I assembled this list following a

conversation with a friend ( god know w'r he is!), he said, " you're

one of kind, Andy." " I said that apparently for me , being " one-of-a-kind" means

I suck as a silly foolish.....

we began talking about the

consequences of being " out-there", living-

out-loud, of living genuinely , of marching to

the beat of your own drum, of  saying what

you mean, meaning what you say, etc. I siad

that living this way( being true to yourself)

can sometimes cause others to turn to run away

from you....they feel hurt, abandoned,

betrayed by your openness and honestry, or

they don't get what you're doing or saying or

where you're coming from...they just don't

understand who you are---the real you. for

me. what I do and what I creat ( who I am

and how I live) is done with sincere love in

my heart and good intentions towards life,

the god-force, this enormous planet, and the

people sharing it with me.....but it is ( I am)

sometimes misunderstood , and

misperceived, which can lead to a quiet

(alone) existence. but truthfully, that is a

price I am willing to PAY. .......Andy.