E-mail Me: ben@dmns.org
View My Photos: www.dmns.org/ben
About Me
First Name: Benjamin (friends call me Dogood)
Gender: A manly man
Age: 301
Birth Place: Boston, MA
Height: 5' 10", give or take an inch
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Balding
Marital Status: I'll tell you later
Body Type: More to love
Education: Second grade
Occupation: Printer, author, publisher, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, inventor, environmentalist, scientist ... to name a few
Have Kids: William, Francis (contracted smallpox as a toddler and died), and Sally
Income: Retired at 42
Religion: Tolerant of all, practitioner of none
Political Views: Rebel with a cause
Astrology: Capricorn
Let's Get Personal
Interests: I enjoy forming militias, signing on the dotted line, inventing flexible catheters, jotting down pithy witticisms, playing sudoku, creating aliases, spying on others, hanging with the Freemasons, charting Gulf Stream currents, dining with the king of Denmark, and just about anything else you can think of
The Shoes You Wore Today: Wooden swim fins ... invented them myself
Do You Like Thunderstorms: Almost as much as kites and keys
Your Weakness: Skinny-dipping
Do You Get Along With Your Family: Ran away as a youth to Philadelphia ... guess that's a "no"
Your Bedtime: Early to bed of course ... the whole healthy, wealthy, wise thing
Are You A Health Freak: Introduced tofu to the colonies ... mmm, mmm good
Ever Been Drunk: Known to tip back a few
Do You Play An Instrument: Viola de gamba, violin, guitar and harp; invented the glass armonica for giggles
Do You Want To Go To College: Dad thought I wasn't the college type; five honorary degrees showed him
Do You Believe In Yourself: Can you say Postmaster General of North America
Ever Been Beaten Up: John Adams sucker-punched me once ... just kidding
Ever Shoplifted: Why would I steal when I didn't even patent my inventions?
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up: A sailor believe it or not
Goals You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Prove I'm more than just a pretty face on the $100 bill