User:PhillyHarold

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This user is a proud resident native citizen of the U.S. State of Texas.

This user lives in Kilgore, Texas.

PhillyHarold is male.
He is 67.08 years old.

This user has been on Wikipedia for 5 years, 8 months and 7 days.

This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let them know.

This user is a Staff Sergeant in
the United States Air Force.

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This user is spiritual but not religious.

This user believes that caffeine is necessary in large doses daily.

This user wastes far too much time editing Wikipedia.

I understand there's a guy inside me who wants to lay in bed, smoke weed all day, and watch cartoons and old movies. My whole life is a series of stratagems to avoid and outwit that guy.

- Anthony Bourdain

I put no stock in religion. By the word religion I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called the will of God. Holiness is in right action, courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves, and goodness. What God desires is your mind and your heart, and what you decide to do every day will make you a good man - or not.

- Kingdom of Heaven

Greetings, all, and welcome to my page! My name is not important; on here I go by Philly Harold. I was born in Philadelphia, PA, and Harold is an homage to my paternal grandfather who is the one person I wish I could have lunch with now.

Who I am

Eight years active duty in the U.S. military, then attended a state university, receiving a B.S. in Computer Science. Happily married father of three and grandfather of five. Still working, although semi-retirement is June 1, 2025, with full retirement Oct 2027. Politically I am a Libertarian, which means I allow other people to live their lives as they see fit, and look for those same people to allow me to do the same. I am a rabid baseball fan, including MLB, Minor Leagues, College, and Texas High School.

I joined Wikipedia in late 2008, and this is actually my fourth (or maybe fifth?) account, my earlier ones having become inactive when I abandoned them for a time or forgot the password.

Don't worry about what I'm doing, worry about why you're worried about what I'm doing.

- Anonymous

MLB parks visited

Oracle Park - San Francisco, California
Coors Field - Denver, Colorado
Guaranteed Rate Field - Chicago, Illinois
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Veterans Stadium - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Arlington Stadium - Arlington, Texas
Choctaw Stadium - Arlington, Texas
Globe Life Field - Arlington, Texas
Astrodome - Houston, Texas
Minute Maid Park - Houston, Texas
T-Mobile Park - Seattle, Washington

What I do

I focus on tweaking existing articles by adding meaningful content, or adding sources where none exist or links are broken. Due to several breaks in editing, I consider myself just an above average novice editor, and learn new things every time I edit. I have created a few small articles over the years, usually things I am interested in either personally or professionally. I don't use (or really understand yet) the semi-automated tools available in editing. Like many others, I don't really have a preferred topic to edit; I have taken the motto of the Wimsey family as my own: "As my whimsey takes me."

Si vis pacem, para pactum

- Anonymous

Interesting people born on October 24th

1903 – Melvin Purvis, FBI agent
1915 – Bob Kane, Comic book artist and writer who co-created the DC Comics character Batman
1926 – Y. A. Tittle, Hall of Fame American football quarterback
1930 – The Big Bopper, American Musician, singer, songwriter, and disc jockey.
1933 – Ronald and Reginald Kray, Twin brothers and British criminals.
1936 – Bill Wyman, English musician, most famous as the bassist for the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993
1939 – F. Murray Abraham, Academy Award and Golden Globe winning American actor (Amadeus, Scarface, and Finding Forrester)
1947 – Kevin Kline, American actor with one Academy Award and three Tony Awards (A Fish Called Wanda, The Big Chill, Silverado, and Dave)
1957 – Ron Gardenhire, Former professional baseball player, coach, and manager (1991 World Series champion)
1960 – Ian Baker-Finch, Australian professional golfer and sportscaster (1991 British Open Champion)
1960 – BD Wong, American actor and Tony Award winner
1986 – Drake (musician), Canadian rapper and actor

Interesting people who died on October 24th

1852 – Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State
1935 – Dutch Schultz, American mob boss
1944 – Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded the Renault Company
1972 – Jackie Robinson, American Hall of Fame baseball player
1991 – Gene Roddenberry, American screenwriter, producer, and creator Star Trek
1994 – Raul Julia, Puerto Rican-American actor and singer
2005 – Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist
2014 – Marcia Strassman, American actress and singer
2015 – Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer
2016 – Bobby Vee, American pop singer
2017 – Fats Domino, American pianist and singer-songwriter
2017 – Robert Guillaume, American actor
2023 - Richard Roundtree, American actor

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Ford: “The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
Arthur: "Odd, I thought you said it was a democracy."
Ford: "I did. It is."
Arthur: "So," why don't people get rid of the lizards?"
Ford: "It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
Arthur: "You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
Ford: "Oh yes, of course."
Arthur: "But, why?"
Ford: "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?"

- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Thank you

My user page is an unabashed use of another Wikipedian's user page layout which he also borrowed from others. Thank you for the awesome layout and design.