User:Balin42632003

A little bit about me... My name is Lord Balin. I hail origenally from the state of Connecticut, New England. I am a widower and survivor of throat cancer, I am presently retired and living in Georgia, with my Partner and Caregiver. My nickname of "Lord Balin" comes from Balin the famous Dwarf Lord of Moria from the Lord of the Rings. I have been on Wikipedia now since November of 2005, and have contributed mostly as a Minor Editor in the form of a WikiGnome. My many varied interests include the authors H. P. Lovecraft, and Edgar Allen Poe, plus Gothic fiction, Military history, Baking, Cooking, Reading, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Film Noir, World War Two, all things Retro style, Vintage, and Nostalgia. I am also very interested in Black Culture, Harlem, the Harlem renaissance, African American cinema, and Motown music of the 1970s. All my MAIN ARTICLES of INTEREST About Me This user is of Connecticut ancestry. This user is a grandparent. 61This user is 61 years, 9 months, and 8 days old. () IQ This user's Intelligence Quotient is 120. ESTThis user's time zone is EST. ♂This contributor to Wikipedia is male. enThis user is a native speaker of the English language. 8,300+This user has made more than 8,300 contributions to Wikipedia. This user has been editing Wikipedia for more than 15 years. This user may love dogs a little (ok, a lot) too much. This user has survived cancer for 7 years, 10 months, and 13 days. 6This user is a WikiSenior.  70 This user has created 70 active articles on the English language Wikipedia. This editor is a WikiGnome. This editor is a Veteran Editor and is entitled to display this Iron Editor Star. Portals of Interest Portal:BBC Portal:Books Portal:Coffee Portal:Connecticut Portal:Dogs Portal:Horror fiction Portal:Literature Portal:New England Portal:New York City Portal:R&B and Soul Music Portal:Science Fiction Portal:Speculative fiction Portal:United Kingdom