Jerry of Confabulation and I have something in common: today is our anniversary. Oh, not together, of course. But today is the 10th anniversary of when Jerry retired from working as a systems analyst for a police department in Oklahoma. In other words, Jerry has seen a thing or two in his life and can teach us all something.

1. How’d you come up with your blog name, “Confabulation”?

It came after many attempts to settle one one that was different, I started with “Stuff About” then tried “Tower of Babel” finally settling on “confabulation”, as my family used to say “we gotta confab about that” when planning something.

Of course I use the description from dictionary.com:
"con·fab·u·la·tion
1. the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
(is what a lot of blogs are about, discussion)
2. Psychiatry. the replacement of a gap in a person's memory by a falsification that he or she believes to be true."
(now that I am almost a septuagenarian my memory has gone south.)

2. As a senior citizen, you’re a bit of an anomaly in the blogosphere. What got you into blogging?

It was as a result of some of my younger friends were looking for help and I of course said I was glad to help. That was before most software and free sites were available, I set up many sites using Grey Matter and one I can’t remember. My computer experience came from being a system analyst for a police department for way too many years. Of course I taught Gates, Jobs and Wozniak all about PC’s and of course thats what started the blogging phenomenon.

3. What’s the best piece of advice you ever received?

Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see.

4. And the worst?

Sign here.

5. Which one of the Seven Dwarfs most resembles your personality?

Depends on the time of the month or if it’s a full moon.

6. Name three things that make a blog suck.

1.) Black background with any color text.
2.) Getting tagged for a stupid meme.
3.) Jumping thru hoops to make a comment on any blog post. [Note to self: tag Jerry next time I get tagged by a stupid meme. - VK]

7. If you were to be recognized by posterity for one thing, what would it be?

He tried.

8. Wet or dry?

I tried both and like Moist the best

9. If you were going to write an autobiography, what would its title be?

Do that to me one more time. [Better hope Rodney King doesn't beat you to that one. - VK]

10. Complete this sentence: “What VK doesn’t know about me is….”

I was a professional soccer referee and I am funny when I get plastered.

If you’ve got something to say and would like to be interviewed on ElectricVenom.com, leave a note in the comments or contact me. If your blog doesn’t suck, you just might be my next victim interview!

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