MY name really is RicHARD MakePeace.

I changed MY name in 1994 "to protect the innocent" and to remind myself that I am the peacemaker in MY life. I can ALWAYS choose to be at peace whenever I want. So can you. Though I will admit: Being at peace is more difficult at certain times than at others.

MY birth name is Richard Eugene Collins Jr; I was born in Akron, OhiO in 1952 to two of the craziest people on the planet. Their madness was buffered by alcohol and drugs which made THEM an unpredictable, permanent, and immediate challenge throughout MY childhood.

I survived and I learned a lot. I can cope with almost any situation with comfort, humor and aplomb: Except speaking simply and writing web-page profiles.

I am just a guy and I am almost always having a day. I am loyal, honest, gentle and HARD as a midnight rock.

I work very diligently and, I believe, consistently, at being an honorable and reasonable man.

I believe that life is unpredictable and fickle and I love it. I thank God that I am alive every day and I do not use the G-word lightly.

I am absolutely, positively ready to help, every minute, without exception. How may I help you?

Peace to you all . . . and love, RicHIe

PS: Here is a link to my Gaia profile page. Where I have mostly been, since I got kicked out of p'omidyar. MY contact information is on that page. Please feel free to contact me at any time; I'll make some coffee; WE can have biscuits.