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There we are above. In the first picture we are seated
just outside a hotel situated just above the High Coast Bridge. Quite
a landmark in this area. In the second picture we are located just
outside our home town of Härnösand in an area where you have
a good view across 'Ångermanälven' - the sea/river inlet
that is the heart of the province of Ångermanland.
That's me, David, on the left in the first picture. I'm the Webmaster
who is creating our Web pages so it's me doing most of the talking
here on what we call our DaSanKa Web site.
As you can see, not all Internet geeks are spotty faced teenagers. We
are not yet quite what I heard one person call 'recycled teenagers'
but yes, we are getting close.
What do most people want to know about a person when they first meet?
Well, let's see. Name, age, location, occupation, family, interests,
hobbies etc. Sometimes more personal things like religion, opinions
and political outlook.
Names are easy. David and Katarina Meredith. Happily married since
1995. No children of our own, though we both have families from
earlier marriages. Which of course hints at our ages. Time of writing,
March 2009, and I will be 62 later this year. In keeping with good
manners and tradition I'm not going to tell you how old Katarina is.
Over 50 but not near 60. That's all I'm saying.
Occupations. Katarina is a hotel receptionist and me, I'm a retired
hospital supplies manager who loves dabbling on the Internet.
Now we move into the 'they are weird area'. Interests, opinions,
religion and all that other stuff. Yes, we are 'outsiders', we don't
conform to what most ordinary people would consider 'normal' -
whatever that is.
We are normal in so far as we live in a community just like everybody
else. We wouldn't have it any other way. That does make us law abiding
citizens who are involved and contributing as best we can. We are not
dropouts or extremists or radicals or anything like that but some of
our ideas, beliefs and our life viewpoint could be considered
'different' or even 'strange' by some.
This is shown in our interests in things like Tarot cards, the I
Ching, spirituality and (being Scandinavian) Runes and Nordic
mythology.
We are not competitive people, not in the least. Indeed we bore most
people to death because of our lack of interest in sports and other
competitive endeavours. Strange, but it is this that most people have
a problem with. It's not the Tarot or our view point on religion. No,
it's our total lack of interest and our inability to comprehend why
vast amounts of humanity are 'obsessed' with 'winning' in games and
contests. Still, that's us and obviously it will show through in our
Web pages. If it offends, sorry. Perhaps it would be best if you
sought another Web site.
On the other hand we truly admire everything that is creative and
expansive in a life giving way. This drives our passion in everything
we do. We see life as being about growth and creative development.
Especially the individual. Whilst working together and co-operating is
the key to achieving more we recognise that it is the calibre of the
individuals involved that makes for high quality results. Goal
striving and success achievement do not have to be competitive. A
creative vision can achieve wonders without having to pay the price of
putting someone else down.
This explains our life long passion for the field of self-improvement
and personal development. You will find this to be the major theme of
our Web site. A 'Better World Through Better People' is very much our
motto. We see this as one of the more important missions we are
committed to. If you like it I hope you will join us. How do you do
that? Just adopt the motto. Make it a part of your mindset. Contact
us. Introduce yourself, say hello. Voice your opinions. Sorry, we are
not an organised body. There is no sign-up, nothing to join. Maybe
I'll create a forum sometime. Time, yes, that's the problem.
Oh, one other thing. Not only is English my mother language I was
raised and educated in England and thus write in British English. If
some of the spelling looks odd to you, that's why. Katarina is 100%
Swedish. If she writes anything it will probably be filtered through
me. Unless you want to see the original Swedish that is.
Well, anyway that's David and Katarina Meredith in a nutshell so to
speak. Pleased to meet you and thanks for visiting our Web site.
Should I start a blog? Hmmmm.
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