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About Me — David Fixter
Learning a new way late in life
Hi, I’m Dave and I’m a sugar addict.
Audience: Hi Dave!
Yeah, I felt like I needed a little levity before getting to the TL;DR section. I can’t help myself. I’m just built that way.
I’m full of bad jokes and puns at the most inopportune moments.
Early life
I was born and raised in the south suburbs of Chicago. I still live in what I consider the south suburbs of Chicago, but now I live across the border in Indiana.
I had an average childhood in the area I lived in. Not rich, yet not poor. We had what we needed. A roof over our heads, food in our stomachs, and clothes on our backs.
Oh yeah, let’s not forget about big dogs. Every kid needs a big dog to play with.
As I look back, one of my major problems was my need for attention. I starved for it and did some really foolish and silly things to get it. I’m still that way to some degree. I still crave attention, but I’m also alright about being by myself.
I was also what my pediatrician called a hyper child. In today’s world, I would have been diagnosed with ADHD. This has carried over into my adult life as well.
