johnsjar

54 year old human from the planet Earth. Trying not to panic. Also known as Leopardo Loco. The Crazy Leopard. Approach with caution. Actually living in the Devon, Alberta area just SW of Edmonton. I am living on an acreage with absolutely NO leopards. I repeat, there are NO leopards hiding in the tall grass. *snicker*

Loves:

1. Music such as Jane Siberry (all), Blues (most), Classical (Bach, Vivaldi, stringed instruments, most everything else), Beatles, folk music from all over the world. Hates Country and Western Music except for the really old original classics performed by the likes of the Sons of the Pioneers, etc. Not this modern soap-opera crap.

2. Philosophical discussions on the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. Science, in particular Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Paleontology, Biology, Zoology, and a host of other ologies.

3. Wood working, construction, being a mad scientist, writing fiction, British comedy.

4. My daughter Morgan, and my wife Marilyn.

5. Drinking red wine, hate white wine except the occasional Pinot Gris or Gewürztraminer or Riesling.

6. Running as a keep fit sport, especially trail running long distances.

7. Leopards, Bunnies, and Dragonflies, probably in that order.

Hates:

1. Dishonest people, racist people, maniacs who go on a chainsaw massacre rampage, politics (especially the common office or social type), and a lot of other not nice things.

2. People who don’t do what they say they will.

3. People who don’t try to make their lot in life better and who just wallow in their self-pity and “can’t do” attitudes.

4. People who ignore me without even acknowledging my existence, even if to say to me F off and die, which I would prefer to total stone dead silence. Especially when I hear about it third or fourth hand.

5. People who think they know the truth and are unwilling to admit they don’t.

6. Mosquitoes, though I tolerate them because I have no choice.

7. I think 6 things are enough to hate, don’t you?

Did you notice that it’s people I hate the most? Not all people all the time, just some of them for much of the time. I don’t really hate them as such but I hate what they do.

I’m having a great time training and running just for fun and just to keep from being a total couch blob. Running is really a lot of fun once you get past the pain. I love trail running best, have done a lot of 5 and 10 km runs, one half marathon, and plan on a lot more. I got a real thrill and taste of what it might be like to run an ultra cross country in the Dakotas this year and I think I’m hooked for life.

Sort of semi-retired with my own computer repair business (Jar Media Ltd.) and working seriously on being in better shape than when I was in my mid 20’s. Married with one daughter not my own but she adopted me as her father. Pretty cool, eh? Oh, yah, I have a B.Sc. in Geology with a “minor” in physics from the University of Alberta. I could not afford to stay in school, and besides, I could not deal with the office/school politics. Before that I was a Journeyman Sheet Metal Mechanic working in construction installing heating and ventilation systems. And I was in the Canadian Military when I was really young, but quit after a year and a half or so. Ummm…I was born, did a whole bunch of stuff kids do, grew up, quit school, went back to school, had a lot of jobs, did a lot of other stuff and whoops…here I am. My my, where did the time go. Now I fix computers, write, and run.

Facts about John Vezina:

1. I am bigger than a bread box.
2. Ok, I am bigger than many MANY bread boxes.
3. I love to write stories and prose and just plain old writing.
4. I am part owner of Jar Media Ltd. This is a computer repair business.
5. I am training forever…
6. I may or may not have a sense of humor. Humour. Hummer. Hughmor. Whatever.
7. I am not a cow.
8. I have never been a cow in any of my past lives, assuming I have had any past lives.
9. I don’t like grass except maybe for walking on.
10. None of my friends are cows.
11. Just because I enjoy the occasional “The Far Side” cow cartoon does not mean I fraternize with cows.
12. THIS is a COW. His name is Moo! He is my computer cow. He’s pretty vicious for a cow.
13. John’s field guide to cows:

A. A real cow.
B. Imitation, fake cow.

Don’t be fooled! Know the difference!