saw every single Saturn V ever launched...in person.  

Why I Am In NC:

When the Apollo program came to an end, my parents found better jobs and that brought us here to Raleigh.  We've been here since the mid-1970s.  I can almost call myself a native.  Almost.

What I Like:

* Travel - been to all fifty states.  Been to dozens of countries.  Some I would go back to in a second (California) and others I would skip. 

* People - Everyone is interesting somehow.  Just keep in mind that interesting can have more than one meaning, like the old Chinese curse.  

* Art - There is a lot to see and experience in this life.  Creating art is the best way to remember it.  If you have a camera, you are an artist.  Me personally, I write, photograph, design and once in a while play music.  I made my living briefly as a professional musician, but it wasn't the life for me.  Besides, you play music, you don't work music. 

* The Sea and The Mountains: there are no finer places on this Earth than the Andes or Sierra Mountains and the Caribbrean Sea, and I have been to lots of places.  The Caribbean and the tall mountains all have bright colors and clean air. 

Much as I love NC, sorry, our mountains are hills compared to the Andes and most of our coastline has been ruined by too many baby boomer shacks.  Same goes for my hometown's beaches too.  The beach shouldn't have high rises in the dunes.  That's what I think, anyway.

* Sports: I love golf, even if I am not that good.  Think golf isn't hard?  Then why does Tiger Woods still take lessons?

I also love to watch ACC sports and pro hockey.  I used to like racing before racing decided to sell its soul for the money.  I mountain bike, hike, water-ski and other sorts of stuff.  I used to be a skydiver (116 jumps) and a ski racer, but the bones are getting brittle and the price of an accident is too high nowadays.

And so forth and so on.  Read this far?  Wow! Goodness gracious, sakes alive, you really do need to get a life...(I'm kidding, simmer down)

I am not that interesting.  Move along, nothing more to see here!!! 


favorites

favorite music: everything but new country and gangsta rap

favorite movies: until the end of the world

favorite hobbies: being outside.

favorite tv shows: battlestar galactica (the new one) are you a cylon? how do you know?

favorite restaurants: le select, gustavia, st. bartholemy, french west indies

favorite web sites: Fark.com, metafilter.com

favorite vacation spots: the caribbean and the sierra nevada





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happy humpity hump day. I hope you and your family are doing well!

I'm not model material and I couldn't imagine sitting under a bunch of women everyday! I'll just stick to the academics! LOL

I live at Sandy Ridge, it's about 6 miles outside of Dunn. (on 421 towards the beach) I like to play Keith Hills. I'll get up with you the next time I am going to Raleigh to play. have a nice day.

To answer your question . . . I teach 5th grade language arts and no, we don't diagram sentences. Given the population I work with, I'm just happy if they can respond in a grammatically correct sentence - passive voice or not!!!

"Is this the real you, or are you pulling our leg? The "wh*re" comment makes me think the latter."

I assure you the photo was of me! LOL

unprotected pc on twc road runner lasts an average of 4m12s until it is hacked

You have been posting some good blogs lately - thanks

Hey Cb, I have been away takin care of the dog days of vacation. Hope you are doing well.

Don't know if you were serious or joking about wanting a Redbone Coonhound, but if you are serious, I can sure put you in touch with some good breeders who are also hunters. Either way, I think "Cletus" is real cool name for a boy!!! Mine will be another little girl, though. I noticed a lot of owners who aren't hunters name their Reds Fred, not sure what's up with that, unless it's because it rhymes with red.

thx for asking! :)

yes, I do.....yipee!!!!

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