New Guy Hi

[Mike]

Hi Y'all,

Kelley invited me into your group, and she said lots of folks make 
introductory posts. So, here's mine.

****Name: Mike Crudele, aka Phlytie Elf @HPfGU
****Age: 51 and I have the same birthday as akh, Jan 14, yay us
****Sex: Not near as often as I'd like

****Home: Loosely speaking, Plymouth, Michigan. About 10 miles from 
JudySerenity I'd guess, though I've never met the lady and after 
reading this I doubt she'd want to see that change.

****Profession: None, do I sound like I'm professional? Though I do 
have a job as a staff accountant. I used to be a fighter pilot in the 
USAF, so if anyone wants to talk flying, I'm game.

****Marital Status: Divorced, twice, but I'm not counting that second 
one cause it only lasted two years and the second one we spent more 
time in counselling than in the marital bed. And we still split.

****Chillens: From my first marriage, I have a 25 year old son that 
tries my patience and a 23 year old daughter who doesn't try anymore. 
I have a 2-1/2 year old grandson from my daughter.

****HP stuff: I started reading HP in 2003, just before OotP came 
out. I decided I liked these stories after reading PoA. Then I found 
I had a lot of time on my hands, as I was, erm, between jobs. So I 
reread  the first five books about a dozen times each trying to solve 
the mysteries. And I was hooked.

I'm relatively new to on-line Potterdom. Though I'm old, I'm not 
really an old_crowd in Potter years. So if y'all want to kick me 
right back out, I'll understand. I started checking out sites and 
corresponded with Red Hen in early 2006. Then I discovered HPfGU and 
joined in June '06. Hell, here was a place I could argue with lots of 
different people at the same time.

****OK, the obligatory favorite character admission: Sirius Black. 
I admit to being a hellraiser when I was in High School, like he was.
I would have prodded the knot for Severus Snape myself, then walked 
away muttering "I wonder if you can see any difference this time".

****SHIPS: I'm not a sailor, I'm an Air Force guy. I gave a damn 
about Quidditch cause that was flying. I didn't and don't give a 
damn about the love lives or lack thereof amongst these teenagers.

****Favorite Book: Still PoA, though DH pulled into a close second.
I loved all the backstory about the Marauders, including the 
Marauders Map. Anybody that can still insult Severus Snape from the 
grave is alright by me.

****My take on the Series: In a nutshell,...Almonds. Oh, yeah, the 
series; damn fine fantasy, adventure, mystery. Lots of plot holes 
that for the most part don't bother me. If you write a mystery series 
and spread it out over ten years, people are going to pick it apart 
for clues. That means they'll discover all the plot holes right along 
with the clues. That's to be expected, and I like bitching about them 
as much as the next guy. But like I said, they don't bother me that 
much and I don't let them ruin the story for me.

OK, that's enough BS from me.
Thanx for the invite,
Mike