The Parallel Lives Of Daniel E Carpenter

Daniel E. Carpenter
Sep 9, 2018 · 3 min read

Who is Daniel E Carpenter?, and what is this all about?

I am of course Daniel E Carpenter and, I thought I would take a look at a few of my many nameakes in the USA and what kind of lives and careers they are leading.

I was thinking about the many alternative lives I could have lead if I had made this choice or that choice. So many potential parallel.

Since we would be entering the realms of science fiction to play out what lives I could have lead, I decided to see what kind of lives other Daniel E Carpenters are leading instead.

Some of the results are a bit dull, but I AM writing this for all the Daniel E Carpenters out there … not the general public.

1. Me, the original Daniel E Carpenter

I am 62 I live in North Carolina with my wife Cyndy. I have two boys who both live in New York for some reason and I share a house with our two German Shepherds Max and Spam.

I am a software engineer for an international corporation and half love half hate my job. I retire soon,solets see if I miss or diss my old job in a few years.

I and also a self-confessed Seinfeld fan and nerd. I know all sorts of now useless facts about the show. When it was originally on TV I was almost cool with my facts and quotes, I would amuse guests with my quotes and wit. Now, unfortunately my deep knowledge is as obsolete as the Sinclair C5

I like to read about American history and was amazed to find out that Manhattan was bought by the Britsh from the Dutch for a bunch of nutmeg (that then quickly went out of fashion rendering it almost without value). But that is for another post.

2. Stealth Man.

There is a Daniel E Carpenter who has a Vimeo account. But darn it, he has not uploaded anything and leaves no links to his life or his current social media. Strikeout.

I sent him a message and hope to know more about our Mystery Daniel. I will update.

3. 32-year-old Daniel from PA

There is a Daniel E Carpenter that lives in Mount Joy, PA, he has an email address displayed and so I have contacted him to see what he is up to. Hope he shares a little info (obviously not the dark bits).

He spent a year in Georgia. That seems significant, still no more than that to work on. Maybe he had a failed marriage? Did he run for Governor? Who knows?

4. Way back in ‘39

The census for 1939 showed a Daniel E Carpenter that was born in 1939 and lived in Shasta, CA.

We don’t know much (again) about Californian Daniel, but his dad was 15 years older than his mother so … way to go Dad.

5. Another Stealth Daniel

What is it about us Daniel E Carpenters that we put nothing online?

Do the rest all know something I don’t? Maybe there is a hitman or a serial killer who only preys on Daniel E Carpenters?

Maybe I should keep my head down. Anyway, This Daniel has a Twitter Account but little else.

6. Finally, Daniel sticks his neck out

This guy has a photo…. ‘wow’. For a Daniel E Carpenter that is very brave (remember the serial killer?) he has a ‘ton’ (For our gang) of info about him.

Internet marketer, pizza lover and from 2010 to 2016 tweeted an impressive (for Daniel E Carpenters) 22 times. Compared to the rest of them, This Daniel is a veritable blabbermouth. He also has a massive 34 followers.

Then the trail goes dead in 2016. Maye the serial killer got him?

Reading back I can see that this is about as entertaining as watching paint dry for non Daniel E Carpenters.

So, go ahead and write your own parallel lives. Show me how it is done.

Note: Originally published on Daniel E Carpenter blog.

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