Who Am I?

Like I was saying earlier in the week, I enjoy hearing from you all.  And as I wrap up this week long woolgathering session, I want to provide a quick little recap for newer followers, and maybe a little reminder to long-timers, too about who I am.

What's the deal with "Scope"? – That's a question that has puzzled the best doctors for years and years!  Seriously though, it's a nickname that I got in college, and have been using it as a pen name ever since.  See this POST for details.

Do people call you "Scope" in real life? – Many college people do, yes.  In real life, Cora calls me "Eric".

Cora recap?  I ran across Cora on Dr. Zibbs's blog when she mentioned telling a story about showering with nurses last December.  I went to her blog and left a flirty comment.  And then in January, we started flirting more.  February, it was email then phone calls.  March, the trip was planned for April.  In April we met.  May, June, July, August visits.  By July I was sure she was the one.  In August I planned the proposal (and it went exactly as planned).  September we went ring shopping.  October we got engaged.  The wedding will be next summer.  Oh, we talk for about an hour or so most nights on the phone, and I am not shy about telling her, "I love you."

My story?  I'm a 43 year old, engaged (never married / no kids) guy living on the north side of Chicago. ● I work in I.T. downtown. ● I never write about work, and you're lucky about that. ● I grew up on a farm 2.5 miles outside of a town of 250 people. ● A few years back, I spent 53 weeks unemployed. ● I have high blood: sugar, pressure, cholesterol.  All controlled by oral meds. ● I have run 2 marathons in my life, but right now, a 1/2 mile would cripple me. ● I apologize to anyone who was offended by the word "cripple" back there, but I think that I should be able to use that word as a verb.

For more info, please see the following posts:

• 100-4-100 – 111 increasingly inaccurate facts about me.
• The Sabbatical – My year of unemployment.
• Naval Gazing – A 2008 recap.

Favorite posts?  That's like picking your favorite child.  Oh, parents have them, they just don't like to admit it out loud.

• Flying Monkeys – Part I, II, III, IV, V (When I was still pretending that Scope-Tech was a R&D company.)
• Great Balls of Fire – Icy/Hot on the scrotum!
• Car Wars Episode II - The Tripod – At 55 mph my car lose 25% of the wheels.  (Not a flat, the whole wheel departed.)
• He Said / She Said – The one announcing our engagement.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this little recap, and if you are bored at work, or over the weekend, I encourage you to maybe check out some of those old posts.  If it's the first time you've read it, then it's new to you, right?