I am very opinionated and my opinions are not mainstream. So I started putting my thoughts and opinions down on paper. After a year I had enough essays to put into a book. This became my first book: Am I the Only One That Signals? I came up with the title because my opinions are as unusual as my habit for using turn signals.

I admit I took the name from the TV show. However, I am not about to become a victim or perpetrator of a crime. I am anything but average. I wear narrow shoes, don’t eat seafood, don’t have a dog or children. I do have one live plant. I write provocative humor. My essays are humorous or satirical and are intended to provoke discussion and debate.

I grew up on the Jersey Shore. I don't think this had any particular influence on my writing. I didn't start writing until I retired. My early writing credits included an "F" in English Literature.

I have published four books: Am I the Only One That Signals?; a second edition, subtitled The Journey Continues; More Bull; and They Don't Speak Spanish in Brasil. I was also a columnist for three years for a South Florida nautical newspaper. Signals and the second edition are tongue-in-cheek essays on everything from Alpha to Zulu. More Bull is an anthology of my articles, and letters written to newspapers and politicians. They Don't Speak Spanish is a memoir of the two years I lived in Brazil.

My iPad, which I won in a contest with a picture of Molly the manatee and my Manatee Stew recipe.

Giving away free books. However, it's not very profitable.

I worked in Brazil for two years as an auditor with Ernst & Young. The book is a memoir and travelogue written in my usual humorous tone. The title comes form the fact that many people think Spanish is spoken in Brazil. Smashwords readers know, of course, it's Portuguese.

One thousand rejection letters from agents and publishers.

My writing requires a following that appreciates my sense of humor. I always appreciate comments, even if they are negative. At least someone is reading my books or articles.

A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind.

Last week I bought a pair of socks and some underwear.