Mark Jepsen

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The Basics

Location: Twin Cities, MN, USA
Hometown:

Named after a guy called ONeill..., as in Oneilltownburgville, Wisconsin
Gender:

male
Sexual Orientation:

straight
Children:

I have children
(In College, Adult children, Teenagers)

Profile updated: Jun 24, 2009
Last signed in: Nov 19, 2009
Member since: Apr 18, 2006

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Mark thinks it may be time for pants! (It's gettin' into the 20's out there at night!)

Mark's Activities

Mark thinks it may be time for pants! (It's gettin' into the 20's out there at night!) Nov 19, 2009 11:52AM EST

Mark was pinged by Susan G. Nov 18, 2009 4:10PM EST

Mark pinged Susan G. Nov 18, 2009 12:18PM EST

Mark is now friends with René Allen Nov 18, 2009 11:08AM EST

Mark was pinged by Susan G. Nov 16, 2009 2:54PM EST

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About Me

People say I'm:

Not half bad... (I'm from Minnesota... we're not given to hyperbole.)
Describe Yourself:

Capable of many things, sometimes verging on the brilliant, often dipping into the inane, occasionally downright stupid... good news is I generally learn from my mistakes, so another 50 years or so and I'll be quite a catch...
On Gather, I'm Looking For ...:

Nice people, people who aren't too full of themselves, people who are smart enough to know that they can learn a great deal from others. Oh, and really attractive single women who are strongly, avidly attracted to slightly-past-their-prime-yet-incredibly-virile-and-sexy-though-somewhat-balding-men. I'm just sayin'...

Interests

Favorite Music, Artists, Genres:

Jazz, Classical, Blues/Rock, Adult Alternative and, yes, even the occasional bluegrass/country crossover.
Favorite Books, Writers, Genres:

Anything by Bill Bryson, Malcolm Gladwell, Louise Erdrich, Richard Feynman, Dava Sobel, Simon Winchester, John Steinbeck, Randall Jarrell, Kay Redfield Jamison, Parker Palmer, Walter Isaacson, Thomas Pynchon, John Knowles, Stephen Hawking and Brian Greene, for starters...
Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres:

Dr. Strangelove, Catch-22, The Natural, The Pink Panther series (with Peter Sellers, of course) Monty Python's Holy Grail
Favorite TV Shows, Actors:

Bill Moyer's Journal; House; 30 Rock; Life; Late Show with David Letterman;
Favorite Places:

Glacier National Park, MT; San Juan Islands, WA; Seattle, WA; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Copenhagen, Denmark; Bergen, Norway; Williamsburg, VA; and my all-time favorite: my little corner, with a book.
Interests and Activities:

Travel, poetry, writing, nature (hiking, biking), Gathering, Maps and Historical geography, physics and astronomy(from an intuitive, layman's perspective), math (from a right-brained, intuitive perspective), music (from a I know what I like and I like what I know perspective.), rollerblading, skiing, x-c skiing, dog-walking (though my best bud Griffey the Wonder Dog golden retriever left me much too soon. I'll get another dog when I can convince myself that Griffey would understand.)
Wish List:

Health and happiness for my loved ones, contentment for myself. All the roomy, comfortable boxer shorts I will ever need.

Affiliations

Political Affiliation:

Non-Aligned but Anti-Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld/Rice/Rove/Wolfowitz
Religious Affiliation:

Protestant with lots of challenging questions for church leadership, in keeping with tradition.
Employers:

Semi-retired Urban & Regional Planning
Colleges:

University of Wisconsin (B.S. & M.S. but mostly b.s.)

Major:

Yes, it was quite a major experience in my life. Did you know that a lot of good looking young women attend colleges?
High Schools:

Yes (only one though, and I'll deny every yearbook photo you try to pin on me!)
Other Affiliations:

Yes, my children love me, my parents love me... has anyone seen my reading glasses? Has anyone seen my pants?

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Susan G., Nov 18, 2009, 4:10PM EST

Actually, I have two "ragged balls" in Christmassy colors ready to list! I just have to find the charger for my camera batteries so that I can take pictures. And I prefer to call them "braided rag balls." : )

(I sent the same message to you on Etsy--the better to see you with, my dear.)

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Susan G., Nov 16, 2009, 2:54PM EST

Now, to try again!

My southern is the northern part of southern Illinois and I only lived here from 2nd grade through 1st year of college and then for the last 5 1/2 years. All those years in between I lived in the flatlands of east-central Illinois (Champaign-Urbana.) So, iffin I say "your'n," it's put on. And by-the-by, me and mine done been sick.

I'm glad that you enjoyed the link even if loons would not fit into that birdhouse. If you want to see some more on Etsy, check out my shop! It doesn't have anything for birds, though.

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Tracy Fabre, Nov 16, 2009, 2:07PM EST

Elliott Spitzer's that guy on L&O: SVU, right? Hey, I'd say you were all caught up. I thought the boy in the bubble was John Travolta, but I've been confused about current events before and expect to be again.

I don't remember seeing an item about your daughter, but YAY for her anyway!

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ann c., Nov 16, 2009, 2:06PM EST

But you can't and you ain't?

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ann c., Nov 16, 2009, 2:05PM EST

Sorry to hear of your internet problems, but good to see your smiling face on my pingation page.

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Mark Jepsen, Nov 16, 2009, 12:12PM EST

A few days ago I posted an item about my daughter's entry into a travel essay contest for high school. She was excited because they had received 8500 essays, and she was selected as one of 75 finalists. So, yes, I wanted to brag just a bit.

Then today I noticed that it is nowhere to be found. :-( I seem to be doing that a lot lately. Anyways, she wasn't selected for one of the awards, but all-in-all I still think she did something worth noting. Now I just have to help her look at the bright side, which isn't working so well so far. (She's a perfectionist like her mother!)

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Vivian P., Nov 16, 2009, 12:05PM EST

I know you can do it I have faith in ya !

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Sarah A. (I KANZ B UH RITUR!!!!) , YEZ!!, Nov 16, 2009, 11:58AM EST

Mark, he da man
Da man wid da plan
He gonna tell time
By da feel near his hin-
ney.
Whee!

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Tracy Fabre, Nov 12, 2009, 2:56PM EST

Mark, O Mark,
the man who lost his pants;
Mark, O Mark,
he merely wants the 'net
Mark, O Mark,
give that man wi-fi
Mark, O Mark,
'cause we is 'bout to die.

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ann c., Nov 12, 2009, 11:36AM EST

Awwwww! Mark you are a sweetie for not forgetting me.

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