Former lawyer, ecstatically retired long ago cuz being happy and broke much worth it. 2 Adult daughters, one spending a year now in Burlington (see picture).
Volunteer advocate for sexually abused kids.
Don't drink and longtime sober, don't smoke or do any substances, won't have guests other than rarely my daughter/her boyfriend, quiet, almost boring except people tell me I'm funny (yeah, but can you really believe relatives and friends when they say that?).
Born and brought up in Maine.
Hon. Barney Frank, former Congressman, would be a personal reference; I was his campaign treasurer in the 1970s, worked with him to support the huge Dodd-Frank bank regulation bill thru 2015, and good friends for that whole time. But he's not on C-S, so I can't figure out how to add him.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Visiting daughter in Burlington.
Volunteer advocacy for abused children is incredibly satisfying, but doesn't add any income to social security, so I'd love a place to crash for free.

Interests

• sober ski daughter retired quiet opera hockey art

Music, Movies, and Books

Lord of the Rings books and movies, Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung operas, Terry Pratchett, good sci fi books, Beatles, Faulkner, good sci-fi movies like Hitchhiker or 12 Monkeys.
On Reddit, Imgur, iFunny all the time, so my family claims that I'm tech-savvy and up on current social stuff. Dank memes: many wow.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

First thing: I have 2 wonderful adult daughters, and even got to be Mr. Mom for several of their early years. Very close to them still.
Second thing: As a lawyer I personally tried a case in which I represented a class of all black lawyers, all black paralegals, and all black legal secretaries in the state of Mississippi against the Attorney General of Mississippi for discriminatory hiring. The case was in Mississippi federal court, and I won it! Supposedly first ever victory in initial trial for civil rights plaintiffs in Mississippi; won back pay and damages for every member of the plaintiff class.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to learn more about Vermont, its history, current challenges and solutions.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Music, art, Europe, chess, history, alcoholism and long-time sobriety, serenity, meditation, legal philosophy, hockey, opera singing, NYC, recovery from child abuse.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Guadeloupe, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Saint Barthélemy, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

France