Poet. Chronicler, columnist. A thoroughly decent person, or so they say, and my intentions certainly align with that assessment. I am a good conversationalist, amiable, affectionate… By this I do not mean to suggest I seek intimacy with anyone. I do not expect to fall in love; my intention is to give and receive correspondence and forge friendships with people who are intelligent, emotionally and intellectually, who possess personality, interests (whatever they may be), attributes (whatever they may be), and good manners, though I do not insist on the absence of insults…